The participants in the joint conference of the DPRK government, political parties and organizations sent an open letter to the United States of America on Friday.

The letter said that it is the invariable desire and wishes of the Korean people to achieve the eternal prosperity of the nation in a peaceful world and build a reunified prospering country.

The new line and policies for national reunification laid down at the historic Seventh Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea held recently are the historic declaration of weighty significance in settling the issue of the Korean peninsula and ensuring global peace, it noted.

If one has a right thinking and judgment, one cannot but sympathize with the stand of the DPRK that the issue of national reunification should be settled in line with the will and wishes of the Korean nation responsible for the issue by its concerted efforts and recognize its validity, the letter said.

But only the U.S., far from properly complying with the due demand of the DPRK, is persistently stemming the trend of history toward peace and reunification through its dishonest assertions and belligerent acts and also drawing its followers into its moves, the letter charged.

The joint conference of the DPRK government, political parties and organizations held on June 9 as regards the prevailing situation decided to send an open letter to the U.S., reflecting the following principled stand of the DPRK:

Firstly, the U.S. should make a bold decision to roll back its hostile policy toward the DPRK which should not be pursued any longer.

The U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK which has been pursued since its founding is a blatant challenge to the aspiration, desire and just cause of the Korean people to protect their ideology, social system, sovereignty and vital rights.

Though belatedly, the U.S. should make a reasonable judgment for itself and make a political bold decision to valiantly root out its hostile policy toward the DPRK which was wrong from the outset and whose fatal consequences can hardly be counted.

The U.S. would be well advised to choose a new way of thinking and opt for new practice, away from the old framework of its anachronistic hostile policy toward the DPRK which has shackled its thinking and practice for a long period. This would be the wisest attitude which it can take and which can be welcomed.

Secondly, the U.S should immediately stop arms buildup and the exercises for a war against the DPRK in south Korea, the root cause of escalating tension, and take the new road of ensuring genuine peace and security on the Korean peninsula.

It is not the U.S. but the DPRK, which has emerged victorious in political, military and moral terms in the confrontation that has lasted century after century and won laurels as the strong.

The U.S. has anxiously waited for what it called "collapse" while channeling all efforts into the campaign for isolating, blockading and putting military pressure on the DPRK and for provoking a war. Now it might have realized how ignorant and foolish it has been.

The way of settling an issue with a rival possessed of nuclear weapons should be shown by the U.S. itself.

The U.S. had better think twice over the lesson of history reflected in the bitter confession made by a defeated general that he fought a wrong war with a wrong rival in wrong time in wrong place and frankly accept the DPRK's just peace initiative and proposal before missing an opportunity.

Thirdly, the U.S. should refrain from the foolish act of meddling in the internal affairs of the Korean nation, fostering confrontation and blocking its independent reunification any longer.

The U.S. is the main stumbling block in the way of settling the issue of Korea's reunification as it is stoking hostility and stand-off between the north and the south and escalating tensions by interfering in the internal affairs of the nation.

The desire, wishes and demands of the Korean nation serve as the standard and yardstick for settling the issue of the destiny of the Korean nation, the matter of reunification, under any circumstances and the U.S. neither has anything to do with this nor has any right to meddle in it.

The U.S. should give a clear answer to the Korean nation's solemn question as to whether it will be shamefully driven out of Korea after facing a stern punishment in the world's eyes or take hands off the Korean issue and quit south Korea of its own accord as befitting "American gentleman."

It should no longer stem the strong trend of the history of the nation advancing toward independence, peace, reconciliation, unity, reunification and prosperity but stop the foolish act of hurling a handful of pro-U.S. stooges into sowing seeds of discord among Koreans and fostering confrontation.

History and time will clearly prove that this warning served by the DPRK to the U.S. is by no means an empty talk.

Taking this opportunity, we would like to express the conviction that the fair-minded and sensible figures and people of broad strata in the U.S. would positively respond to the fair and aboveboard, peace-loving and sincere appeal of the DPRK.

 

Appeal to All Compatriots Issued

A joint conference of the DPRK government, political parties and organizations held on Thursday adopted an appeal to all Koreans.

The appeal said:

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un clarified the Juche-oriented line and policies for national reunification with the strong determination and will not to allow the tragedy of national division to go on at the podium of the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. This was a solemn declaration of the final victory in the struggle for the independent reunification expected to come before long.

Now is the crucial time for all Koreans to turn out as one and dynamically advance to pull down the barrier of hostility and confrontation and bring earlier the bright day of reunification.

At this crucial and historic juncture the DPRK government, political parties and organizations ardently appeal to all Koreans as follows, prompted by the single desire to bring earlier the new era of independent reunification, peace and prosperity by thoroughly carrying out the policies for national reunification advanced at the 7th Congress of the WPK:

Firstly, let all compatriots dynamically pave the way for reunification, holding higher the banner of national independence!

National independence is the eternal lifeline of the movement for national reunification and a firm guarantee for victory.

There is no problem insolvable and no obstacle insurmountable if the Koreans join hands and pool their wisdom and efforts.

National independence means patriotism and reunification but dependence on outsiders country-selling and division.

Secondly, let us usher in a great heyday in the cause of great national unity for the country's reunification!

The history of the struggle for national reunification is one of great national unity and the great national unity entirely means the country's reunification.

It is the real intention of the ideal of great national unity clarified by the peerless patriot that we will join hands and work for reunification and patriotism with anyone without hesitation if he or she has national conscience even though he or she had covered the road of anti-reunification in the past.

Let's devote ourselves to the cause of achieving national reunification and great national unity irrespective of ideology and ism by directly linking one's destiny with that of the nation!

Thirdly, let all compatriots turn out and convert the land of Korea into a cradle of peace and security and paradise completely free from a war!

Let all compatriots pool efforts and come out in the nation-wide anti-U.S. sacred war for driving all the U.S. imperialist aggression forces, source of aggression and war, out of south Korea, if one wishes to lead a stable life in peace!

Genuine peace is guaranteed by arms and the most powerful self-defensive war deterrent represents justice which beats injustice.

Everybody should properly understand the benefits the DPRK's treasured nuclear sword for self-defence brings to the nation, and lay bare the confrontational and belligerent nature of those who term it "threat" and the like.

Fourthly, let's make the world see the shining appearance of a power reunified by federal formula accepted and supported by the whole nation!

The federal formula which was confirmed by the heads of the north and the south before the nation and is being accepted and supported by all compatriots is the nation's unique way of reunification as it is most reasonable, fair and aboveboard.

Let all fellow countrymen in the north, the south and abroad wholeheartedly support the reunification by federal formula, irrespective of ideology and social system, and wage a positive struggle for achieving it!

Fifthly, let us resolutely break with the past woven with hostility and antagonism, confrontation and conflict and pave a new way for improving the inter-Korean relations!

The inter-Korean relations have reached the worst phase of suffocating and that of total freeze owing to the extreme confrontation.

The south Korean conservative group are chiefly to blame for this as they reacted to the DPRK's sincere efforts and proposals for improving the inter-Korean relations at the lowest ebb by recklessly hurting the dignity of its supreme leadership and reeling off sophism about "collapse of its social system".

However, the peerlessly great man called the south Korean authorities partner for reunification with his rare and courageous decision not to ask about any past wrongdoing but hew out any rugged thorny path to find a solution to the issue of the nation, the issue of reunification, and put forward once again the reasonable way for improving the inter-Korean relations.

The south Korean authorities should clearly understand that it is the wisest attitude for saving their destiny for them not to fail to respond to the offer made by the DPRK to advance together as partner for reunification at this juncture.

We propose opening a nation-wide grand meeting for reunification on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Korea's liberation, prompted by the ardent desire to bring about an epochal turn in weathering the present difficulties, improving the inter-Korean relations and accomplishing the cause of national reunification by the concerted efforts of all Koreans.

We ardently call upon all Koreans in the north, the south and abroad once again to turn out as one in the sacred struggle to fling the gate of the reunified power open, their hearts burning with patriotic enthusiasm full of firm faith and optimism about the final victory in the struggle for national reunification.

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