Pyongyang has warned of an imminent war in the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship back in March. "The present situation of the Korean Peninsula is so grave that a war may break out any moment," Ri Jang Gon, North Korea's deputy ambassador to Geneva, said in a speech on Thursday.
He once again denied Pyongyang's involvement in the sinking of the ship.
Pyongyang accuses Seoul of trying to use the issue to ignite a campaign against its northern neighbor.
South Korea has been pushing the UN Security Council to hold the North responsible for the shipwreck.
Seoul accuses Pyongyang of having attacked the vessel with a torpedo. But the North denies any involvement in the incident.
North Korea has also threatened the South with war in case of new sanctions against Pyongyang.