calendar>>September 15. 2009 Juche 98
Adherence to Independent Stand Called for
Pyongyang, September 15 (KCNA) -- It is one of the fundamental principles to be maintained in establishing impartial state relations to maintain independence, says Rodong Sinmun Tuesday in a signed article.

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The revolutionary countries should more firmly maintain the independent stand and weather on their own initiative all the difficulties lying in the way of revolution and the construction their own way.

If a country acts the way the wind blows, without coping with the changed situation on their own initiative, it may easily yield to foreign pressure and make a mess of revolution.

The appearance of colonies of modern type is attributable to the acts of kowtowing to big countries and blindly behaving as dictated by them.

In order not to allow oneself to be reduced to a colony of modern type, it is important for all countries to thoroughly preserve the Juche character and national identity in the revolution and the construction.

Only when the Juche character and the national identity are preserved, is it possible to achieve the independence of the popular masses and protect it and achieve the independent development and the prosperity of the country and the nation.

The history of the Korean people's struggle teaches precious truth that when they thoroughly reject hegemony and big-power chauvinism, they can defend the sovereignty and dignity of the country and the nation and achieve prosperity.

The Korean people are widely known to the world as a people strong in the principle of independence. The Korean people neither recognize nor accept the viewpoint on big-power chauvinism that a small country should not do what a big country is allowed to do and the hegemonic logic that a small country should unconditionally obey big countries.

The Workers' Party and people of Korea have never read others' faces in solving issues arising in carving out the destiny of the country and the nation.

The anti-imperialist independent countries should bear deep in mind the truth of history that any country acting as dictated by big countries is bound to be reduced to a colony of modern type. They should wage a positive struggle not to meet this fate.

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