Pyongyang, October 25 (KCNA) -- Australia sent a frigate to the waters around the Korean peninsula, talking about support for the "implementation of sanctions".

A senior military official of the country announced this fact at a press conference. The official said that the said frigate would be aided by reconnaissance planes based in Japan and that it shows the efforts of Australia to put economic and diplomatic pressure on the DPRK.

In this regard, Rodong Sinmun points out in a commentary Thursday that Australia is seeking to destroy the hard-won peaceful atmosphere of the Korean peninsula and the region.

It has become clear that Australia is displeased with the trend of peace in the Korean peninsula and the region, the commentary says, and goes on:

When many countries raise their voices at the United Nations that anti-DPRK sanctions should be relaxed or lifted, Australia is going against it. This fact shows that Australia has not abandoned its force of habit as a puppet.

Australia should clearly know that the DPRK is a dignified socialist state advancing by dint of self-development and science and technology and that economic sanctions or diplomatic pressure can never work on it.

If Australia is interested in the regional situation even a bit, it should behave itself, squarely seeing the trend of the times.

In case the affirmative atmosphere created on the Korean peninsula is wrecked owing to the riffs-raffs such as Australia, they must be held wholly accountable for it. -0-