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| In retrospect, on April 19 last year, I crossed the 38th parallel and traveled northward through many hardships for the reunification of the country. Since then, the reality of our country has finally taken the form of separation.
This is only due to international constraints, and in the minds of 30 million compatriots, there is only one homeland, and the fervent desire for the reunification of South and North Koreans is growing as time goes by. It would be premature to characterize the first round of conference as a failure. It will take a long time and sustained effort to overcome the many obstacles to politically unify polarized forces under international influence. The first round of negotiations is a prelude to a complex political negotiations, not the end. The principles of reunification established in the conference had international implications. There will always be negotiations for the reunification of North and South Korea. No one is satisfied with the current state of the divide. The withdrawal of the U.S.-Soviet troops is a partial realization of our claims. History always moves forward, and we are confident that legitimate claims born of justice will be realized. |
