Pyongyang, June 15 (KCNA) -- A spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK issued the following strong warning through the Korean Central News Agency on Thursday as regards the fact that the U.S. and south Korea are staging anti-DPRK hostile military drills for days on end:

The U.S. forces in south Korea and the puppet army are staging "combined joint firepower annihilation drill" targeting the DPRK by massively mobilizing various types of offensive weapons and equipment.

The drill has been staged five times on May 25 and June 2, 7, 12 and 15.

Our response to this is inevitable.

Our army strongly denounces the provocative and irresponsible moves of the puppet military authorities escalating the military tension in the region despite its repeated warnings, and warns them solemnly.

Our armed forces will fully counter any form of demonstrative moves and provocation of the enemies.