Rodong Sinmun Tuesday in a signed commentary denounces this as a treacherous act of covering up the crimes of Japan, the sworn enemy of the Korean nation, and encouraging it in its moves for reinvasion.

The commentary brands Han Sung Su as the dyed-in-the-wool servant of Lee Myung Bak obsessed with sycophancy toward the U.S. and Japan.

The ulterior aim sought by him in begging the Japanese prime minister for "close cooperation in handling the north's missile and nuclear issues and so forth" is to intensify the international offensive for confrontation with fellow countrymen at any cost under the pretext of the DPRK's satellite launch for peaceful purposes and nuclear activities for self-defense and realize the Lee group's despicable ambition, the commentary says, and goes on:

That is why the group of traitors is persistently escalating its campaign against fellow countrymen in a bid to stifle the DPRK, unhesitatingly cooperating and siding with the Japanese reactionaries bitterly cursed and condemned by all Koreans.

The reality goes to clearly prove that it is the inveterate bad habit of the Lee group to stand in confrontation with fellow countrymen in conspiracy with outside forces and its ulterior intention is to do harm to the DPRK by relying on outside forces.

The Lee group of traitors is sadly mistaken if it calculates it can gain something by unlimitedly escalating "sanctions" and "pressure" upon the DPRK through its cooperation with the Japanese reactionaries in the confrontation with the DPRK.

The DPRK keeps all the crimes committed by the Lee group of traitors recorded in history and will surely force the group to pay a dear price for them.