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55 Years of DPRK Reviewed

KCNA

Release Date: 9/04/2003

Pyongyang, September 3 (KCNA) -- The Korean people look back with high national pride and self-confidence on more than half a century covered by the DPRK during which it has consistently pursued the independent foreign policy and strikingly demonstrated its dignity and might to the world, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article. It goes on:

The DPRK has held high the banner of independence as desired and wished by the Korean people, swimming with the trend of the times.

In the course of protracted struggle to put an end to the Japanese imperialists' colonial rule and liberate the country and the struggle against the U.S. imperialists' ceaseless moves for a war of aggression, a struggle dating back to the 1950s the Korean people have keenly realized that independence of the nation is more precious than their own life.

The DPRK considers the Juche idea, the greatest idea of independence representing the present times, as the only guiding idea. Independence is an avowed idea of its foreign policy. It has made strenuous efforts for its realization.

The DPRK has shaped and implemented its foreign policy with its independent judgement and decision. It has exerted positive efforts to firmly defend the sovereignty of the country in foreign relations, respect and protect the sovereignty of other countries and solve all the issues arising on the international arena independently in the interests of the Korean people, in the common interests of the world people and on the principle of international justice and impartiality.

The independent policy of the DPRK has commanded international support and sympathy for its validity and realistic nature and demonstrated its great vitality and influence.

Countries which strive to improve and boost relations with the DPRK and the number of its supporters and sympathizers are on a steady increase and international solidarity is growing stronger. This is a clear proof of the validity and the great vitality of the independent foreign policy of the DPRK.

Over the past 55 years the DPRK has enjoyed remarkably high international authority and prestige and steadily boosted friendly and cooperative relations with many countries of the world despite the acute and complicated international situation and the dramatic change in international relations. And the international solidarity with the Korean revolution has grown stronger. These are a clear proof of the validity and the vitality of the independent policy of the DPRK.