KCNA Calls on South Korea to Respond to Patriotic Appeal for Independent Reunification

Pyongyang January 7 (KCNA) -- National reunification is the most pressing and vital task facing the Korean nation. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un in his New Year Address made a hearty appeal to usher in a new era of independent reunification by the efforts of the Korean nation. The Korean nation has been in the pangs of national division for more than 70 years and exposed to the danger of war in the hottest spot in the world due to the persistent ambition of outsiders for aggression and anti-reunification moves of the war-like forces within and without. Last year when the nation greeted the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation, the anti-reunification forces in south Korea that are not desirous of national reunification and improved inter-Korean relations ran amuck to ignite a war in league with outsiders and even created a touch-and-go situation on the Korean Peninsula. Dependence on outsiders finally leads to ruin. If the south Korean authorities have true will for national reunification, they should stop all war moves such as military drills staged with outsiders targeting the north, to begin with, and strive to create peaceful environment favorable for national reunification. It is necessary to reject foreign interference and resolve the issues of inter-Korean relations and national reunification independently as desired by the nation. Nobody will bring reunification to the Korean nation. In response to the patriotic appeal of Kim Jong Un, all Koreans are required to turn out in the nationwide struggle to achieve the national reunification and adorn this year as an epochal year of ushering in a new era of independent reunification. -0-