The statement said:

The association slams the West's accusation against the DPRK's test of H-bomb.

The U.S. has posed threat to the DPRK for years since it deployed nuclear weapons and WMDs on the Korean Peninsula and in its vicinity.

The DPRK had access to nuclear deterrent to cope with it.

The U.S. and south Korean authorities have made desperate efforts to achieve "unification through absorption".

However, history proves that the U.S. can never realize its ambition to stifle the DPRK.

We appreciate the just stand of the DPRK standing firm against the "the world's only superpower" keen to bring down its socialist system after building sufficient war deterrent.

Respect for the right of the DPRK to develop its social system is the unique way to defuse the tension on the peninsula.

The DPRK hopes to see the U.S. come out for peace talks.

Such talks will promote the reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south and the peaceful reunification of Korea free from foreign interference.