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What is essential for improving the bedeviled north-south relations at present is to have the stance to solve all issues by depending on the nation, believing in its efforts.

The root cause of deteriorating the north-south relations is the extreme hostility and inveterate repugnancy towards fellow countrymen. Recently there took place a provocative anti-DPRK leaflet-scattering operation in south Korea chilling the atmosphere for mending the north-south relations, arousing grave concern of the public at home and abroad. Such operation conducted by human scum is a very dangerous one spoiling the hard-won atmosphere for mending the north-south relations.

In order to radically improve the north-south relations it is necessary to boldly drop the old conception of groundlessly doubting and antagonizing the fellow countrymen in the north and sincerely desire reconciliation and unity in the spirit of By Our Nation Itself.

It is an important requirement for taking the stand of By Our Nation Itself to reject flunkeyism and dependence on outsiders.

Koreans should hold aloft the banner of By Our Nation Itself to put an end to the U.S. interference in the matters of the Korean nation and achieve the independent reunification of the country. The reality today, in particular, when outside forces are becoming evermore undisguised in their moves for domination and interference in the matters related to the inter-Korean relations, calls for more firmly adhering to the independent stand in settling the issues of the nation.

Inexhaustible is the united strength of the nation. No formidable outside forces can ever overpower it.

When Koreans are firmly confident of their own strength, they will have guts to solve all the problems according to their own viewpoint and confidence and stand up against any interference and pressure from outside forces.