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Inter-Korean Military Working-level Talks Held
Pyongyang, March 3 (KCNA) -- The north-south military working-level talks took place in Kaesong Tuesday.
At the talks Colonel of the Korean People's Army Ri Son Gwon, head of the delegation of the north side, stated as follows over the fact that the south side has recently driven inter-Korean relations to a catastrophic phase and obstructed military guarantee for passage, communications and customs clearance for revitalizing the Kaesong Industrial Zone while getting hell-bent on the unpardonable escalated confrontation with the DPRK:
Firstly, the situation in waters of the West Sea of Korea is reaching the brink of explosion due to the recent grave military provocations of the south side's military authorities in the waters.
The military authorities of the south side, who intentionally and directly organized the premeditated armed conflict in the said waters in November last year, staged a "citation ceremony" for those involved in it, inciting an atmosphere of confrontation. Then, they are gradually escalating the military tension in the controversial waters.
The south side authorities' foolish attempt to preserve the illegal "northern limit line" and make the existence of the "territorial waters" of the south side along it an established fact can never be overlooked.
Secondly, the psychological warfare designed to do harm to the dignified system of the DPRK and its security is going to extremes.
The campaign for scattering leaflets slandering the ideology and system in the DPRK has escalated into the depth of the north side, going beyond the areas along the Military Demarcation Line. And anti-DPRK psychological broadcasting is getting more vicious in its content and form than ever before.
And it is long since the moves for bringing down the system of the DPRK by spying on what is going on inside it and destabilizing it via the northern border areas have gone beyond the danger line.
The authorities of the south side should stop at once such a ridiculous and foolish act.
Thirdly, if the authorities of the south side finally stage Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military exercises in collusion with outside forces, the situation on the Korean Peninsula will be "uncontrollable."
The joint military exercises to be kicked off on March 8 are adventurous offensive operational exercises involving massive arms buildup, infiltration into rear areas, ground attack, coast landing and assault operation and nuclear war maneuvers for an actual war for the purpose of mounting a surprise preemptive attack on the DPRK on the ground, in the sea and sky in "contingency" on the peninsula.
Now the south Korean authorities are getting hell-bent on the moves to do harm to the DPRK by intentionally escalating the military tensions for the purpose of inventing any pretext for conflict in the waters of the West Sea of Korea and, at the same time, tying to stage the large-scale DPRK-targeted war maneuvers in collusion with foreign forces while resorting to the unheard-of anti-DPRK psychological warfare. But this is a foolish act just as banging their heads on a rock and will negatively affect the development of inter-Korean relations and the revitalization of the Kaesong Industrial Zone.
The head of the north side delegation charged that the ill-boding hostile moves of the south side are being pushed forward according to the carefully worked out scenario.
He solemnly clarified the resolute will and fixed stand of the army and people of the DPRK to mercilessly wipe out all hostile forces including anti-DPRK confrontation maniacs and traitors keen to stifle the DPRK politically and by force of arms.
Discussed at the talks were issues related to the implementation of "the agreement on military guarantee for passage, communications and customs clearance in the areas under the north-south control in the east and west sea regions" which was adopted according to the historic October 4 declaration.
Crackdown on Bomminryon Protested in S. Korea
Pyongyang, February 3 (KCNA) -- The civic and public joint measure committee against the suppression of the Pan-national Alliance for Korea's Reunification (Bomminryon) in south Korea called a press conference in Seoul on Jan. 29, slashing at the puppet police crackdown upon the reunification movement forces.
Speakers at the conference recalled that the Pusan District Police Agency issued summons several times for three persons including Ri Kyu Jae, chairman of the South Headquarters of Bomminryon who has been released after being detained on charges of violation of the "National Security Law."
They charged that the police have taken such repressive action for the reason that those persons participated in the rally held in Pusan to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the South Headquarters of Bomminryon.
It is the far-fetched assertion to charge their participation in the annual rally again as violation of the NSL, they said.
Through this action, the police openly betrayed an intention to ceaselessly crack down upon the reunification movement forces including the South Headquarters of Bomminryon, they said, urging the police to roll back their repressive measures and stop the unreasonable suppression at once.
Rodong Sinmun on Improvement of Inter-Korean Relations
Pyongyang, January 8 (KCNA) -- Without improvement of inter-Korean relations, it would be impossible to expect the national reconciliation, unity and cooperation, hope for peace of the country and security of the nation and successfully solve any problem related to the national reunification in conformity with the nation's will and interests.
Rodong Sinmun Friday says this in a signed article.
To definitely turn the present north-south relations of distrust and confrontation into the relationship of trust and reconciliation is the best way for preventing the danger of war on the Korean Peninsula and realizing the national independent reunification by the concerted efforts of the entire nation, it says, and goes on:
What is important in opening up the road for improvement of the north-south relations is to thoroughly convert these relations into the relationship based on the idea of "By our nation itself".
The north-south relations, the relationship between the fellow countrymen, should be reunification-oriented relations to realize the re-connection of territory and reunion of the nation artificially divided by foreign forces.
"By our nation itself" is not a specified slogan of somebody but an idea common to the nation for the improvement of the north-south relations and the national reunification, agreed upon and announced to the world by the north and the south of Korea.
Denial of this idea is just opposition to the improvement of inter-Korean relations and the national reunification.
Such behaviors as drawing foreign forces into the issue of inter-Korean relations and setting the nuclear issue as the precondition for development of these relations should never be tolerated as they are, in essence, intended to push the relations to irrevocable catastrophic crisis.
In order to open up the road for improved inter-Korean relations, it is necessary to respect the spirit of the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration, great programmes for independent reunification of the nation, and honestly implement them.
It is preposterous to talk about "dialogue" and "cooperation" while denying the inter-Korean declarations.
The south Korean authorities would be well advised to stop the acts of escalating confrontation and tension and come out to the road for the north-south dialogue and the improvement of their relations, respecting the said declarations.
The destiny of the cause of independent reunification depends on opening up the road for improved north-south relations.
Anniversary of South Headquarters of Pomminryon Marked
Pyongyang, December 3 (KCNA) -- The South Headquarters of the Pan-national Alliance for Korea's Reunification (Pomminryon) held a meeting in Pusan of south Korea on Nov. 29 to mark the 19th anniversary of its formation.
Present at the meeting were members of the headquarters and political parties and civic and public organizations and other people of different strata.
Speeches were made by Chairman Ri Kyu Jae, Secretary General Ri Kyong Won and Chairwoman of the Publicity Committee Choe Un A of the headquarters, who were released after being detained on the charge of violation of the "National Security Law".
Noting that they cherished the spirit of the June 15 joint declaration more deeply while suffering persecution in the prison before, the speakers declared their will to sacrifice their lives in the future struggle to defend and implement the inter-Korean declarations.
The movement for national reunification is steadily advancing despite the persistent obstruction by the present "government", they said, calling upon the progressive forces to unite and give strong counterattack to the anti-reunification racket of the authorities.
Solidarity addresses were also made at the meeting.
And congratulatory messages from the north and overseas headquarters of Pomminryon were introduced before a joint resolution of Pomminryon was read out.
Rodong Sinmun on U.S. Policy of Hegemony on Verge of Bankruptcy
Pyongyang, November 5 (KCNA) -- The first decade of the second millennium can be described in a word as a period in which the U.S. policy of hegemony, a policy for uni-polar world is going bankrupt and there opened a bright prospect for global independence and a multi-polar world.
Rodong Sinmun Thursday says this in a signed article.
It cites facts that up until the first half of the decade the U.S. got self-conceited and extreme arrogant, styling itself the world's "only superpower" but in its latter half it was compelled to admit that the situation has changed.
When looking back on the last decade, a lot of changes took place in the world balance of forces with the U.S. pullout of the ABM treaty, the war in Iraq and the financial crisis, etc. as major momentums, the article notes, and goes on:
The U.S. policy of uni-polar world and hegemony depending on its strength is on the verge of bankruptcy whereas global independence and multi-polarization are being rapidly accelerated, becoming a main trend of the times.
The EU, Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America are confidently heading for regional unity and integration. There emerge new regional military and economic organizations excluding the U.S.
The U.S. dollar is pushed aside in the international currency system and various regional bank notes and currencies make their appearances, exercising influence.
There emerged a G-20 Summit involving developing countries, increasing the say and position of the developing countries in handling world economic issues.
The U.S. is finding itself in a tighter corner as the days go by, thrown into bottomless pits in Afghanistan and Iraq.
This is evidenced by the U.S. cancellation of its plan to build a missile shield in Eastern Europe and the rebuff and condemnation of the U.S. wrong policy of hegemony, its policy for uni-polar world not only by many countries of the world but by its allies, etc.
As seen above, the hegemonic position of the U.S. as the world's "only superpower" is rapidly sinking whereas the movement for global independence and a multi-polar world has become an irresistible trend of the times.
Rodong Sinmun Celebrates Chinese Birthday
Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- The Korean people extend warm congratulations to the friendly Chinese people significantly celebrating the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, says Rodong Sinmun Thursday in a by-lined article.
The birth of the PRC, the first people's power in China, ushered in the history of building a free, new life of the Chinese nation, the article notes, and goes on to say:
The Chinese people are now working hard to build a harmonious socialist society based on the scientific outlook on development and achieve the reunification of the whole country under the leadership of the Communist Party of China with Hu Jintao as its general secretary.
The Korean people heartily hope that the Chinese people would achieve greater successes in their future work.
The peoples of the two countries have closely supported and cooperated with each other in the common struggle for socialist construction and independence and peace against imperialism.
The traditional DPRK-China friendship is favorably developing day by day under the deep care of the leaders of the two countries.
It is the consistent stand of the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government to steadily strengthen the DPRK-China friendly relations.
The WPK and the DPRK government will as ever make positive efforts to further develop the traditional DPRK-China friendship, legacy of the revolutionaries of the elder generation of the two countries and common wealth of the two peoples.
DPRK Permanent Representative Sends Letter to President of UNSC
Pyongyang, September 4 (KCNA) -- The permanent representative of the DPRK to the United Nations sent a letter to the president of the UN Security Council Thursday.
Noting that he would like to bring the attention of the president to the DPRK's already stated principled stand and countermeasures in connection with a letter addressed to the DPRK by the so-called "Sanctions Committee" of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) requesting a clarification, he continued:
The DPRK totally rejects the UNSC "Resolution 1874" which was unfairly orchestrated in June 13 in wanton violation of the DPRK's sovereignty and dignity and that the DPRK will never be bound by this resolution.
We do not feel, therefore, any need to respond to the request made by the UNSC "committee".
Had the UNSC, from the very beginning, not made an issue of the DPRK's peaceful satellite launch in the same way as it kept silent over the satellite launch conducted by south Korea on August 25, 2009, it would not have compelled the DPRK to take strong counteraction such as its 2nd nuclear test.
It is all fair and square to find that the DPRK took its steps of action to cope with the high-handed act and threat which are aimed at depriving the DPRK of its rights to peaceful economic construction.
It would be a miscalculation if the UNSC, rather than apologizing for violating the legitimate right of a member state of the UN, thought that we would recognize the "sanctions resolution" which was framed up in the same way as the thief turning on the victim with a club over the DPRK's self-defensive steps.
We have never objected to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and of the world itself. What we objected to is the structure of the six way talks which had been used to violate outrageously the DPRK's sovereignty and its right to peaceful development.
The denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is closely related with the U.S. nuclear policy toward the DPRK.
The DPRK has already made clear its countermeasures to cope with sanctions as well.
Reprocessing of spent fuel rods is at its final phase and extracted plutonium is being weaponized.
Experimental uranium enrichment has successfully been conducted to enter into completion phase.
We are prepared for both dialogue and sanctions.
If some permanent members of the UNSC wish to put sanctions first before dialogue, we would respond with bolstering our nuclear deterrence first before we meet them in a dialogue.
If the UNSC only continues this standoff without making a proper judgment of which path is more favorable for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and of the world, the DPRK will be left with no choice but to take yet stronger self-defensive countermeasures as it had already warned.
DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Unreasonable Call for Resumption of Six-Party Talks
Pyongyang, July 27 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday in connection with the fact that at the Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum held in Thailand on July 23, some countries expressed their views that the six-party talks should be resumed.
The statement said that while some of them were motivated to call for dialogue by their concerns about the mounting tension on the Korean Peninsula, there was a country that deliberately raised the voice to bring pressure to bear on the DPRK.
Any attempt to side with those who claim the resumption of the six-party talks without grasping the essence of the matter will not help ease tension; on the contrary, it may lay a fifth wheel to the resolution of the problem.
Explaining the reason why the six-party talks came to a definite end, the statement noted:
Given the complicated composition of the six-party talks, the talks couldn't make progress apart from the principle of respect for sovereignty and equality.
With the exception of the DPRK, the only non-aligned country among the parties to the talks, the other parties were either permanent members of the United Nations Security Council or military allies of the United States.
In view of the extreme imbalance in the composition of the six-party talks, the most required principle was the respect for sovereignty and equality among the parties, the lifeblood of the talks.
That was why the "spirit of mutual respect for sovereignty and equality" was stipulated at the beginning of the Joint Statement which the six parties agreed on and signed on September 19, 2005.
However, this principle--the lifeblood of the six-party talks--was disregarded when we launched an artificial satellite for peaceful purposes on April 5 this year.
As is well known, we launched the satellite on a legitimate basis after going through the same relevant international procedures as other countries.
This being a hard reality, parties to the six-party talks took the lead in perpetrating a hostile act against the DPRK; they brought up the issue of its satellite launch for discussion at the United Nations Security Council in a discriminative manner which "denounced" and imposed "sanctions" on it.
As we have clarified in previous statements, the six-party talks were consequently reduced to a platform for blocking even the DPRK's development of science and technology for peaceful purposes and curbing the normal progress of its economy.
It became all the more clear that other parties are taking advantage of these six-party talks to seek their ulterior aims to disarm and incapacitate the DPRK so that it can only subsist on the bread crumbs thrown away by them.
The six-party talks departed from their original goal and nature so far due to the unchanged moves of the hostile forces to stifle the DPRK that they can hardly regain them.
The state of affairs would not have reached the current gridlock if the U.S. and other parties to the six-party talks had not resorted to the reckless and shameless moves to deprive the DPRK of its legitimate right to launch satellites by abusing the name of the United Nations Security Council.
The parties who now insist on the resumption of the six-party talks are in dead silence about their behaviour that scuttled the talks and sparked off confrontation.
This is the essence and the background of the current state of affairs, which the countries that are not parties to the six-party talks should understand. If these countries blindly respond to the call for the resumption of the six-party talks, contending that there is no other alternative, it doesn't help resolve the problem; it does more harm than good.
We value sovereignty and dignity as our life and soul. It is preposterous to consider the DPRK as a country acting at other's beck and call in the matters of the six-party talks.
As a party concerned, we know what should be done to resolve the problem far better than anyone else.
There is a specific and reserved form of dialogue that can address the current situation.
North-South Working Contact Made
Pyongyang, June 19 (KCNA) -- The north-south working contact for the revision of contracts on the Kaesong Industrial Zone (KIZ) was made in Kaesong on Friday.
At the contact the north side said that the working contact was arranged to keep the work in the KIZ on a normal footing as it finds itself in a very difficult situation owing to the recently changed inter-Korean relations.
The north side chided the south side for deciding to fully participate in the PSI right after the contact began, without making any sincere approach towards the contact, and zealously joining in the "sanctions".
The south side's behavior cannot be interpreted otherwise than a deliberate and premeditated act to deny even the work in the KIZ, the only lever for cooperation between the north and the south, and throw an obstacle in the way of the working contact, the north side charged, urging the south side to refrain from doing anything to bedevil the situation contrary to the desire and aspiration of the nation and take a sincere stance towards the work in the KIZ and the working contact aimed at improving it.
As regards the issue of revising the contracts on the KIZ the north side recalled that at the previous contact it clarified its principled stand on the renegotiating the preferential steps concerning the KIZ and advanced specific proposals on land use tax, wages, taxes, etc.
Noting that the north side advanced the proposals, taking into full consideration the practices done in the special economic zones in other countries and the south side and the political, economic and military peculiarities of the KIZ, in particular, the north side said that one may say it is the authorities of the south side that get the biggest profits from the KIZ from a political, economic and military point of view.
The north side stressed that if the south side truly wishes to see the KIZ operating on a stable basis, it should affirmatively accept the issues and innovative proposals put forward by the north side and positively respond to them.
Then followed a speech by the south side.
The north side called to task the south side for laying hurdles in the way of the working contact on the work in the KIZ, evading its responsibility and duty and creating complexity by raising an issue irrelevant to the revision of the contracts and urged it to sincerely approach the discussion of issues with a correct attitude and stand.
Both sides agreed to have the next working contact on July 2.
CPRK Regards S. Korea's Full Participation in PSI as Declaration of War against DPRK
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- The Lee Myung Bak group of south Korea keen on the moves for confrontation and war against the DPRK in league with foreign forces on May 26 officially declared at last it would fully participate in the PSI despite the unanimous opposition of all Koreans and public opinion at home and abroad.
The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea issued a statement on May 27 in this regard.
It said: The so-called PSI is a mechanism for a war of aggression built by the U.S. against the DPRK under the pretext of intercepting and blockading ships and planes, etc. suspicious of transporting weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons and missiles.
The PSI has been criticized and repudiated at home and abroad for its aggressive nature and illegality.
Moreover, full participation in the PSI by a side on the Korean Peninsula where the state of military confrontation is growing acute and there is constant danger of military conflict itself means igniting a war.
The DPRK, therefore, has already seriously warned the south Korean authorities against the above-said moves and repeatedly clarified its stand that it would strongly counter those moves of the Lee group, in particular, regarding them as a declaration of a war as it is pursuant to its American master's policy.
Nevertheless, the Lee group undisguisedly took a step of fully participating in the PSI, which former regimes dared not do so, bringing the situation on the Korean Peninsula and inter-Korean relations beyond the uncontrollable danger line of a war.
It is preposterous for the Lee group to have opted to fully participate in the PSI under the pretext of the underground nuclear test of the DPRK for self-defense.
It is nothing strange and quite natural for a nuclear weapons state to conduct a nuclear test.
The anti-DPRK racket kicked up by the U.S. and its followers under that pretext is not truly aimed at the nuclear non-proliferation but prompted by their black-hearted intention to stifle the DPRK.
Now that the south Korean puppets were so ridiculous as to join in the said racket and dare declare a war against compatriots through their full participation in the PSI, the DPRK is compelled to take a decisive measure, as it has already warned.
The DPRK solemnly declares as follows in view of the prevailing situation:
First, The DPRK will deal a decisive and merciless retaliatory blow, no matter from which place, at any attempt to stop, check and inspect its vessels, regarding it as a violation of its inviolable sovereignty and territory and a grave provocation to it.
Second, The DPRK will take such a practical counter-action as in the wartime now that the south Korean authorities declared a war in wanton violation of its dignity and sovereignty by fully participating in the PSI.
The DPRK will never pardon the south Korean puppet group of traitors for going mad with confrontation and war, bereft of any reason as servants for outside forces in the moves for a war of aggression.
The Lee Myung Bak group will be held wholly accountable for the disastrous consequences to be entailed by its reckless hostile acts against the DPRK.
Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry Blasts U.S. Invariable Hostile Policy towards It
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA Friday as regards the U.S. administration's recent tendency toward the DPRK:
The study of the policy pursued by the Obama administration for the past 100 days since its emergence made it clear that the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK remains unchanged.
It is the essence of the U.S. persistent hostile policy toward the DPRK to eliminate the ideology and bring down the system, both chosen by its people.
The present U.S. president called for "proper punishment", describing the DPRK's launch of satellite for peaceful purposes as "a challenge" and "provocation" while the secretary of State is repeating such malignant vituperation let loose by the preceding government as slandering the system in the DPRK as a "tyrannical" and "rogue regime" and the like.
The attitude of the present U.S. administration is not confined to those outbursts. No sooner had the Obama administration emerged than busied itself staging the largest-ever Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military exercises in and around south Korea in March, seriously threatening the security of the DPRK.
The U.S. referred the issue of the DPRK's launch of satellite for peaceful purposes to the UNSC and thus made it apply sanctions against it in a bid to physically stifle its national defence industry.
Nothing would be expected from the U.S. which remains unchanged in its hostility toward its dialogue partner.
The measures taken by the DPRK recently to bolster its national defence capability are aimed not to draw attention of someone and have dialogue with it but to defend the security of the country and the sovereignty of the nation.
The DPRK will bolster its nuclear deterrent as it has already clarified.
KCNA on DPRK's Successful Launch of Satellite Kwangmyongsong-2
Pyongyang, April 5 (KCNA) -- Scientists and technicians of the DPRK have succeeded in putting satellite Kwangmyongsong-2, an experimental communications satellite, into orbit by means of carrier rocket Unha-2 under the state long-term plan for the development of outer space.
Unha-2, which was launched at the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground in Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province at 11:20 on April 5, Juche 98 (2009), accurately put Kwangmyongsong-2 into its orbit at 11:29:02, nine minutes and two seconds after its launch.
The satellite is going round the earth along its elliptic orbit at the angle of inclination of 40.6 degrees at 490 km perigee and 1 426 km apogee. Its cycle is 104 minutes and 12 seconds.
Mounted on the satellite are necessary measuring devices and communications apparatuses.
The satellite is going round on its routine orbit.
It is sending to the earth the melodies of the immortal revolutionary paeans "Song of General Kim Il Sung" and "Song of General Kim Jong Il" and measured information at 470 MHz. By the use of the satellite the relay communications is now underway by UHF frequency band.
The satellite is of decisive significance in promoting the scientific researches into the peaceful use of outer space and solving scientific and technological problems for the launch of practical satellites in the future.
Carrier rocket Unha-2 has three stages.
The carrier rocket and the satellite developed by the indigenous wisdom and technology are the shining results gained in the efforts to develop the nation's space science and technology on a higher level.
The successful satellite launch symbolic of the leaping advance made in the nation's space science and technology was conducted against the background of the stirring period when a high-pitched drive for bringing about a fresh great revolutionary surge is under way throughout the country to open the gate to a great prosperous and powerful nation without fail by 2012, the centenary of birth of President Kim Il Sung, under the far-reaching plan of General Secretary Kim Jong Il. This is powerfully encouraging the Korean people all out in the general advance.
DPRK to Take Every Necessary Measure to Protect Its Sovereignty
Pyongyang, March 11 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave the following answer to the question raised by KCNA on Mar. 11 as regards the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military exercises kicked off by the U.S. and the south Korean puppets:
The U.S. and the south Korean puppets started large-scale war exercises targeted against the DPRK on Mar. 9 at last.
These war exercises were kicked off by the U.S. and the south Korean puppet war-like forces across south Korea at a time when the inter-Korean relations have reached the worst phase and the situation has grown so tense that a war may break out any moment due to the reckless policy of confrontation pursued by the south Korean conservative authorities.
The war maneuvers are nuclear war exercises designed to mount a preemptive attack on the DPRK in terms of their scale and contents from A to Z.
Involved in the exercises are far greater number of U.S. troops present overseas and more offensive military equipment including two nuclear-powdered carriers and nuclear submarines than those mobilized in the previous war maneuvers. Their duration is double that of the saber rattling staged before.
No one can vouch that the U.S. and the south Korean puppet bellicose forces will not play with fire against the DPRK while staging such dangerous war exercises.
The new administration of the U.S. is now working hard to infringe upon the sovereignty of the DPRK by force of arms in collusion with the south Korean puppet bellicose forces after letting loose a whole string of words and deeds little short of getting on the nerves of the DPRK and seriously interfering in its internal affairs.
This situation hardens the will of the DPRK to bolster up its defence capability in every way no matter what others may say.
The DPRK, exposed to the potential threat of the U.S. and its allied forces, will take every necessary measure to protect its sovereignty.
DPRK to Scrap All Points Agreed with S. Korea over Political and Military Issues
Pyongyang, January 30 (KCNA) -- The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea issued a statement Friday in connection with the situation on the Korean Peninsula growing tenser as the days go by due to the south Korean conservative authorities' reckless moves to escalate the confrontation with the DPRK.
Citing facts to prove that the Lee Myung Bak group, far from reflecting on the treacheries of pushing the north-south relations to a serious crisis, shamelessly is challenging the north, raising a hue and cry over the "threat from the north" and "adherence to principle," the statement said:
The inter-Korean relations have reached such pass that there is neither way to improve them nor hope to bring them on track. The confrontation between the north and the south in the political and military fields has been put to such extremes that the inter-Korean relations have reached the brink of a war.
The group of traitors has already reduced all the agreements reached between the north and the south in the past to dead documents.
Under such situation it is self-evident that there is no need for the DPRK to remain bound to those north-south agreements.
The statement vehemently denounced on behalf of all the Koreans the Lee group for having pushed the inter-Korean relations to the brink of a war through its moves to escalate the confrontation with the DPRK in gross violation of the inter-Korean agreements.
In view of the prevailing situation the statement solemnly clarified as follows:
First, all the agreed points concerning the issue of putting an end to the political and military confrontation between the north and the south will be nullified.
Second, the Agreement on Reconciliation, Non-aggression, Cooperation and Exchange between the North and the South and the points on the military boundary line in the West Sea stipulated in its appendix will be nullified.
Holding the Lee Myung Bak group wholly accountable for the present grave situation to which the inter-Korean relations have been pushed, the statement continued:
Never to be condoned are the crimes the Lee group has committed against the nation and reunification by bedeviling overnight the inter-Korean relations that had favorably developed amidst the support and encouragement of all the Koreans and ruthlessly scrapping the inter-Korean agreements.
The Lee group seems to wait for something, calling for "adhering to the principle" but it will only face a heavier blow and shameful destruction.
Single-minded Unity Fully Displayed in 2008
Pyongyang, December 26 (KCNA) -- The might of single-minded unity, the symbol of Juche Korea and the greatest national strength, was eloquently demonstrated again in Juche 97 (2008).
From the beginning of the year the Korean people launched into a daring all-out offensive on all fronts of socialist construction with indomitable spirit in response to the militant slogan of the Workers' Party of Korea "Glorify This Year of the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the DPRK as a Year of Historical Turn Which Will Go Down in the History of the Country".
Fierce flames of technical updating and production upsurge flared up at major industrial establishments including the February 8 Vinalon Complex and the Namhung Youth Chemical Complex and a project of UHP electric arc furnace was completed at the Chollima Steel Complex. In the meantime, lots of monumental edifices including Ryesonggang Youth Power Station No.1 and the Chongdan County Gravity-fed Waterway have taken shape and modern production bases cropped up in all parts of the country, which will help improve the people's standard of living.
Pyongyang has been face-lifted and scenery of socialist fairyland has been unfolded in many places including the Unhung Co-op Farm, Thaechon County, North Phyongan Province. And specific fruits have been gathered in socialist cultural construction. To cite an example, a new representation was given to the orchestra and chorus "Snow Falls" to make it a hit listed as a national treasure.
The might of single-minded unity of Korea was demonstrated through the political events commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK.
The statues of President Kim Il Sung standing in all parts of the country and the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Show venues were full of yearning and veneration for the President growing day by day and all the venues of celebrations including the national meeting and the national photo exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK were grand epical scenes of the single-minded unity of Korea.
Members of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards and the Young Red Guards displayed through a mammoth parade the spirit and might of the revolutionary civilian armed forces of Juche which have grown into invincible fighting ranks.
The torchlight procession of youth and students under the title "The Motherland of Songun" marking the 60th birthday of the DPRK showed the unshakable pledge of the third and forth generations of the Korean revolution to make a long journey of Songun revolution true to the Workers' Party of Korea in one mind and one will, come what may.
The political events in September were a grand demonstration of the immutable faith and will of the Korean people to share destiny with the Workers' Party of Korea and socialist motherland to the end, trusting their leader.
The Korean people will as ever remain rallied close around the headquarters of revolution in one idea and one will and adorn the history of the DPRK with victory and glory.
BomMinRyon Releases Joint Resolution
Pyongyang, November 30 (KCNA) -- The North Headquarters, the South Headquarters and Overseas Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification (BomMinRyon) released a joint resolution on Sunday on the occasion of the 18th anniversary of the formation of BomMinRyon.
BomMinRyon has served as a base for great unity as it helps pool the efforts of all Koreans, and the solidarity among compatriots in the north and the south and abroad provided a powerful engine dynamically propelling their movement for independent reunification, the joint resolution says, and goes on:
The idea of "By our nation itself" in the June 15 era of reunification has been firmly enshrined by the Koreans as patriotic idea for reunification and the spirit for national cooperation and unity has run higher than ever before everywhere BomMinRyon conducted its activities.
It is necessary to foil the anti-reunification moves of the separatist forces at home and abroad and make a breakthrough toward the implementation of the June 15 joint declaration and independent reunification and peace and prosperity of the country through the great national unity.
BomMinRyon will achieve the great unity of all Koreans, strengthen the driving force of the nation in every way and intensify the actions for defending and implementing the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration, resolutely foiling all sorts of moves of anti-reunification forces, under the uplifted banner of "By our nation itself."
It will also frustrate the Lee Myung Bak regime's suppression under the pretext of "security" and have the "National Security Law" repealed by the concerted efforts of pro-reunification patriotic forces.
The history of shining victories won by Pomminryon in its actions is a proof of the validity of its movement and the pride and honor enshrined by its members serve as a tremendous motive force encouraging the Koreans to carry out the duty to achieve reunification.
No one can deter BomMinRyon from advancing, guided by the idea of "By our nation itself," and the nation's cause of independent reunification is sure to be accomplished.
DPRK Foreign Ministry's Spokesman Slams U.S. Military Attack on Syria
Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry on Thursday gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA as regards the U.S. recent military attack on Syria:
Helicopters of the U.S. forces attacked a civilian target inside the Syrian territory 8 km from the border with Iraq on Oct. 26, killing innocent civilians including women and children.
Despite this act of aggression, the U.S. is getting so brazen-faced as to justify it, claiming that its forces conducted a successful surprise operation against foreign bellicose elements.
The above-said military attack is an unpardonable inhuman criminal act as it is an undisguised infringement upon the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a sovereign state and state terrorism committed under the pretext of "anti-terrorism war."
The DPRK vehemently denounces the U.S. grave infringement upon the dignity and territorial integrity of Syria and sends full support and solidarity to the Syrian government and people in their just efforts and measures to defend the sovereignty and security of the country.
Statement by H.E. PAK KIL YON, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs,
At the General Debate Sixty-third session of UNGA
New York, 27 September, Juch 97(2008)
Mr. President,
At the outset, on behalf of the Delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK), let me congratulate H.E. Miguel D'escoto Brockmann, for the election as President of the current 63rd session of the UNGA.
I also wish to express confidence that, under your able stewardship, the current session will come to a success.
Mr. President,
It is a century-long aspiration of the mankind to live in a peaceful and prospering world, free from war and domination.
Nearly ten years have passed since the UNGA has adopted the Millennium Declaration, reflecting such common desire.
Nevertheless, a vicious circle of aggression and intervention, conflict and terrorism still persists within the international relations, and consequently global peace and security continue to face new serious challenges.
The military alliances ever in place in the Cold War era are being further intensified and arms races of new forms are taking place in Asia-Pacific, Europe and other different regions.
Attempts to justify violations of sovereignty of developing countries under the pretext of "war on terror", "human rights" and "non-proliferation" get more undisguised.
Disparities in wealth and imbalances in level of development between the North and the South get further deepened, shadowing a gloomy prospect for the achievements of the development goals in the developing countries.
Ever worsening energy, food and financial crisis of recent days are seriously affecting the already vulnerable economies of developing countries.
The reality of today requires all member states to pool their efforts together for the building of a just, peaceful and prosperous world as a matter of priority as they have pledged through the UN Millennium Declaration.
Mr. President,
The building of a new world, free and peaceful, without domination and subjugation, aggression and war is a common aspiration of the world peoples, and represents itself as the shared responsibilites of the humankind at present.
The on-going efforts to reform the United Nations and enhance its role should be directed towards this end.
It is also imperative to hold in check the attempts of some individual countries to address critical international issues related to world peace and security solely for their own interests.
For this purpose, there is a need to enhance decisively the authority of the UN General Assembly, in which all member states are exercising their equal rights.
Aggression and interference in internal affairs of sovereign states, the acts committed under the cover of "human rights protection", should be rejected all the way.
Today, the worst peace breaker and human rights violator in the world is none other than the United States, as evidenced by its armed invasion on sovereign countries and unhesitatingly massacring of innocent civilians.
Human rights are sovereign and independent rights.
We urge the UN member states to keep high vigilance against the clamors of human rights protection by the United States and western countries and not to accept the politicization, selectivity and double standards of human rights.
Mr. President,
The main reason that the question of relations between the DPRK and Japan has been unresolved for over half a century lies in the Japan's failure to liquidate its past stained with large-scale crimes.
Japan is the only war criminal state that beautifies the history of aggression and massacre of millions of innocent peoples in Korea and other Asian countries and today attempts to grab the sacred Tok Islet of Korea.
Such country should never be allowed for a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations.
The Korean people, who suffered the Japanese military occupation for almost half a century and afterwards have been living in over 60 years long confrontation with the United States, aspire after peace more than anyone else.
Even now, a series of reckless military maneuvers destabilizing the regional situation such as strengthening of strategic military alliances, massive shipment of state-of-the-art war equipment and annual large-scale military exercises are being conducted in and around the Korean peninsula.
The "Ulji Freedom Guardian" joint military exercise staged by the United States and south Korea last August under the pretext of what they called "preparation for emergency on the Korean Peninsula" was nothing more than a war drills mounting a preemptive nuclear strike on the DPRK, to all intents and purposes.
Double-faced approaches such as alleging about a "dialogue" and resorting to war exercises against a dialogue partner behind the scene are a clear indication of the persistent U.S. hostile policy on the DPRK as well as the confrontational policy of the present south Korean "regime".
In the face of such military threats and a war danger, the DPRK has been strengthening in every possible way its self-defensive capability in order to safeguard the national sovereignty and peace. This choice and right of ours is just and legitimate, which cannot be subject to criticism and blame of others.
If there were no powerful war deterrent secured by the Songun policy of the respected General KIM JONG IL , the Korean peninsula would have already suffered catastrophes several times, which would certainly lead to the complete disruption of the regional peace and stability as a whole.
Mr. President,
Denuclearization of the Korean peninsula is the lifetime instruction of President KIM IL SUNG, the Great Leader of our people, and the Government of the DPRK remains consistent in its position to resolve the nuclear issue peacefully through dialogue and negotiations.
Adoption of North-South joint declaration on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula in 1992 and DPRK-U.S. Agreed Framework in 1994 are a demonstration of the firm political will of our Government to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
Thanks to our sincere endeavor, several rounds of six-party talks were held to date, enabling the adoption of the joint statement on September 19, 2005, followed by the agreements on and implementation of phased actions aimed at resolving the nuclear issue of the Korean peninsula.
The DPRK honored its commitments to the agreements of the six party talks in good faith.
Nuclear facilities were being disabled at the final stage, a nuclear declaration submitted and even those measures envisaged for the destruction phase implemented in advance.
This notwithstanding, the U.S. has laid an artificial obstacle to implementing the October 3 agreement by refusing to implement her obligations and put forward such an unjust demand as verification of the "international standard" never agreed on among the six parties or between the DPRK and the U.S.
The "international standard" asserted by the U.S. is nothing but "special inspection" which the IAEA called for in the 1990s to infringe upon the sovereignty of the DPRK and caused it to pull out of the NPT in the end.
The United States has now put on hold the effectuation of the measure for delisting the DPRK as a "state sponsor of terrorism" under the pretext of verification even after officially declaring that the DPRK is not a "state sponsor of terrorism". This is little short of admitting that the list is not related to terrorism in actuality.
As far as the verification is concerned, it is a commitment to be fulfilled by the six parties at the final phase of denuclearization of the whole Korean Peninsula in accordance with the September 19 joint statement.
The U.S. insistence on the unilateral inspection of the DPRK is a brigandish demand for unilaterally disarming the DPRK, the other warring party, by discarding its commitment to the denuclearization of the whole Korean Peninsula, the core of which is to remove the U.S. nuclear threat according to the September 19 joint statement.
Now that the U.S. has broken the agreement, the DPRK is inevitably taking relevant countermeasures on the basis of the principle of "action for action".
If the six parties are not true to their words in implementing respective obligations in the light of a great lack of trust with each other, no progress will be made at all. This is a lesson drawn from the process of the previous six party talks.
The DPRK will continue to make every sincere effort towards the denuclearization of the whole Korean peninsula, but will not be indifferent to an attempt to offend our di gnity and self-respect, and violate its sovereignty.
Mr. President,
As you are well aware, the current inter-Korean relations have been worsening ever since the installation of a new regime in south Korea which denies the North-South joint declarations of June 15 and October 4.
Resolutions were adopted by consensus at the previous UN General Assembly sessions in support of the historic North-South Summits held in Pyongyang in 2000 and 2007, and the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration resulted therefrom.
As stipulated in those resolutions, the June 15 joint declaration and its program of action, the October 4 declaration, constitute a milestone stating a shortcut for developing the inter-Korean relations and the national independent reunification in the new century as well as a grand program of Korea's reunification clearly reflecting the demands of the times and aspirations of the nation.
Those declarations enjoy unanimous support of not only the entire Korean people, but also the international community as a whole as they are most comprehensive and realistic in their contents as well as inclusive of all the previous inter-Korean agreements including the joint statement of July 4, 1972 which clarifies three principles of independence, peaceful reunification and a great national unity.
It is intolerable that the declarations agreed and adopted at the highest level of the North and South and supported unanimously by the international community, is now disregarded simply because of the changed regime in south Korea.
The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will, in the future too, bring about national reconciliation and unity by thoroughly implementing the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration, open a new era of independent reunification, peace and prosperity, and make its utmost efforts for ensuring durable peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.
Thank you.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Assails U.S.-S. Korea Joint Military Exercises
Pyongyang, August 20 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to the question put by KCNA Wednesday as regards the DPRK-targeted joint military exercises being staged by the U.S. and the south Korean puppet authorities:
As already reported, the U.S. and the south Korean puppet authorities launched Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises in all areas of south Korea on August 18.
The exercises they launched under the pretext of "coping with emergency on the Korean Peninsula" are a clear proof of the hostile policy toward the DPRK and the north-south confrontational policy pursued by the U.S. and the south Korean puppet authorities as they are war maneuvers targeted against the DPRK from A to Z.
The U.S. changed Ulji Focus Lens, the codename of the joint military exercises it staged every year from the middle of the 1970s, into Ulji Freedom Guardian this year in a bid to create impression that the exercises are "led" by the south Korean puppet army, "supported" by the U.S. forces. This is to serve the purpose of the Korea strategy aimed at using south Korea as a shock brigade in invading the DPRK.
This is clearly evidenced by what the U.S. and the south Korean puppet authorities said when kicking off the exercises. They blustered that the exercises would help boost the level of the combat capability of the U.S. forces in south Korea and they would conclude the "war maneuvers through a perfect operation to promptly react to someone's provocation."
It has become clear that the "contingency on the Korean Peninsula" touted by the U.S. and its followers precisely means a preemptive nuclear attack on the DPRK. This situation compels the DPRK to heighten vigilance against such unjust demands as the "verification in line with the international standard" recently claimed by the U.S. as regards the nuclear issue.
The DPRK will increase its war deterrent in every way as long as the U.S. and its followers continue posing military threats to it. It will judge all matters on the principle of giving top priority to the security of the country and actively take corresponding practical measures.
All Koreans Called upon to Remain True to Idea of "By Our Nation Itself"
Pyongyang, July 17 (KCNA) -- The militant slogan "Open up a new era of independent reunification and peace and prosperity by pooling the efforts of our nation!" laid down in the joint editorial for this year has powerfully encouraged all the compatriots in the sacred patriotic struggle for the reunification of the country as it reflects the requirements of the era and the aspiration of the nation. Rodong Sinmun Thursday says this in a signed article.
It goes on; All Koreans in the north and the south and overseas should enshrine the idea of "By our nation itself" as their faith and intensify the movement for national reunification, guided by it.
They should uphold the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration whose justice and vitality have been proved in practice and thoroughly implement them and thus independently achieve the country's reunification in the spirit of "By our nation itself."
It is necessary to eradicate the source of war and achieve durable peace on the Korean Peninsula and attain the development and prosperity common to the nation. Peace and prosperity present themselves as historic tasks to be achieved without fail to accelerate the cause of the country's reunification and carve out a bright future of the nation.
The Lee Myung Bak group is keen to obliterate the idea of "By our nation itself" and stem the trend of the times towards independent reunification and peace and prosperity. Its treacherous and anti-reunification true colors have been fully revealed.
It is as clear as noonday that it is impossible to successfully usher in the new era of independent reunification and peace and prosperity as long as the Lee group hell bent on flunkeyism towards the U.S., anti-reunification acts and confrontation with compatriots is allowed to betray the nation any longer.
If the Koreans are to implement the above-said slogan to the letter, they should intensify the nationwide struggle to smash the vicious anti-reunification acts of the Lee clique of traitors, first of all.
Appeal to Koreans at Home and Abroad Published
Pyongyang, June 14 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland released an appeal addressed to all Koreans at home and abroad on Saturday on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the publication of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.
The north-south summit meeting was provided and the June 15 joint declaration was made public in Pyongyang in June 2000, the appeal said, adding that this was a great event of national significance as it put an end to the history of division and confrontation imposed by outside forces upon the Korean nation and ushered in the new era of independent reunification on the basis of the idea of "By our nation itself."
It went on: The historic summit meeting in October last year and the October 4 declaration adopted there, in particular, represented another brilliant fruit as they provided fresh landmark for achieving peace and prosperity by carrying forward the June 15 cause and embodying its spirit.
The sycophantic, traitorous and anti-reunification and confrontational moves on the part of the Lee Myung Bak group of traitors that came to power in south Korea have suspended all the north-south dialogues and cooperation undertakings although they had been under way for several years after the publication of the June 15 joint declaration and, consequently, the inter-Korean relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula are now facing an unpredictable grave crisis.
The massive anti-"government" struggle now underway across south Korea is not just a struggle to defend the right to existence but a very just patriotic action to throw overboard the treacherous, unpopular and anti-reunification Lee Myung Bak group and usher in a new era of independence, democracy and reunification.
All Koreans should turn out as one in the patriotic sacred struggle to firmly defend the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration and open up the era of independent reunification, peace and prosperity.
South Koreans from all walks of life should resolutely foil the traitorous group's acts of slandering the above-said declarations and desecrating the idea of "By our nation itself" and dynamically carry forward the June 15 cause.
The south Koreans should never be taken in by the deceptive nature of "pragmatism" but roundly expose all sycophantic, treacherous and anti-reunification acts and attempts of the traitorous group covered with the veil of "pragmatism."
The south Koreans from all walks of life should resolutely stand against the criminal watchword of "no nukes, opening and 3,000 dollars" and throw it into the dumping ground of history.
All Koreans including south Koreans should hold higher the banner of "priority to the nation" and "importance to the nation" to thoroughly frustrate the sycophantic and traitorous moves stepped up by the Lee group to encroach upon the dignity and sovereignty of the nation, sell off the nation's interests and threaten peace and security, subservient to outsiders.
All Koreans should bitterly denounce and foil the U.S. and south Korean warhawks' war moves gravely threatening peace on the Korean Peninsula and drive out the U.S. imperialist aggression troops, the root cause of all sufferings and misfortune of the Korean nation, as early as possible.
We join all other Koreans in extending warm compatriotic support and encouragement and militant solidarity to the south Koreans in their just patriotic struggle, the appeal said, expressing the conviction that the compatriots in the south having a long-standing tradition of courageous struggles would fully display their heroic stamina and thus throw away the leftovers of the old era and proudly usher in a new historical era.
All Koreans Called upon to Turn out in Struggle for National Reunification
Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a signed article calls on all Koreans in the north and the south and overseas to turn out in the nationwide struggle for independent reunification and thus creditably perform their responsibility and role as a driving force for national reunification.
It says: The reality requires all Koreans who love the country and nation to single-mindedly unite and continue dynamically advancing the era of independent reunification, while meeting the challenge of the anti-reunification forces by the efforts of the driving force of the nation.
It is none other than Koreans who are keenly interested in solving the reunification issue and who should work hard for its settlement.
The Koreans' struggle for national reunification is a patriotic struggle against the traitors and anti-reunification forces in league with outsiders. Koreans could achieve landmark successes which they longed to witness so much after the publication of the historic June 15 joint declaration because the forces for independent reunification united close under the banner of "By our nation itself" were incomparably stronger than the anti-reunification forces. All Koreans at home and abroad aspiring after independence and patriotism should go united as one to frustrate the moves of aggressive outsiders and their followers, anti-reunification forces in south Korea. This is the only way for the Koreans to advance toward independent reunification.
What is important is that people from all walks of life in the north and the south and abroad should attach importance to the nation and harden their attitude and stance to pool efforts for the nation, aware of their position and role as a driving force for solving the issue of reunification.
The stand of attaching importance to the nation and the nation-first spirit serve as a motive force helping Koreans dynamically accelerate the advance for independent reunification with conviction in sure victory and indomitable fighting spirit. No force on earth can replace the Koreans in the efforts to accomplish the cause of national reunification.
DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Pyongyang Visit by U.S. Nuclear Experts Delegation
Pyongyang, April 24 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to the question put by KCNA Thursday as regards the Pyongyang visit by a delegation of U.S. nuclear experts:
There took place here from April 22 to 24 negotiations between officials concerned of the DPRK and a delegation of U.S. nuclear experts made up of officials of the State Department and White House and experts of the Defense Department and Energy Department.
Technical matters for winding up the implementation of the October 3 agreement including the contents of the nuclear declaration were discussed there.
The negotiations proceeded in a sincere and constructive manner and progress was made there.
Rodong Sinmun on DPRK-Russia Relations
Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- The conclusion of the agreement on economic and cultural cooperation between the DPRK and the Soviet Union put the DPRK-Russia friendly and cooperative relations on a new stage of development.
Rodong Sinmun Monday stresses this in a by-lined article dedicated to the 59th anniversary of the signing of the agreement.
The article notes that the historic visits to the Russian Federation and its Far Eastern Region by General Secretary Kim Jong Il in the new century and the visit to the DPRK by Russian President V. V. Putin in 2000 served as a new milestone and the motive force for the overall development of the DPRK-Russia friendly relations including economic and cultural cooperation.
In recent years positive efforts have been made to expand and boost exchange and cooperation in the economy, culture and other fields between the two countries, it says, and goes on:
The DPRK-Russia friendship is developing on good terms in conformity with mutual interests and the requirements of the development of international relations in the new century as the days go by.
We are rejoiced over the achievements made by the Russian government and people in the work to build a powerful state and ensure the security of the country.
The DPRK and Russia, close neighboring countries with the long-standing history and traditions of friendship, are making joint efforts to develop the sound international relations and build a new just world. They cooperate and keep pace with each other to ensure the regional stability and peace and fairly settle the major international issues.
Boosting the DPRK-Russia friendship conforms with the desire and interests of the two peoples and is beneficial to ensuring peace and security in Asia and the rest of the world. The bilateral relations of friendship and cooperation will grow stronger by the joint efforts of the two countries in the future.
Organization of Koreans in Europe Vow to Implement June 15 Joint Declaration
Pyongyang, January 19 (KCNA) -- The European Regional Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration reportedly held its 3rd general meeting in Germany on January 12.
It was attended by members of the Association of Koreans for Cooperation in Germany, the European Solidarity to Support One Korea, the European Committee of the Democratic Labor Party of south Korea and the European Regional Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification.
Speakers at the meeting recalled that last year Koreans in Europe conducted brisk activities to implement the June 15 joint declaration.
They called on all compatriots to fulfil their responsibilities and roles this year, too by invigorating the work to thoroughly implement the joint declaration. The meeting discussed and decided on this year's working plan of the regional committee.
Signal Successes Made This Year
Pyongyang, December 30 (KCNA) -- The DPRK has demonstrated its dignity and might to the world and made a fresh leaping progress in building a great prosperous and powerful country, advancing under the uplifted banner of Songun this year, says Rodong Sinmun Sunday in a signed article.
The political and military might of the DPRK has been strikingly manifested and signal successes have been made in building an economic power this year, the article notes, and goes on:
This year the people of the DPRK commemorated in grand style the 95th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung and celebrated the 75th birthday of the heroic Korean People's Army as grand festivals of victors. The 9th Kimilsungia Festival was held and Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Show, military parade, torchlight procession of youth and students and other political events were held with large attendance to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the KPA.
The election of deputies to local power organs helped consolidate the foundation of the people's power in the DPRK, strikingly demonstrating the invincibility of Korean-style socialism.
Major units of the national economy were technologically reconstructed and production increased there and such monumental edifices of Songun era as the Samsu Power Station, the Thaechon Youth Power Station No. 4 and the Orangchon Power Station No.1 were built and projects of key significance in developing the country's economy were pushed forward.
Stirring realities representing the spirit of Songun Korea advancing toward the high goal of building a great prosperous powerful nation were presented in all fields of building socialist culture this year.
In educational field, the modernization and the IT level of education has been put on a higher stage this year marking the 30th anniversary of the publication of the Theses on Socialist Education. Art performance "Blue Sky over My Country" (Part Dawn) was given and grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang" successfully re-presented and music of new genre such as song and music for dance "Arirang on Jiansanfeng" were created. Sportspersons recorded signal successes in international games.
This year witnessed stirring events in the struggle for national reunification and in the development of the international relations to be recorded long in the nation's history.
The historic north-south summit meeting was held in October and the Declaration on Development of North-South Relations and Peace and Prosperity was adopted. A momentum was given to the atmosphere of reconciliation, unity and reunification and brisk exchange and cooperation were conducted.
The DPRK has enjoyed ever higher international prestige and international environment favorable for more dynamically advancing the Korean revolution was created.
U.S. Dangerous Scenario for World Domination under Fire
Pyongyang, December 4 (KCNA) -- The U.S. bellicose forces have already worked out a phased program for establishing a lunar military base capable of striking any target on the earth and any satellite as part of their frantic moves to accelerate the development of space weapons and specified even what should be done at each phase and its period.
This comes under fire by a signed commentary of Rodong Sinmun Tuesday. The above-said scenario worked out and pushed forward on the basis of the brigandish assumption that the conqueror of the moon can dominate the world is a clear indication of their evermore madcap moves to provoke a war and their sinister scheme to conquer the world, the commentary observes, and goes on:
Their adventurous moves to monopolize the space military base are very dangerous and grave war moves prompted by their criminal scenario to exterminate the humankind.
The above-said lunar military base is neither for "security" nor for "peace" much touted by them.
The U.S. warmongers are running the whole gamut of moves against the DPRK strong in its independent stand against imperialism and confident in its advance along the path of socialism. This is evidenced by their outbursts that the production of space weapons and the moves to establish the lunar military base are targeted against "dangerous states" including the DPRK.
The prevailing situation reinforces the Korean people's will to continue bolstering their national defence capability without neglecting it even a moment.
The U.S. warlike forces would be well advised to face up to the trend of the present times towards peace and give up their reckless moves for a war.
Establishment of Fair International Relations Called for
Pyongyang, October 24 (KCNA) -- Today marks the Day of the United Nations.
The DPRK has made all efforts to ensure peace and security in the world and establish fair international relations as required by the objective and principle of the UN Charter since it became a member state of the UN on Sept. 17, 1991.
Rodong Sinmun Wednesday says this in a signed article devoted to the day.
It goes on: The DPRK remains unchanged in its stand to carry out the fair and democratic reform of the UN and increase its role and function in a bid to ensure peace and security in the world and thus put the development of the international relations on a sound basis.
The present times are quite different from the days the UN came into being. The UN is faced with a lot of tasks at present. Unilateralism and arbitrary and high-handed practices have become pronounced, disturbing peace and security in the world, making the international relations complicated and hamstringing the progress of human civilization. Mankind can successfully meet these challenges only when the member states of the UN establish and develop the fair international relations based on the multilateralism that calls for strictly abiding by the universally accepted principles of respect for sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity and reciprocity.
The application of unreasonable double standards to the international relations constitutes a factor of obstructing the development of the equal and sound international relations and a lever for infringing upon the sovereignty of the member states of the UN. The UN should reject the double standards in the international relations and ensure that the principle of equality and impartiality is strictly observed.
Lasting world peace and security would be unthinkable without putting an end to the situation where "the rich get ever richer and the poor get ever poorer" rapidly deteriorating in the world, eradicating poverty and resolving the social and economic problems.
There will be progress in ensuring global peace and security and the trust of the international community in the UN will grow deeper only when the UN increases its role and function as required by the times and in line with the desire and aspiration of humankind and settles all the international issues fairly and reasonably on the principle of justice and equality.
Expansion and Development of South-South Cooperation Urged
Pyongyang, October 2 (KCNA) -- It is the consistent stand of the DPRK to expand and develop South-South cooperation, declared Choe Su Hon, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, who was heading the DPRK delegation, on September 27 at the meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of 77 held on the sidelines of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly.
Manifesting the view of the delegation on the meeting's purport of defining the common stand of the G-77 toward the main agenda items of the economic and social fields which were brought up for discussion at the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly, he said:
The G-77 should make the common actions of the developing countries against the unilateral and strong-arm practices in the economic and social fields more organized and strengthened and continue to orchestrate the efforts to expand and boost South-South cooperation.
It should promote the expansion and development of South-South cooperation, keeping hold on this as its unswerving policy guideline and enhance its capacity of collective action as the champion of the interests of the developing countries in multilateral negotiating arenas.
Showing deep interest in boosting South-South cooperation, the DPRK government has devoted disinterested support and efforts, zealously involving itself in the Non-Aligned Movement and the activities of the G-77 and the United Nations system.
The DPRK government, true to its commitments at the Second South Summit, initiated cooperation programs in different realms such as agriculture, bioscience, standardization and measurement for a number of developing countries in Asia and Africa and has made governmental efforts for their implementation this year, too, following last year and gained good experience and results in this course.
The DPRK will make in the future, too, an active contribution to the building of a peaceful and prosperous independent world by fulfilling its obligation and duty in establishing a new international economic order based on justice, equality and impartiality and further expanding and developing South-South cooperation based on collective self-reliance.
Eradication of Racism and Racial Discrimination Called for
Pyongyang, October 2 (KCNA) -- The government of the DPRK will join the international community in its efforts to build a new world free from racism and racial discrimination and do all it can to achieve the objective, declared a DPRK delegate addressing the 6th meeting of the UN Human Rights Council on Sept. 25.
Noting that racism has not yet been eradicated though six years have passed since the UN anti-racism conference was held in Durban of South Africa, he emphasized this is chiefly attributable to the lack of the proper settlement of past wrongs.
The international community at the Durban conference urged those states that institutionally perpetrated the crimes related to racism and racial discrimination in the past to admit their responsibilities for them and pay due compensation and reparation to the states, communities and individuals that suffered them but this just demand has still been ignored, he said and went on:
Korea was subjected to severe national discrimination and unbearable humiliation for over four decades under the military occupation of Japanese imperialism.
In that period more than 8.4 million Koreans were forcibly drafted, over one million Koreans were killed and 200,000 Korean women were forced into sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese Army.
Moreover, Koreans were forced to change their own names into Japanese ones and use Japanese instead of Korean.
The above-mentioned crimes have not yet been redeemed even in this new century and the international community is increasingly worried about the possible reoccurrence of those crimes.
Korean residents in Japan, descendants of the Koreans who were taken to Japan during its colonial rule over Korea, are subjected to harsh suppression and discrimination in all aspects such as education, healthcare and employment for the mere reason that they are Koreans and citizens of the DPRK.
Such actions cannot be justified under any circumstances but should be halted at once.
Trend of Development of History Can Never Change
Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- It is an inexorable law governing the development of history that humankind keeps to the road of independence, the road of socialism, although there may be temporary setback and turns and twists in the course of its advance, says Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a signed article.
The trend of the development of history toward independence can never change because it is a law-governed requirement for the development of history and a desire common to the world people to accomplish the cause of independence, the article says, and goes on:
The struggle to realize independence of the popular masses is a just cause and the moves to suppress and stamp out it are reactionary acts going against history.
The imperialists' moves to stem the global trend toward independence are anachronistic and foolish acts in view of the development of history as well as in view of the historical position of the imperialists as old forces nearing their end and their vulnerability.
Global independence is a historical task of the present times and a just cause required by the law governing the development of history and by the desire and wish common to humankind.
Global independence should be realized to ensure independence of each country and nation and that of humankind.
This is the reason why global independence presents itself as a historical task common to humankind.
It is scientific truth that the cause of global independence reflecting the desire and wish of the world people and the requirements of the times will make steady progress for its accomplishment.
The course of historical development and the present reality eloquently prove that nothing can stem the trend toward independence.
All Koreans Called upon to Uphold Songun
Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- It is the sacred national duty of all Koreans to uphold Songun.
Rodong Sinmun today observes this in a signed article.
It goes on: Songun serves as a powerful weapon for independently carving out the destiny of the country and nation and an invincible treasured sword for meeting the common requirements and interests of the nation.
Songun provides a guarantee for protecting the peace of the nation and achieving its independence now that foreign forces are working hard to prevent the Korean nation from independently carving out its destiny by mobilizing huge military force.
It is thanks to Songun that a nuclear war is averted on the Korean Peninsula and the DPRK's sky remains so clear and blue and the Korean people are known to be a proud and dignified one independently carving out their destiny despite the interference and challenge from any foreign force.
But for the Songun politics, Koreans would have neither greeted the June 15 era of reunification nor witnessed such eventful reality in which they are pushing ahead with the movement for independent reunification by their concerted efforts despite such threat of a war of aggression posed by foreign forces.
The ultimate aim sought by the DPRK in holding aloft the banner of Songun is to build a great prosperous powerful reunified country, the first of its kind in the nation's history spanning 5,000 years.
Practically every Korean has benefited from Songun.
History and reality go to clearly prove that a bright future of the nation depends on Songun.
National reunification and prosperity will come earlier when all Koreans add shine to the June 15 era of reunification under the uplifted banner of upholding Songun.
Halt to Japan's Suppression of Koreans in Japan Urged
Pyongyang, July 21 (KCNA) -- The south side committee to implement the June 15 joint declaration reportedly called a press conference in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on July 19 at which it demanded the Japanese authorities stop their crackdown on Koreans in Japan.
A statement read out at the press conference accused the Japanese authorities and right-wing reactionary forces of perpetrating recently frantic search operations against the facilities related to the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) and houses of Koreans in Japan and arresting and blackmailing them and committing terrorism against them and, furthermore, working hard to usurp the plottage and premises used by Chongryon.
The statement branded these actions of the Japanese authorities as crimes against humanity and history as they are aimed at denying Japan's past history of aggression and realizing their militarist ambition.
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Chongryon Officials and Koreans in Japan Protest against Decision of Tokyo District Court
Tokyo, July 20 (KNS-KCNA) -- The Tokyo District Court totally denied and dismissed the suit filed by the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) demanding a total reduction of and exemption from the payment of fixed property tax. Officials of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan held an emergency meeting in front of the Tokyo District Court in protest against the unfair decision on July 20.
Speakers at the meeting charged that the Tokyo District Court's ruling that "the premises used by only specified persons cannot be regarded as buildings for public service" is aimed at justifying the discrimination against Koreans in Japan.
Noting that Chongryon is a legitimate organization active to defend the democratic national rights of the Koreans in Japan and its service for public interests has been fully acknowledged in the Japanese society, they denounced the judicial authorities for acting rashly, pursuant to the Japanese government's hostile policy towards the DPRK.
Expressing irrepressible resentment at the reckless remarks made by the Tokyo Metropolitan governor that if the government refrains from applying sanctions against Chongryon, Tokyo Metropolis will do it and the decision made by the court in response to his instruction, they declared they would fight to defend the legitimate rights of Koreans in Japan to the last.
Meanwhile, the Central Headquarters of Chongryon made an application to the Tokyo High Court for intermediate appeal from the unfair decision of the Tokyo District Court on the same day.
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Tokyo District Court's Unjust Decision Protested
Tokyo, July 20 (KNS-KCNA) -- Ko Tok U, vice-chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), released a statement on July 20 in protest against the Tokyo District Court's unjust decision on the issue of the hall of the headquarters of Chongryon.
Recalling that the court made a decision allowing the unreasonable imposition of taxes upon the hall of the headquarters of Chongryon, refusing to recognize Chongryon's activities for public interests and justifying the reckless remarks made by the Tokyo Metropolitan governor, the statement said:
This is an unreasonable ruling as it was prompted by the national discrimination against Koreans in Japan and xenophobia in disregard of the activities of Chongryon and its use of the hall and the laws in force in Japan.
As already known, Chongryon has played the role as an overseas mission of the DPRK in the absence of diplomatic ties between the DPRK and Japan and the hall's role for public service has been widely recognized. Accordingly, it had been exempt from the fixed property tax for nearly 40 years.
It is obvious to everyone that the decision was made against the background of a series of politically motivated repressive actions spearheaded by the Abe government, including search operations against Chongryon-related facilities and the Resolution and Collection Corporation's move to seize the hall.
It is an outrageous act quite contrary to international law and international practice for the Abe government and judicial authorities to negate and suppress the activities of Chongryon, though they are for public interests, evading their historical, legal and moral responsibility and obligation to protect the Koreans in Japan.
Ishihara, in particular, is showing extra zeal in this repressive campaign over the issue of the hall in collusion with the Abe group, undisguisedly revealing his phobia about Koreans.
We have immediately made an application for intermediate appeal to the Tokyo High Court today after judging that the decision is quite contrary to the Constitution of Japan and its relevant laws and the general principles of laws.
It is our hope that broad strata of Japanese people will become increasingly critical of the unreasonable decision and extend support to our just appeal.
DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Blasts Anti-Chongryon Campaign in Japan
Pyongyang, July 1 (KCNA) -A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK Sunday issued a statement denouncing the Abe group's evermore undisguised suppression of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon).
The statement said: These days the Abe group's anti-Chongryon campaign has reached such a reckless and hideous phase that it can never be tolerated.
Abe inherited ultra-nationalism and national chauvinism from his ancestors who had been steeped in the antipathy towards Koreans to the marrow of their bones. He has escalated the anti-DPRK, anti-Chongryon racket since he assumed the premiership by inciting bitterness towards the DPRK.
The Abe group has taken harsh actions against Chongryon and Koreans in Japan such as forcible search of its facilities and their houses, assaults and arrests of them last year and this year. Not content with this, it is working hard to force upon Chongryon the sale of the plottage and building of the Hall of its headquarters through the Resolution and Collection Corporation.
The Abe group instructed the corporation to raise an extremely discriminative and unfair demand to Chongryon, persistently turning down its sincere and reasonable proposals to redeem debts. It has thus unilaterally hamstrung Chongryon's efforts for the solution of the problem.
This is nothing but a wanton infringement upon the sovereignty of the DPRK which no previous regime of Japan dared as it is a move to physically remove the centre of activities of Chongryon, a champion of democratic national rights of Koreans in Japan, and stamp out the activities of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan.
Chongryon is a legitimate overseas compatriots organization of the DPRK whose mission is to protect the democratic national rights of the direct victims of the criminal drafting of Koreans by the Japanese imperialists in the past and the Koreans in Japan, their descendants.
The present Japanese authorities are under an unavoidable legal and moral obligation to protect Chongryon and guarantee its activities in the light of the historical background against which Chongryon came into being and the crimes committed by the Abes against the Korean nation for several generations.
Nevertheless, the Abe group is keen to usurp even the building and plottage of Chongryon, not content with its crackdown on it. This is a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the DPRK little short of financial sanctions.
No matter how noisily the Japanese authorities trumpet that their action to usurp buildings of Chongryon is a "business matter related to the collection of bonds," the terror-ridden campaign sweeping Japan is a product of Abe's premeditated plot and his direct instruction to realize his political ambition to all intents and purposes.
Abe is now feeling uneasy about the steady decline of the support rate for him with the election to the House of Councillors slated to take place late in July. Finding his far-fetched assertion about the "issue of abduction" no longer workable, he has gone insane in his move to usurp the building of Chongryon in a bid to put the DPRK-Japan relations to the lowest ebb and lay a hurdle in the way of the six-party talks.
The aim sought by Japan in chilling the efforts to bring about progress at the six-party talks designed to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula is to drag on the settlement of the problem in a bid to use it as a pretext till its militarization has become a reality.
It is quite ridiculous for the Abe group to harshly suppress Chongryon which has done nothing wrong as soon as its delegates went back to Japan from the talks where they kept mum.
As Japan is behaving so dastardly with a black-hearted intention, the DPRK cannot but raise a serious question as to whether there is any need for its continued participation in the six-party talks.
The DPRK will never remain a passive on-looker to the Abe group's harsh suppression of Chongryon and its relevant field will take necessary steps against it.
21st Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks Close
Seoul, June 1 (KCNA Correspondent) -- The 21st North-South Ministerial Talks closed Friday.
At the talks both sides exchanged views after advancing proposals for definitely placing the inter-Korean relations on the orbit of sound development.
They once again confirmed the fact that it is impossible to settle any issue nor is it possible to expect any progress in the inter-Korean relations unless the outdated viewpoint and practice are discarded in the June 15 era when the nation is heading for reconciliation, cooperation and reunification.
A joint press release of the talks was issued at the talks.
According to it, both sides reviewed the successes made as a result of the inter-Korean ministerial talks held 20 times and the lesson drawn from them, shared the understanding that it is necessary to put the inter-Korean relations on a higher stage in the spirit of "By our nation itself" and had an earnest discussion after manifesting each other's stand on the principled and practical matters arising in the development of those relations.
They also agreed to make a further study of the issues related to promoting peace on the Korean Peninsula and the inter-Korean reconciliation and cooperation in the basic spirit of the June 15 joint declaration.
21st Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks Open
Seoul, May 30 (KCNA correspondent) -- The 21st North-South Ministerial Talks opened in Seoul on Wednesday.
Present there were members of the north side's delegation led by Chief Councilor of the DPRK Cabinet Kwon Ho Ung and its suite members and delegates of the south side with Minister of Unification Ri Jae Jong as chief delegate and its suite members.
The head of the north side's delegation and the south side's chief delegate made speeches at the talks.
Kwon analyzed the experience and lesson, reviewing how the inter-Korean ministerial talks proceeded, before advancing proposals reflecting the principled stand of the north side to firmly preserve and thoroughly implement the idea of "By our nation itself".
He underscored the need to abide by the principle of settling the issues related to the inter-Korean relations from the stand of attaching importance to the nation and placing it above anything else.
Recalling that the implementation of the points agreed between the north and the south is held up due to the outside forces' interference and relations with outside forces are considered more important than the inter-Korean relations, he called for implementing to the letter the agreed points reflecting the interests and wishes of the nation on the principle of attaching importance to the nation and placing it above anything else.
He also underlined the need to take decisive measures against the occurrence of any acts of provoking the other dialogue partner and endangering the inter-Korean relations.
He referred to the fact that there have been a chain of abnormal developments running counter to the main spirit of the June 15 Joint Declaration since the 20th inter-Korean ministerial talks as evidenced by the north-targeted military exercises staged by the south side together with outside forces and a spate of insolent remarks let loose by its authorities including the prime minister to slander the ideology and system in the DPRK and even negate its sovereignty and inviolable territory.
Deploring that one can hardly witness the implementation of the agreed points related to such fundamental and principled matters as matters of taking practical measures to ensure that each other's ideology and system are recognized and respected, he declared that in that context it is advisable for the current talks to focus the discussion on settling the fundamental points already agreed rather than working to make new agreements.
The talks go on.
Maintaining Juche Character and National Character Called for
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- It stands out as one of the important issues arising in the struggle for national reunification at present to firmly preserve the Juche character and national character.
Rodong Sinmun today observes this in a signed article.
It goes on: It is a sure guarantee for the successful movement for national reunification to preserve the Juche character and national character.
In order to accomplish the cause of national reunification related to the destiny of all the Koreans they should decisively reject foreign interference and pressure and settle all issues independently and creatively in line with the requirements and interests of the nation according to their independent resolution and judgment. And they should, at the same time, advance the cause of reunification in the strong spirit of self-respect under whatever blatant pressure of foreign forces.
There can be neither ready-made "remedy" nor good idea except doing so in the efforts to achieve national reunification.
In order to firmly preserve the Juche character and national character in the efforts to achieve national reunification it is necessary to bolster the driving force of the nation in every way.
The struggle for preserving the Juche character and national character means a struggle against imperialism and hegemony.
It is a stereotyped trick of imperialists to divide and rule other countries. The division of the Korean nation was a product of the U.S. imperialists' policy of aggression to dominate it. The U.S. remains unchanged in its wild ambition to keep the Korean nation divided indefinitely to dominate it in defiance of the demand of the Korean nation, swimming against the trend of the era of independence.
The Koreans should maintain a high degree of vigilance against the criminal moves of the U.S. based on its policy to dominate Korea and decisively check and foil them by their concerted efforts, the article concludes.
Rodong Sinmun on Songun Revolutionary History
Pyongyang, April 2 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il's Songun revolutionary history is a sacred chronicle of lifting the position and national power of socialist Korea to the highest plane and displaying the dignity and glory of the nation to the whole world with the treasured sword of Songun. It is an undying history of the legendary great man who opened up a brilliant new era of the victory of the cause of independence with his rare gift and distinguished leadership ability.
Rodong Sinmun stresses this in an editorial article Monday.
The Songun revolutionary history of the Workers' Party of Korea is glorious revolutionary true records of feats which will shine through all ages, the article notes, and goes on: Kim Jong Il set forth the Songun politics as the main political mode in face of the grim situation confronting the country and the revolution and has led the cause of Korean-style socialism along a victorious course with the revolutionary army as the main force.
The Songun revolutionary history of the WPK is a sacred course of the opening of the new history of a dignified socialist political power, the course of a heroic struggle in which a matchless military power no one dare provoke has been built, and an epic of creation and change in hewing the future of the prospering country our own way.
The flawless solution of the fundamental questions arising in the construction of a powerful nation by building an invincible political and ideological power under the banner of Songun is a great feat that provided a firm guarantee for the prosperity of the country.
The military power for self-defence has been fortified rock-firm and the DPRK has become possessed of a powerful nuclear deterrent under the banner of Songun. This is a historic event which has made it possible to shatter the U.S. imperialists' ever-growing threat of preemptive nuclear attack and their sanctions and pressure and honorably defend the supreme interests of the state and the security of the nation.
The army and people of the DPRK have laid a springboard for the building of a prosperous and powerful country with world-startling creation and leaps and greeted an efflorescence of the prospering country. This is a precious fruition of the unique mode of creation and the wise leadership of the WPK.
The sacred Songun revolutionary history of the WPK vividly represents the greatness of Kim Jong Il born of the heaven, the most distinguished statesman and rare great man in our era.
There has been no such leader in the world as Kim Jong Il who elevated the dignity and position of the country to the position of a power and brought a tremendous change in a brief historic period of ten odd years in the worst adversity.
The Songun revolutionary history of the WPK is a history of indomitable struggle in which all difficulties have been surmounted with steadfast faith and strong will, a long journey of noble loving care shown for the people with devotion and an ever-victorious history shining with experienced and tested political ability.
Kim Jong Il is the supreme incarnation of faith and will previously unknown in the world history of politics; he is not only the state leader and Supreme Commander but the affectionate father of the people and the great servant for them and a statesman of ability who has built up the revolutionary ranks and wisely led the Songun revolution with his distinguished ability.
Noting that the Songun revolutionary history of the WPK is the national treasure which should be glorified through all generations, the article stresses the need to firmly defend the Songun revolutionary feats and tradition of the WPK and carry them forward invariably, attach importance to the military affairs and direct primary efforts to national defence and strictly observe the revolutionary principles in all realms of social life.
Kim Jong Il Visits Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang
Pyongyang, March 4 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il, Sunday visited the Chinese embassy here at the invitation of the Chinese ambassador e.p. on the occasion of the 15th of January (according to lunar calendar), the folklore holiday of Korea and China.
He was accompanied by Secretary of the WPK Central Committee Kim Ki Nam, First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Sok Ju, First Vice-Department Director of the WPK Central Committee Ri Yong Chol, Councilor of the DPRK National Defence Commission Kim Yang Gon, KPA Generals Kim Jong Gak and Hyon Chol Hae, Col. General Choe Pu Il, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Yong Il and Vice-Department Director of the WPK Central Committee Pak Kyong Son.
He was greeted by Chinese Ambassador E.P. to the DPRK Liu Xiaoming and leading officials of the embassy on the spot.
A staff member of the embassy presented him with a bouquet and all its staff members warmly welcomed him.
He thanked them for the invitation and congratulated them on the holiday.
The Chinese ambassador conveyed to Kim Jong Il the verbal personal message to him from Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of China. The ambassador presented Kim Jong Il with his gift.
Kim Jong Il had a talk with the ambassador.
The ambassador arranged a banquet in honor of Kim Jong Il.
Kim Jong Il had a photo session with all the staff members of the Chinese embassy.
North Side Committee for Implementing June 15 Joint Declaration Meets
Pyongyang, January 30 (KCNA) -- A general meeting of the North Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration took place in Pyongyang today. It discussed on the orientation of activities to be conducted by the committee to thoroughly implement the tasks of attaching importance to the nation, defending peace and achieving unity under the uplifted banner of the June 15 joint declaration.
An Kyong Ho, chairman of the above-said committee, in his report said that last year all the Koreans dynamically waged the patriotic movement for independent reunification, peace against war and great national unity under the banner of "By our nation itself," bringing about a great advance in carrying out the cause of national reunification. The solidarity among Koreans in the north, the south and overseas grew stronger, centering around the June 15 All-Korean Committee, and the contacts and cooperation among non-governmental organizations got more brisk, he added.
Noting that the June 15 All-Korean Committee is a solidarity body for the nation-wide movement for reunification grouping political parties, organizations and figures in the north, the south and overseas on the largest scale, he underscored the need for it to increase its function and role and expand and consolidate its mass foundation.
Prompted by the desire to promote national reconciliation and unity and usher in a great heyday in the cause of achieving the independent reunification, he suggested the south side committee and the overseas side committee to hold an event common to the nation in Pyongyang to mark the 7th anniversary of the publication of the June 15 joint declaration and a reunification function to mark Aug. 15 in the south and have reunification functions involving organizations of people of different strata in the north and the south in diverse style in the places agreed upon. He also suggested them to have a meeting of the June 15 All-Korean Committee to discuss the orientation of the movement for national reunification in 2007 as early as possible.
The report was followed by speeches.
The general meeting held a by-election of some members of the North Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration and its panels.
Present at the general meeting were Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Kim Yong Dae, chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Social Democratic Party, Ryu Mi Yong, chairperson of the Central Committee of the Korean Chondoist Chongu Party, who are honorary co-chairpersons of the North Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration, O Ik Je, vice-chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, and vice-chairpersons and members of the north side committee, members of each panel of the committee and members of the North Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification and the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification and officials concerned.
Rodong Sinmun Calls for Glorifying This Year with Proud Victories and Feats
Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Thursday in an editorial calls for glorifying with proud victories and feats the significant year of 2007, in which the Korean people will commemorate the 95th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung and the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean People's Army. Noting that the army and people of the DPRK are speeding up the grand march to glorify this auspicious year, full of great pride and self-confidence of being victors in warm response to the joint New Year editorial, Rodong Sinmun says: It is necessary to bring about a revolutionary turn in the economic construction and the efforts to improve the standard of the people's living with the might of invincible Songun politics and single-minded unity of the whole Party, the entire army and all the people around the headquarters of the revolution this year.
The whole Party, the entire army and all the people should turn out in the drive to bring about a fresh revolutionary surge by the force of Songun and thus glorify the significant year of 2007 as a year of great prosperity unprecedented in the history of the Party and the country. This is the most important task devolved upon the Korean people at present.
We should vigorously accelerate the general march for Songun revolution, holding aloft the slogan "Usher in a great heyday of Songun Korea full of confidence in victory!" We should accomplish the cause of building a powerful and prosperous country pioneered by the President, keeping deep in our minds that our leader, our ideology and our system are best.
We should fully demonstrate the political and ideological might of our revolutionary ranks in which all the army and people are single-mindedly united around the headquarters of the revolution.
We should more vigorously bring about a great Songun revolutionary upswing on all fronts for the building of an economic power.
We should make another leap forward and innovation startling the world in the on-going worthwhile march to bring an era of prosperity to Songun Korea with the same persevering will with which we brought about the dawn of victory, overcoming grave ordeals and difficulties.