Foreign Ministry spokesman on U.S. military buildup in S. Korea
Pyongyang, March 12 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry released a statement today concerning the situation of the Korean Peninsula being aggravated by the United States' reckless military buildup in South Korea.
The statement says in part:
As was already reported, Commander of the U.S. Forces in South Korea, told the National Security Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on March 4 that the latest-type commanding aircraft J. Stars was confirmed, as a result of its first use in military exercises, to be useful in emergency on the Korean Peninsula and that it would be deployed in the U.S.-South Korean combined forces soon.
Earlier, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Forces Joseph Prueher, in a press interview on February 20, admitted that the United States brought 25 F 15 E Jet fighters and two AC 130 helicopter gunships to South Korea from the U.S. mainland. He alleged that the aircraft deployment in South Korea was necessary to "maintain effective deterrent."
The massive reinforcement of latest-type military hardware in south korea is timed to coincide with the Iraqi crisis. This cannot be construed otherwise than an extremely dangerous scheme to test their new "win-win" strategy for the first time on the Korean Peninsula.
At multi-channelled negotiations with the DPRK, the U.S. has pretended to be interested in peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
As facts show, however, the U.S. is stepping up war preparations against the dialogue partner behind the scenes.
This compels us to reconsider the prospects of the upcoming "four-way talks" and other negotiations with the U.S.
The reckless arms buildup of the U.S. is seriously getting on our nerves. It is an open violation of the DPRK-U.S. framework agreement on putting an end to the longstanding hostile relations between the two countries and improving their ties.
The hostile acts of the U.S. against the DPRK require that we keep high vigilance and full preparedness for both dialogue and war.
Now that the united states is sticking to reckless arms buildup and war preparations against the DPRK, we cannot but take countermeasures. If the enemies dare attack the DPRK, the Korean people and revolutionary armed forces will deal a merciless blow at the provokers and decisively foil their scheme to execute the "win-win" strategy.
G.S. Kim Jong Il inspects KPA navy unit
Pyongyang, March 12 (KCNA) -- General Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), inspected unit no. 406 of the KPA navy.
General Kim Jong Il looked round the monument to the on-the-spot guidance of President Kim Il Sung and a place associated with the revolutionary activities of the revolutionary fighter mother Kim Jong Suk.
He then said that the President's great feats for the building of the navy would be everlasting together with the motherland.
He expressed great satisfaction with the fact that the soldiers of the unit have turned their naval port into an impregnable fortress and become brave sailors ready to defend the leader with their lives as human bombs and make suicidal attack.
He learned about the ideological education and cultural life of the seamen, and stressed that the politico-ideological education should be strengthened in the army.
Going round the logistic facilities of the unit, he said that special concern should be paid to the sailors'food and sleep as they spend most of their time in the rough sea.
He saw a basketball game officers and soldiers played during the break of the training and said that the revolutionary fighting spirit and mode of life of the KPA were really excellent.
General Kim Jong Il gave a pair of binoculars and an automatic rifle to soldiers of the unit as gifts before posing for a picture with them.
DPRK proposal for reunification supported abroad
Pyongyang, March 12 (KCNA) -- Political parties, organisations and public figures of different countries supported the proposal of the joint meeting of the political parties and organisations in the DPRK which was held on Feb. 18.
The party for unity and progress of guinea said in a statement on March 5 that the step taken at the joint meeting is the most realistic and just proposal for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula. Political parties in South Korea should take a positive attitude toward the step and take an active part in dialogue for reunification, it added.
The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea in a statement dated March 7 expressed full support to the fraternal Korean people in their efforts to accelerate the reunification of the country.
The Swiss committee for supporting Korea's reunification in a statement on Feb. 27 said that the south side should come out to a dialogue table, regardless of differences in ideology and system.
The Guyanese committee for supporting Korea's reunification in a statement dated March 2 stressed that Korea should be reunified on the three principles of national reunification. The South Korean authorities should replace the anti-north confrontation policy with a pro-north reconciliation policy, it said.
The national chairman of the Socialist Progressive Party of Madagascar in a press statement said:
The South Korean authorities should not read other's face and all the political parties, organisations and honest-minded people in south korea that love the nation and value the peace and reunification of the country should fully support the just proposal of the political parties and organisations in the DPRK and wage a nationwide struggle for its materialisation.
Preparatory committee for commemorating Sun's Day formed in Pakistan
Pyongyang, March 12 (KCNA) -- An inaugural meeting of the preparatory committee for commemorating the 86th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung was held at the building of the central secretariat of the Pakistan People's Party on March 6.
The General Secretary of the Pakistan People's Party was elected as honorary chairman and the director of the central secretariat as chairman of the committee at the meeting.
The director said in his address that his party will hold various events to commemorate the 86th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
"Highly praising and introducing the feats and ideas of President Kim Il Sung is what our party should do together with the Workers' Party of Korea," he added.
Spring land management
Pyongyang, March 12 (KCNA) -- March and April are a period of spring land management in Korea.
In the period hundreds of millions of trees will be planted in mountains, hills, streets and villages throughout the country, over 1.34 million kilometres of rivers improved and 3,600 kilometres of roads paved.
Working people who achieved successes in land management last year have fully prepared saplings of economic value to be planted this year.
Many provinces, cities and counties are concentrating efforts on land development.
451,300 trees will be planted along streets in Pyongyang.
South and north Hwanghae provinces and South Phyongan Province are successfully pushing ahead with what they plan to do in the period.
Remarkable achievements have been registered by Phyongsong city, South Phyongan Province, in tree planting, road construction and river improvement projects.
Working people throughout the country are working hard to overfulfil their tasks ahead of schedule.