Rodong Sinmun Friday says in a commentary in this regard:

What Hong uttered only self-exposed that he is no more than a marionette echoing outbursts of confrontation maniacs under the backstage manipulation of Chongwadae.

By letting loose a litany of jargons he openly revealed his intention to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors who threw the inter-Korean relations into catastrophe through the frantic moves to escalate the confrontation of social systems.

There is nothing surprising in his ridiculous behavior as he was appointed to the post of minister for having done something to win the favor of the boss of Chongwadae.

Hong's reckless remarks are outright denial of the DPRK's dignified system and revelation of extreme hostility toward it. He should clearly understand that this behavior can never be overlooked.

He is sadly mistaken if he calculates he can do harm to the DPRK through the trite worn-out anti-DPRK "human rights" racket kicked up by his predecessors.

He had better behave himself, if he does not want to meet the same miserable end as his predecessors.