The article explained in detail that the President put forward the three principles of national reunification when talking to the south Korean side's delegates to the north-south high-level political talks in 1972.

The three principles of national reunification--independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity are the brilliant fruition of the tireless efforts and steadfast will for independent reunification of the President who energetically worked to provide Koreans with the reunified country, while taking to his heart more than anyone else the misfortune and sufferings of the Korean nation, the article noted.

It said under the wise guidance of the President the July 4 joint statement the main contents of which are the three principles of national reunification was published in July, 1972, adding that the three principles became the programme for reunification common to the nation agreed and declared all over the world by the north and the south of Korea.