Withdrawal of plan to sharply increase "national defence spending" demanded in S. Korea
KCNA
Pyongyang, June 17 (KCNA) -- The Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration in a statement issued on June 12 demanded the repeal of the plan for an increase in the "national defence spending", according to a news report. Recalling that some days ago the South Korean Ministry of Defence sharply increased the "national defence budget" for the next year with a view to introducing ultra modern military hardware, the statement dismissed this as a treacherous act of yielding to the pressure put by the U.S. upon South Korea to support its "plan for arms buildup". Noting with indignation that the issue of national defence is decided upon according to the will of outsiders, the statement denounced the ministry for supporting the U.S. in its arms buildup, even spending money collected from the people as taxes and strongly demanded the withdrawal of the plan.
