The White House statement came several hours after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak announced that his country was suspending trade with North Korea, closing its waters to the North's ships and adopting a newly-aggressive military posture toward its neighbor in the wake of the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.
South Korean military officials Thursday announced the results of an official investigation into the sinking of the ship, the Cheonan, which concluded that North Korea fired a torpedo that cut the vessel in half.
"We endorse President Lee's demand that North Korea immediately apologize and punish those responsible for the attack, and, most importantly, stop its belligerent and threatening behavior," the statement said.
North Korea has denied that it sunk the warship, which went down on March 26, killing 46 sailors.
CNN Wire Staff
CNN
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