The respected Comrade
The missiles flew over the East Sea for more than 1,400 seconds to hit the target boat.
He set forth the ways to reliably defend the maritime border by deploying surface-to-sea missile forces in the forward area and strengthening them to the maximum and thoroughly contain and frustrate the adventurous attempt of the enemy navy.
Recalling the fact that the puppets of the Republic of Korea let various kinds of battleships intrude into the waters of the DPRK to seriously encroach upon its sovereignty under the pretext of control of fishing boats and ships of a third country and maritime patrol while making desperate efforts to preserve "northern limit line", a ghost one without any ground in the light of international law or legal justification, he stressed the need for the DPRK to thoroughly defend the maritime sovereignty by force of arms and actions, not by any rhetoric, statement and public notice.
He gave important instructions on bolstering up military preparedness particularly in the border waters north of Yonphyong Island and Paekryong Island frequently invaded by the enemies' warships including destroyers, escort ships and speedboats.
He said that it is not important how many lines exist in the West Sea of Korea and there is no need to thrash out the rights and wrongs. What is clear is that when the enemy intrudes into the maritime border recognized by us, we will regard it as an encroachment upon the sovereignty of the DPRK and an armed provocation against it, he affirmed.
Steadfast is the stand and will of the KPA to firmly defend the state sovereignty and security with its legitimate and rightful exercise of the right to self-defence by dint of strong military muscle, he said and set forth military tasks for reliably defending the coastline and the maritime border of the country.