Recalling the Yonphyong Island shelling incident that occurred during the period of the Hoguk military drills in 2010, the statement said such military drills raise great concerns as they bring the danger of war to the Korean Peninsula.

The situation of the peninsula is on the verge of explosion owing to the south Korean puppet forces that resort to military provocations against the DPRK by mobilizing huge war weaponry at the instigation of their mater, the U.S. imperialists, said the statement, adding:

At this moment, any provocation can lead to an armed conflict, furthermore, to the second Korean War and a global war.

The present times require the detente and peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

However, the Hoguk military drills staged by the south Korean military with the U.S. imperialists diametrically run counter to this requirement.

The British Branch strongly demands the south Korean puppet forces stop at once the provocations against the DPRK.