He sent it in connection with the psychological warfare against the DPRK persistently conducted by the U.S. imperialists and the south Korean authorities.

"The head of the DPRK delegation to the north-south general-level military talks sent a notice to the south Korean military," reported Xinhua News of China, adding:

The notice said the psychological warfare recently launched by the south Korean military in the frontal line area is a treacherous act, a challenge to the desire of all the Koreans and the demand of the times to usher in a new phase of peaceful reunification and national prosperity by means of wide-ranging dialogue and negotiations.

It formally warned the south Korean military that if it persists in the psychological warfare despite the repeated warnings of the DPRK, the army of the DPRK will open direct fire at the plot-breeding centre on the principle of self-defence of sovereignty.

South Korea should clearly understand the severity of the situation and halt its psychological operations without delay, said the notice.

Other media and Internet websites of various countries carried similar reports.

They include People's Daily, Shenyang Daily, central TV, Internet website Northeast Network and Northeast Reporting Network of China, ITAR-TASS and Ria-Novosti of Russia, Bangladesh News, Bangkok Post of Thailand, Antara and Jakarta Post of Indonesia, Kayhan International, Iran News and Tehran Times of Iran, Kyodo News, Jiji Press, NHK and Tokyo Shimbun of Japan, ABC of Australia, Al Fazr Al-Jadid of Libya, Sudan News, L'Orient-Le Jour of Lebanon, Daily Monitor of Ethiopia, AP, UPI, VOA and New York Times of the U.S., Reuters and BBC of UK, AFP of France, CTK of the Czech Republic and Internet website of the Communist Party of Brazil.