The article said that the adoption of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration is a brilliant fruition of the patriotic high intention of leader Kim Jong Il.

It was also an epochal event that provided the Korean nation with a landmark for national reunification and a great event that made a breakthrough in the history of national division frozen by confrontation and war, the statement noted, and went on:

The publication of the June 15 joint declaration the core of which is By Our Nation Itself provided the Korean nation with an invincible banner which it should invariably uphold in the struggle for ushering in a new era of independent reunification, and enabled it to dynamically advance the movement for national reunification with fresh confidence and optimism.

The June 15 joint declaration is, indeed, the eternal milestone and immortal banner for Korea's reunification.

The exploits of General Kim Jong Il for national reunification will shine forever in the history of the nation.

Respected Marshal Kim Jong Un, the great lodestar of Korea's reunification, is now steering the movement for national reunification.

All Koreans in the north and the south and abroad are sure of the rosy future of reunified prospering Korea as they are led by him.

Korea's reunification is sure to be achieved thanks to Marshal Kim Jong Un, the leader of the great nation, the June 15 joint declaration and unshakable will of the Korean nation to achieve national reunification without fail.