Appeal to All Koreans at Home and Abroad

The DPRK government, political parties and organizations held a joint meeting at the People’s Palace of Culture on January 24 to implement the tasks for national reunification Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un set forth in his New Year Address.

It was attended by Yang Hyong Sop, Kim Yong Chol, Ro Tu Chol, the chairman of a friendly party, officials of public organizations and other representatives of the DPRK government, political parties and bodies, including the North Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration, the Pan-National Alliance for Korea’s Reunification, the North Headquarters of the Pan-National Alliance of Youth and Students for Korea’s Reunification and the Consultative Council for National Reconciliation.

Put on the agenda item of the joint meeting was Tasks of the DPRK government, political parties and organizations for thoroughly implementing the tasks for national reunification Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un set forth in his New Year Address.

Yang Hyong Sop, vice-chairman of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People’s Assembly, delivered a report, to be followed by speeches of Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country; Kim Yong Dae, chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Social Democratic Party; and Pak Chol Min, first secretary of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League.

The speakers said the Supreme Leader’s New Year Address is greatly stirring up the hearts of all the fellow countrymen in the north, south and abroad.

The Supreme Leader in his New Year Address set forth important tasks for improving inter-Korean relations and making a breakthrough for independent reunification this year significant both for the north and the south, they stressed.

They called on all compatriots, true to his historic New Year Address, to pool their efforts and turn out as one in the nationwide struggle for making a breakthrough for independent reunification this significant year, which marks the 70th anniversary of the founding the DPRK.

The joint meeting adopted an appeal to all the Koreans at home and abroad amidst the thunderous applause of participants.