Among them were the general secretary of the New Yugoslav Communist Party of Serbia and the international secretary of the Central Committee of the League of the Yugoslav Communist Youth.

The statement said the U.S. imperialist aggression forces present in south Korea recently dared fire at the flag of the DPRK, the most serious political and military provocation, while staging the largest-ever joint live-shell firing drill in the area south of the Demilitarized Zone together with the south Korean puppet armed forces.

It went on:

It is a vivid expression of their hostile policy towards the DPRK that they targeted the flag of the DPRK, symbol of its sovereignty and dignity of the Korean nation.

Historically, the U.S. has been the worst criminal state as it violated democracy, peace and stability, splitting other nations and fostering racism worldwide.

The reckless aggression on the part of the imperialists will never stem the struggle of the revolutionaries for just cause.

The statement expressed the firm pledge of the Party and League to fully support the Korean people in their struggle against imperialism.