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Implementation of DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration Called for

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, September 17 (KCNA) -- The DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration is a historical document in line with the aspiration and interests of the peoples of the DPRK and Japan in the new century and with the trend of the times, says Rodong Sinmun Friday in a signed article carried two years after the publication of the historic declaration. The declaration serves as a basic document and international legal framework for putting an end to the long-standing abnormal relations between the two countries and normalizing them, the article says, and goes on:
    The declaration has commanded an unequivocal approval, welcome and support from the world people as it reflects the desire of the two peoples and humankind's aspiration for peace and swims with the trend towards reconciliation, cooperation, normalization of bilateral relations and the progress of international relations.
    It is the desire and wish of the peoples of the DPRK and Japan to see the bilateral hostile relations terminated and normalized. The DPRK government has made strenuous efforts to observe the spirit of the declaration and implement it, hoping that Japan would honestly redeem the hideous crimes it committed against the Koreans in the past and come out to have good relations with the DPRK.
    It is beyond doubt that had the declaration been implemented on its orbit, many issues between the two countries would have been solved.
    The declaration should be implemented to the letter at an early date. The core issue in the declaration is for Japan to settle its crime-woven past at an early date.
    However, the Japanese ultra-right conservative forces have hamstrung its implementation, evading the redemption of the past and persistently maintaining its one-sided hostile stand toward the DPRK.
    For Japan to redress its past is the most urgent task for solving the outstanding bilateral issues between the two countries and the prospect of the improved DPRK-Japan relations hinges upon this. What is essential is to have a proper stand and attitude toward the implementation of the declaration. The declaration can be successfully implemented when the DPRK and Japan properly understand the reality and the need of the times and exert concerted efforts. It is not an issue which can be solved by efforts on the part of one side only. Therefore, both sides should sincerely approach the implementation of the declaration and bring about results.