The speakers at the press conference accused the authorities of kicking off shelling exercises to increase the danger of war in the wake of staging the largest-ever combined maneuvers with the U.S. in the West Sea of Korea following the Yonphyong Island shelling incident.

They declared that what the young people desire is not a war but peace.

They asserted that the Armistice Agreement should be replaced by a peace treaty to ensure durable peace on the Korean Peninsula.

They urged the authorities to retract all the measures that may spark new military clashes and opt for dialogue with the DPRK as early as possible.

They declared the youth and students would conduct joint actions for achieving peace against war.