The statement referred to the fact that the situation on the Korean Peninsula is inching close to the brink of a war.

It accused the U.S. of having massively deployed strategic nuclear weapons in south Korea in wanton violation of the Armistice Agreement since the very day of its conclusion and staged war drills aimed at preemptive nuclear attack against the north.

Having designated the north as a target of its preemptive nuclear attack, the U.S. has escalated the danger of a war, the statement noted, and continued:

The outbreak of a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula should not be allowed as it will cause the worst tragedy in history. To this end it is necessary to build a peace-keeping mechanism and root out the very source of war.

The U.S. and south Korean authorities should stop hostile remarks and war drills against the north and opt for concluding a peace treaty.