High-level negotiations of experts between DPRK and KEDO held
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- High-level negotiations of experts were held from Jan. 20 to 23 between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO). A series of technical issues concerning the light-water reactors project were discussed at the negotiations.
The KEDO delegation left today by air.
Friendly meeting on Indian National Day
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- A friendly meeting was held here on Friday on the occasion of the 48th National Day of the Republic of India.
Invited to the meeting were Indian Ambassador to Korea Jagjit Singh Sapra and embassy officials.
Ju Song Il, Chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea who is also Chairman of the Korea-India Friendship Association, and other officials concerned were present there.
The participants went round the mock-up location streets and other places of the Korean Film Studio and saw a documentary film of India.
S. Korean authorities hit for anti-north war fever
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- Of late Kim Young Sam told "a joint central defence meeting" that the north may unleash a "surprise brush-fire war or total war" any time. Synchronising with this, the office of customs Administration, talking about the continued "sabotage activities in South Korea" and "threat of terrorism" by the north, sent "an official notice" to the customhouses, calling for "surveillance and security activities".
Rodong Sinmun today says that we have nothing to do with them.
The news analyst says:
For the South Korean authorities to take issue with the peaceloving people in the northern half of Korea is like a thief crying "Stop thief !" in fact, the threat of aggression comes from the south of korea, not from the north.
While begging for bailout fund of the International Monetary Fund in a bid to emerge from the worst economic crisis, Kim Young Sam is squandering an astronomical amount of money for arms buildup and war preparations against the northern half of Korea.
The proof of this is that the authorities recently decided to introduce 10 bmp 3 armoured vehicles and spare parts from Russia and to introduce spare parts of t80u tank for repair and a huge amount of its shells this year.
The projected U.S. reform of its South Korea-based Eighth Army Command into the Field Army Command and the U.S. Defense Secretary's trip to a U.S. military base near the Military Demarcation Line and the general drill ground of the second infrantry division of the U.S. Army were designed to encourage the puppets to a war against the northern half of Korea.
Guinea-Korea Friendship Association formed
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- The Minister of Internal Affairs and localization of Guinea at an inaugural meeting of the Guinea-Korea Friendship Association on Jan. 5 said that the friendly and cooperative ties between guinea and Korea are developing on good terms under the special concern of General Kim Jong Il and President Lansana Conte.
The association will express absolute support and solidarity for the Korean people in their struggle for national reunification, he said. He wished the Korean people great achievements in their efforts to carry out the tasks of the socialist economic construction set forth in the joint new year editorial under the wise guidance of General Kim Jong Il.
Joint editorial studied abroad
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- A seminar on the joint editorial of the newspapers Rodong Sinmun and Joson Inmingun (Korean People's Army) was held by the Juche idea study society of New Delhi, India, on Jan. 10.
It was said at the seminar that under the tested guidance of General Kim Jong Il the Korean people would cement the political, economic, military positions as impregnable bulwarks and win a brilliant victory in their efforts for radically improving the people's standard of living in the new year, too.
A lecture on the joint editorial was given by the Malta-Korean Friendship Association on Jan. 7.
Reading sessions were held by the Tanzanian national coordinating committee of the Juche idea study groups, the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, group for the study of the Juche idea and the Indian Ghaziabad society for the scientific study of self-reliance on Jan. 10, 11 and 12.
Enormous sum of money dissipated for arms purchase in S. Korea
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- The South Korean authorities have to pay 1.58 billion dollars for arms purchase this year, according to a radio report from Seoul.
It was said that 1.1 billion dollars out of them should be paid to the U.S. The authorities are worsening the economic bankruptcy by putting spurs to preparations for a war against the northern half of Korea despite the financial crisis and hardship in people's living.
Greetings to 6th Congress of Nepal Communist Party (UML)
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea today sent a message of greetings to the 6th Congress of the Nepal Communist Party (United Marxism-Leninism).
The message congratulated the party on the 6th Congress and expressed the conviction that the congress would be an important opportunity in the struggle for strengthening the party organizationally and ideologically, achieving democratic development of the country and promoting welfare of its people.
It wished the congress success, expressing the belief that the good friendly and cooperative relations between the two parties would further develop in the future.