He in the statement said that the sovereignty and dignity of the country have been violated and whole south Korea reeks of gunpowder by the war exercises that were kicked off during the period of mourning the loss of the great father of the nation.

Not content with this, the south Korean group of traitors let its puppet army units hurt the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK, gravest and unpardonable provocation, he said, and went on:

The present situation calls upon all the fellow countrymen to turn out in the nationwide sacred war to resolutely frustrate outsiders' aggression moves and sycophantic traitors' acts against the nation and open up the avenue for independent reunification and peace and prosperity of the country.

Koreans in the north and the south and overseas will dynamically turn out in the nationwide drive to achieve solidarity and unity, defend peace and remove the root cause of war and confrontation from the stand of national independence, giving priority to the Korean nation.