PYONGYANG, Nov. 2 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said firmly on Saturday that there will be no dialogue between Pyongyang and Seoul or chances of improvement of inter-Korean relations unless Seoul's anti-DPRK leaflet drop is suspended.
"The South Korean authorities should not even dream of sitting at the negotiating table with us as long as a reckless leaflet scattering operation goes on," said a statement released by the DPRK's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea.
A South Korean civic organization again flew anti-Pyongyang leaflets in Kyeonggi Province at midnight of Friday to shun away from public attention, according to the statement.
On Oct. 25, a group of South Korean conservative activists sought to fly balloons carrying anti-DPRK leaflets in Imjingak near the inter-Korean land border, but it failed as progressive civic groups and residents there were strongly opposed to it. The activists instead floated a large balloon containing the leaflets at night from the nearby Gimpo area.
South Korean authorities are obliged to extradite the " defectors" from the DPRK back to the country in accordance with international law and practice, the statement said, warning of a decisive operation to "finish off" the "defectors" if Seoul fails to do so.
It also said that Pyongyang will lodge a complaint to international organizations such as the United Nations against Seoul's dispersion of anti-DPRK leaflets, in a bid to build an international chorus of condemnation of such moves that hurt the dignity of the country's leadership.
The Park Geun-hye administration will "have to pay a dear price " for scuppering the hard-won opportunity for improving the north- south ties, the statement added.
On Oct. 26, the DPRK National Defense Commission sent a notice via the western military hotline to South Korea's presidential national security office, saying that it will reconsider the agreement with South Korea to hold high-level talks as Seoul did nothing to prevent civic groups from flying anti-DPRK leaflets across the border.
