The article said that Kim Jong Un's New Year address serves as the important declaration bringing the great national pride and hope-filled ambition to fellow countrymen.

The Korean nation has lived, suffering the pain of division for seventy years, it said, adding: The Korean nation can no longer tolerate such tragedy and should achieve the independent reunification of the country by its concerted efforts.

There is no reunification without independence.

Reunification should be achieved independently by the Korean nation itself.

The south Korean authorities should refrain from seeking confrontation of systems, say and act from the national stand and stop introducing foreign forces into south Korea.

Maintaining and implementing the July 4 joint statement, the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration are the shortcut to achieving the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.

The entire Korean nation should turn out as one in the patriotic movement for achieving the country's reunification and thus glorify this year as a year of a great turn to open up a broad avenue to independent reunification.