Pyongyang, August 15 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front appealed to all the people to open up wide a new era of independent reunification by thoroughly implementing the Panmunjom declaration on Wednesday, the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Korea. The appeal said that the adoption of the Panmunjom declaration in April was an event of great significance common to the nation which raised new hope for the south-north relations and great trust in the settlement of peace on the Korean peninsula, land over which once hung the dark clouds of confrontation and war. It noted that in the course of the struggle of more than 100 days for implementing the Panmunjom declaration multi-faceted dialogues, contacts and exchanges for improving the relations were held between the south and the north on a regular basis, efforts were made to defuse military tension and the pro-reunification public sentiment calling for alliance with the north grew str...

Sure realization of national reunification With the approach of the  2 4 th   anniversary of demise of President  Kim Il Sung , the Korean nation and world progressive are feeling their immense yearning for President Kim Il Sung , benevolent father of the nation and the sun of Juche.     “Everything falls into the shade as time goes by, however, ardent yearning of the people for the President is boundless. President  Kim Il Sung  is the great father of the nation who made his lifelong dedication to the people's happiness.”   “His whole life was brilliant one during which he thought of national reunification and did everything possible for the country’s reunification.” South Korean people of different strata highly eulogize President  Kim Il Sung  who laid a solid foundation for national reunification and the prosperity of posterity to come by working heart and soul in his lifetime. Deeply grieving over the national division...

Fundamental Principle for Independent Reunification       46 years have elapsed since the publication of the historic July 4 Joint Statement. At the initiative proposition of and under the guidance of President  Kim Il Sung , the high-level political talk between the north and the south of Korea was held in Pyongyang in May 1972 for the time in the history of national division. In order to reunify the country, it is necessary to establish the fundamental principles correctly, which can provide the basis for the solution of the reunification question. This is most important. Only when there are fundamental principles agreed upon by the north and the south, can the two sides make joint efforts for reunification and successfully solve all problems concerning it, the President clarified his grand plan for reunification when he had conversations with the south Korean delegate to the talk who had on a visit to Pyongyang. It was a just principle of national reu...

For Democratization of Society On June 28, the Association for Supporting Prisoners of Conscience of the Family Movement for Realizing Democracy called the 1177 th  Thursday rally in Seoul to strongly demand release of all conscientious prisoners and abolition of the National Security Law. As long as the NSL is enforced, the issue of human rights abuse and acquittal of conscientious prisoners are impossible and innocent people including former member of the Unified Progressive Party Lee Seok-gi are behind the bars, they sharply criticized.    Now that inter-Korean relations are improving all conscientious prisoners detained the past should be released and reinstated, they stressed. They chanted slogans in demand of acquittal of conscientious prisoners, while strongly demanding repeal of the NSL.  On the same day, a civic organization held a news conference in front of the Supreme Court to strongly demand strict investigation into Lee Seok-gi plot an...

Pyongyang, June 16 (KCNA) -- The respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un received a letter from the Central Committee of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front on June 15. Noting that he opened a new chapter of the DPRK-U.S. relations through his long journey abroad based on patriotism, the letter said it is the greatest event in the present century that greatly vitalized the nationwide trend for reconciliation, prosperity and reunification and made great contributions to global peace and stability. It went on: The DPRK-U.S. summit meeting and talks held by you, chairman of the State Affairs Commission, are the greatest-ever exploit unprecedented in history for ending the 70 odd years-long hostile relations, which contributed to peace of the Korean nation and the world and turned the trend of the times into one of justice and peace, and it will shine long in history. Indeed, you, who provided the great event to be specially recorded in the history of the Korean nation and...

BRITISH SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE FOR PEACE AND REUNIFICATION ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA  The British Solidarity Committee for Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula issued the following statement in support of the resolution of the  The north, south and overseas side committees for implementing June 15 Joint Declaration;   Without a doubt the June 15 declaration and its successor the Panmunjom declaration represent a milestone for Korean reunification and offer the most realistic solution to the the question of Korea's reunification.Therefore our committee supports the resolution that has been adopted by the The north, south and overseas side committees for implementing June 15 Joint Declaration.   We support the call for the full implementation of the Panmunjom declaration including the holding of joint events between the DPRK and south Korea as well as turning the West Sea of Korea into  a peace zone .  We believe that the ...

Pyongyang, June 15 (KCNA) -- The north, south and overseas side committees for implementing June 15 Joint Declaration issued a resolution Friday, the 18th anniversary of the June 15 joint declaration. All-Korean Committee for Implementation of June 15 Joint Declaration made public the following resolution with the will to take the lead in ushering in a new era of peace and prosperity, a new history of independent reunification: 1. We will hold fast to the June 15 joint declaration and its successor the Panmunjom Declaration as a milestone for reunification common to the nation. We will invariably maintain as the great programme for reunification common to the nation until the day of national reunification the June 15 joint declaration which declared a new start of our nation's history and vigorously advanced the June 15 era. We will firmly adhere to the principle of national independence that we decide the destiny of our nation by ourselves, as clarified in the June 15 join...