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Foreigners also reported the North Korean provocation as a breaking news, and raised concerns and warnings not only in China and Japan, but also in the European Union. It was a urge to refrain from North Korea, saying that it is unacceptable to harm the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula.

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Foreign Relations Authority, which oversees the European Union's foreign policy, strongly criticized North Korea's blasting of its joint contact office and breaking the North-South liaison channel.

He pointed out that he would only exacerbate his efforts toward a diplomatic solution, and pointed out that any additional provocative acts that would destabilize the situation that would increase tension on the Korean Peninsula should be avoided.

China also urged North Korea to refrain from seeking peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

[Zori Zhen/China Ministry of Foreign Affairs: North Korea and South Korea are Koreans. As a neighboring country, China hopes to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, "I hope the relationship between the two Koreas will not be more tense." "

Foreign media were concerned about the impact on North-South relations between North Korea and North Korea as they broadcast the video of the bombing of the Gaesung office in North Korea.

France's leading newspaper, Le Monde, analyzed that North Korea's recent actions were precisely calculated measures to increase tension, and that it was a sign that the two-year detente, or tension relief phase, was over.

The BBC and German media also analyzed that "North Korea, tired of sticking and sanctions for denuclearization negotiations with the United States, seems to be raising tensions to pressure US President Trump and secure leverage for negotiations."