The statement warned that if the south Korean authorities do not withdraw the deployment of THAAD, they would not only be abandoned by the people but also be judged by the nation and cursed by the progressives.

It stressed that all members of the regional association would stand firm against any move of outsiders for aggression to have the security of the DPRK and destiny of the nation well in hand and struggle for bringing earlier the peace and prosperity on the Korean peninsula together with 80 million fellow countrymen.