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U.S. Urged to Ponder over Unpredictable Consequences to Be Entailed by Its Provocations

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, March 19 (KCNA) --The United States should ponder over the unpredictable consequences to be entailed by its provocative acts. Its threat to the supreme security of the DPRK would compel it to take strong measures for just self-defence. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea stated this in a statement issued to the press on March 19 denouncing the United States for planning to stage together with the south Korean bellicose forces large-scale Foal Eagle joint military exercise and the reception, staging, onward movement and integration (RSOI) across south Korea from March 22 to 28. The statement branded these joint military exercises as an undisguised challenge and betrayal of the sincere efforts made by the international community and those countries concerned for a negotiated peaceful settlement of the nuclear issue.
    Whenever an opportunity presented itself, the U.S. high-ranking officials made oft-repeated remarks to deceive the world public, talking about "a peaceful settlement of the nuclear issue" and "no attack on north Korea", it said, and went on:
    The true aim sought by the U.S. is not to preserve peace on the Korean peninsula but to stifle the DPRK by force. It does not seek a negotiated settlement of the issue but tries to meet its ulterior aim while wasting time behind the scene of "dialogue." The U.S. egative stand toward the recent round of the six-way talks in Beijing disappointed people and raised many questions at home and abroad. The U.S. answered these questions by declaring its plan to stage the joint military exercises and thus fully disclosed its stand on the six-way talks before the world.
    It is clear to everyone that it is impossible to sit face to face with a party carrying a dagger in its belt and have productive talks with it in good faith for the solution of the issue.
    The DPRK is always keeping itself highly vigilant against the U.S. negative approach towards negotiations and its hostile acts.
    The increased military threat the U.S. poses to the DPRK, whiling away time with lip-service to "dialogue", will only compel it to increase its nuclear deterrent force both in quality and quantity as a corresponding measure.
    No one can take issue with this measure for self-defense.