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No Peace and Reunification without National Independence: Rodong Sinmun

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, February 21 (KCNA) -- It is indisputable that the reunification and peace of the country can be achieved only through independence which is manifested in the transparent awareness of national independence calling for solving the issue of the reunification and peace of the country by the efforts of the nation on its own responsibility, says Rodong Sinmun Monday in a signed article. The Korean nation can win victory in the struggle to achieve peace and reunification of the country upon which the destiny of the nation hinges only when it fully exercises independent rights, the article observes, and goes on:
    The hearts of the 70 million Koreans are aflame with ardor to achieve reconciliation and reunification and they have the banner of unity. The north and the south of Korea solemnly pledged to pool their efforts in defending the dignity and interests of the nation and achieving peace and reunification of the country in the historic June 15 joint declaration. All the Koreans in the north and the south of Korea and abroad should closely unite in one body on the principle of thinking the nation's destiny first and giving priority to national reunification, the common interests of the nation, and thus consolidate the might of the internal force of the nation in every way.
    Independence is a noble and mighty idea rooted in national pride and self-esteem. The Korean nation is a homogenous nation with a long history spanning 5,000 years and a nation pronounced in national character, which values and carries forward its dignity and soul. The great Songun politics adds to the national pride and self-esteem of every Korean as it reliably defends the dignity and sovereignty of the nation.
    The Koreans should wage a dynamic struggle to achieve peace and reunification of this land with high national pride and self-esteem and pluck no matter how persistently and desperately the outsiders may resort to interference, obstructions and moves to provoke a war of aggression.
    All the Koreans in the north, the south and overseas should closely unite under the banner of independence and turn out as one man in the patriotic noble struggle to defend peace on the Korean Peninsula and accomplish the historic cause of national reunification as early as possible.