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Implementation of June 15 Joint Declaration Called for

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

   Pyongyang, December 3 (KCNA) -- The historic June 15 joint declaration serves as a signpost of hope as it indicated the way of achieving the prosperity of the Korean nation, says Rodong Sinmun Monday in a signed article.
    The joint declaration is the one for achieving independent reunification as it indicated the correct way for the Korean nation to achieve the reunification of the country independently, the article notes, and goes on:
    It provided the Koreans with a powerful weapon for attaining independent reunification because it clarified that the issue of Korea's reunification should be settled independently by the concerted efforts of the Korean nation responsible for the settlement of the issue.
    "By our nation itself", the hardcore of the joint declaration, has become the idea and banner of independent reunification supported by all Koreans, opening up a new era in the national history.
    The joint declaration paved the wide avenue for achieving the co-prosperity of the nation through national reconciliation and cooperation.
    It clarifies all the issues in achieving reconciliation and multi-faceted cooperation and exchange between the north and the south. The spirit of the joint declaration on achieving reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south on the principle of "By our nation itself" indicates a practical way of developing the north-south relations and achieving the balanced development and prosperity common to the nation.
    The reality of the era of independent reunification which witnessed signal changes and progress in the north-south relations and the reunification movement under the banner of "By our nation itself" eloquently proved that the joint declaration is, indeed, a historic declaration which indicated the way of achieving the prosperity of the Korean nation.
    All the fellow countrymen will continue to wage a dynamic struggle to achieve the independent reunification and national prosperity on the basis of the joint declaration with conviction of certain victory and optimism.