国际英语新闻：DPRK media: U.S. worsens situation on Korean Peninsula

PYONGYANG, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The official news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday issued an article accusing the United States of worsening the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in the article that the war plot of the U.S. has pushed the situation on the peninsula to the state of "eve of war" and has wrecked the peace and stability of Northeast Asia.

The joint naval exercises held recently by the U.S. and South Korea were aimed at launching an anticipative attack on the DPRK, the KCNA said.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Minister Robert Gates also made some hostile remarks before the exercise.

The U.S. and South Korea have declared to hold dozens of military exercises later this year and this indicated that the situation on the Korean Peninsula would be pushed to an "explosive state" by the U.S with its stronger military presence in the region, according to the KCNA.

The U.S. should respond to the DPRK's proposal of signing a peaceful agreement to guarantee the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula, it said.

The KCNA warned that if the U.S. and South Korea insisted on igniting a new war, the DPRK must defeat all of its enemies with all of its self-defense strength.

The U.S. and South Korea held a joint naval maneuver in waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula from July 25 to 28.

The two nations also declared plans to conduct a maneuver code-named "Ulji Freedom Guardian" on Aug.16-26 and fresh joint naval exercises from late August until early September.