Rodong Sinmun Tuesday observes this in a bylined article.

The north-south summit and the publication of the June 15 joint declaration turned the inter-Korean relations into those based on the spirit of by the Korean nation itself whereby Koreans promote reconciliation and cooperation, free from distrust and confrontation, the article says, and goes on:

Koreans keenly realize at present that in order to achieve independent reunification they should mercilessly punish the Lee Myung Bak group of traitors for having bedeviled the north-south relations through hideous provocations and give steady continuity to the trend of the June 15 era of reunification again.

In the course of implementing the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration, a programme for carrying out the former, all Koreans at home and abroad experienced that they can surely usher in a new era of peace and national prosperity when they pool their will and efforts in the spirit of by Koreans themselves.

Had the October 4 declaration been steadily implemented, multi-faceted cooperation and exchange would have been boosted between the north and the south and the Yonphyong Island shelling incident would not have occurred.

However, only atmosphere of confrontation and war is lingering between the north and the south at present.

Having barred inter-Korean declarations from being implemented through the pursuance of the policy of escalating confrontation with the DPRK, the Lee group is escalating the confrontation racket in line with it.

All Koreans should get united close under the banner of inter-Korean declarations in order to give continuity to the June 15 era of reunification.

The above-said declarations serve as a banner to be held aloft by the Koreans and a signpost of patriotism, the article concludes.