Statement of the vice chairman of the AINDF Central Committee

A joint editorial titled “Make a higher leap full of great ambition and confidence” published by Rodong Sinmun, the official organ of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Josoninmingun, the newspaper of the Korean People’s Army and Chongyonjonwi, the organ of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League on the New Year Juche 95 (2006) that will be recorded remarkable success in the annals of the great Songun enlivens vanguards and patriotic people of all social standings in south Korea.

The joint editorial is a review of last year during which the spirit of Songun Korea was demonstrated over the world and epochal changes were made in realizing national reunification under the outstanding leadership of leader Kim Jong Il, the brilliant commander of Songun and sun of the nation. It also is a blueprint for a greater leap.

The joint editorial stressed that last year, which marked the 60th anniversaries of the Workers’ Party of Korea and Korea’s liberation from the Japanese colonial rule, was a meaningful year that brought about a decisive changes in building a powerful nation on the strength of the Songun politics, exalting immortal life and revolutionary feats of President Kim Il Sung, founder of the WPK and father of the Korean nation.      

In particular, the Korean nation left indelible traces under the banner of national independence, peace against war and reunification in the history of reunification last year. The Korean people demonstrated throughout the world that no force can block the vigorous move of national history that is advancing under the banner of the June 15 Joint Declaration, holding the peerless Songun commander Kim Jong Il in high esteem.

Signal victory that the north Korean servicemen and the people achieved in general forward march of the Songun revolution and unheard successes in reunification movement are produced by the far-sighted wisdom and the uncommon political ability of Kim Jong Il, the peerless great man of Mt. Baekdu.

In the joint editorial north Korea called for the entire Korean nation to push the cause of national reunification that has entered a new phase, putting forward the patriotic movement for independent reunification, peace against war and great national unity as fundamental task of this year.

Intensifying the patriotic movement for independent reunification, peace against war and overall national unity is an important task of the Korean people’s struggle for national reunification.

“Let us vigorously forward the patriotic movement for independent reunification, peace against war and great national unity under the banner of ‘by our nation itself!’”---the slogan, which is reflecting the patriotic will and soul of the Korean nation, encourages the Korean people, who want to realize national reunification by their concerted efforts, with invincible stratagem and unlimited confidence.

The AINDF vanguards and people of all social standings of south Korea are determined to devote their all for realization of the joint editorial, fully supporting it which reflects leader Kim Jong Il’s intention and plan to achieve Korea’s reunification.

The task for reunification that north Korea clarified in the joint editorial is a milestone of struggle and banner of victory that the entire Korean nation should firmly maintain as it mirrors situation of reunification movement that has entered a new stage and the will and demand of the Korean people.

The Korean nation should advance vigorously along the road of independent reunification, an irresistible trend of national history.

The entire Korean nation from all social standings should solve all the problems arising in accomplishing the cause of reunification by placing the dignity and interests of the nation above anything else in line with the requirements of the idea of “by our nation itself.” The spirit of giving top priority to the nation and the nation-first manner should prevail and the hurricane of independent reunification should sweep everywhere Koreans are living.

The US has been occupying south Korea and infringing upon the national sovereignty for more than six decades and its domination moves are increasingly pronounced.

In unity with north Korean brethren and overseas Koreans, the south Korean people must resolutely reject the US intervention and domination through inter-Korean cooperation and never tolerate treacherous acts of anti-reunification forces that are conspiring with foreign forces.

Launching a dynamic anti-war and for peace campaign against is urgent call of the times.

The danger of nuclear war is hovering over the Korean nation owing to nuclear war maneuver of the US.

Unless war is prevented and peace is defended on this land anyone will be a tragic victim and the existence of the nation itself is inconceivable.

The south Korean people of all social standings should defend peace and security on the Korean Peninsula by turning out in the struggle to frustrate the US undisguised attempts to strangle and war against north Korea. They must remove the root cause of war completely from this land by launching a nationwide campaign for driving out the US troops.

To realize great national unity is an urgent task of the movement for national reunification.

Those who love the nation and want peaceful reunification must heighten an atmosphere of promoting national reconciliation and unity irrespective of ideology, ideal, system, political party and affiliation and solidarity be promoted further between pro-reunification organizations.

The US and the pro-US conservatives in south Korea are now making last-ditch efforts to reverse the June 15 reunification era to the past period of confrontation in the past and achieve their ambition for power.

The south Korean people from all walks of life should destroy the moves of the Grand National Party and other pro-US conservative forces to bring a medieval-like dark age through “alliance of the conservatives” regardless of the desire of the countrymen and the destiny of the nation by united strength of the progressive forces and push the group of traitors to final ruin.

The June 15 joint declaration is a milestone for victory that the Korean nation should hold up for national reunification.

The AINDF and the south Korean people of all social standings will vigorously wage the struggle for implementing the June 15 joint declaration, rejecting the moves of the anti-reunification forces at home and abroad that have made desperate efforts to check the advance of the June 15 independent reunification era, thus demonstrate justness and vitality of the joint declaration.

The Songun politics of leader Kim Jong Il is an almighty sword defending dignity, security and sovereignty of the nation and a patriotic politics of guaranteeing for reunification and prosperity of the nation.

Cherishing that peace and security of the nation is defended by the Songun politics in their hearts, the south Korean people will unanimously support the Songun politics of the leader, life and dignity of the Korean nation.

No force can block the march of the Korean people who move forward with invincible reunification strategy, holding the great man in high esteem. And Korea’s reunification, a long-cherished desire of the Korean nation, will surely be realized.