PYONGYANG, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Saturday slammed Australia for closely following hostile moves of the United States against Pyongyang.
The official Korean Central News Agency quoted a spokesman for the DPRK foreign ministry as saying that Australia is "showing dangerous moves of zealously joining the frenzied political and military provocations of the U.S. against the DPRK."
"The Australian foreign minister (Julie Bishop) personally expressed her support for the stand of the U.S. to consider all options including the use of force towards the DPRK, and turned up at Panmunjom on Oct. 11 to condemn the DPRK during her visit to South Korea," said the spokesman.
The spokesman said Australian troops have been reportedly conducting a joint drill for amphibious landings since last April with U.S. Marine troops deployed in Darwin of Australia.
"An Australian attack submarine is already in the potential war zone to take part in joint exercises with U.S. and Japanese submarines and a flotilla of Australian frigates is scheduled to arrive in the next few weeks in the waters off South Korea to join any U.S.-imposed naval blockade of the DPRK," said the spokesman.
"The reckless remarks and conducts by the Australian government officials in support of the military option of the U.S. against the DPRK are foolish acts of allowing themselves to be exploited by Trump's selfish 'America First Policy' at the cost of their own national interests," he added.
