National Reconciliation Council Releases Joint Questionnaire

Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- The National Reconciliation Council on Friday released the following open questionnaire to confirm the attitude and stand of the south Korean authorities to the patriotic appeal of the DPRK before the whole nation and the international community: 1. Do the south Korean authorities have willingness to accept the substantial proposal of the DPRK to defuse the acute military conflict and the danger of war between the north and the south. 2. Are the south Korean authorities going to while away time by faulting the proposal of the DPRK for realizing the great national unity for reunification. 3. Do not the south Korean authorities know the truth that it is an act of treachery going against the reunification to escalate the confrontation with the fellow countrymen. 4. Is it time for the south Korean authorities to realize that it is pipe dream to try to check the dynamic advance of Juche Korea with "sanctions" and "pressure". 5. Will the south Korean authorities respond to the patriotic appeal of the DPRK or keep going against the nation's desire for reunification. -0-