Rodong Sinmun Friday observes this in a signed article.

It goes on:

The principle of national independence is a key to settling the issue of nation. Each nation is directly responsible for the solution of the nation's issue and the effort of nation itself plays a decisive role in it.

The nation's existence and independent development would be unthinkable without its independence.

The nation's independence guarantees not only its dignity and interests but its existence and rosy future.

Holding fast to the principle of national independence provides a sure guarantee for carving out the destiny of the country and nation and victoriously advancing the human cause of independence.

The imperialists are making desperate efforts to maintain the outdated order of aggression, plunder, domination and subjugation and hold sway over the destiny of humankind.

It is necessary to firmly adhere to the principle of national independence in order to hold in check the imperialists' domination and victoriously advance the human cause of independence.

Those people who maintain the principle of national independence can triumphantly advance the revolution and construction standing firm against the moves of imperialists and dominationists. But those who give up this principle are bound to curry favor with others and pin hope on others' method of solution, consequently meeting the fate of slaves. This is clearly proven by the reality in those countries which abandoned socialism.

It is a lesson and truth of life that independence leads to existence but blindly accepting and following other's will and demand to subordination and death.