The above-said declarations reflect the idea of national independence and the ways for achieving great national unity and independent and peaceful reunification of the country clarified and indicated by the three charters for national reunification, the article notes, and goes on:

The June 15 joint declaration calls for solving the issue of the country's reunification independently by the concerted efforts of Koreans who are responsible for it while the October 4 declaration reaffirms the main spirit of the joint declaration.

The idea of "By our nation itself" specified in the north-south joint declarations represents the will to reunify the country and open a new history of national prosperity by rallying all Koreans who love the country and nation through reconciliation and unity between the north and the south.

The joint declarations indicate specific ways for boosting cooperation and exchange between the north and the south in all domains including politics, economy and social culture to preserve national character which has been steadily handed down through generations and achieve uniform development of national economy.

They also indicate practical ways for putting an end to military stand-off on the Korean Peninsula and building durable peace mechanism.