Pyongyang, June 22 (KCNA) -- Korea's reunification will be achieved on the basis of the north-south joint declaration. Let the Korean people achieve the reunification of their country by their own efforts free from foreign interference!
The Swiss Committee for Supporting Korea's Independent and Peaceful Reunification said this in a statement made public on June 12 on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the publication of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.
The statement noted that the north-south summit took place and the north-south joint declaration was published as leader Kim Jong Il has strictly abided by the principles laid down by President Kim Il Sung, while conducting energetic activities for reunification.
The north-south joint declaration serves as a great banner for the Korean people in their drive to achieve the reunification of the country in the idea of "By our nation itself" and in accordance with the three forms of cooperation for national independence, peace against war and reunification and patriotism, the statement said, and continued:
If the north-south joint declaration is to be implemented and the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea achieved, the U.S. should withdraw its forces and nukes from south Korea and the south Korean authorities discontinue the cooperation with outsiders and pursue the policy of national independence.