KCNA Commentary Blasts U.S. Moves to Hinder Detente on Korean Peninsula

Pyongyang, March 4 (KCNA) -- The U.S. is swimming against the trend for the détente on the Korean peninsula. At a time when the dialogue and cooperation are under way between the north and the south and the atmosphere for détente has been created on the Korean peninsula thanks to the DPRK's noble patriotism and will for safeguarding peace, the U.S. is kicking up a racket for confrontation through the farce for independent sanctions on the DPRK. Announcing the sanctions measure for sea blockade aimed at the complete shutdown of sea trade of the DPRK with other countries on Feb. 23, Trump openly threatened the DPRK that if the sanctions do not work, it would go into the "very rough phase 2". It would be foolish to think that the DPRK will be browbeaten by such additional sanctions farce as it has acquired everything it could despite the decades of the harshest sanctions in the world. The situation clearly proves that the U.S. which cooks up all kinds of sanctions measures and holds provocative war drills whenever there created atmosphere for détente on the Korean peninsula is the chief culprit escalating the tension on the Korean peninsula and the disturber of the world peace and security. As had already been stressed several times, if the U.S. finally holds joint military exercises while keeping sanctions on the DPRK, the DPRK will counter the U.S. by its own mode of counteraction and the U.S. will be made to own all responsibilities for the ensuing consequences. The international community has to heighten vigilance against the U.S. moves and raise voices against them. -0-