The President clarified the three principles-- independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity-- when meeting the representative from the south side who came to Pyongyang to take part in the north-south high-level political talks on May 3, 1972.

The work indicates the main stand and ways for solving the issue of country's reunification by the concerted efforts of the Korean nation free from interference of outsiders to meet the desire and interests of the nation. It serves as important guidelines as it paved most correct way of achieving reunification for all Koreans who suffered from division and provided a fundamental cornerstone for national reunification, the article notes, and goes on:

Four decades have passed since the publication of the work but the validity, significance and vitality of the three principles of national reunification have been clearly proved as the days go by.

The three principles serve as the fundamental cornerstone that established a firm independent stand in the Korean nation's history of reunification, an inspiring banner which made it possible for Koreans to perform their duty and role as masters responsible for national reunification and an immortal programme as they provided noble guidelines for the peaceful reunification of the country.

The dear respected Kim Jong Un is now standing in the van of the nation's struggle for national reunification. His speech made at the military parade celebrating the centenary of the President's birth instills unshakable faith and will for national reunification into the minds of all Koreans in the north, south and abroad.

All Koreans should perform their duty and role as those responsible for independent reunification under the uplifted banner of the three principles of national reunification based on the idea of national independence and patriotism and the June 15 joint declaration and October 4 declaration, their embodiment, the article concludes.