PYONGYANG, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) made a positive response on Monday to the regret expressed by President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae Myung over drone incursion into the DPRK airspace, calling his latest statement "a wise behavior," state media said.
Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, made the remarks the same day as Lee expressed his personal regret over the drone incident and ordered to take measures in prevention of any such recurrence, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, citing her press statement.
"Our head of state commented it as a manifestation of frank and broad-minded man's attitude," the statement said.
"The ROK side should stop any reckless provocation against the DPRK and refrain from any attempt at contact," the statement said, warning that the ROK side "will be forced to pay a price too much for it, as already warned, if such a provocation as violating the inalienable sovereignty of our state occurs again." ■