The chairman of the C.C., the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK) said this in a statement on Thursday.

Kim Jong Un in his New Year address called upon all Koreans to turn out as one in the nationwide movement for national reunification, holding high the slogan "Let the whole nation join efforts to open up a broad avenue to independent reunification in this year of the 70th anniversary of national liberation!", the statement said, and went on:

The C.C., the GFTUK warmly supports the proposal for national reunification set forth in the New Year address of Kim Jong Un as immortal programmes for reunification as it opened a bright prospect for the nationwide struggle to mend inter-Korean relations and bring earlier national reunification.

It is the unanimous will of all workers of the DPRK to become the standard-bearers opening up a broad avenue to independent reunification and locomotives of reunification this year of the 70th anniversary of national liberation with the same spirit and vigor as was displayed by the workers in the north and the south for dynamic struggle for reunification in the past.

As indicated by the Marshal in his New Year address, only when the entire nation join efforts, can they open up a broad avenue to independent reunification.

The workers of the DPRK who promoted the development of history and pioneered it by dint of unity will strengthen solidarity and alliance with the workers in the south and share one purpose and joins efforts with them in the struggle for national reunification this year.