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Policy Speech Addressed to the First Session of
the Ninth Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
May 24, 1990
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Comrades,
At
present a sharp confrontation and struggle between socialism and
imperialism and between progress and reaction are continuing in
the international arena.
Owing
to the cunning and shameless acts of the imperialists to realize
their wild dream for world supremacy, successive unexpected and
complicated events are taking place in many parts of the world, and the
people’s socialist cause is facing a grave challenge. This is
arousing great anxiety among the progressive people throughout
the world who value justice and the future of mankind and aspire
to independence.
While
adhering to power politics, the imperialists are now resorting
to what they call the “peaceful transition” strategy to undermine
socialism. They are attempting to turn the socialist countries
back to capitalism by paralyzing the people’s revolutionary
consciousness through ideological and cultural infiltration,
bribing them economically with “aid” as a bait, and brewing
socio-political disturbances by instigating anti-socialist
elements.
The
imperialists are cheering as they clamour about the “crisis of
socialism”, but this is ridiculous. It is imperialism and none
other that is now suffering from an incurable malady. The imperialists
themselves are falling into an irretrievable crisis. Imperialism,
whose days are numbered, cannot decide the people’s destiny, nor
can it reverse the tide of history.
The
imperialists, the reactionaries of history, seek to maintain the
outmoded society in which exploitation and oppression of man by
man prevail, whereas the popular masses, the motive force of
history, desire to build a new society free from exploitation and
oppression, a society in which everybody leads an independent and
creative life as the master of the state and society and as the
master of his own destiny. The advance along the road of
socialism is the main trend of historical progress. Socialism is
the only road for mankind to take.
Socialism,
which was made a reality for the first time by the Great October
Socialist Revolution and has made a victorious advance since
then, has eliminated the age-long, outmoded societies and become
both the motive force of history creating new people-orientated
societies and the banner of man’s emancipation, a banner that
inspires the world’s people in their struggle for independence.
Since
the way to socialism is an untrodden path, socialism may
encounter unexpected obstacles in its progress and suffer temporary
setbacks. Also, the way of building socialism has to be improved
steadily in accordance with the changing and developing
situation. When shortcomings have been revealed in the building
of socialism, they must be corrected without hesitation by
drawing appropriate lessons from them. It is a recognized fact
that criticism and self-criticism are the motive power for the
development of socialist society.
The
point is how to overcome the obstacles that lie in the way of
the advance and how to continue with the socialist cause.
Socialism, which is based on collectivism, is a society that develops on
principles that are fundamentally different from those of
capitalism, which is based on individualism. It is incomparably
superior to capitalism. If one abandons socialist principles and
tries to find solutions to problems in capitalist methods when
facing difficulties in the course of building socialism, one will
be unable to overcome the obstacles and, worse still, will
neutralize the inherent advantages of socialism, find oneself in
confusion and lose even the revolutionary achievements made by
shedding one’s blood.
Socialism
can only be built on socialist principles and by socialist
methods. All the problems arising in the building of socialism
must always be solved on the basis of socialist theories, on the
principle of bringing the advantages of socialism into play, and
by giving rein to the inexhaustible creativity of the popular
masses, the motive force of the revolution. When the situation is
complex and the reactionary offensive is being stepped up, the
revolutionary people must hold fast to revolutionary principles
and advance, holding higher the banner of socialism.
Independence,
peace and friendship are the basic ideals of the foreign policy
of our Republic, and these are of universal significance in
developing international relations to make independence prevail
across the whole world. The Government of the Republic will, in
the future, too, consistently follow its foreign policy of
independence, peace and friendship.
Independence
is the lifeblood of an independent and sovereign state and the
basis of all international relations. Every country is an equal
member of the international community and has equal sovereignty.
In the world there are large and small countries but there can be
no senior or junior ones. Therefore, all countries must be ensured
complete equality based on independence in international
relations.
The
Government of the Republic will firmly adhere to an independent
stand, will formulate its foreign policy in the interests of our
people and in the common interests of the progressive people
throughout the world and will invariably follow an independent
foreign policy however complicated the situation. We are opposed to
every manner of aggression and foreign interference, reject
imperialism, colonialism and racism and give strong support to the
peoples of all countries in their struggle for their sovereignty and
for national and class liberation.
Opposing
war and safeguarding peace is the common desire of mankind. The
people can succeed in building a new, independent and prosperous
society only when a climate of peace is guaranteed.
In
order to prevent war and safeguard peace, disarmament must be
realized, nuclear weapons be completely abolished, and troops and
military bases of aggression in foreign countries be withdrawn. The
peace-loving people throughout the world must sharpen their
vigilance against the imperialists’ moves to disarm the socialist
countries and to hold supremacy over them under the cloak of
“disarmament” and “detente”. They must not tolerate the
imperialists’ armed intervention and military aggression against
other countries. Peace must be won through a principled struggle
against the imperialists’ moves for an arms build-up and against
their war policy, and not by begging them for it or by
unilateral concessions.
The
Government of the Republic will work hard to frustrate the
imperialist policy of aggression and war and to make the Korean
peninsula a nuclear-free, peace zone, and will give strong support and
encouragement to the anti-war, anti-nuclear peace movement of the
people in many lands.
The
struggle for independence prevailing throughout the world is the
common cause of the world’s people, and the motive force of this
struggle is the world’s people who advocate independence. It is only
when friendship and solidarity among the people throughout the
world are strengthened that the obstructive manoeuvres of the
imperialists can be frustrated, global independence be promoted
successfully and the independent development of each nation be
guaranteed. The progressive people throughout the world, who
advocate independence, must counter the imperialist manoeuvres
for division and alienation with a strategy of unity. “Let the
world’s people advocating independence unite!” is the
international slogan of our times.
The
Government of the Republic will strengthen its unity and
solidarity with the socialist countries on socialist principles and in
the spirit of comradely cooperation and will strive to
consolidate the unity and cohesion of the Non-aligned Movement
and to develop the relations of friendship and cooperation
between our country and the non-aligned and developing nations.
We will develop South-South cooperation in all fields of
politics, the economy and culture on the principle of collective
self-reliance. The Government of the Republic will also establish
friendly relations with the capitalist countries which respect our
sovereignty and will develop economic and cultural exchanges on the
principles of equality and mutual respect.
Mankind’s
cause of independence, the cause of socialism, will surely
emerge victorious by overcoming the obstacles and difficulties
that lie in the way of its advance. The wicked reactionary moves
to check historical progress have not begun only recently. The
progress of human history has always passed through fierce
struggles against reactionaries, but their manoeuvres against the
trend of the times have always failed. Victory and glory will
certainly await the people who are struggling with confidence in
the cause of justice and with an unshakable conviction in a
bright future, full of optimism.
Our
people are entrusted with an honourable mission by the times and
history to pave the road of independence, the road of socialism,
successfully under the banner of the Juche idea.
Let
all of us fight resolutely, closely united around our Party and
the Government of the Republic, to accelerate the complete
victory of socialism and to hasten the independent, peaceful
reunification of the country.
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