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All Koreans Called upon to Preserve Spirit of National Independence

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

   Pyongyang, December 6 (KCNA) -- The Korean people have firmly maintained the stand of attaching importance to the nation in the struggle to bring about the heyday of the cause of independent reunification in response to the militant appeal of the joint editorial this year. Rodong Sinmun Thursday says this in a signed article.
    It goes on:
    The patriotic enthusiasm of the Koreans that has grown strong since the outset of the year helped bring about a new turn in the efforts to achieve the reunification of the country and national prosperity in the strong spirit of national independence of the Korean nation.
    All Koreans in the north and the south and overseas came to have strong consciousness of national independence that it is the only the Korean nation that can settle the issue of national reunification as it is responsible for the issue. This is the most precious success.
    The whole land of three thousand ri resounded throughout the year with loud voices calling for national independence, i.e. the assertion that either peace of the country or development of inter-Korean relations and reunification and prosperity of the nation should be achieved by the concerted efforts of the Korean nation.
    The same voices could be heard from the meeting of north and south Korean workers for reunification. The participants of the meeting for the great unity of the nation marking the 7th anniversary of the June 15 joint declaration strongly called for holding fast to the stand of attaching importance to the nation in settling the issue of reunification in the idea of "By our nation itself" free from the interference and pressure of the anti-reunification forces at home and abroad and protecting the interests of the nation and giving full play to the might of the driving force.
    These calls for national independence made by all Koreans in the north and the south and overseas reflecting their patriotic will and desire were a manifestation of their high awareness and will to perform their responsibilities and roles as a driving force for national reunification.
    There is nothing impossible for the Korean nation when all its members have such strong spirit of national independence as the determination to conduct the movement for national reunification while rejecting flunkeyism and dependence upon foreign forces and firmly believing in the nation's strength and relying on it, concludes the article.