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Defusing the tension on the Korean peninsula and turning the inter-Korean relations into reconciliation and unity are an essential task raised by the prevailing grave situation.

The U.S. has directed the spearhead of pivot to Asia-Pacific strategy to the peninsula and intentionally strained the situation.

Some days ago, when the hard-won atmosphere of reconciliation was created in the inter-Korean relations due to the DPRK's positive proposal, the nuclear carrier flotilla of the U.S. imperialist aggressor forces was introduced to south Korea and the U.S. and the puppet forces' madcap joint naval maneuvers were staged. All this was in pursuance of the scenario of the U.S. displeased with the process for mending the inter-Korean relations.

This notwithstanding, the puppet military gangsters kicked off war hysteria, zealously toeing the U.S. policy of aggression to carry out its strategy to dominate Asia at the sacrifice of Koreans. Consequently, this pushed the inter-Korean relations to an uncontrollable phase.

The DPRK has consistently attached importance to the national reconciliation and unity in the arduous and historic course of the struggle to achieve the country's reunification.

The DPRK decided to dispatch its players group and cheering-leading squad to the 17th Asian Games. This was prompted by the noble intention to revive the enthusiasm for reconciliation between the north and the south in the June 15 era of reunification and weather the present difficulties through the concerted efforts of the Korean nation.

Nevertheless, the puppet authorities are groundlessly slandering the DPRK's sincere proposals for improving the inter-Korean relations as "the reconciliation-war double-dealing tactics" and "selection of alternative of pressure" in a bid to besmirch the pure intention of compatriots and justify their anti-reunification moves at any cost.

The DPRK will never tolerate any move to block the process for improving the inter-Korean relations and dampen the atmosphere of the national reconciliation and unity.

The south Korean authorities should be held responsible for the deteriorated inter-Korean relations and halt the criminal action aimed at escalating the confrontation with the DPRK in collusion with outside forces.