Commenting on this, Rodong Sinmun Wednesday says:

No sooner had Lee greeted the new year than he invited his Japanese master to visit south Korea and openly called for tightening the political and military tie-up against fellow countrymen, casting sheep's eyes at the latter. This is an unpardonable treacherous act and a blatant challenge to the DPRK.

This time the traitor sidestepped and shut his eyes to such important issues as the Japanese reactionaries' moves to tamper with history and grab Tok Islet and promised "cooperation" and "support" to their moves against the DPRK, crying out for "the north's dismantlement of nukes" and "settlement of the abduction issue." This is arousing the resentment of all the fellow countrymen as it reveals his criminal attempt to hurt them, backed by his Japanese master.

Last year Lee flew into Tokyo to meet his Japanese master and was closeted with him over the operation to hurt fellow countrymen. Not content with this, he invited Aso to tour south Korea this time and did not hesitate to tighten the collusion and nexus with Japan. This goes to prove that Lee is a special-class traitor serving Japan as he is steeped in sycophancy and treachery and conception of confrontation with the DPRK to the marrow of his bones.

The Lee group should not be allowed to remain in office any longer as it is unhesitatingly conspiring with the Japanese reactionaries, unanimously cursed and denounced by all Koreans, in a bid to prolong its dirty remaining days and escalate its confrontation with fellow countrymen.

The group of traitors going against the trend of the times toward national independence and reunification, with help of foreign forces, should be thrown into the garbage ground of history.