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Joint Slogans Serve as Banner of Socialist Cause: Rodong Sinmun

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

   Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- The joint slogans published by the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea on the occasion of its 60th founding anniversary serve as a banner of the world progressive people aspiring after independence and socialism as they clarify the ways of frustrating all the moves of the imperialists for domination and defending and advancing the cause of socialism and independence. Rodong Sinmun Saturday observes this in a signed article.
    The joint slogans lay stress on keeping the Juche character and the national character in the revolution and construction, the article says, and goes on: Maintaining the Juche character and the national character is a vital matter of deciding the destinies of the country and the nation and an important matter of governing the victory of the cause of socialism and independence. The joint slogans clarify the idea that arms are instantly socialism, the sovereignty of the country and a treasure sword for shaping the destiny of the nation and it is the revolutionary spirit of the Korean People's Army to resolutely punish aggressors and provocateurs.
    To reject illusions about imperialism and to carry on the revolution and construction one's way by one's own efforts with one's view, this is the way for every nation to live and achieve prosperity.
    It is important to firmly maintain the fundamental principles of socialism in defending and advancing the cause of socialism. The joint slogans lay stress on maintaining the principles of socialism in all spheres of state activities and social life. It is imperative to maintain the fundamental principles of socialism in order to build and defend socialism in conformity with the independent demand and basic interests of the popular masses.
    What is important here above all is to consolidate the party of the working class organizationally and ideologically and firmly ensure the party's leadership over the revolution and construction.
    Strengthening the party and consolidating its role of leadership is a main guarantee for frustrating all moves of the hostile forces against revolution and socialism, strengthening the driving force of revolution and successfully advancing the revolution and construction.
    The function and role of socialist power should be steadily enhanced. The enhanced function and role of socialist power makes it possible to correctly manage socialist society and successfully propel socialist construction. At the same time, it is imperative to resolutely struggle against the imperialists' moves against socialism and independence. The joint slogans also clarify the idea that the all the people aspiring after socialism and independence should wage an anti-imperialist, anti-U.S. struggle.
    It is the consistent policy and will of our party to defend and advance the cause of socialism and independence victoriously in unity with all people of the world who advocate independence, the article concludes. It is clearly reflected in the joint slogans.