Kim Jong-un's Provocative Remarks... Must Return to the Path of Building Peace on the Korean Peninsula

"North Korea: Strong Response If Hostile Acts Continue"

The People Power Party on the 31st labeled North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un's remarks at the Workers' Party plenary meeting as a "clear provocation," stating, "North Korea must cease its hostile behavior and return to the path of building peace on the Korean Peninsula."

North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong Un presented a combative task to "accelerate the completion of war preparations" during the second day of the 9th plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party on the 27th, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 28th. The Korean Central News Agency reported the news of the second day of the plenary meeting, stating, "Chairman Kim made a programmatic conclusion on the direction of the struggle for 2024."
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Spokesperson Jeong Gwang-jae criticized in a commentary that day, "Chairman Kim is spewing provocative and reckless remarks that escalate military tensions on the Korean Peninsula at the Workers' Party plenary meeting," adding, "We cannot dismiss concerns that North Korea's verbal attacks are a pretext for future provocations against the Republic of Korea."

At the fifth day of the Workers' Party plenary meeting held the previous day, Chairman Kim defined inter-Korean relations not as 'relations between compatriots' but as 'hostile relations between two states,' declaring that unification cannot be achieved. He also proclaimed a 'strong against strong' policy toward the U.S. and South Korea, threatening that war is becoming a realistic reality on the Korean Peninsula due to the hostile policies of 'the United States and its followers' toward North Korea.

Spokesperson Jeong emphasized, "The Republic of Korea is always willing to engage in dialogue with the Kim Jong-un regime, but if North Korea repeats hostile acts, we will respond strongly using all means and methods," adding, "We will never yield to any provocations that threaten peace on the Korean Peninsula."

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