calendar>>January 4. 2019 Juche 108

Rodong Sinmun on Independence, Peace and Friendship

Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- Independence, peace and friendship, the idea of the external policy the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have consistently preserved, reflect the aspiration and desire of not only the Korean people but also mankind, says Rodong Sinmun Friday in an article.

The article goes on:

Global independence is the desire of mankind and is the aspiration and the goal of the struggle of the Korean people.

Since its foundation, the DPRK has worked hard for global independence, mapping out its external policy independently in accordance with its own faith and determination out of its consistent stand of independence and firmly defending the sovereignty of the country.

If the socialist countries support each other, intensify solidarity and boost cooperation and exchange in the struggle for shared goals and ideals, fast progress will be made in achieving global independence.

It is the fixed external policy stand of the WPK and the DPRK government to develop relations with all countries that are friendly to the DPRK.

The validity and vitality of the independent, peaceful and friendly external policy pursued by the WPK and the DPRK government have been clearly proved in practice.

The WPK and the DPRK government will as ever fulfill their responsibility and role in defending global peace and security and powerfully accelerating global independence.