The statement said:

The U.S. stages large-scale joint military drills with the south Korean puppet forces every year, posing a military threat to socialist Korea.

The DPRK is defending its socialist system by holding high the banner of the Songun idea which was founded by President Kim Il Sung and developed by leader Kim Jong Il. It has been making sustained efforts for economic development, the withdrawal of the U.S. forces from south Korea and national reunification.

We will always stand by the Korean people who are making efforts to achieve national reconciliation and peace and boost the international relations.

We will strive to let the Italians know well about the nature of the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Korean people misrepresented by the Western media.