Through Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military exercises the U.S. and south Korean warlike forces seek to dash the hope of all the Korean people for independent and peaceful reunification and stamp out socialist Korea with a preemptive attack. They also aim to plunge mankind into a nuclear holocaust, the statement noted, and went on:

The outrageous provocation acts of the south Korean authorities in collision with outside imperialists is a challenge to the world peace. It is also a violation of the legitimate right to self-determination of the people of all the countries who have the right to opt for their own political system.

The refusal to the DPRK's proposal for dialogue rendered the south Korean authorities isolated in diplomatic field. As a way-out of it they are holding the military exercises with nuclear weapons involved but they had better think twice, bearing deep in mind that the DPRK is ready for both dialogue and confrontation.

The Japanese Liaison Council for Joint Action in Asia also made public a statement on March 4 strongly demanding a total halt to the dangerous military actions of the U.S., Japan and south Korea which threaten the peace not only in the Korean Peninsula but the rest of Asia.