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Powerful Impetus to Implementation of Joint Declaration Urged

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, December 24 (KCNA) -- The north side's preparatory committee for joint functions of Koreans in the north and the south and abroad for the implementation of the June 15 joint declaration was formed in Pyongyang shortly ago under an agreement reached among their representatives. Commenting on this, a Minju Joson analyst Friday says:
    This is an important step in promoting the implementation of the joint declaration, achieving national reconciliation and unity and lifting to a high pitch the nation's fervor for reunification.
    The New Year 2005 will be a significant year in which falls the 5th anniversary of the publication of the historic June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.
    The validity and the vitality of the joint declaration have been irrefutably manifested in the progress of the inter-Korean relations and in the nation's movement for reunification over the past four years or more.
    Previously unknown astounding events have been witnessed in the north-south relations and the nation's movement for independent reunification has advanced vigorously along the road of independence after the adoption of the joint declaration.
    The declaration, however, has not been implemented smoothly, the inter-Korean relations have not been improved to the desired extent and big obstacles and difficulties still lie in the way of national reconciliation, unity and reunification due to the vicious obstructive moves of anti-reunification elements at home and abroad.
    The Koreans from all walks of life in the north and the south and abroad should rebuff the challenges of the anti-reunification elements within and without, develop the national reunification movement, improve inter-Korean relations and open up a turning phase on the way to national reunification at any cost under the banner of the joint declaration next year.
    Given close cooperation of the preparatory committees in the north and south and abroad it would be possible to significantly hold grand functions common to the nation for reunification and functions of different social strata and thus add vigor to the nation's movement for independent reunification.