Secy. Kim Jong Il enjoys art performances of soldiers
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) - Secretary Kim Jong Il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), enjoyed art performances given by art propaganda teams of the air force command, the navy command and large combined units 549 and 583 of the Korean People's Army.
Seeing the art performances together with him were KPA vice Marshal Jo Myong Rok, Director of the General Political Department of the KPA= KPA vice Marshal Kim Yong Chun, Chief of the General Staff of the KPA= KPA Admiral Kim Il Chol and generals Hyon Chol Hae, Kim Ha Gyu and Pak Jae Gyong= KPA colonel general O Kum Chol and other KPA generals and officers.
The audience also included Choe Thae Bok, Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Yong Sun, secretaries of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea= Choe Ryong Hae, member of the WPK Central Committee and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League= Ri Yong Chol, member of the Central Military Commission of the WPK and First vice-Director of a Department of the WPK Central Committee= and Jang Song Thaek, member of the WPK Central Committee and First vice-Director of a Department of the WPK Central Committee.
Art propaganda team members were gripped by deep emotions and joy at giving art performances in the presence of their respected Supreme Commander.
Through their performances replete with militant stamina and ardour, the artistes showed well the invincible might of the KPA which has grown to be a matchlessly strong army under General Kim Jong Il and the iron faith and will of the servicemen to resolutely safeguard the top echelon of the revolution and accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche with arms, remaining loyal to him.
Secretary Kim Jong Il noted with great satisfaction that the art propaganda team members successfully performed as artistes of the revolutionary army. He highly praised them for giving soldiers confidence in victory, optimism, fighting spirit and courage through revolutionary and militant art propaganda activities with intense loyalty to the Party and the leader.
He learned about their activities and gave them important tasks to intensify art propaganda among soldiers.
Giving definite priority to ideological work is the consistent policy of the Workers' Party of Korea in army-building like in all other fields of revolution and construction, he said, adding that the heroic KPA owes its unshakable ideology and confidence to the primary attention attached to ideological education of soldiers.
He said impressive art propaganda is of great importance in ideological education of soldiers. He urged art propaganda teams to enhance their role so that revolutionary optimism and militant spirit may overflow and revolutionary songs sound aloud at all times wherever there are soldiers.
He noted that all units of the KPA ranging from the platoon and the company to the large combined unit conduct art propaganda as vividly and effectively as the anti-Japanese guerrillas did. He called for making propaganda and agitation in the frontline method for revolutionary education of soldiers, as demanded by the Party.
The KPA is a model in art activities, too, he said, urging the whole society to follow the revolutionary spirit and method of soldiers and make great progress in the revolution and construction.
He noted that the art propaganda teams of the KPA can conduct their activities with militant and appealing art pieces fully reflecting the soldiers' life, feelings and the demand of Party policy because they always find themselves among soldiers. The artistes of the KPA should become kind educators and friends of soldiers, mindful that they stand in the van of the ideological front, he added.
He expressed belief that all the propaganda team members will inspire the soldiers with loyalty and positively contribute to the strengthening of the revolutionary armed forces through frequent visits and effective art propaganda activities among soldiers on the frontline, in the rear and at construction sites the way the anti-Japanese guerrillas did.
Memorial services held to commemorate day of Buddha's Nirvana
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Memorial services were held at Buddhist temples in all parts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on March 23 to commemorate the day of Buddha's Nirvana in 2541 B.E.
Present there were clergymen of the central committee of the Korean Buddhist Federation and its provincial, city and county committees, monks and worshipers of the temples.
The speakers expressed optimism about the bright future of national reunification which will certainly be achieved under the guidance of General Kim Jong Il, a great brilliant commander.
They stressed that all the buddhists must firmly unite for independence, peace and reunification and conduct brisk activities for convening a joint conference of representatives of political parties and organisations in the north, the south and overseas this year and thus perform their Buddhist mission of sharing weal and woe with the fellow countrymen.
Pyongyang mission of NDFSK visits Ponghwa Revolutionary Site
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Officials of the Pyongyang mission of the National Democratic Front of South Korea (NDFSK) visited the Ponghwa Revolutionary Site in the suburbs of Pyongyang on March 22 on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Korean National Association (KNA) formed by Kim Hyong Jik, an outstanding leader of the anti-Japanese national liberation movement of Korea and an indomitable revolutionary fighter, on March 23, 1917.
They laid bouquets and made bows before the statue of Kim Hyong Jik with unbounded reverence for him.
After touring the revolutionary site, they expressed their firm determination to put their heart and soul into the sacred cause of independence, democracy and reunification of the country under the guidance of the respected General Kim Jong Il, true to the noble intention of Kim Hyong Jik and the behests of President Kim Il Sung on reunification.
Talks between DPRK, British diplomats
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the British Foreign and Commonwealth office led by David Coates, head for Far Eastern and Pacific Department, visited Korea from Mar. 18 to 22.
It had talks with a delegation of Korea's Foreign Ministry during the visit.
The sides discussed bilateral relations and other matters of common concern.
What does revision of "labor law" in s. Korea show?
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today views the retrogressive reamendment to the "labor law" by the Kim Young Sam clique of traitors as a political swindle and another bloodless coup. With a vote of the ruling and opposition "assemblymen" the fascist clique rattled through "parliament" a reamendment bill to the "labor law" which had been railroaded by the ruling party "assemblymen" at the end of last year.
The fact fully shows again that both the Kim Young Sam group and the opposition parties of south Korea are political charlatans who are interested in drawing water to their own mill and gratifying their own political desire, the daily says.
In a commentary the daily notes that the revision of the "labor law" gives the south Korean workers and people a serious lesson that they should have no shred of illusion about the fascist rulers and charlatans and they can achieve democratic freedom and rights only through dauntless struggle. It further says:
Kim Young Sam, in a bid to win time, bridge over the crisis, assuage the workers' anger and disintegrate labor groups, acceded to "ruling-opposition talks" on January 21 seeking a ruling-opposition compromise in "reamendment to the labor law".
The revision of the evil law proves that with the traitor left in power, is it impossible to have a democratic labor law enacted, the working masses' living conditions improved and unfair practices of comprador employers eradicated.
The south Korean workers and people should continue the anti-Kim Young Sam, anti-fascist law struggle in combination with the spring struggle for wage hike and the struggle for a probe of the Hanbo incident and the punishment of its chief culprits.
Ri In Mo writes to Secy. Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Ri In Mo, known as the incarnation of faith and will, wrote a letter to Secretary Kim Jong Il on March 19, four years after he came back to the bosom of the Workers' Party of Korea.
In the letter Ri said: "At the time when I came back across the demarcation line in Panmunjom, physicians and authorities in the south predicted that my life in the north would last no longer than four weeks. However, I lived four years, over 50 times the weeks, and have begun to live the fifth year's life in the bosom of the motherland and the Party." He went on to say:
"In the past four years I enjoyed, under the care of your respected General Km Jong Il, with greatest pleasure, which had never been in my life of 80 years. What I realised and cherished deep in my mind in this period is the general's great philosophy of faith.
"I understand that this philosophy of yours is a significant meaning that revolution is immediately the power of faith and will and losing faith is death.
"You have become a model of faith to train all our people to be possessors of strong faith.
"Under your politics of great faith, the song of faith 'Let cowards flinch and traitors sneer= we'll keep the red flag flying here' is loudly ringing out in this land. And the people and the army with the faith living not for today but for tomorrow are devotedly defending the headquarters of the revolution."
"Even at this moment people mount on Mansu Hill while servicemen determined to become human bombs and rifles stand guard at the outpost of the forefront and the red flag is flying high at the socialist construction sites."
"Those marchers of faith are an invincible great army which is ready to overcome any hardships and trials and defeat any formidable enemy. So, we are and will be emerging victorious."
Concluding the letter, Ri said that he, with other people who are making "arduous march" with General Kim Jong Il's philosophy of faith as their invariable outlook on life, will devote the rest of his life to the road he has gone along following the fatherly leader President Kim Il Sung and the General in his lifetime of 80 years, no matter what trial may come in future.
Statue and tomb of Kim Hyong Jik visited
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Senior party and government officials, working people and soldiers of the people's army on Sunday morning visited the statue of Kim Hyong Jik, an indomitable revolutionary fighter and outstanding leader of the anti-Japanese national liberation movement of Korea, in Ponghwa-ri and his tomb in Mangyongdae to lay wreaths on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Korean National Association formed and guided by him.
Seen there were wreaths sent by Secretary Kim Jong Il before the statue and tomb by which guardsmen of honour of the Korean People's Army stood.
Among the officials were Ri Jong Ok, Pak Song Chol, Kye Ung Thae and Han Song Ryong.
Laid before the statue and tomb were wreaths in the name of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee, the Central People's Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the DPRK Administration Council, the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, the Ministry of Public Security, commissions and ministries of the Administration council, working people's and public organizations, state organs, bodies of science, education, culture and art, public health and the press, party, power, administrative and economic bodies, factories, enterprises and cooperative farms in the city. Bouquets and flowers were also laid.
Wreaths were also placed before the statues of Kim Hyong Jik in local areas.
Organizing committee of seminar on Juche idea formed in Russia
Moscow, March 22 (KCNA) -- An inaugural meeting of the Russian Organizing Committee of a Sientific and Teoretical Sminar on the Juche Idea was held at the Moscow University
To commemorate the 85th birth anniversary of the great leader President Kim Il Sung on Mar. 20. am. M. Kovalyov, Chairman of the Asociation of Scientists for the Sudy of Hman Afairs in the Present World was elected Chairman of the organizing committee and the rector of the state academy of management, the Chairman of the Russian Centre for the Study of Kimilsungism, the Chairman of the Russian Youth Association for the Study of the Juche Idea and others were elected members of the committee at the meeting.
The meeting agreed to hold a seminar on the subject of "the 21st Century and the Juche Idea" in April.
Party for Day of Pakistan
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Rehmdil Bhatti, Pakistani Ambassador to Korea, gave a party on Sunday on the occasion of the Day of Pakistan.
Invited to the party were Yang Hyong Sop, Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly= Choe Ki Ryong, Chairman of the State Education Commission= Kim Su Hak, Minister of Public Health and Chairman of the Korea-Pakistan Friendship Association= and other officials concerned.
Foreign diplomatic envoys accredited to the DPRK were aso present on invitation.
Speeches were exchanged at the party.
S. Korean "assemblymen" slammed for visiting frontline area
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Several days ago, some ten ruling and other "assemblymen" called at a puppet army unit in a forward area in the western sector of the front and spent a night and two days there, experiencing "their being
In a frontline area" in military uniform.
Commenting on the fact which is an unprecedented thing, Rodong Sinmun today says in a commentary:
Their anti-north farce is apparently a sign of an impending downfall of the "civilian" regime.
Kim Young Sam, who finds it hard to remain in power until his term expires, is desperately resorting to anti-north confrontation and war preparations to get out of the crisis, driving the situation of the country closer to the brink of war.
We are keeping a close eye on the Kim Young Sam bellicose group's dangerous moves.
If the puppets persistently seek the provocation of a war against the north, we will annihilate the provokers and uproot the source of war in the korean peninsula.
Review of Rodong Sinmun
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today gives frontpage prominence to a report that Secretary Kim Jong Il Supreme Ccommander of the Korean People's Army, saw art performances given by art propaganda teams of the air force command, the navy command and large combined units 549 and 583 of the Korean People's Army.
The paper carries a letter written by Ri In Mo, who was an unconverted long-term prisoner in south Korea, to Secretary Kim Jong Il on the fourth anniversary of his return to the socialist motherland.
Letters to Secretary Kim Jong Il were adopted in different countries on his 55th birthday, says the paper.
Conspicuous in it is an article titled "I see future of reunified nation", which was released by Rev. Kim Chol Jun, a dissident champion of reunification in south Korea, with reverence for Secretary Kim Jong Il.
Given in the paper is an article dealing with the seasoned leadership and enduring feats of Secretary Kim Jong Il, who has devoted tireless efforts to strengthening and developing the anti-imperialist independent forces.
It comes out with articles saying the Korean people are arming themselves more thoroughly with the revolutionary idea of the great leader President Kim Il Sung.
On the 80th anniversary of the Korean National Association (KNA), senior party and government officials, working people and people's army servicemen laid wreaths at the statue and grave of Kim Hyong Jik, an indomitable revolutionary fighter, reports the paper.
It conveys an account of functions held in different countries on the occasion.
Given in the paper is the news of seed sowing in rural communities and the news that working people throughout the country have turned out in spring planting.
It carries an account of talks held in Pyongyang between delegations of the DPRK Foreign Ministry and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Britain.
Seen in the paper is a commentary flailing the south Korean puppet national assemblymen's "experience of frontline area".
The paper commentarily stresses that the process of retrogressive reamendment of the labour laws gave another bloody lesson to the south Korean workers and people that they should never harbour illusion about and expectation for the fascist rulers and philistines.
It prints an article declaring the responsibility for bankruptcy of the south Korean economy rests with the Kim Young Sam.
An article of the paper deals with the situation around the great lake region of Africa which was affected by Zairean crisis.
Meeting held in Moscow in memory of President Kim Il Sung
Moscow, March 22 (KCNA) -- A meeting in memory of the great leader President Kim Il Sung was held in Moscow on March 21 on the occasion of April 15.
Participating in the meeting were those who were received in audience by the President.
An opening address was made by Alexandr Kapto, Chairman of the Public Committee for Relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Chairman of the Russian organizing committee for commemorating the 85th birth aniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
He said in his opening address that President Kim Il Sung was the most outstanding and greatest statesman and leader and the most unworldly, friendly and tender-hearted comrade.
Our most emotional and beautiful memory is the one of comrade Kim Il Sung, he said.
Marshal Dmitry Yazov, former Soviet Minister of Defence, said in his speech that the sacred image of Generalissimo Kim Il Sung and his great exploits will remain long in the hearts of ours and our posterity century after century.
Alexsandr Mokanu, vice-Chairman of the Presidium of the Suprme Soviet of the former USSR, noted that comrade Kim Il Sung was a friendly man who was well versed in all domains of human thinking, life and emotion and won over people with his invincible human strength.
Alexsandr Kovalyov, Chairman of the Association of Scientists for the Study of Human Affairs in the Present World, stressed that he, as a social scientist engaged in science for life, would like to praise comrade Kim Il Sung as a great scholar and teacher of world academy.
General Nikolai Grigorievich Lyashenko said that he met many heroes who won fame in the world for a long time but never such as comrade Kim Il Sung.
Nikolai Shubnikov, former Soviet Ambassador to Korea, said that the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung was a great master representing the 20th century.
A letter to Secretary Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.
80th anniversary of KNA commemorated abroad
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Lecture meetings, seminars, film shows and photo shows were held in Romania, Tanzania, Yugoslavia, Madagascar, Zambia, India, Senegal, Mexico, Zaire, Mali and Nepal on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Korean National Association (March 23, 1917).
Present there were personages of political, public and academic circles and other people of those countries.
The lecture meetings gave a detailed explanation of the brilliant life and revolutionary activities of Kim Hyong Jik, an indomitable revolutionary fighter, and noted that he played the role of a pioneer in changing the course of the anti-Japanese national liberation movement of Korea from the nationalist to the communist.
They also stressed that the desire of Kim Hyong Jik has been brilliantly realised in Korea by the respected President Kim Il Sung and Secretary Kim Jong Il.
Manik Lal Shrestha, Chairman of the Nepal Institute for Juche Studies, in his report at a seminar on the exploits of Kim Hyong Jik said that the revolutionary cause pioneered by Kim Hyong Jik and the great President Kim Il Sung has been inherited and developed by Secretary Kim Jong Il.
The Pakistan-Korea Friendship Association published a Bulletin, and a Korean concert was held in Kampala, Uganda.
Foreign publications carried articles on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the KNA.
Pyongyang acrobatic school
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Korea's acrobatics is increasingly popular in the world.
The Pyongyang acrobatic school has contributed to the development of Korean acrobatics which greeted its heyday in the 1970s and has been more prospering from the beginning of the 1990s.
The school, situated on Kwangbok street, Pyongyang, was established in June 1972 on the initiative of Secretary Kim Jong Il and under his leadership.
It involves a building with a floor space of 6,453 square metres and synchronized, ice acrobatic and other training halls with a total floor space of some 2,000 square metres.
It also has several departments including the acrobatic talent department, and several dozen teachers.
Among the teachers are two people's actors with a long career of acrobat including Kim Thaek Song, who was honored with the title of "World's No. 1 Magician" at an International Modern Magic Festival, and six merited actors and actresses.
The school gives education of acrobatic basis, magic, balancing stunts, rhythmic training, etc.
Children around at the age of 10 are selected and given nine years of education.
The average age of the graduates is 18.
The school, which has created some 120 acrobatic pieces, has intensified not only general education but basic acrobatic education so that the students can give acrobatic performance during the years of school.
Most of the performers of the air stunt "Flying Girls", which won the silver prize at the 21st Monte Carlo International Acrobatic Festival held from January 30 to February 4, are second-year students of the school.
The state provides the school with the students' training suits, nutriments, scholarship, etc.
The school has trained hundreds of acrobats. Its graduates accounts for 94 percent in the number of actors and actresses of the Pyongyang circus.
Of the graduates two became people's actors and 11 merited actors and actresses.
Secretary Kim Jong Il, who has always paid deep concern to the training of acrobats, has given instructions to the school on several dozen occasions and guided graduate's performances and students' individual stunts, solving problems arising in training able acrobatic reserves.
Korea's acrobats have been steadily reinforced by the graduates of the school.