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Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Japan's Anti-DPRK Campaign

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, December 31 (KCNA) -- The Japanese government recently announced "results of thorough probe" into the information and material evidence concerning the dead abductees handed over to it by the DPRK and clarified "its stand and demand concerning the issue." We can neither accept nor admit the results and resolutely rejects them as the government reacts to our good faith with an immoral attitude, said a spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry in an answer given to a question raised by KCNA Thursday concerning the results. He said:
    In the "results of the probe" cooked up to attain its political aim the Japanese government cried out for "protest" and "strong counteraction."
    The document called "results of the probe" is peppered with words totally negating the sincere efforts the DPRK has made for the reinvestigation into the issue of abduction and its results.
    The Korean people are now denouncing the Japanese ultra-right forces as a group of cunning and cold-blooded guys.
    The conclusion drawn by us through previous contacts with Japan is that Japan has exploited the DPRK's sincere attitude towards its dialogue partner for its political plots and hostile acts against the DPRK.
    Now that it has become clear that the Japanese government has openly joined the ultra-right forces in their moves against the DPRK it no longer feels that any DPRK-Japan inter-governmental contact is meaningful.
    The Japanese government should return the remains of Yokota through an official channel as already demanded by the DPRK side and thoroughly probe into the truth behind the case of the fabricated "DNA test" of her remains and apologize for it.
    The Japanese government's above-mentioned warning against the DPRK is a very threatening and despicable provocation as it reminds one of a thief crying "Stop the thief".
    As we have already clarified, we are fully prepared to react to Japan's every provocation with physical strength.



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