The Juche idea clarifies the essence of the nation's issue, the focus of the world political issue and an important topic of discussion, and ways for solving it, the article said, adding:

President Kim Il Sung clarified that the nation's issue is, in essence, an issue of defending and realizing the independence of the nation.

The sovereignty of the nation is the most important factor of eradicating all forms of subjugation and inequality and hewing out one's destiny by one's own efforts.

Only when one defends and achieves the sovereignty of one's nation, can one protect the rights and interests of the nation, hew out one's destiny in conformity with the will and requirements of the nation, legitimately exercise the sovereignty in the international arena and develop external relations on the principle of complete equality and mutual benefit.

The Juche idea serves the only guidelines for settling the nation's issue at present as it indicates ways of achieving the sovereignty of the nation.