The Group of Youth for the Study of Kim Jong Il Juche Idea in Vienna in a statement on June 5 said that it cannot pardon the crimes committed by the south Korean authorities.

It further said:

They are shifting the blame for the Kwangju massacre on to the DPRK and committing ceaseless provocations and crimes against it.

The "Berlin proposal" advanced by them is evidently a provocation to the DPRK.

The DPRK has no need to make any "apology".

At the time when it is making sincere efforts for peace and security, the south Korean authorities are seeking to ignite a war.

We fully support all the steps taken by the DPRK government to defend the sovereignty of the country and ensure peace and security on the Korean Peninsula.

The Federal Leadership of the Left Bloc of the Austrian Trade Union Federation in a statement on June 8 bitterly condemned the south Korean authorities for their persistent provocation moves against the DPRK.

We fully support the statement of a DPRK NDC spokesman, it said.