DPRK Says "Not Worth Reacting" To South Korea's Artillery Drill -- Xinhuanet
PYONGYANG, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Monday that it "was not worth reacting" to South Korea's artillery drill on a disputed island off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, state media reported.
"The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK did not feel any need to retaliate against every despicable military provocation like one taking revenge after facing a blow," the official KCNA news agency quoted a statement from the DPRK's Army Supreme Command as saying.
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