Yang Hyong Sop, member of the Political Bureau of the C.C., Workers' Party of Korea and vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, said in his report at the meeting:

The June 15 joint declaration is a great program for national reunification provided by General Secretary Kim Jong Il, who has worked heart and soul for reunification, true to the noble intention of President Kim Il Sung.

He provided the historic Pyongyang meeting in June 2000 to adopt the north-south joint declaration and announced the declaration for development of inter-Korean relations, peace and prosperity in October 2007, the reporter noted, adding:

Over the last ten odd years since the publication of the joint declaration the Korean nation has accelerated the reunification movement, cherishing deep reverence for Kim Jong Il.

Kim Jong Il represents all victory and glory of the Koreans and is the great lodestar of national reunification.

The reporter called upon the Korean people to get closely united around Kim Jong Il and remain faithful to his idea on national reunification and leadership.

All Koreans in the north, the south and abroad should turn out as one in the struggle to frustrate the south Korean conservative ruling forces' vicious moves for escalating the confrontation with fellow countrymen and achieve the peace and independent reunification of the country, he stressed, saying:

We extend full support and encouragement to the just struggle of various political parties and people of different social standings in south Korea for social democracy and national reunification and will strive to implement the joint declaration together with them.

Present at the meeting were Yang Hyong Sop, Kim Yang Gon, chairpersons of friendly parties, officials of public organizations, members of the North Side Committee for Implementing June 15 Joint Declaration and the north headquarters of the Pan-national Alliance for Korea's Reunification and the Pan-national Alliance of Youth and Students for Korea's Reunification, officials concerned and working people in the city of Pyongyang.