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Rodong Sinmun Calls for Ending Tragedy of National Division
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- National reunification is the centuries-old desire of all the Koreans and an urgent task of the era, says Rodong Sinmun Saturday in a joint article.

The tragic consequences of the territorial partition which divided the feelings of human being, harmony of fellow countrymen and the strength of the country are being felt in the life of all Koreans every moment, the article notes, and goes on:

Due to the continued national split the gap between the north and the south is widening and there is the increasing danger of tarnishing the common denominator of the nation which has been formed for centuries.

One may say the third generation of the divided nation has grown within the Korean nation which has lived in separation for nearly 70 years when considering one generation is replaced by a new one in every three decades in history.

Everybody can guess that it is harder for Korea to be reunified in the future when this generation will form a main force of society.

A fierce scramble for national power is under way in the international arena with states as units.

It is the way for each nation to keep its existence and achieve prosperity at the present times to consolidate unity and bolster up the strength of the nation in every way.

If Korea is reunified, it can emerge an advanced strong power leading the world in the political and military, economic and cultural aspects.

National division is always accompanied with confrontation and danger of war.

The past Korean War was a product of the U.S. policy to occupy the whole of Korea by taking advantage of the division of the country.

There is no essential contradiction among the Koreans which may spark off a war.

The independent and peaceful reunification of Korea paves the right way for turning the Korean Peninsula into a worldwide security zone where there is lasting peace.

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