He said that the publication of the joint declaration serves as a great event that ushered in a new era of independent reunification, national reconciliation and unity.

He added:

The June 15 joint declaration was the fruition of the great wisdom and efforts of leader Kim Jong Il.

Different places of south Korea greeting the 13th anniversary of the joint declaration are pervaded with longing for Kim Jong Il, who ushered in a heyday of national reconciliation and unity.

The feats Kim Jong Il performed by providing the great programme for independent reunification and opening a bright prospect of national prosperity will always go down in history.

The chief of the mission accused the south Korean authorities of rejecting the proposal for holding an event common to the nation marking the 13th anniversary of the June 15 joint declaration and made the hard-won talks between the authorities of the north and the south of Korea abortive.

It is the unanimous will and desire of all the Koreans to bring the grave situation prevailing on the Korean Peninsula under control and to usher in a new phase of independent reunification under the banner of the June 15 joint declaration.

Whoever desires reunification should respect the joint declaration and opt for sincerely implementing it.

The dear respected Kim Jong Un is leading the movement for the country's reunification.

All Koreans are convinced of the future of thriving Korea while looking up to his sacred image.

The country's reunification is sure to be achieved as the Koreans hold Kim Jong Un, a peerlessly great man, in high esteem.

The vanguard fighters and patriotic people of south Korea will carry on their dynamic actions to achieve the national reconciliation, unity and reunification.