National reunification by confederacy urged
Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- The south headquarters and the Seoul Federation of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification (Pomminryon) are fighting for the reunification of the country by confederacy formula in reliance upon the unity of the nation and for the release of prisoners of conscience, a South Korean paper said.
They are calling for emerging from the serious economic depression in South Korea and building a reunified country by confederacy formula for the prosperity of the whole nation.
They are pressing for the release of all the prisoners of conscience, including patriotic champions of reunification under the influence of Pomminryon, the umbrella organisation for national reunification, and the abrogation of the "National Security Law."
They are also calling for bringing the Kim Young Sam regime, a source of the worst economic depression, to justice and achieving solidarity and unity of the nation.
New Year's cards praising three generals issued in S. Korea
Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- The Paektu society active in Jongro district, Seoul, issued a large number of New Year's cards praying for the immortality of President Kim Il Sung, mother Kim Jong Suk, a heroine of the anti-Japanese war, and wishing good health and long life to General Kim Jong Il, the Seoul-based radio Voice of National Salvation quoted the Seoul city committee of the National Democratic Front of South Korea as saying.
Carried on the front of the card with a color picture of Mt. Paektu at sunrise are the following words under the headline "Let us boast of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Suk, three peerless generals produced by the nation":
"Let us sincerely pray for the immortality of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Suk, outstanding patriotic generals.
"Let us wholeheartedly wish good health and a long life to General Kim Jong Il, the sun of the 21st century and destiny of the nation."
Seen on its back are the following words:
"Happy New Year. We wish you the patriotic people greater successes in your activities for independence, democracy and reunification in the New Year. Paektu society. January 1. Juche 87."
G.S. Kim Jong Il replies to Cambodian King
Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, sent a message to King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk on January 5 in reply to his greetings to him on the 6th anniversary of his election as KPA Supreme Commander.
The reply message said:
I express deep thanks to your majesty for the Cambodian people's and your own wholehearted congratulations and best wishes to me on the 6th anniversary of my assumption of office as KPA Supreme Commander.
I take this opportunity to express the belief that the ties of friendship between the two peoples based on the intimacy forged between the respected leader President Kim Il Sung and esteemed your majesty will continue to develop, and sincerely wish you good health and happiness.
Over 60 espionage flights against DPRK
Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- Cases of aerial espionage acts committed by the U.S. against North Korea in the first nine days of this year with the mobilisation of strategical and tactical reconnaissance planes of various types numbered more than 60.
On January 5 and 8, overseas-based rc-135 strategical reconnaissance planes committed aerial photographing and electronic espionage acts against North Korea, making shuttle flights between the east and the west of the forefront for almost six hours.
Servicemen vow to fulfil New Year's tasks
Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- Meetings of servicemen were held at units of three services of the Korean People's Army to launch efforts for carrying through the tasks set forth in the joint new year editorial of the party and the army newspapers, under the leadership of General Kim Jong Il, KPA Supreme Commander.
It was stressed at the meetings that the People's Army should be steadily strengthened into an ever-victorious, steel-like army, matchless strong army.
The meetings also stressed the need for the People's Army officers and men to take an active part in socialist construction this year, too, being conscious of their mission as defenders of the fatherland and makers of the people's happiness, and fully demonstrate once again the dignity of the revolutionary army which is capable of carrying out any difficult tasks.
Speakers at the meetings said that under the slogan "Let us push ahead with the forced march for a final victory !" they will fully display heroism and indomitable stamina as the revolutionary People's Army commanded by General Kim Jong Il in the forced march of socialism to become honorable victors in this worthwhile struggle.
The nation will sternly punish enemy of reunification
Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- The inter-Korean relations have been placed in more tense and acute situation than ever before. This is wholly ascribable to the misbehaviour of the Kim Young Sam group of enemies of reunification who are not in the least interested in the destiny of the nation and the reunification of the country.
So says Rodong Sinmun in a signed article today.
The author of the article says:
All the successive South Korean rulers were, without exception, enemies of reunification who sought division and confrontation. Of them, the Kim Young Sam group which appeared with the "civilian" veil on are the most heinous enemy of reunification.
No sooner had Kim Young Sam taken office than he resumed the "Team Spirit" nuclear war exercises against the north which had been suspended at the time of the military rule and frantically tried to establish an "international cooperation system" in a bid to stifle the fellow countrymen in the north.
His group have all along pursued the policy of dependence upon the outsiders, not the policy of national independence, and the policy of confrontation with the north, not the policy of national unity.
When the fellow countrymen in the north were in sorrow at the greatest misfortune of the nation, they unhesitatingly levelled guns at them.
They went the length of enforcing the "north-south closed-door policy" in an attempt to dampen the ever mounting feelings of the people for national reconciliation, unity, alliance with communism, alliance with the north and reunification, perpetuate the national division and further aggravate inter-Korean confrontation and tensions.
They are a group of heinous traitors, warmaniacs and truculent enemies of reunification who are trying to hamper the reunification movement of the fellow countrymen and plunge them into a nuclear holocaust.
Minju Joson on faith and conscience
Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- People's faith in and conscience toward socialism are the source of the solidity of socialism, says Minju Joson in a signed article today.
The author of the article says:
Faith in and conscience toward socialism are above all a spiritual foundation which enables the Korean people to share the destiny with socialism to the end.
Today, Korean-style socialism is the life and soul of the Korean people. Through their real experience, they have keenly realized that only their socialism is a cradle and a benevolent bosom which provides them with true freedom, equality and a happy and worthwhile life and defends them.
Seeing the tragic happenings in countries where socialism collapsed and capitalism revived, they have hardened their belief that without their socialism can they never live even a moment nor have their own country or future.
Faith in and conscience toward socialism are the ideological and spiritual source which enables the Korean people to sincerely devote themselves to socialism.
World-startling miracles and achievements have been made in Korea one after another. All of them come from the sincere and strenuous efforts of the Korean people.
Their devoted service to the socialist homeland fully represents their high awareness that they are the very ones who should build socialism on this land and enjoy themselves in it and that the socialist construction can be stepped up and their country, motherland can be developed as much as they devote themselves to it.