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Rodong Sinmun on Trend of Times toward Global Independence

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

   Pyongyang, December 27 (KCNA) -- There may be turns and twists in the way of the advance of history but the main direction of the development of history can never change and no force on earth can stem the trend of the world toward independence.
    Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article.
    It goes on:
    This year the world progressive countries and people have waged a worldwide vigorous struggle against the imperialists' military intervention and war, domination and subjugation and for global independence under the banner of independence against imperialism.
    What drew public attention in the international arena this year was that the movement of the developing countries has been noticeably intensified to resolutely counter the unilateral high-handed and arbitrary practices of the imperialists contrary to the trend of the times by their concerted efforts.
    The 62nd session of the UN General Assembly and the annual meeting of foreign ministers of the non-aligned movement and other international meetings held this year provided them with occasions to powerfully demonstrate the might of the unity in the campaign to check and foil the unreasonable sanctions and pressures being imposed by the U.S. and other Western countries upon the sovereign states.
    The summit meeting of the South Africa Development Community was held in Lusaka from August 16 to 17 with attendance of heads of state and government of the member nations of the organization.
    The meeting discussed a series of issues such as ensuring regional peace and stability and eradicating poverty. It ended with adopting several documents.
    The member nations of the MERCOSUR held a summit at which they agreed to call on the regional countries to widely use their national currencies instead of U.S. dollar in trade. They reorganized the South American Community, an organization for regional cooperation whose ultimate aim is to realize the integration of South America, into the South American Union and set up its permanent secretariat.
    This year also witnessed an intensified positive movement of the Latin-American countries to counter by concerted efforts the U.S. move to found the "American Free Trade Zone" intended to establish domination over economy and trade.
    The above-mentioned movements eloquently prove that the activities of the developing countries to settle the issues arising in the struggle to build a new society and achieve regional stability and development by concerted efforts have gained in scope and strength, making big progress this year.
    Progress made in the efforts to achieve regional integration, stability and development this year is a clear indication of the trend of the times toward global independence.