The government's statement was read out at the rallies before speeches.

Speakers charged with fury that the U.S. imperialists and their followers cooked up the harshest "sanctions resolution" by abusing the name of the United Nations Security Council, thus revealing their sinister intention to bring down the DPRK, fortress of socialism.

They were unanimous in absolutely supporting the statement of the DPRK government issued to categorically reject the "sanctions resolution" as an illegal and criminal document.

They warned that as clarified in the statement of a spokesman for the General Staff of the Korean People's Army and the statement of a spokesman for the KPA Strategic Force, the U.S. persistence in reckless war hysteria and moves around the Korean peninsula would only bring the tragic end of the American Empire.

They expressed their resolve to decisively smash the enemies' anti-DPRK sanctions, holding higher the banner of single-minded unity and self-reliance and intensify the movement for creating the Mallima speed in all-out campaign towards the final victory of socialism.