No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, on August 10 issued a press statement titled “It is the absolute mission of the armed forces of the Republic to defend its security interests from hostile threats of the US and the ROK,” which said:
The US and the ROK military warmongers officially announced that the large-scale joint military exercises Ulji Freedom Shield will start on August 18.
The enemies do not conceal the fact that new principles and methods of modern warfare targeting regional countries as well as the DPRK will be applied in the joint military exercises to be staged throughout the whole realms with the mobilization of the US overseas troops, including the expeditionary force of the US Marine Corps, and even the troops from member states of the “UN Command.”
We strongly denounce the US and the ROK for their provocative moves of clearly showing the stand of military confrontation with the DPRK and once again endangering the security environment on the Korean peninsula and in the region and solemnly warn them of the negative consequences to be entailed by them.
The Ulji Freedom Shield to be staged under the simulated conditions of a real nuclear war is not only a direct military provocation against the DPRK but also a real threat of amplifying the unpredictability of the situation on the Korean peninsula in the state of armistice and perpetuating the instability of the regional situation.
The unilateral military threat and confrontational attempt perpetrated by the US and the ROK under the pretext of containing “threat” from someone are the main reason why the situation on and around the Korean peninsula is changing negatively day by day.
The military demonstration against the DPRK will certainly have an adverse effect of plunging the security of the US and the ROK into a less safe situation.
It is the absolute mission of the armed forces of the DPRK to contain offensive movements of the enemy states, counter their military provocations and defend the security of the state and the peace of the region by dint of force.
The armed forces of the DPRK will cope with the war drills of the US and the ROK with thoroughgoing and resolute counteraction posture and strictly exercise the self-defensive sovereign right of the DPRK against any provocation going beyond the red line.
KCNA
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