Kim Yong Sun meets Italian guest
Pyongyang, January 5 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong sun, secretary of
the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and
chairman of the Korean Asia-pacific Peace Committee, on
Saturday met and had a friendly conversation with Giancarlo
Elia Valori, secretary general of the Italian Institute of
International Relations.
Kim Young Sam group urged to nullify fascist laws
Pyongyang, January 5 (KCNA) -- Spokesmen for the central
committees of the General Federation of the Unions of
Literature and Art and the Korean Journalists Union released
statements on January 3 denouncing the Kim Young Sam group
for ruthlessly cracking down upon the struggle of South
Korean workers and people against the revised "Laws on the
agency for national security planning" and the "Labour
affairs".
The spokesman for the C.C., the General Federation of
the Unions of Literature and Art of Korea denounced the Kim
Young Sam group's brutal crackdown as an unpardonable
criminal act which adds to the anti-national crime committed
by them by railroading evil laws through the "National
assembly".
The way for the South Korean workers and people to enjoy
a genuine life is to fight uninterruptedly for the overthrow
of the Kim Young Sam group, the statement said.
The spokesman for the C.C., the Korean Journalists Union
said:
The Kim Young Sam group are alleging that the amendment
was inevitable for "The improvement of the toiling people's
living" and the revised laws "reflect the present situation
under which the north and the south stand opposed to each
other." But, with no sophism can they conceal their
despicable nature as the fascist fanatics and truculent
enemy of the nation.
The statement urged the Kim Young Sam group to nullify
the revised fascist laws at once as demanded by the South
Korean people.
Postcard carrying reverence for Pres. Kim Il Sung issued in S. Korea
Pyongyang, January 5 (KCNA) -- Members of the April 15
Fellowship Society active in all parts of South Korea issued
postcards praying for the immortality of the great leader
president Kim Il Sung on the New Year and distributed them
to many people, the Seoul-based radio Voice of National
Salvation quoted the information of the South Korean kangwon
provincial committee of the national democratic front of
South Korea as saying.
Printed in the upper part of the front of the postcards
sent by mail is a picture of President Kim Il Sung beaming
with a bright smile.
Also printed in its front are words saying that the
undying exploits recorded by President Kim Il Sung in the
nation's history will shine forever along with the
history and letters sincerely praying for the immortality of
the president, the eternal father of the seventy million
fellow countrymen and the eternal sun of the Korean nation.
Appearing in their reverse are words of a Song "We hold
him in high esteem as the eternal sun" and its note against
the background of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in which
President Kim Il Sung is preserved in state.
It is noble duty of Korean people tto defend socialism
Pyongyang, January 5 (KCNA) -- To defend socialism is
the road of victory, glory and happiness and to abandon
socialism means death, stresses Rodong sinmun in a by-lined
article today. The daily says:
To defend the Korean-style socialism is first of all a
sacred work for safeguarding the benevolent administration
that respects the dignity and personality of man to the
fullest. Whether our socialism is defended or not decides
that we are dignified as an independent people, or not
dignified as slaves.
We, mindful that defending socialism is the way of
defending the dignity of man and abandoning it turns
ourselves into slaves, should defend at cost of our lives
the grateful socialist system, which has made the Korean
people, who had once groaned as a ruined nation, very
dignified.
To defend our socialism is also essential for all the
members of society to bring into full bloom the beautiful
life of helping and leading each other, with the society
forming a large harmonious whole.
Our socialism is a large family where all the people
value and love each other like their own brothers, holding
the respected general Kim Jong Il in high esteem as their
father.
We should firmly defend our socialism, clearly seeing
through the corruptness of capitalist society.
Defending our socialism is the way of maintaining the
noble spiritual world of man and making the whole country
replete with a beautiful life full of love and trust, while
abandoning socialism inevitably results in putting the
people on the altar of all crimes and social evils.
To defend our socialism is also a proud cause of
safeguarding what enables all the people to enjoy a sound
and bountiful life.
Japan's moves to revive militarism
Pyongyang, January 5 (KCNA) -- Official circles of Japan
decided to conduct an active campaign for fixing the visit
to Yasukuni Shrine. Commenting on this fact, Rodong sinmun
today brands it as part of their dangerous moves to spread
militarism over Japanese society.
The news analyst goes on:
The Japanese reactionaries are describing the dead in the
past aggression and war as "Patriotic Martyrs" and
"Internationalist soldiers" who fought for "Self-defence"
and "Justice". This is a shameless distortion of history and
a mockery of justice and human conscience.
The rightists of the liberal democratic party of Japan
are trying to fix the visit of the prime minister and
ministers to Yasukuni Shrine. This is a scheme to
regularize, legalize and socialize the visit.
The Japanese reactionaries must give up the reckless
moves to revive militarism.
New Year greetings to Secy. Kim Jong Il from Jimmy Carter
Pyongyang, January 5 (KCNA) -- A message of greetings was
sent to the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il by former U.S.
President Jimmy Carter on the new year 1997.
The message, dated December 31, says he and his wife
extend the warmest greetings to his excellency Kim Jong Il
and his family on the occasion.
It also says he discussed many matters of mutual
understanding and concern with president Kim Il Sung at a
meeting in Pyongyang in 1994.
It expresses the hope that this will be a year of great
progress in the DPRK under his excellency Kim Jong Il's
leadership.