Recently the chief executive of south Korea and other high-ranking politicians vied with each other to bluster that the atmosphere of reconciliation created thanks to the DPRK's sincere proposal for dialogue and positive efforts is ascribable to "their pulling" and it is the fruition of their "principled policy toward the north." They termed the tour of Mt. Kumgang a source of "money-making" by the north and went the lengths of describing the international games hosted by it according to practice and rules as a "change," a silly story.

This is nothing but an unbearable mockery and provocation to the DPRK which has shown magnanimity and sincerity to realize the desire of the fellow countrymen despite all sorts of difficulties.

It is worth recalling how the situation on the Korean Peninsula has been put on the orbit of detente though it had been driven into an extreme phase.

Who has made sincere efforts to settle in a broad-minded manner such issues as putting the shuttered Kaesong Industrial Zone on the orbit of regular operation and realizing the reunion of separated families and their relatives, a tragedy resulting from the nation's division, and resuming the tour of Mt. Kumgang which had been suspended.

As a matter of fact, the DPRK has so far overlooked even the confrontation racket kicked up by the south Korean conservative group for the sake of national reconciliation and development of inter-Korean relations, though it is something unpardonable in the light of common sense.

This being a hard reality, the south Korean puppet regime is rattling the nerves of the DPRK, dialogue partner, by kicking up such extreme rackets for confrontation as totally denying its social system, misinterpreting its good faith and magnanimity.

It is busy with north-targeted war maneuvers and arms buildup, vociferating about "unification under liberal democracy" behind the scene of dialogue and "striking the north by crossing the Military Demarcation Line" in league with its American master.

It is staging such "witch-hunt campaign" as cracking down on all pro-democracy figures who call for inter-Korean reconciliation, unity and reunification, branding them as "pro-communist elements" and "those following the north" after deliberately linking the "case of attempted rebellion" with the north.

Dialogue and negotiations have taken place between the north and the south under such situation, a fruition of the DPRK's patient efforts.

However, the south Korean puppet regime is trumpeting that progress made in the inter-Korean relations is ascribable to its "theory of principle" and rattling the nerves of the DPRK, its dialogue partner. This is a revelation of its ulterior design to escalate confrontation with the latter. And this cannot be construed otherwise than behaviors of hooligans bereft of even elementary human ethics.

The conservative group's trumpeting about reconciliation and confidence-building is no more than an empty talk to deceive the world public and the compatriots. Its ulterior purpose is to incite confrontation with the DPRK.

It is none other than the conservative group which talks about dialogue in public but orchestrates an alarming scenario of confrontation behind the scene.

Is it possible to have normal dialogue and discuss the issue of mending the inter-Korean relations with those brandishing daggers before their dialogue partner?

It is as clear as a pikestaff that no issue can be properly settled under the prevailing situation where the conservative group abuses dialogue and negotiations as a lever for inciting confrontation, regarding the north-south relations as those between foes.

If "confrontation accompanied by dialogue" remains a principle of the group, one should not expect any elementary progress in the inter-Korean relations.

The south Korean conservative group is wholly to blame for the prevailing situation.