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Rodong Sinmun Calls for Reinforcing NAM

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

   Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- The DPRK government, regarding it as an iron rule governing its external activities to steadfastly adhere to the basic principle and idea of the non-aligned movement (NAM) and be loyal to it, will fulfill its responsibility and duty for its strengthening and development and victorious advance in the future, too.
    Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article.
    It goes on:
    The DPRK became a full-fledged member of the NAM on August 25, 1975. It marked an important occasion in raising the international position and say of the DPRK and putting spurs to the strengthening of the NAM.
    The DPRK's joining it helped elevate its authority and increase its role and influence.
    The DPRK calls upon the member nations of the NAM to further consolidate the unity and solidarity in the struggle for defending sovereignty and take concerted action to make sure that the principle of respecting sovereignty is fully observed in handling the major pending issues including disarmament, human rights, anti-terrorism and UN reform. And the DPRK has conducted positive external activities in a bid to reenergize the NAM while paying deep attention to the actions to make sure that double standards are repudiated and the principle of equality and impartiality is observed in the international relations.
    Today the NAM is faced with important tasks to be implemented by it to strengthen the solidarity and cooperation among its member nations and give fuller play to its ability of action in order to cope with the ever-changing international situation.
    The NAM should preserve its basic principle and purity and thoroughly reject any attempts to divide and destabilize it. It should, at the same time, steadily strengthen its ability of action in the international fora including the UN.