A senior officer of the Korean People's Army (KPA) on Sunday criticized
the United States for causing tension on the Korean Peninsula with its hostile
policy toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
"The situation of the Korean Peninsula still remains tense owing to the US
invariable war moves," the official Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim Kyok
Sik, chief of the General Staff of the KPA as saying.
Kim made the remarks at a national meeting to mark the 16th anniversary of
leader Kim Jong Il's take-over of the country's army.
"All the facts...show that the US is talking about dialogue and negotiation,
but it is actually scheming to destabilize DPRK's system," he said.
Kim reiterated DPRK's determination to fight against the hostile policies of
the United States and Japan with more powerful means.
The DPRK renewed its criticism of Washington for its hostile policy after
both sides reached an agreement on the nuclear issue on the Peninsula.
According to a six-party talks joint document released in Beijing on Oct. 3,
the DPRK agreed to disable all its existing nuclear facilities and provide a
complete and correct declaration of all its nuclear programs by the end of this
year.
The United States labeled the DPRK one of the so-called "rogue states."
Currently it has 28,000 troops deployed in South Korea and holds regular
military exercises with Seoul.
