• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Banquet Given in Commemoration of 5th Anniv. of June 15 Joint Declaration

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Pyongyang, June 16 (KCNA) -- The North Side's Preparatory Committee for Joint Functions of Koreans in the North, South and Abroad for the Implementation of the June 15 Joint Declaration hosted a banquet at the People's Palace of Culture Wednesday evening in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the historic June 15 joint declaration. Present on invitation were Paek Rak Chong, chairman of the south side's preparatory committee, representatives of the south side, Kwak Tong Ui and Mun Tong Hwan, co-chairmen of the overseas side's preparatory committee, and representatives of the overseas side.
    Among those present were honorary chairmen of the north side's preparatory committee including Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, representatives of political parties and public organizations, officials concerned, the delegation of authorities of the north led by Kim Ki Nam, vice-chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, and the delegation of authorities of the south led by Jong Tong Yong, minister of Unification.
    Yang Hyong Sop in a speech said that five years ago the heads of state of the north and the south had a historic meeting for the first time in the history of national division amidst the enthusiastic cheers of all fellow countrymen and gave birth to the June 15 joint declaration, landmark for reunification in the new century, thus opening up a new era of reconciliation and reunification on this land.
    It is the unanimous desire and will of all the Koreans in the north and the south to achieve co-existence and co-prosperity and live as a homogenous nation along the road of independence, peace and reunification opened up by the June 15 joint declaration, he said, adding that all Koreans in the north, south and abroad should turn out to achieve this goal, irrespective of authorities and civilians, ideologies, social systems, factions, affiliation, isms and abodes.
    Yun Jae Chol, co-representative of the south side's preparatory committee, and Kim Su Hae, member of the overseas side's preparatory committee, said in their speeches that at the meeting for national reunification participated in by representatives of the south, the north and overseas sides they could confirm the nation's will to achieve broad-based unity, true to the June 15 joint declaration, despite differing ideologies, political views, religious beliefs and faith.
    The idea of "By our nation itself" reflects the noble intention and will guiding the Koreans to be responsible for the destiny of the nation and to pave the way for reunification, placing this destiny in the center of everything, they noted, calling on them to accomplish the cause of reunification by their own efforts.
    The banquet proceeded in an atmosphere overflowing with compatriotic feelings.
    A performance was given by artistes of the north side.