The statement said this proves that the U.S. and south Korean authorities are working hard to stifle the DPRK by force of arms and kill the Korean people.

They will be sternly punished by the service personnel and people of the DPRK, the statement said, adding that the Korean people will smash all the moves of the warmongers and surely reunify the country.

Vipin Gupta, chairman of the Juche Philosophy Study Committee of India, in a statement on August 24 said UFG was the dangerous one for invading the DPRK.

The reality clearly shows that the U.S. is disturbing peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and the region and escalating tension, he said, demanding that the U.S. and south Korean authorities immediately stop the joint military drills in order to defuse tension on the peninsula and achieve the peace and stability of the world.