DPRK Trying to Prevent War on Korean Peninsula: Senior Official

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DPRK Trying to Prevent War on Korean Peninsula: Senior Official

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is making efforts to prevent war and safeguard peace on the Korean Peninsula, a senior DPRK official said Wednesday.

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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is making efforts to prevent war and safeguard peace on the Korean Peninsula, a senior DPRK official said Wednesday.

Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the International Conference for Peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Delegates from dozens of countries and international organizations attended the three-day meeting.

"The DPRK has made unremitting efforts to prevent the outbreak of war and safeguard peace on the Korean Peninsula but the United States has turned down the DPRK proposal for signing a non-aggression treaty," he said.

Participants will discuss issues with a view to fundamentally removing the dangerous war crisis on the Korean Peninsula caused by the US provocative moves, Yang said.

The conference has great significance on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of Korean War Armistice Agreement, he added.

The DPRK has continuously faced military threat and great obstacles to economic development from the United States since the Korean War ended 50 years ago, he said.

The DPRK nuclear crisis flared up last October when Washington said Pyongyang had admitted having a secret nuclear program in violation of a 1994 bilateral accord, and suspended fuel deliveries to the DPRK.

Yang reiterated that the peace-loving DPRK army and people will fight to the end in defending the national dignity.

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