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U.S. hit for its attempt at intensified blockade against DPRK

KCNA

    Pyongyang, June 8 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea today gave an answer to a question put by KCNA as regards the U.S. attempt at intensified blockade against the DPRK. He said:
    In the statement on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction adopted at the end of the annual G-8 talks in the French spa resort of Evian the U.S. seeks to set up an institutional mechanism to inspect and check ships and aircraft carrying nuclear substance, missile parts and equipment and materials needed for their production worldwide. This is, in essence, aimed at justifying the blockade against independent countries such as the DPRK.
    The U.S. has already intensified the surveillance and control of goods shipment to and from the DPRK as never before on the strength of "agreement on tanker safety" by putting pressure on the countries where ships of the DPRK frequent.
    This proves that the U.S. blockade operation to project the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S. as a global issue in a bid to build an "international siege network" has already entered a phase of implementation.
    The U.S. is dead set against the bilateral talks with the DPRK, persistently insisting on the multilateral talks. The U.S. ulterior intention is, in the final analysis, to get a pretext and time to intensify the international pressure and blockade against the DPRK.
    The U.S. is seriously mistaken if it thinks it can lead the DPRK to collapse through international pressure and blockade.
    The DPRK wants a peaceful negotiated settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula to avert a war and preserve peace in this land. But there is a limit to its sincere efforts and magnanimity.
    In case it judges that the sovereignty has been violated, the DPRK will take an immediate physical retaliatory measure.
    The DPRK has built up the independent national economy and strong national defence capability, pursuant to the Songun policy. Therefore, neither sanctions nor pressure can work on the DPRK.
    The blockade against the DPRK will only bar the issue from being settled and aggravate the situation.
    The DPRK will closely watch the U.S. moves for blockade.