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Day of UN South-South Cooperation Observed

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, December 19 (KCNA) -- Papers here Sunday observe the day of "UN south-south cooperation." It is the consistent stand of the DPRK government to strengthen and develop the south-south cooperation. The DPRK has steadily boosted the friendly and cooperative relations with other developing countries through this cooperation. Rodong Sinmun Sunday says this in a signed article.
    On December 23 last year the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution (58/220) on marking December 19 every year as the day of the "UN south-south cooperation". The theme of the day this year is the "Achievement of goal of development for millennium through south-south cooperation."
    Observing the day worldwide for the first time marks an important occasion in putting the south-south cooperation on a higher stage and demonstrating its vitality in the new century, the article notes, and continues:
    The south-south cooperation represents an international movement to help the peoples of the developing countries achieve economic emancipation and their sovereignty. This cooperation among these countries is a noble work to achieve self-support in economy by economically and technically cooperating with each other and meeting each other's need and the new international economic relations based on their common aspiration and interests.
    In order to reenergize the south-south cooperation and give full play to its vitality, it is important to properly lay down the principles to be adhered to in boosting the cooperation.
    The developing countries are called upon to make positive efforts to give momentum to this cooperation on the occasion of the day of "UN south-south cooperation."
    If the developing countries strengthen economic cooperation and swap valuable technology and experience by making an effective use of their economic potentials and possibilities, they can successfully build self-supporting national economies and achieve progress and prosperity of nations without relying upon western countries.
    In order to boost this cooperation it is most important to abide by the principle of collective self-reliance. The developing countries should make every possible effort to establish new south-south economic relations through the expansion and development of the south-south cooperation based on the collective self-reliance.
    It is necessary for them to sincerely implement the action programme for south-south cooperation and projects adopted at the NAM Summit held in Havana and earnestly seek new strategies and ways for south-south cooperation and put them into practice. Papers in their articles say that the DPRK government will as ever exert positive efforts to boost the south-south cooperation.