North Korea: "South Korea, Talking Peace and Dialogue While Eyeing Opportunities for Northern Invasion" - Faded 2nd Anniversary of the Panmunjom Declaration

Mention of Global Hawk Acquisition as "Attempt at Preemptive Strike"
Government Restarts Inter-Korean Railway Connection... Ceremony for Promotion of Donghae Bukbu Line

President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim Jong-un raised their clasped hands high after signing the "Panmunjom Declaration" at Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.

On the 27th, marking the 2nd anniversary of the Panmunjom Declaration, North Korea criticized South Korea through its anti-South propaganda media, mentioning the South Korean military's introduction of the high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance aircraft Global Hawk (RQ-4), stating that "the ugly attempt of the South Korean military warmongers to confront their own people has once again been exposed to the whole world."

North Korea's external propaganda media, Uriminzokkiri, in an article titled "A Needle in a Bag Cannot Be Hidden" on the same day, claimed, "Just as a needle in a bag cannot be hidden, no matter how much the South Korean military warmongers spout the absurd excuse of 'surveillance purposes' regarding the secretly brought-in Global Hawk like a thieving cat, their atrocious hostile intentions and preemptive attack plans can never be concealed."

Uriminzokkiri stated, "It is a well-known fact worldwide that the purpose of the South Korean military warmongers continuously bringing in advanced armed equipment such as the Global Hawk, which they call a 'spy satellite-level unmanned reconnaissance aircraft,' by spending astronomical amounts of money, is simply to strengthen surveillance and reconnaissance of our military targets and to preemptively strike our Republic in case of emergency."

It continued, "What is even more unacceptable is that despite the South Korean military warmongers' hostile intentions toward their own people being exposed to the whole world, they are further openly attempting to continue importing armed equipment from abroad, claiming that 'the plan for operational deployment will proceed normally.'"

Uriminzokkiri emphasized, "Isn't this a declaration of confrontation openly proclaiming that they will intensify their invasion war provocations against their own people together with foreign forces? The reality clearly shows that the South Korean military warmongers, while talking about 'dialogue' and 'peace,' are actually pursuing military confrontation with us and only looking for opportunities to invade the North."

On the same day, North Korean state media did not release any articles related to the 2nd anniversary of the Panmunjom Declaration, continuing their cold stance on inter-Korean relations. Only propaganda about self-reliance and a frontal breakthrough campaign was highlighted.

Minister of Unification Kim Yeon-cheol is opening the 313th Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Promotion Council (Gyochu-hyeop) held at the Government Seoul Office Building on the 23rd.

On the other hand, the South Korean government plans to rekindle the flame of inter-Korean cooperation projects on the 2nd anniversary of the Panmunjom Declaration.

The Ministry of Unification and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will hold a 'Commemoration Ceremony for the Promotion of the Donghae Northern Line (Gangneung?Goseong Jejin)' on the morning of the 27th at Jejin Station in Goseong County, Gangwon Province.

The Donghae Northern Line will be constructed as a single-track electrified railway with a total length of 110.9 km. The total project cost is 2.853 trillion won, and construction is expected to begin within 2 to 3 years.

In the future, once the inter-Korean railway connection is completed and further linked to the Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR) network, it is expected to enable the movement of people and goods from Busan to London.

Minister Kim Yeon-chul recently presided over the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Promotion Council and said, "(The Donghae Northern Line project) contributes to revitalizing the regional economy and balanced national development, and also signifies the completion of the continental railway network for realizing a peace economy."

He also emphasized, "It is a time when it is necessary to maintain momentum for inter-Korean exchange and cooperation and to create an opportunity for improving inter-Korean relations," adding, "It can have the meaning of establishing our own independent space in inter-Korean relations."

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