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All-out Advance toward Victory in 2012
This year is the most significant year which marks the centenary of birth of President Kim Il Sung and the 70th birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il and the proud year of victory when Kim Jong Il's plan for prosperity will be carried into a brilliant reality.
This year's grand advance to open the gate to a thriving nation is that of loyalty to thoroughly implement the behests of Kim Jong Il.
This year's grand advance to realize Kim Jong Il's plan for prosperity is the victorious advance led by dear respected Kim Jong Un.
To remain true to the idea and leadership of Kim Jong Un is just the guarantee for the prosperity of the country and the happiness of all generations to come.
The entire Party and army and all the people should cherish the steadfast faith to become an iron fortress in devotedly safeguarding Kim Jong Un and eternally follow the guidance of the WPK.
They should become honest persons keeping step with their leader in any adversity and true comrades working hard to translate the leader's intention into a brilliant reality.
The exploits and behests of Kim Jong Il are the eternal treasure of the Korean revolution that we should keep forever.
With noble sense of moral obligation, we should devote all our energy, wisdom and enthusiasm to the struggle for carrying into practice his behests and thus fully discharge our duty as his soldiers and disciples.
We should vigorously launch a nationwide drive, all-people general offensive to open the gate to prosperity, always cherishing the noble will of Kim Jong Il who devoted his whole life to the prosperity of the country and the people's happiness.
Korean-style Socialism Is Biggest Gain in 100-year History of Kim Il Sung's Korea
Pyongyang, December 9 (KCNA) -- Korean-style socialism centered on the popular masses is the great choice and sum in the history of 100 years under the Juche calendar, says Rodong Sinmun Friday in a bylined article.
The history of Korean-style socialism is just the sacred history of President Kim Il Sung's revolutionary activities, the article says, and goes on:
He devoted his whole life to building socialism of Juche, and so it is impossible to talk about Juche socialism without the august name of the President.
The centenary history of Kim Il Sung's Korea is the glorious history in which the problem of consolidating and developing the ideological foundation of socialism has been successfully solved under the banner of Juche.
The struggle for socialism in the DPRK has been waged under the most correct guideline since its start thanks to the extraordinary insight and foresightedness of Kim Il Sung.
The Juche-based theory on socialism is displaying its vitality through centuries with the energetic activities of leader Kim Jong Il, the peerless thinker-theoretician.
The centenary of Kim Il Sung's Korea is a history in which genuine socialism was built in this land and its true nature has been preserved steadfastly.
The history of socialist movement in the present times clearly proves the immovable truth that socialism will go to ruin if its true nature is abandoned, but will win, if preserved.
A boundlessly rosy future is in store for Korean-style socialism that will greet the second century of Juche, the article says, and continues:
It is the irresistible trend of the world at present to aspire after socialism. As long as there are people and the struggle of mankind for social progress continues, socialism will exist forever.
As everyone officially recognizes, Korean-style socialism is the most reasonable socialist system which is able to solve the serious social problems in the present times.
The most admirable success in the centenary history of Juche is that the problem of ensuring continuity of the socialist cause was settled perfectly in keeping with the demand of the revolution and the aspiration of the people.
There is no doubt that Korean socialism, with greatest superiority and might over capitalism, will make a history of victory and miracle in its new centenary, too.
KCNA on Consistent Stand of DPRK Govt. to Denuclearize Korean Peninsula
Pyongyang, October 20 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il in his answers to questions raised by ITAR-TASS of Russia on Oct. 13, 2011 clarified the principled stand on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula and the resumption of the six-party talks.
The international situation is complicated and there are serious moves challenging peace at present.
The danger of war is increasing due to the imperialist and hegemonic forces on the Korean Peninsula, in particular.
The nuclear issue on the peninsula cropped up as the U.S. posed constant threat to the sovereignty and security of the Korean people.
Dialogues for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula took place from the 1990s thanks to the honest and sincere efforts exerted by the DPRK government. In this process such crucial bilateral and multilateral agreements as the DPRK-U.S. Agreed Framework and the September 19 joint statement were adopted.
But the implementation of these agreements were stopped halfway or completely derailed. The nuclear threat to the Korean Peninsula increased, far from dwindling.
The sovereignty keeps the country and the nation alive.
The DPRK was compelled to access nuclear deterrent to protect itself from the U.S. undisguised nuclear threat and its stepped-up hostile policy.
There was a consensus of views at the August DPRK-Russia summit meeting and talks to resume the six-party talks at an early date without preconditions and implement the September 19 joint statement in a comprehensive and balanced way on the principle of simultaneous actions.
This was a manifestation of the principled stand of the two countries to defend regional and global peace and security.
The stand and efforts of the two countries have commanded support and sympathy from the international community as they were after peace and security in Asia and the rest of the world and new, fair international order, opposed to high-handed practices, hegemony, aggression and war.
Peace on the Korean Peninsula is not a matter confined to the region only. No region in the world has been exposed to the greater danger of war than the Korean Peninsula even though there are many regions where tensions run high under complicated situation.
The U.S. envisages fighting a nuclear war in case it provokes a war on the peninsula. A nuclear war on the peninsula, where the interests of big powers are entwined, will easily spill over into surrounding countries and develop into a global thermo-nuclear war. This will bring disastrous nuclear holocaust to humankind.
The denuclearization of whole Korean Peninsula is a historical task for global peace and prosperity and development of all the countries and nations in the new century.
To bring the process for the denuclearization of the peninsula back to its track, it is necessary to pay primary attention to building trust between the DPRK and the U.S., parties directly responsible for the nuclear issue, and resume the six-party talks without preconditions at an early date.
Consistent is the stand of the DPRK to attain the goal of denuclearizing the peninsula through the six-party talks.
CPRK Secretariat Denounces S. Korean Authorities' Jeju Naval Base Construction
Pyongyang, September 6 (KCNA) -- The Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK) issued information bulletin No. 980 Tuesday as regards the actions of people of various circles including inhabitants on Jeju Island against the Jeju naval base construction getting fierce in south Korea these days.
The information bulletin says:
The Jeju naval base construction is a heinous criminal move of the puppet group to destroy a peaceful fishing village on Jeju Island and build a large naval port to turn the island into a new outpost and a logistic base targeted against the DPRK and its neighboring countries to meet the need of the U.S. aggression.
The islanders, civic and public organizations of various circles and opposition parties are strongly demanding a stop to the base construction, denouncing the naval base as "an outpost to invade the north" and "powder magazine threatening peace in Northeast Asia".
The puppet group, instead of paying heed to this demand, is brutally suppressing the inhabitants in their just actions by massively hurling police forces and repressive equipment into the crackdown.
They went the lengths of taking such fascist action as arresting and detaining them after branding them as "pro-north and leftist forces".
In consequence, the same tragedy as what happened during the April 3 uprising more than six decades ago is taking place in Kangjong Village, Jeju Island where the naval base is now under construction. At that time a large number of people were cruelly killed by the U.S. imperialist aggressor forces, the puppet troops and right-wing gangsters.
This is a monstrous fascist action to chill the desire of the south Korean people for peace and reunification and a wanton violation of the islanders' right to existence and human rights.
The construction of the Juju naval base would make it possible for various type means for a war of aggression including U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier flotilla and nuclear submarines to frequent there and this would put the Korean Peninsula and its vicinity into a whirlwind of constant war threat.
The above-said naval base construction is touching off towering indignation among all Koreans as it is a revelation of a sinister scenario to provoke a nuclear war on the peninsula by stepping up the preparations for a war of aggression against the north.
The puppet warmongers are working hard to offer even a village on the island on the southernmost tip of Korea, feeling not content with hosts of bases of U.S. imperialist aggressor forces in various parts of south Korea at a time when public at home and abroad is becoming increasingly assertive for the improvement of the inter-Korean relations and peace. They are no more than a group of traitors utterly indifferent to reunification, peace and people's livelihood.
The naval base construction can never be allowed as it disturbs the stability of the regional situation including the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.
The south Korean authorities should properly heed to the warning of the angry people and public opinion at home and abroad and halt the naval base construction at once.
If the puppet group persists in the naval base construction quite contrary to the aspiration and desire of the fellow countrymen, they will face stronger protest and denunciation at home and abroad.
The islanders and other people of various circles in south Korea should further intensify the actions against the puppet warmongers' naval base construction, a threat to peace, stability and the right to existence with the same spirit and will as displayed during the April 3 uprising.
Performance of Extravaganza "Arirang" Begins
Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- The performance of the grand gymnastic and artistic extravaganza "Arirang", a winner of Kim Il Sung Prize, began with due ceremony at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Monday evening on the 63rd anniversary of the birthday of the DPRK.
"Arirang" gave its premiere in 2002.
The creating staff produced new scenes depicting the mental power of the servicepersons and people of the DPRK who have brought about eye-opening events under the leadership of the great party and its proud appearance.
Among the audience were Kim Ki Nam and Choe Ryong Hae, secretaries of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, DPRK Vice-Premier Kang Nung Su, officials of working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions, servicepersons of the People's Army and working people in Pyongyang.
Present there on invitation were overseas compatriots and foreign guests.
An Tong Chun, minister of Culture, said in his speech that "Arirang" would instill fresh energy and courage into the servicepersons and people and demonstrate the appearance of single-mindedly united socialist Korea and the wisdom and talents of Koreans.
As the melody of the song "His Ideal" resounded forth, such slogans as "Highest Tribute to the Great Leader, Father of Nation" and "Highest Glory to the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il" appeared on the background one after another. When the performance started, the entire stadium turned into a huge sea of cheering performers and dancers.
The performers made a grand epic representation of the exploits President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il performed for the era, the revolution, the country and its people and all the servicepersons and people working miracles and feats in the efforts to improve the standard of people's living and build a thriving country.
The performance was highly acclaimed by the audience for presenting fantastic scenes of fascinating art in three-dimensional space, a perfect combination of modern sound and lighting effect, electronic displays, beautiful rhythms and dynamic gymnastics, ever-changing background, etc.
DPRK Government Spokesman Warns Lee Myung Bak Group of Stern Punishment
Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Government issued the following statement on June 28:
It has been recently disclosed again by media that "Paekgol unit" of the puppet forces in Cholwon County, south Korean Kangwon Province and other forefront units are setting up slogans heaping malignant slanders and calumnies at the army, system and dignity of the DPRK and inciting extreme hostility toward it.
The slogans were so virulent that they stunned the public at home and abroad.
The army and people of the DPRK are now expressing irrepressible resentment and hatred for the Lee Myung Bak group which committed thrice-cursed acts of treachery this time in the wake of the provocative case in which it set up and fired at "targets" hurting the system and dignity of the DPRK. This has lashed them into towering hatred and hardened their resolution to take revenge upon it.
The group of traitors is steeped in hostility and confrontation hysteria aimed at hurting the system and dignity of the DPRK.
Shortly ago, traitor Lee Myung Bak invited gentries of the Defense Commission of the puppet National Assembly to Chongwadae and vociferated about "towering grudge" against the Yonphyong Island case and "a fit of rage at it". This goes to clearly prove how mad they have gone with confrontation.
The recent hideous provocation was not an individual act perpetrated by a few hooligans of the puppet military but its main culprits were traitor Lee and puppet military bosses.
When the puppet group perpetrated such hideous provocation as setting up and firing at "targets" to dare hurt the dignity of the leadership of the DPRK, it declared the fixed will of its army and people never to tolerate the provocation.
Nevertheless, the puppet group committed even more intolerable provocation. This is little short of a clear declaration of war as it is a blatant challenge to the DPRK.
Now that the Lee group dared perpetrate such an extreme provocation as not ruling out a war against the DPRK it will react to enemy's provocation with a stern punishment and counter its war with a merciless retaliatory sacred war.
Those who hurt the system and dignity of the DPRK will never go scot-free on this land and in the sky.
The army and the people of the DPRK will severely judge the confrontation maniacs who run wild like "puppies knowing no fear of a tiger" in the name of the whole nation. As already warnings were served, they will make a clean sweep of the group of traitors through a retaliatory sacred war involving the whole army and all people and the whole nation and accomplish the historic cause of national reunification.
The Lee group should apologize for the recent hideous provocation at once, severely punish the main culprits and halt the reckless confrontation racket.
Otherwise, it will not be able to escape unpredictably disastrous consequences.
DPRK Will Not Deal with Lee Myung Bak: Spokesman for NDC of DPRK
Pyongyang, May 30 (KCNA) -- The moves of the Lee Myung Bak group of traitors to escalate confrontation with the DPRK have reached an extreme phase. A spokesman for the National Defence Commission of the DPRK issued a statement condemning them on Monday.
The group is doing sordid things only while escalating the accusation of the headquarters of our revolution and the sacred socialist system, reminding one of a puppy knowing no fear of the tiger, the statement notes, and goes on:
The Lee Myung Bak group of traitors fakes up false stories and whitewashes its misrule, undermining national reconciliation and unity and deliberately laying a hurdle in the way of peace and prosperity.
It is impertinently talking about what it called "true intention" of the "Berlin proposal", crying out for somebody's dismantlement of nukes and apology for no reason. It is busy pulling up the DPRK under the pretext of false case and over its legitimate measures for self-defence, driving the inter-Korean relations to uncontrollable catastrophe.
The group went the lengths of malignantly slandering the DPRK's magnanimous proposal for bringing about a new phase of reconciliation, cooperation, peace and reunification through wide-ranging dialogue and negotiations without any pre-conditions in a bid to create impression among the domestic and foreign public that its delaying tactics would help "contingency" occur as it desires.
During his recent trip to Japan he made no scruple of taking issue with the DPRK's nuclear issue and back in Seoul he even said that he would try to persuade someone with "affection", the statement said, and continued:
It was against this backdrop that the puppet military warmongers hurled a great number of soldiers into holding firing exercises in ranges in Yangju and Inchon Kyonggi Province from May 23.
And anti-DPRK conservative forces of south Korea during their foreign trip described the May 18 Kwangju massacre as "an act done by a special unit of the north" though it was perpetrated by the Chun Doo Hwan military fascists.
The statement clarified internally and externally the following principled stand of the DPRK:
1. The army and people of the DPRK will never deal with traitor Lee Myung Bak and his clan.
It is our stand to let them wait for "contingency" as long as they please according to their "waiting strategy," sticking to their "theory of principle" on the basis of their own judgment till they face their self-destruction.
2. The DPRK will launch a nationwide offensive to put an end to the moves of the Lee group to escalate the confrontation with the DPRK.
The all-out offensive of the army and people of the DPRK is a merciless one.
The trend of the times will prove that hot waves for genuine democracy will rage in the base of the group.
3. The army and people of the DPRK for the present will take practical actions to cope with the confrontation racket of the group.
As the group put a check bar on reconciliation and cooperation, denying dialogue and contacts, the Korean People's Army will cut off the north-south military communication in the area along the east coast which has been maintained to provide a military guarantee for the north-south passage and close the communication liaison office in Mt. Kumgang area as the first step.
As already warned by the DPRK, it will take a physical action without any notice any time against any target to cope with the anti-DPRK psychological warfare persistently perpetrated by the group with a foolish aim.
Spokesman for KAPPC on New State Measure for Tour of Mt. Kumgang
Pyongyang, April 8 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee (KAPPC) issued a statement on Friday, three years after the unilateral suspension of tour of Mt. Kumgang by the south Korean authorities.
It is deplorable that the tour of Mt. Kumgang which had lasted for ten years as a symbol of cooperation between the north and the south and reunification was ruthlessly suspended in less than five months after the present south Korean authorities took office, the statement said, and went on:
It is well known that the south Korean authorities are avoiding the resumption of tour of Mt. Kumgang not because they are concerned about the personal safety of tourists but because they consider it as part of the sanctions against the DPRK to block the tour, regarding it as someone¡Çs means for "earning money."
This is an unpardonable insult and mockery of the DPRK and all the fellow countrymen.
As a matter of fact, the DPRK has conducted a deficit operation by giving the south side the greatest special benefit as regards the tour of Mt. Kumgang.
It has exercised utmost patience for nearly three years. There is no more prospect of resuming the tour of Mt. Kumgang.
This situation compels the DPRK to opt for exercising its right as the party to the agreement according to its law and international law.
In this regard it informed the Hyundai side of its stand that it may terminate the validity of the provision of the agreement on tour of Mt. Kumgang signed with the Hyundai side which calls for granting it monopoly over the tour, the DPRK may take charge of the tour through the areas of the north side and entrust an overseas businessman with the tour and the Hyundai group may continue conducting the tour through the areas of the south side and formally handed an official document related to it to the side.
Accordingly, the KAPPC and the General Guidance Bureau for the Development of Scenic Spots of the DPRK proposed a relevant organ of the DPRK to take a legal measure as regards the tour of Mt. Kumgang.
A state measure will be taken soon to renew the tour of Mt. Kumgang.
The Hyundai side¡Çs loss of the exclusive right to conduct the tour of Mt. Kumgang is entirely attributable to the south Korean authorities¡Ç moves to escalate the confrontation with fellow countrymen and scuttle the tourism.
Trust and cooperation between the DPRK and the Hyundai Group will go on in the future, too, and the DPRK remains unchanged in its stand to realize the desire of the south Koreans to tour Mt. Kumgang.
KCNA Slams Ministry of Unification of S. Korea
Pyongyang, March 21 (KCNA) -- The Ministry of Unification, an organ specializing in the reunification issue in south Korea, is becoming notorious as "ministry of confrontation and separation."
Minister Hyon In Thaek is to blame for this as he has stoked north-south confrontation quite contrary to the nation's desire for reunification.
This diehard confrontation maniac has made a specialty of inciting confrontation between fellow countrymen. Its clear proof is the new year work plan on the ministry's role.
In the plan he called for making preparations for "unification through absorption" with 2011 as the "first year of preparations for unification". And at a recent commemorative event he talked about the "radical change of the north."
He said that "whether the north makes fundamental change in its attitude or not would serve as the most important standard for the ministry to judge policy towards the north" and that "the ministry should concentrate all efforts on leading the north to denuclearization and opening in the future." He went the lengths of setting this as "core task for peace" and "key target of the policy towards the north", adding that there can never be the discussion of other issues.
This wicked confrontation element took the lead in doing wrongs while putting the DPRK's "abandonment of nuclear program first" as precondition for the improved north-south relations.
He has been engrossed in escalating confrontation out of inveterate enmity toward fellow countrymen. Huge indeed are harmful consequences he brought to the north-south relations.
The ministry's mission is said to shape policy on unification, dialogue, exchange and cooperation between the north and the south and supervise education and information service for unification.
South Korean people think that anyone in charge of the ministry should have affinity for fellow countrymen and be able to play the role of "friendly ambassador" between the two sides. There is a point in it.
But, the south Korean authorities appointed Hyon In Thaek, a diehard separatist, as minister of Unification, defying the nation's will for reunification. This guy had called for dismantlement of the ministry, swimming against the nation's will for reunification and unity and unified development.
Just as people fear that the ministry headed by him would run off the track sooner or later, he brought to naught all the achievements the north and the south made through dialogue and negotiations after the publication of the June 15 joint declaration.
He cooked up the watchwords of "no nuke, opening and 3000 dollars" running diametrically counter to the historic June 15 joint declaration and October 4 declaration. When different social standings of south Korea called for getting reconciled with the north and having open-hearted dialogue with it, he insisted on "wait-and-see strategy", keeping on the north-south confrontation.
Visits and contacts of many reunification movement organizations and personages were blocked and even NGOs' small cooperation stopped by standard and check-bar dropped by him.
It is great misfortune and disaster that such element holds the post of minister of Unification, going on the rampage to drive the north-south relations to total collapse while seeking separation, not unification.
It is impossible to expect implementation of the north-south joint declarations and improved inter-Korean relations unless the minister of Unification is replaced in south Korea.
The source of misfortune should be removed in time.
KPA Warning to S. Korean Military for Psywar
Pyongyang, February 27 (KCNA) -- The south Korean group of traitors are nowadays getting hell-bent on the anti-DPRK psychological warfare, driving the situation of the Korean Peninsula to overall confrontation.
The group let 25 anti-DPRK conservative organizations, including the "Federation of Movement for Freedom in the North", scatter by big balloons hundreds of thousands of leaflets, USB and DVD containing corrupt animation files, foul pamphlets and one dollar notes in direction of the north side's area from the Rimjin Pavilion around the great holiday of the Korean nation.
In the past the group used to assert that the authorities had nothing to do with such scattering by civilian conservative organizations. But, this time it made wicked lawmakers from the "Grand National Party" involved in the warfare, revealing that north-south confrontation is its "state policy".
In the meantime, the south Korean puppet military did not hesitate to commit such unpardonable crime as letting balloons carrying baskets of clothes, rotten videos and books fly to the areas of the DPRK side.
Anyhow, the group of traitors is seriously mistaken.
It seeks to undermine the socialist system in the DPRK, which displays its dignity by dint of single-minded unity and Songun, and waver its army and people's faith with mobilization of such human scum and foul things. But this is a foolish daydream that can never be realized.
The group's more persistent psychological warfare is timed to coincide with Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military exercises to be staged by the U.S. imperialists and south Korea against the DPRK.
In this regard the head of the north side delegation to the inter-Korean general-level military talks on Sunday pointed to the ongoing psychological warfare by the south Korean puppet military authorities and sent the following notice clarifying the Korean People's Army's principled stand:
The on-going psychological warfare by the puppet military in the frontline area is a treacherous deed and a wanton challenge to the demand of the times and desire of all the fellow countrymen to bring about a new phase of peaceful reunification and national prosperity through all-round dialogue and negotiations.
We officially notify that our army will stage a direct fire at the Rimjin Pavilion and other sources of the anti-DPRK psychological warfare to destroy them on the principle of self-defence, if such actions last despite our repeated warning.
The group of traitors in south Korea must stop the anti-DPRK psychological warfare at once, squarely seeing the seriousness of prevailing situation.
CPRK Denounces S. Korea-Japan Military Nexus
Pyongyang, January 21 (KCNA) -- The south Korean authorities' tightened military nexus with Japan came under fire by the Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea on Friday.
In information bulletin No. 971 the Secretariat denounced the recent talks between the defense ministers of south Korea and Japan in Seoul, in which they discussed tightening military cooperation over non-existent "provocation" by somebody. In particular they agreed to start working consultation for concluding an "agreement on protection of military information" and an "agreement on provision of war supplies". They are aimed at exchange of military information between the south Korean army and the Japan "Self-Defense Forces" and transport and provision of munitions, the bulletin said, adding:
South Korea seeks to legalize Japan's provision of military information and support needed for a war against the DPRK while Japan intends to lay a springboard for reinvasion of the Korean Peninsula, realize its militarist ambition for territorial expansion and become the "leader" of Asia.
This military confab was made under the manipulation of the U.S. seeking to speed up the formation of triangular military alliance and intensify the scheme for aggression on the DPRK.
This military nexus is a dangerous plot for paving a way for the Japanese militarists' reinvasion and igniting a war against the DPRK through triangular military alliance. It is also an intolerable treacherous act of mocking and insulting the Korean nation which has deep grudge against Japan's past crimes.
The south Korean authorities try to bring the dark clouds of war to this land in collusion with Japan, the sworn enemy of the Korean nation, while persistently turning down the DPRK's proposal for pooling efforts.
Their sycophancy and treachery are arousing wrath and apprehensions from among the people at home and abroad.
KPA Supreme Command: World Should Know Who Is Provoker
Pyongyang, December 20 (KCNA) -- The Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army released the following communique Monday:
The U.S. imperialists and the south Korean puppet military warmongers perpetrated such reckless military provocation as firing thousands of bullets and shells from the sensitive area of Yonphyong Island in the West Sea of Korea for an hour from 14:30 Monday despite strong warning of the KPA and condemnation of the public at home and abroad, far from drawing a lesson from the disgraceful defeat they suffered in the last Yonphyong Island shelling.
Their military provocation was a product of their cunning scenario to deliberately lead the military counteraction of the DPRK to driving the situation on the Korean Peninsula to the brink of a war and thus save the U.S. Asia policy and strategy toward the DPRK from bankruptcy.
It was, at the same time, to serve the propaganda purpose as it was aimed at saving the face of the present puppet authorities now finding themselves in such profound ruling crisis that it is hard for them to complete the tenure of their office because of their ignorance and incompetence and delivering the puppet military from its decline.
This was nothing but a childish play with fire of cowards without an equal as they made much fuss, firing shells left unused during the military provocation on November 23 after shifting by stealth the waters to be a scene of the projected shelling and its target for fear of the KPA's second and third retaliatory blows for self-defence.
The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK did not feel any need to retaliate against every despicable military provocation like one taking revenge after facing a blow.
The second and third powerful retaliatory strike to be made by the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK knowing no limit as declared before the world will lead to blowing up the bases of the U.S. and south Korean puppet warmongers.
The world should properly know who is the true champion of peace and who is the real provocateur of a war.
Pomminryon Calls for Dynamic Movement for Korea's Reunification
Pyongyang, November 29 (KCNA) -- The secretary general of the South Headquarters of the Pan-national Alliance for Korea's Reunification (Pomminryon) at a press conference held on Nov. 23 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the formation of the organization called for waging a more dynamic movement for Korea's reunification.
He recalled that since its formation Pomminryon has worked hard to realize strong solidarity among the south, the north and overseas sides and achieve national independence and reunification.
Visits, contacts, cooperation and exchange had been brisk between the south and the north since the adoption of the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration but the emergence of the Lee Myung Bak regime threw a stumbling block in the way of the reunification movement, he noted.
Pointing out that the South Headquarters of Pomminryon has waged a strenuous struggle to pull down the barrier of division, drive foreign forces out of south Korea and achieve the great unity of the nation despite the authorities' brutal suppression, he declared that the South Headquarters would as ever wage a dynamic struggle to open up a landmark phase in the June 15 era of independent reunification.
20th Anniversary of Pomminryon Observed
Pyongyang, November 18 (KCNA) -- A general meeting of the North Headquarters of the Pan-national Alliance for Korea's Reunification (Pomminryon) was held here on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of the formation of Pomminryon.
Present there were members of the Presidium, the Central Committee and the Secretariat of the North Headquarters of Pomminryon, members of the North Side Committee for Implementing June 15 Joint Declaration, members of the North Headquarters of the Pan-national Alliance of Youth and Students for Korea's Reunification and officials concerned.
The meeting reviewed the activities of the North Headquarters of Pomminryon and discussed its future tasks.
A report was made at the meeting. The reporter stressed that it is thanks to the wise guidance of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il that Pomminryon has dynamically advanced along the road of independent reunification, leaving remarkable traces in the history of the nation.
Pomminryon will as ever conduct the vigorous struggle for implementing the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration, strengthen the solidarity of compatriots in the north and the south and overseas and thus positively contribute to bringing a new phase for the independent reunification by the concerted efforts of the nation, the reporter said.
The primary task facing all Koreans at present is to frustrate the pro-American and treacherous moves of the south Korean conservative ruling quarters for confrontation with fellow countrymen, he said, stressing the need for Pomminryon to stand in the van of this struggle.
He said that Pomminryon should strengthen solidarity with All-Korean Committee for Implementation of June 15 Joint Declaration and actively conduct joint struggle of various forms with organizations of different circles, domains and regions, thus giving a powerful impetus to the patriotic movement for reunification.
Then speeches were made before a decision was adopted.
The meeting discussed a draft joint resolution of the North, South and Overseas Headquarters of Pomminryon to be announced on the occasion of its 20th birthday.
At the meeting there was a by-election for some of members of the Presidium and the Central Committee of the North Headquarters.
Vice-Chairman Kang Ji Yong was elected chairman of the headquarters.
7th DPRK-US Senior Colonel-level Military Working Contact Made
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- The 7th round of the DPRK-U.S. senior colonel-level military working contact was made in Panmunjom on Wednesday.
The DPRK side, to begin with, strongly urged the U.S. forces side to accept the DPRK proposal on bringing "evidence" for the sunken "Cheonan" case to Panmunjom and jointly verifying it, the new proposal advanced by the DPRK side at the previous contact.
While admitting the validity of the proposal, the U.S. forces side, however, repeatedly revealed its intention to make the "results of joint investigation" an established fact. And it employed every possible gimmick to shun the DPRK proposal for joint verification.
In this connection the DPRK side repeatedly questioned the U.S. forces side whether it intends to overturn even the agreed agenda item on probing the truth about the "Cheonan" case, why it is afraid of conducting a joint investigation into the controversial evidence while trumpeting about "results" of the scientific and objective "joint investigation" and why it refuses to accept the said proposal.
Much upset by this, the U.S. forces side failed to give any answer to those questions, only uttering that these questions are not in line with the nature of the contact. And it made a clumsy excuse, asserting that it is not in a position to give any answer to this proposal.
Noting that the attitude shown by the U.S. forces side at the seven rounds of the contact made till now proves that the "Cheonan" case has nothing to do with the DPRK, its side continued:
Now is the time for the U.S. forces side to respond to the joint verification or advance any alternative offer for settling the issue and if it has no intention to do so, it should make assurances that it will not blame the DPRK any longer.
There is a limit to the patience of the army and people of the DPRK.
If the U.S. forces side refuses to meet this last demand of the DPRK, the DPRK side will have no option but to bring to light the true nature of the charade orchestrated by the U.S. and the south Korean group of traitors.
Kim Jong Il Issues Order on Promoting Military Ranks
Pyongyang, September 27 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il on Monday issued Order No. 0051 on promoting the military ranks of commanding officers of the KPA.
He said in his order that all the servicepersons of the People's Army and people are now significantly celebrating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea with unbounded reverence for President Kim Il Sung who made a new history of building a revolutionary party in the era of independence and strengthened and developed the WPK into vanguard ranks of revolution with high prestige and invincible might.
He stressed that the WPK born from the deep and strong roots struck in the anti-Japanese revolution has honorably discharged its mission and duty as a political staff of the Korean revolution since the very day of its founding and performed immortal exploits to shine long in the history of the country.
The KPA is demonstrating its might before the world as a powerful revolutionary army of Mt. Paektu after growing to be a strong army of the leader and the party, devotedly defending the headquarters of the revolution with arms and performing heroic feats to shine long in history in the defence of the country and building of a thriving socialist nation, he noted.
Expressing the firm belief that the commanding officers of the KPA who have grown up under the care of the party and the leader would creditably discharge their honorable missions and duties as the mainstay and main force of the revolution in accomplishing with arms the revolutionary cause of Juche which started in Mt. Paektu, remaining true to the Party's leadership in the future, too, he issued an order on promoting the military ranks of KPA commanding officers on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the glorious Workers' Party of Korea.
It is noted in the order that the military ranks of Kim Kyong Hui, Kim Jong Un and Choe Ryong Hae and three others are promoted to general, the military rank of Ryu Kyong to colonel general, the military ranks of Ro Hung Se and Ri Tu Song and four others to lieutenant general and those of Jo Kyong Jun, Jang To Yong and Mun Jong Chol and 24 others to major general.
Report on Jimmy Carter's Visit to DPRK
Pyongyang, August 27 (KCNA) -- Jimmy Carter, ex-president of the United States, and his party visited the DPRK from Aug. 25 to 27.
Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a talk with them.
He discussed with Carter the pending issues of mutual concern between the DPRK and the U.S.
Kim Yong Nam expressed the will of the DPRK government for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the resumption of the six-party talks.
In particular, he emphasized that it is the behest of President Kim Il Sung to denuclearize the peninsula.
Jimmy Carter made an apology to Kim Yong Nam for American Gomes' illegal entry into the DPRK and gave him the assurance that such case will never happen again on behalf of the government and the ex-president of the U.S. He asked Kim Yong Nam to convey to General Secretary Kim Jong Il a message courteously requesting him to grant special pardon to Gomes to leniently forgive him and let him go home.
After receiving a report on the request made by the U.S. government and Carter, Kim Jong Il issued an order of the chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission on granting amnesty to Gomes, an illegal entrant, pursuant to Article 103 of the Socialist Constitution of the DPRK.
Carter expressed deep thanks for this.
Earlier, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of State for Consular Affairs and his party visited Pyongyang from August 9 to 11 in connection with the case of Gomes and met officials of the Foreign Ministry and a relevant legal body of the DPRK.
The DPRK side took measures as an exception to ensure that they met Gomes three times and confirmed his condition. The U.S. side offered gratitude for these humanitarian measures.
The measure taken by the DPRK to set free the illegal entrant is a manifestation of its humanitarianism and peace-loving policy.
During the visit Carter and his party met and had an open-hearted discussion with the DPRK's foreign minister and vice foreign minister for U.S. affairs on the DPRK-U.S. relations, the resumption of the six-party talks, the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and other issues of mutual concern.
They also enjoyed a performance given by the State Symphony Orchestra.
The Pyongyang visit paid by Jimmy Carter, ex-president of the U.S., provided a favorable occasion of deepening the understanding and building confidence between the two countries.
Grand Gymnastic and Artistic Performance "Arirang" Starts
Pyongyang, August 2 (KCNA) -- Grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang", winner of Kim Il Sung Prize, began at the May Day Stadium here on Monday.
It was originally produced on the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung and the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army.
This time the creating staff has successfully re-portrayed it including the production of Chapter 5 "Arirang for friendship."
Appreciating the opening performance were Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Kang Nung Su, vice-premier, leading officials of working people's organizations and ministries, servicepersons, working people in Pyongyang, overseas compatriots and foreign guests.
The performers made a great epic representation of the undying revolutionary exploits Kim Il Sung performed by achieving the historic cause of the country's liberation through the hard-fought war against the Japanese imperialists and building a dignified socialist power independent in politics, self-supporting in economy and self-reliant in national defence in this land and the heroic struggle of servicepersons and people of the DPRK who are bringing about the great innovations and making leap forward in building a thriving nation while pushing back the frontiers of latest science under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il.
The performers presented dynamic gymnastic movements, beautiful music, elegant dances, ever-changing background scenes and gorgeous electronic displays, mesmerizing the spectators.
DPRK's Efforts to Bolster up Its Nuclear Deterrent
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- The recently declassified U.S. state documents revealed the fact that it planned a nuclear attack on the DPRK in 1969 when the EC-121 large spy plane incident occurred.
This proves that the U.S. imperialists have steadily renewed and developed their scenario for a nuclear attack on the DPRK.
Rodong Sinmun Monday says this in a signed commentary.
Citing facts to prove that the U.S. imperialists have so far worked hard to realize their variety of scenarios for igniting a new war in Korea, it says:
The historical facts and the present reality testify to the fact that the DPRK was entirely right when it came to the conclusion that it was the only way to cope with nukes in kind.
It was the exercise of the DPRK's legitimate right to self-defence that it had access to nuclear deterrent to cope with the U.S. increasing nuclear threat.
The DPRK's access to nuclear deterrence was required by the prevailing situation in which the danger of a nuclear war to be provoked by the U.S. on the Korean Peninsula is becoming real and a step taken by it to firmly defend its sovereignty and Korean-style socialist system.
No one can guess when the DPRK will come under the nuclear attack of the U.S. imperialists as these trigger-happy forces are further stepping up their moves to stifle the DPRK than ever before over the "Cheonan" case. That is why the DPRK has paid a special attention to bolstering up its nuclear deterrent.
The serious situation prevailing on the peninsula requires the DPRK to bolster up its nuclear deterrent in a new developed manner.
DPRK Releases Joint Statement on Anniversary of 6.15
Pyongyang, June 15 (KCNA) -- The political parties and organizations of the DPRK released a joint statement Tuesday on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the publication of the June 15 joint declaration.
The statement said that the June 15 joint declaration the keynote of which is the idea of "By our nation itself" is a programme for reunification in the new century as it clarified the most correct principle, orientation and ways for settling the reunification issue and a supreme banner of reunification as it comprehensively represents the general will of the nation and all the agreements reached between the north and the south in the past.
The statement denounced the present conservative regime of south Korea for having trampled underfoot the June 15 joint declaration and persistently blocked its implementation while desperately pursuing sycophancy and treachery and confrontation with fellow countrymen, thereby driving the inter-Korean relations to a catastrophe.
The puppet group's frantic moves for confrontation and war are aimed at effacing the June 15 joint declaration from the minds of the south Korean people and leaving it forgotten for good, it noted.
The political parties and organizations of the DPRK in their statement clarify the following principled stand to tide over the prevailing situation:
Firstly, it is of the utmost necessity to respect and thoroughly implement the north-south joint declaration, the nation's supreme programme for reunification.
Secondly, we will join hands with whoever upholds and supports the north-south joint declaration, not questioning about his or her party affiliation, political view and past doings but never pardon those who negate, defile and violate it.
Thirdly, the United States should neither obstruct the implementation of the joint declaration nor interfere in the issue of the Korean nation and the inter-Korean relations.
When all the Koreans turn out as one in a nationwide great and sacred struggle for reunification, valiantly meeting the challenges of the anti-reunification forces by their concerted efforts under the banner of the June 15 joint declaration, the gate to national reunification, their cherished desire, will be flung open, the statement said, and went on:
The June 15 cause of justice is sure to triumph despite ordeals, difficulties, turns and twists and the Korean nation will surely realize the centuries-old desire for national reunification before long under the sunrays of great Songun.
The political parties and organizations of the DPRK will as ever discharge to the last the historical mission and honorable duty they assumed before the era and the nation.
Availing ourselves of this opportunity, we express expectation and conviction that international organizations and governments, political parties and organizations of all countries desirous of peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula would extend positive support and encouragement to the will and efforts of the Korean nation to check and frustrate the U.S. and the south Korean puppet group's moves for confrontation and war, uphold and implement the June 15 joint declaration and achieve the reunification of the country as early as possible.
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All-Korean Committee Issues Joint Statement
Pyongyang, June 14 (KCNA) -- The north side committee, the south side committee and the overseas side committee of All-Korean Committee for Implementation of June 15 Joint Declaration released a joint statement Monday on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the declaration.
The statement says:
The joint declaration is a supreme reunification declaration of the nation which opened up a bright prospect of achieving peace and reunification for the countrymen in their efforts to wipe out the distrust and antagonism that have lasted generation after generation.
After the publication of the declaration the Korean nation witnessed signal events unimaginable in the era of confrontation, which are the product of their protracted and strenuous efforts for its implementation.
The statement noted with concern that these precious fruits yielded in the course of implementing the June 15 joint declaration were brought to naught, creating such grave situation that military tension and the danger of war are escalating on the Korean Peninsula. For the Korean nation to thoroughly implement the joint declaration is the only way for it to settle the prevailing serious situation, preserve peace and achieve reunification, the statement says, and goes on:
No matter how hard and complicated the situation may become, we Koreans will tolerate neither foreign forces' interference in the reunification issue, the internal issue of the nation, nor their arbitrary practices against us but more dynamically advance toward independent reunification by our concerted efforts.
The nation's destiny and future, reunification and co-prosperity of the nation are thinkable only when there is peace.
We will decisively foil all sorts of moves to escalate the military tension and the confrontation between fellow countrymen going against the implementation of the June 15 joint declaration.
An event common to the nation could not be held to mark the 10th anniversary of the historic June 15 joint declaration because of the hostile policy towards fellow countrymen being enforced by the anti-reunification forces negating the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration and pushing back the inter-Korean ties to those in the past era of confrontation.
The all-Korean committee will grandly hold events commemorating the anniversary in different parts in the north and the south and abroad and defend the June 15 era and develop it on a higher level.
The committee will give stronger impetus to the patriotic movement of the fellow countrymen for independent reunification and the great national unity with the unshakable will and faith in reunification, fully aware of noble mission it assumed before the era and the nation.
No force on earth can stop our advance towards national reconciliation and unity, peace and reunification along the road indicated by the joint declaration.
We ardently call upon all the fellow countrymen to dynamically turn out in the patriotic movement for peace and reunification in the basic spirit of the historic June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration.
CPRK Declares Resolute Actions against S. Korea
Pyongyang, May 25 (KCNA) -- A spokesman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea Tuesday issued the following statement:
Traitor Lee Myung Bak of south Korea on Monday made public a "statement to the people" over the case of the sinking of a warship of its puppet army, in which he viciously slandered the DPRK again. He formally announced a ban on the passage of DPRK's ships through waters of the south side, "stop to trade and exchange between the south and the north", the exercise of "the right to self-defense" and the reference of the case to the UNSC, daring vociferate about "responsibility" and "apology".
Then the chiefs of the puppet ministries of defense, foreign affairs and trade and unification called a joint press conference at which they ballyhooed about follow-up measures.
This is little short of formally declaring that they would not rule out a war by standing in confrontation with the DPRK to the last.
It is traitor Lee Myung Bak and his puppet conservative group that should be responsible for the said case, apologize for it and face a punishment as it is a tragic product of their despicable sycophantic and treacherous moves and reckless actions for escalating confrontation with fellow countrymen.
As far as the "results of investigation" announced by the puppet group are concerned, their conspiratorial nature is brought into bolder relief as the days go by to be ridiculed by the world, as they are peppered with contradictions and doubts.
Now that traitor Lee Myung Bak is taking the lead in shifting the blame for the case on to the DPRK and formally challenging it with reckless provocations despite the above-said hard reality, the DPRK is compelled to opt for taking resolute punitive measures as it had already declared internally and externally.
The DPRK had already solemnly declared that it would regard the puppet group's anti-DPRK smear campaign over the sinking of the warship as a declaration of a war against the DPRK and mete out a merciless and strong punishment if the group dare defile its dignity.
The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, accordingly, formally declares that from now on it will put into force the resolute measures to totally freeze the inter-Korean relations, totally abrogate the agreement on non-aggression between the north and the south and completely halt the inter-Korean cooperation.
In this connection, the following measures will be taken at the first phase:
1. All relations with the puppet authorities will be severed.
2. There will be neither dialogue nor contact between the authorities during Lee Myung Bak's tenure of office.
3. The work of the Panmunjom Red Cross liaison representatives will be completely suspended.
4. All communication links between the north and the south will be cut off.
5. The Consultative Office for North-South Economic Cooperation in the Kaesong Industrial Zone will be frozen and dismantled and all the personnel concerned of the south side will be expelled without delay.
6. We will start all-out counterattack against the puppet group's "psychological warfare against the north."
7. The passage of south Korean ships and airliners through the territorial waters and air of our side will be totally banned.
8. All the issues arising in the inter-Korean relations will be handled under a wartime law.
There is no need to show any mercy or patience for such confrontation maniacs, sycophants and traitors and wicked warmongers as the Lee Myung Bak group.
The Lee group's call for "resolute measure" is as a foolish and ridiculous suicidal act as jumping into fire with faggots on its back.
The group is making a last-ditch effort in league with outsiders but will get nothing but its self-destruction.
The army and the people of the DPRK and all other Koreans will never pardon the group of traitors as it is finally bringing the dark clouds of war to hang over the Korean Peninsula, wantonly violating the historic June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration and bringing the inter-Korean relations to a total collapse.
Kim Jong Il Makes Unofficial Visit to China
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il paid an unofficial visit to the People's Republic of China from May 3 to 7 at the invitation of Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the PRC.
He was accompanied by Minister of the People's Armed Forces Kim Yong Chun who is vice-chairman of the NDC of the DPRK, Secretaries of the WPK Central Committee Choe Thae Bok and Kim Ki Nam, First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Sok Ju, Department Directors Jang Song Thaek, Kim Yong Il and Kim Yang Gon and First Vice Department Director Ju Kyu Chang of the WPK Central Committee, Department Directors of the NDC of the DPRK Hyon Chol Hae and Ri Myong Su, Chief Secretary of the South Hamgyong Provincial Committee of the WPK Thae Jong Su and Chief Secretary of the North Phyongan Provincial Committee of the WPK Kim Phyong Hae.
The Chinese party and state leaders warmly welcomed Kim Jong Il who visited China again carrying with him deep friendship towards the fraternal Chinese people and accorded him cordial hospitality with utmost sincerity.
Upon his arrival in Beijing Kim Jong Il was greeted by Jia Qinglin, standing member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Liu Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the C.C., CPC and secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC, and Dai Bingguo, state councilor.
Meeting and talks between Kim Jong Il and Hu Jintao took place on May 5 and 6.
Present there from the Chinese side were Xi Jinping, standing member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-president of the PRC, Ling Jihua, member of the Secretariat and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Dai Bingguo, state councilor, Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, Yang Jiechi, foreign minister, and Liu Hongcai, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK.
At the talks Kim Jong Il gave the impression of his visit to the northeastern part of China.
The top leaders of the two parties and two countries informed each other of the situation in their countries and had a frank exchange of views on the issue of boosting the relations between the two parties and two countries and important international and regional matters of mutual concern and reached a consensus of views.
Hu Jintao said that the traditional China-DPRK friendship is a precious asset of the two parties and two peoples and it is, therefore, historic responsibility common to the two sides to boost it along with the passage of time and convey it down through generations, adding that it is the steadfast policy of the Chinese party and government to boost the bilateral relations of friendship and cooperation.
He proposed a series of matters concerning measures for boosting the China-DPRK cooperation, saying that to do so is favorable for successfully stepping up socialist construction in the two countries and defending and promoting the common interests of the two sides and the regional peace, stability and prosperity.
He clarified the intention of the Chinese side to make joint efforts with the DPRK side to inject fresh vigor and vitality into the traditional China-DPRK friendship, give momentum to the bilateral relations of good neighborly friendship and cooperation and develop them in depth and thus bring greater happiness to the two countries and the two peoples and make a greater contribution to ensuring peace, stability and prosperity in Northeast Asia and, furthermore, in the rest of the world.
Kim Jong Il expressed gratitude to Hu Jintao for his kind invitation and cordial hospitality and his pleasure to meet Hu in Beijing again.
The long-standing DPRK-China friendship will remain unchanged despite the passage of time and the replacement of one generation by a new one as it stood tempest and test of history, he said, re-clarifying the invariable will and determination of the Korean party and government to further strengthen the bilateral friendly and cooperative relations in the noble internationalist spirit shown by the leaders of the elder generation of the two countries.
Appreciating the fresh achievements made by the Chinese people in carrying out the cause of socialist construction with the Chinese characteristics, he said that the successful opening of the Shanghai World Expo is a demonstration of the national power of China.
The talks estimated the fact that the good neighborly friendship and cooperation between the two countries have developed since the several historic meetings between their top leaders in recent years and expressed mutual support and solidarity with the struggle of the two parties and two peoples for socialist construction and the country's reunification.
Hu Jintao highly appreciated positive measures taken by the DPRK to defend stability, develop economy and improve the people's standard of living and wished the Korean people greater successes in their cause of nation-building under the leadership of the WPK led by General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
Kim Jong Il expressed his belief that the Chinese people would register steady fresh and great victory in the historic course of stepping up the building of the party's ruling ability, establishing a scientific outlook on development and building a harmonious society under the leadership of the CPC with Hu Jintao as its general secretary.
Recognizing that peace, stability and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula are in line with the common interests of the DPRK and China and, furthermore, all other countries in Northeast Asia, both sides decided to make joint efforts to attain the objective of denuclearizing the peninsula in accordance with the stand clarified in the September 19 Joint Statement.
The two sides shared the view that it is important, above all, for the parties concerned of the six-party talks to make sincere efforts to implement the said statement if the peninsula is to be denuclearized.
Kim Jong Il expressed the DPRK's willingness to provide favorable conditions for the resumption of the six-party talks together with other parties to the talks, declaring that the DPRK remains unchanged in its basic stand to preserve the aim of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, implement the joint statement adopted at the six-party talks and pursue a peaceful solution through dialogue.
Hu Jintao said that China is ready to promote the steady progress of the process of the six-party talks through joint efforts with the DPRK and all other parties concerned as in the past in the future, too.
Kim Jong Il invited Hu Jintao to visit again the DPRK at a convenient time and Hu Jintao expressed thanks for this and accepted the invitation with pleasure.
Hu Jintao gave a grand banquet at the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday evening in honor of Kim Jong Il on a visit to China.
Speeches were made by Hu Jintao and Kim Jong Il at the banquet.
A conspicuous art performance, specially prepared by Chinese artistes, was given there in welcome of Kim Jong Il's visit to China.
Kim Jong Il had a cordial talk with Hu Jintao on May 6 when the latter visited his lodging quarters. On the same day he visited the Boao Biological Co., Ltd. on the outskirts of Beijing, accompanied by Hu.
After looking round the company, he highly praised its scientists and technicians for having achieved many successes in the latest science researches into promoting the welfare of mankind including the work to promote people's health. He left there an autograph.
He separately met and had cordial conversations with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress Wu Bangguo and Premier of the State Council of China Wen Jiabao who are standing members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
On May 6, Wu Bangguo visited Kim Jong Il at his lodging quarters and warmly welcomed him on renewed visit to China. He congratulated Kim Jong Il on his success made in the visit.
He said it is the invariable will and resolution of the Chinese party to carry forward generation after generation the Sino-Korean friendship provided by the leaders of the elder generation of the two countries and developed by the revolutionaries and peoples of the two countries at the cost of blood.
He also said that China is ready to fully propel the development of the relationship between the two parties and the two countries to put it on a higher level by continuously carrying into practice the common understanding reached by the general secretaries of the two parties and steadily enriching the contents of the good neighborly relations and cooperation between China and the DPRK in line with the policy of inheriting the tradition, facing up to the future, building good-neighborly friendship and strengthening cooperation.
Kim Jong Il voiced the willingness of the Korean party and government to continue boosting high-ranking visits and cooperation between the two countries.
He met with Wen Jiabao and shared cordial and friendly feelings with him.
Wen Jiabao warmly welcomed Kim Jong Il on a visit to China and praised the devoted efforts and important contributions he has made to the consolidation of the friendly and cooperative relations between the two parties and the two countries and to the prosperity of the DPRK.
The Chinese people are rejoiced as over their own over the tremendous achievements made by the DPRK in all fields including socialist economic construction, he said, adding that the DPRK owes them to the correct strategy, resolute decision and dynamic leadership of Kim Jong Il.
He said he is very pleased that the traditional friendship between China and the DPRK provided and cultivated by the leaders of the elder generation of the two countries has been carried forward successfully thanks to the joint efforts of both sides.
He exchanged with Kim Jong Il views on further developing the bilateral friendship and cooperation, particularly economic and trade cooperation, and briefed the latter on the present situation of the Chinese economic growth.
Kim Jong Il said he is grateful to Wen Jiabao for sparing time to accord him cordial hospitality though he is busy with his work of looking after the whole economy of the country and the people's living and expressed deep thanks to him.
He said that he was deeply impressed by the development of China while touring the northeastern region which has taken on a new look and that being a comrade and friend of the Chinese people, he was very pleased that everything is going well in China.
Noting that the DPRK and China should learn from each other in many aspects, exchanging experience, he wholeheartedly wished China a fresh, greater success in carrying out the cause of building a comprehensively well-off society in the spirit of the 17th Congress of the CPC.
Wen entertained the Korean leader to a grand banquet.
Hu Jintao said farewell to Kim Jong Il leaving Beijing after winding up his visit to China.
Kim Jong Il was seen off at Beijing Railway Station by Jia Qinglin, Liu Qi, Dai Bingguo and other leading cadres of China.
He visited Shenyang City, the capital of Liaoning Province, on his way home.
He was greeted at Shenyang Railway Station by Wang Min, secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the CPC, Chen Zhenggao, governor of the province, Zeng Wei, secretary of the Shenyang City Committee of the CPC, Chen Haibo, mayor of the city, and other leading officials of the province and city.
Wang Min congratulated Kim Jong Il on his successful historic visit to China and warmly welcomed him to the city.
Conducted by Wang Min and other leading officials of the province and city, Kim Jong Il visited the Shenyang Blower Co., Ltd., the Shenyang Machine-tool Plant No. 1 and Beiling Park, an ancient historic site.
He highly praised the workers of the city for having updated the industrial establishments by introducing cutting-edge technology and steadily boosted the production.
The Liaoning Provincial Committee and the Shenyang City Committee of the CPC gave a grand banquet in honor of Kim Jong Il visiting the city and presented him with gifts carrying the best wishes.
Kim Jong Il expressed profound thanks to the leading officials and all the working people of the province and the city, saying that he felt very grateful to them for having accorded cordial hospitality to him with particularly warm friendship.
He returned home, after passing through Dandong, a border city, warmly seen off by Wang Jiarui and other senior party and government officials of China who conducted him with all sincerity, accompanying him in the whole period of his China visit.
His latest visit to China was successfully conducted thanks to the particular care and cordial hospitality shown by Hu Jintao and the Chinese party and government.
Kim Jong Il expressed satisfaction over the results of his visit and extended heartfelt thanks to the leading cadres of the Chinese party and government for their cordial hospitality.
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Speech of Kim Jong Il at Banquet
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il made the following speech at a banquet:
I am very pleased to visit China again at warm invitation of Comrade General Secretary Hu Jintao and have meaningful meetings with you and other Chinese comrades.
Allow me to express, first of all, my profound thanks to you for having arranged this grand banquet for us and made such excellent speech despite your very tight schedule.
I would like to express, at the same time, gratitude to you for having organized detailed and meticulous itineraries for our visits to Dalian and Tianjin. My thanks also go to comrades in Beijing and local areas for having warmly greeted and accorded cordial hospitality to us.
We came to your country in this beautiful season when it greeted spring after standing heaviest snowfall and bitterest cold in several decades. We toured northeastern China which we had long wished to see, keenly feeling the friendship of the fraternal Chinese people warmer than spring sunshine, the gift of nature.
During our visit we saw for ourselves fresh world-startling changes brought about by the people in northeastern China in political, economic, cultural and all other fields, pursuant to the strategy to develop the northeastern region, an old industrial base, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China with you as its general secretary.
We were deeply impressed particularly by the new appearance of Dalian and Tianjin which have undergone a remarkable change after doing away with the centuries-old backwardness; these cities were once harshly exploited and trampled down after being reduced to settlements of the imperialist powers and theatres of scrambles for expanding the sphere of their influence in the 19th century.
Witnessing the stirring reality in which hundreds of millions of Chinese people, who had been subject to all sorts of contempt and insult in the past, are now building a rich and powerful socialist country in the vast land of China full of energy, we came to know well that the policies of the Communist Party of China are very just ones suited to the actual conditions of China and they are fully displaying their vitalities wherever one goes in China.
These eye-opening events taking place in socialist China at present once again prove the truth that "There Is No New China without the Communist Party" just as one can know from the song of the same title.
The fact that everything goes well in China, our fraternal neighbor, hardens the faith that socialism chosen and defended by us is sure to triumph.
It is our firm belief that the fraternal Chinese people will unite closer around the CPC Central Committee with you Comrade Hu Jintao as its general secretary and thoroughly embody the spirit of the 17th Congress of the CPC, guided by the Deng Xiaoping's theory, the important thought of "three represents" and the scientific outlook on development under the uplifted great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and thus build a harmoniously developed socialist society and certainly achieve the complete reunification of the whole country.
We sincerely hope that they will thoroughly implement the tasks set forth at the 3rd Session of the 11th National People's Congress for the present to fully attain this year the goal of economic and social development envisaged in the period of the 11th Five-Year Plan, maintain stable and sustained economic development, and successfully host the Shanghai World Expo that opened with splendor and the forthcoming Guangzhou Asian Games and thus demonstrate once again the national power of prospering China before the whole world.
Touring this time northeastern China, which bears historic witness to the DPRK-China friendship, we could realize once again the value of DPRK-China friendship, the common wealth of the two countries which President Kim Il Sung provided while waging the hard-fought anti-Japanese struggle together with Chinese revolutionaries of the elder generation in his early years and bequeathed to us.
We are very grateful to the collective leadership of the Chinese party for having paid deep attention to boosting the friendly relations with the DPRK while consistently attaching importance to the bilateral relations from a strategic point of view and rendered sincere support and encouragement to the socialist cause of the Korean people.
The traditional DPRK-China relations of friendship that stood all tests of history century after century have powerfully encouraged the peoples of the two countries in their efforts to accomplish the socialist cause and made great contributions to protecting peace and stability in Northeast Asia including the Korean Peninsula and, furthermore, in the rest of the world.
Our two countries fixed last year as "year of DPRK-China friendship", the first of its kind in history, and successfully organized visits of high-level delegations and significant events, powerfully demonstrating the unbreakable DPRK-China friendship internally and externally.
I am pleased that the DPRK-China friendship deeply enshrined by the two peoples has steadily grown stronger. I am very satisfied with the fact that my visit to China, in particular, provided a good occasion in further deepening the trust between the two countries and boosting the mutual understanding.
Our Party and government will as ever make every possible effort to inject fresh vitality into boosting the DPRK-China friendship, the common treasure, in all fields.
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Speech of Chinese President at Banquet
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, made the following speech at a banquet:
You, Comrade Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, have visited China with the friendly feelings of the Korean party, government and people toward their Chinese counterparts in this beautiful spring season.
I, on behalf of the party, government and all the people of China, warmly welcome your visit to China.
It is my belief that your current visit to China would be recorded in the history of the development of the bilateral relations as an important occasion in boosting the traditional friendship.
Last year our two countries grandly celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-DPRK diplomatic relations and held successful events to mark the "year of China-DPRK friendship," the first of its kind in history, demonstrating the vibrant bilateral ties.
The six-decade-long history has proved that the bilateral relations can certainly make steady progress, weathering difficulties caused by the complicated international situation, if the two countries adhere to the correct orientation of the development of the bilateral relations in the spirit of "inheriting tradition, facing up to the future, building good neighborly friendship and strengthening cooperation", help and cooperate with each other for mutual benefits and common prosperity from a broad perspective and in a far-sighted way, jointly push forward the socialist cause through an active exchange of views and close collaboration and pool efforts to defend interests common to the two countries and the two peoples.
The traditional China-DPRK friendship is a valuable asset of the two parties, the two countries and the two peoples and it is, therefore, our historic responsibility to advance the friendship with the passage of time and convey it down through generations.
The Chinese party and government have consistently defended and developed the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries on a strategic level, attaching utmost importance to them.
It is an unshakable policy of the party and government of China to steadily boost the bilateral friendship and cooperation.
They will exert joint efforts with their Korean counterparts to make a greater contribution to putting the relations between the two countries on a new, higher level, bringing bigger happiness to the two peoples and achieving a lasting peace and common prosperity in the region.
The diligent and resourceful Korean people are now working hard to greet the 65th anniversary of the WPK with fresh achievements.
We, as your friendly neighbor, dear comrade and true friend, sincerely hope that the DPRK would enjoy political stability, make economic growth and bring a happy life to its people.
I believe that the Korean people, under the resolute leadership of the WPK headed by you, would explore a road of development suited to the actual conditions of the country and certainly register fresh and greater achievements in their cause of building a great prosperous and powerful nation.