This call is made by the paper in a bylined article.

The June 15 era of reunification was ushered in as leader Kim Jong Il provided a historic Pyongyang meeting which culminated in the adoption of the June 15 joint declaration, the article notes, and goes on:

The publication of the June 15 joint declaration marked a national jubilee which gave all Koreans new conviction and hope for the country's reunification and a great event which provided a landmark occasion in the reunification movement.

The June 15 era of reunification developed the movement for the country's reunification into a nation-wide movement and a mass movement involving people from all walks of life irrespective of ideology, political view and party affiliation.

Various organizations and personages in the north, the south and abroad held reunification events common to the nation in Pyongyang, Mt. Kumgang, Seoul, Inchon, etc. on such important occasions as June 15 and August 15, powerfully demonstrating the Koreans' will for reunification

The era brought about an epochal advance in the inter-Korean relations.

Since the adoption of the June 15 joint declaration the north and the south had brisk exchange in the field of sports and artistes in the north and the south staged reunification concerts including joint performance and joint concert.

Airways and sea routes were opened between the north and the south and roads and railways that had remained cut for decades were reconnected to bring about a dreamlike reality.

Tour of Mt. Kumgang gained in scope with each passing day.

Kim Jong Il provided another round of the north-south summit which resulted in the adoption of a declaration for the development of the inter-Korean relations, peace and prosperity.

The article calls on the compatriots in the north, the south and abroad to get united close under the banner of the June 15 joint declaration and turn out in the patriotic struggle to improve the inter-Korean relations and pave a wide venue for peace and reunification.