North Korea unveiled statements via its state media outlets the Rodong Sinmun and Uriminzokkiri on Saturday, criticizing the South Korean government’s recent “unification diplomacy.”

The statement pointed to South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s remarks about “cooperation with China” on her way back to Seoul from Beijing after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping. Park had said there would be discussions with China on how to achieve “peaceful unification as soon as possible.”

The statement in the Rodongsaid the behavior of the South Korean government raises distrust and controversy, while disrupting the possibility of independent unification. This echoes North Korea’s consistent contention