Hong absurdly took issue with the DPRK and cried out for realizing the "denuclearization of the north" through cooperation with the international community and "leading it to changes", touting "settlement" of the issue of divided families and relatives from the north and the south, when he appeared at a gathering of "homesick people" held at the Rimjin Pavilion some days ago, the statement charged, adding:

Earlier, he zealously shielded traitor Park Geun Hye's policy of confrontation with the compatriots in the north at a plenary meeting of the policy advisory committee of the ministry and called for "unification of social systems", spouting rubbish that it is difficult to settle the issue of denuclearization without any change of the north and the issue of denuclearization of the north should be viewed as the issue of reunification.

What he uttered is unpardonable blasphemy against the nation and reunification that poured cold water on the desire of all Koreans wanting to improve the north-south relations and pave a broad avenue to independent reunification by holding a pan-national gathering for reunification at any cost.

Hong had better prepare himself to stand trial of history, clearly mindful that his foolhardy confrontation hysteria would only precipitate his own destruction.