FM Spokesperson Criticizes Some Forces for Making Issue of Routine and Self-Defensive Military Drill
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA on May 8 with regard to the fact that some forces are making an issue of the DPRK’s recent military drill:
As has already been reported, a fire strike drill was conducted in the East Sea of Korea on May 4, the objective of which was to assess and inspect the ability to handle large-calibre long-range multiple launch rocket systems and tactical guided weapons of the frontline and eastern front defence units and the accuracy of their discharging of firing duty and the combat performance of military hardware, and, with this as an occasion, to stoke up the flames of the crack shot movement in the entire army and perfect its regular combat readiness.
The drill confirmed once again the rapid reaction capability of the defence units of the frontline and eastern front that are fully ready to go into action immediately at any moment when the order is issued.
But some forces are making spiteful remarks on the routine and self-defensive military drill conducted by the DPRK.
Some countries have become totally mute so far on the proactive measures of crucial and strategically decisive nature taken by the DPRK for peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and on the maximum patience demonstrated by the DPRK concerning the impasse created in the course of implementing the June 12 DPRK-US Joint Statement because of the absence of due corresponding response to the said measures. They are now impertinently making spiteful remarks on our recent military drill of regular and self-defensive character.
The recent drill conducted by our army is a part of the regular military training, and it has neither targeted anyone nor led to an aggravation of situation in the region.
Any country carries on military drills for national defense, and this kind of very normal drill is obviously different from the war exercises waged by some countries against other sovereign states.
In March and April, the US-south Korea joint military exercise “Dong Maeng (Alliance) 19-1” and joint aerial military drill were conducted in south Korea, and war drill plans aiming at us continue to be worked out even at this very moment.
For unknown reasons, however, there is only dead silence on these provocative military drills and war exercises.
Only our regular and self-defensive military drill is branded as provocative. This is an undisguised manifestation of the attempt to press the gradual disarmament of our State and finally invade us.
We are very displeased and feel about it, and we sound a note of warning.
Those forces would be well-advised that if they attempt to deny our sovereignty and self-defensive rights by making baseless allegations against us at anyone’s instigation, it might produce a result of driving us to the direction which neither we nor they want to see at all.
We will watch the future words and deeds of those forces.
As has already been reported, a fire strike drill was conducted in the East Sea of Korea on May 4, the objective of which was to assess and inspect the ability to handle large-calibre long-range multiple launch rocket systems and tactical guided weapons of the frontline and eastern front defence units and the accuracy of their discharging of firing duty and the combat performance of military hardware, and, with this as an occasion, to stoke up the flames of the crack shot movement in the entire army and perfect its regular combat readiness.
The drill confirmed once again the rapid reaction capability of the defence units of the frontline and eastern front that are fully ready to go into action immediately at any moment when the order is issued.
But some forces are making spiteful remarks on the routine and self-defensive military drill conducted by the DPRK.
Some countries have become totally mute so far on the proactive measures of crucial and strategically decisive nature taken by the DPRK for peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and on the maximum patience demonstrated by the DPRK concerning the impasse created in the course of implementing the June 12 DPRK-US Joint Statement because of the absence of due corresponding response to the said measures. They are now impertinently making spiteful remarks on our recent military drill of regular and self-defensive character.
The recent drill conducted by our army is a part of the regular military training, and it has neither targeted anyone nor led to an aggravation of situation in the region.
Any country carries on military drills for national defense, and this kind of very normal drill is obviously different from the war exercises waged by some countries against other sovereign states.
In March and April, the US-south Korea joint military exercise “Dong Maeng (Alliance) 19-1” and joint aerial military drill were conducted in south Korea, and war drill plans aiming at us continue to be worked out even at this very moment.
For unknown reasons, however, there is only dead silence on these provocative military drills and war exercises.
Only our regular and self-defensive military drill is branded as provocative. This is an undisguised manifestation of the attempt to press the gradual disarmament of our State and finally invade us.
We are very displeased and feel about it, and we sound a note of warning.
Those forces would be well-advised that if they attempt to deny our sovereignty and self-defensive rights by making baseless allegations against us at anyone’s instigation, it might produce a result of driving us to the direction which neither we nor they want to see at all.
We will watch the future words and deeds of those forces.
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