It was against this background that the south Korean authorities joined in the anti-DPRK confrontation confab called the 10th "security meeting" with the U.S. and Japan.

As is known well, the 10th "security meeting" pursues the aim of realizing the U.S. scenario for internationalizing the naval intercepting operation against the DPRK.

The "meeting", held at the U.S. Defense Department on March 21 and 22, said that the U.S., Japan and south Korea jointly make efforts to check the DPRK's illegal activities including goods transactions and continue to take the lead in coping with the DPRK's goods transactions on the open sea.

This is part of the sinister confab to sustain the military confrontation and sanctions and pressure upon the DPRK by going against the trend of detente on the Korean peninsula.

Foreign forces, much upset by the mounting desire of the Koreans for the improvement of the inter-Korean relations and reunification, are making desperate efforts to stifle the DPRK, intentionally throwing a wet blanket over the atmosphere of national reconciliation and unity.

The south Korean authorities' persistent behavior of supporting the U.S. scenario to stifle the DPRK is greatly disappointing all Koreans who ardently wish to bring earlier lasting peace on the Korean peninsula and its independent reunification.

Foreign forces do not want the improvement of the inter-Korean relations and the easing of the military tension on the peninsula and the national reconciliation and unity for the emergence of a reunified power.

Historically, the U.S. and Japan had stirred up the confrontation atmosphere whenever the detente and peace on the Korean Peninsula and the improvement of the inter-Korean relations was created. This was to carry out their aggressive goal at the sacrifice of the Korean nation's interests.

The U.S. and its vassal forces are still now leaving no means untried to reverse the tide of the present situation by driving a wedge between the north and the south, displeased with the trend of the situation on the peninsula.

It is very clear that the cooperation with foreign forces is self-destruction as they seeks to fish in troubled waters by keeping the Korean nation divided and let them fight each other.

If the south Korean authorities are truly interested in the settlement of the national issue, they should discard an illusion about foreign forces.

Cooperation with foreign forces leads to confrontation and war.

Nobody can bring peace and reunification to the Korean nation.

Pursuing cooperation with foreign forces in disregard of the demand and interests of the nation is bound to end up breaking the north-south relations and bringing oneself to ruin finally.

Now is the time to reject the shameful cooperation with foreign forces and join in the trend of the times aspiring for the improvement of the north-south relations and independent reunification through national cooperation.