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Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Work Observed
Pyongyang, August 4 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Thursday dedicates an article to the 19th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's work "Let Us Carry Out the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung's Instructions for National Reunification".

The work, published on August 4, Juche 86 (1997), reflects the steadfast faith and will of Kim Jong Il to achieve the lifelong desire of President Kim Il Sung without fail and bring a reunified country to all Koreans by carrying forward the cause of national reunification started and led by the President.

The work, which is run through with the transparent idea of national independence and the noble patriotic will, gripped the hearts of the compatriots working hard to achieve national reunification and powerfully encouraged them to the nation-wide patriotic struggle for reunification, the article says, adding:

In this course all Koreans aspiring after patriotism got united close under the banner of national independence, the movement for national reunification turned into a nation-wide movement with people from all walks of life involved irrespective of ideology, political view and affiliation, the historic June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration were published and there took place events unprecedented in the history of inter-Korean relations. All these successes are clear evidence proving the validity and vitality of Kim Jong Il's Juche-oriented idea and policy of national reunification.

He wisely led the Korean people's movement for national reunification with his love for the country and nation, rare leadership and noble traits and provided an eternal foundation for carrying forward the President's cause of national reunification generation after generation. His immortal feats will always remain shining along with the history of the Korean nation.

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