Literature praising Kim Jong Il pasted up in S. Korea

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Literature praising General Secretary Kim Jong Il was pasted up on the wall of a cargo boat at Pusan Port of South Korea on August 20, Seoul-based radio Voice of National Salvation quoted the Pusan City Committee of the National Democratic Front of South Korea as saying. Carried in its centre were a portrait of Kim Jong Il and letters reading "the leader Kim Jong Il, benevolent father of the 70 million fellow countrymen." Written in it were also the following words deeply moving crewmen: "As a ship route is guided by a beacon in the sea, so the road of reunification is opened by the leader Kim Jong Il." "Let all of us fight in one mind for the day when we will be embraced in his benevolent bosom."

10th meeting of KIGJVC board of directors

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- The 10th meeting of the board of directors of the Korea International General Joint Venture Company was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Friday and Saturday. Attending the meeting Minister of Foreign Trade Kang Jong Mo, who is the director general, directors of the board and officials concerned with contractural and equity joint ventures. Members of an economic delegation for joint venture of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan led by O Hyong Jin, vice-Chairman of its Central Standing Committee were present. The meeting reviewed the work of contractural and equity joint ventures and improvement trade with overseas Korean businessmen and discussed a series of matters for its development. Relevant decisions were adopted at the meeting.

Floral baskets to Kim Jong Il from Peruvians

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Political and public figures of Peru visited the Korean embassy in Lima on September 8 in celebration of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's reelection as Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and the 50th anniversary of the DPRK. Among them were the General Secretary of the C.C., the Communist Party of Peru (Red Motherland), the Chairman of the New Leftist Movement of Peru, the General Secretary of the C.C., the Peruvian Communist Party, the Chairman of the Peru-Korea Institute of Culture and Friendship and the Chairman of the Peruvian National Association for the Study of Kimjongilism. The visitors asked the DPRK ambassador to convey their floral baskets to Kim Jong Il. Meanwhile, prominent personages of Peruvian political, economic and academic circles including the President of the Congress, the Mayor of San Isidro and the Secretary General of the Peruvian Committee for Supporting the Independent and Peaceful Reunification of Korea paid a congratulatory call at the Korean embassy and laid baskets of flowers before the portraits of the President Kim Il Sung and Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il.

Cuban ambassador gives reception

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Cuban ambassador to Korea Jose Ramon Rodriguez Varona gave a reception at the embassy on Saturday in celebration of Kim Jong Il's reelection as Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission. Invited to the reception were vice-President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Yang Hyong Sop, Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun and other officials concerned. The ambassador noted that the President Kim Il Sung, an iron-willed brilliant commander, put a period to the colonial rule of the Japanese imperialists and founded the DPRK toward the end of the 1940s. "We are proud of the civilized and resourceful Korean people who are now manufacturing equipment of advanced technology by themselves, on the basis of the powerful scientific and technological foundations and who are firmly determined to continue their advance toward the highest peak of socialism," he said. He said they have evidently seen how the Korean people are going through the difficult period of "Arduous March" and how deeply they trust in and follow Kim Jong Il. Yang Hyong Sop said Kim Jong Il's reelection as Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission showed the Korean people's deep trust in him and their faith and will to carry out to the last the behest of President Kim Il Sung under his guidance. "It is the steadfast will of Kim Jong Il to continue consolidating and developing the friendly and cooperative relations between Korea and Cuba," he said, adding: The Korean people will set store by the bilateral friendship based on special intimacy between the leaders of the two countries and do their utmost to strengthen and develop it. We hope that the Cuban people will make greater success in the efforts to firmly defend the gains of the revolution and build socialism under the correct guidance of esteemed Fidel Castro.

Kim Jong Il will defend　socialism to the end

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- U.S. experts of Korean issue expressed their views on the first session of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, Voice of America said on September 9. A professor of Indiana State University in Pennsylvania, the U.S., said that the DPRK is an independent country that does what it wants to its own way. He did not think there would be a policy shift in the DPRK, he added. The director of the Cultural Center in Hawaii, the U.S., said the recent revision and supplement of the constitution of the DPRK stemmed from General Secretary Kim Jong Il's desire to hold President Kim Il Sung in high esteem forever and the DPRK people's longing for election of General Secretary Kim Jong Il to thee said, adding that General Secretary Kim Jong Il will defend socialism to the end as desired by President Kim Il Sung.

First "September 10 Prize" international Taekwon-do tournament closes

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- The first "September 10 Prize" international Taekwon-do tournament, which opened here on Sept. 10, closed on Sept. 12. Present at the closing ceremony were Hwang Pong Yong, chairman of the Korean Taekwon-do Committee, and officials concerned. Prior to the ceremony, the third-day competitions were held at the Taekwon-do hall. It was divided into men's sparring individual in over 80kg category, men's team sparring competition and men's power individual. Then, followed a prize-giving ceremony. A demonstration sport of Korean Taekwon-do instructors was held for closing the tournament. A prize-giving ceremony took place to award the cup of "September 10 Prize" and commemoration medals to the teams which won at the tournament. Korea (A) came first, Korea (B) second and China third. At the end of the prize-giving ceremony, a letter of thanks to General Secretary Kim Jong Il was adopted by the Taekwon-do players who came here to take part in the tournament from different countries.

Letter to Kim Jong Il from solidarity meeting

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a letter from the participants in a meeting for solidarity with the Korean people who fight in defence of man-centred socialism. The letter dated September 11 says his reelection as Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission at the first session of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK is great happiness to the Korean and other progressive people of the world and a new epoch-making landmark in the victorious course of the cause of independence of humankind. He is victoriously leading the DPRK, the centre and fortress of socialism, with his great love and wise leadership, the letter notes, adding that this firmly guarantees the bright future and ultimate victory of socialism, the people's cause of independence. The DPRK successfully launched its first artificial satellite with its own wisdom and technology, demonstrating the power of socialist Korea once again, it says. "We will widely explain the great Juche idea so that we can expand the anti-imperialist, independent forces, discharge our national duty for global independence and positively contribute to defence of Korean socialism," it says. "We will fully support the Korean people in the efforts to reunify the country in accordance with the three major charters, check and frustrate the new war preparations of the imperialists and their stooges and preserve peace."

Appeal to world's progressive people aspiring after independence

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Members of the International Organisation for the Study of the Juche idea and delegations and delegates of Juche idea study groups from different countries on Sept. 11 adopted an appeal to the progressive people of all countries aspiring after independence at a meeting for solidarity with the Korean people. They had visited Korea on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the DPRK. The appeal said that for its scientific accuracy, advantages and invincible might, Korean socialism which has been built, consolidated and developed by the President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il on the basis of the Juche idea is imposingly standing as a reliable bulwark of the cause of independence, the cause of socialism, and a powerful fortress which no force can break. Now that the anti-socialist moves of the imperialists and reactionaries are focused on Korea, to defend Korean socialism is a common task of the world's progressive people, it noted. It continued: "Let us defend Korean socialism centred on popular masses "--this is a fighting slogan to be held by the world's progressive people aspiring after independence at the present time. The appeal called for checking and frustrating the political and military moves of the imperialists and reactionaries to stifle Korean socialism in all parts of the world, cutting off links of economic blockade, smashing the moves of the imperialists and their stooges and actively supporting and encouraging with might and main the Korean people in their struggle to realize the three charters of national reunification. It called for extending firm solidarity to the Korean people in their struggle to achieve a durable peace on the Korean peninsula and wage a more vigorous struggle to check and frustrate the new war provocation of the imperialists and their stooges in all parts of the world. It also called for dynamically studying and disseminating the Juche idea to suit the characteristics of each country by its own efforts, shatter the reactionary ideological trends of all hues spread by the imperialists and reactionaries and firmly defend the purity of the Juche idea. It called upon the progressive people aspiring after independence to unite close in defence of Korean socialism centred on the popular masses and more vigorously struggle for the final victory of the human cause of independence, the cause of socialism.

DPRK government under great leader

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in an article says that the DPRK government is invincible as long as it is led by General Secretary Kim Jong Il. The author of the article says: Today the DPRK government is giving full play to its might and vitality in the struggle to defend Korean socialism and victoriously advance the Juche revolution. This is thanks to great leadership. Kim Jong Il is an outstanding leader in the building of the socialist government. His leadership enables the DPRK government to grow in strength constantly with a correct guiding principle. He has defined the Juche idea as the unshakable guiding idea of the DPRK government and indicated the path of the people's government in each period and at each stage of the revolution and construction. His leadership also enables the DPRK government to become a solid revolutionary government based on broad socio-political forces. He has made sure that the government organs at all levels were formed with fine representative of different social strata loved and supported by the people and that all the government activities were conducted strictly for the sake of the people. His leadership also enables the DPRK government to strengthen as an invincible revolutionary government with powerful defence capabilities and solid economic foundation. He long ago laid down the idea of attaching importance to the military affairs, defined defence building as an important task of the DPRK government and has led the people's government to consolidate the foundation of the independent economy and display its might to the full. His leadership will be the life-line of the DPRK government as ever.

DPRK will watch U.S. attitude

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Minju Joson today comments on the DPRK-U.S. high-level talks held in New York for 16 days from August 21. The news analyst says: The U.S. has not sincerely implemented the 1994 framework agreement with the DPRK. This year, the U.S. has not fulfilled its obligation for the light-water reactor project and the supply of heavy oil for a long time on unreasonable pretexts. This made the DPRK doubt that the U.S. is willing to implement the agreement. That is why the DPRK was compelled to suspend the storage of spent fuel and make preparations for more relevant measures. The U.S is to blame for this situation. The insincere attitude of the U.S. toward the implementation of the framework agreement was also revealed at the recent high-level talks. At the talks, the U.S. side raised the issue of a civilian underground structure of the DPRK which it "suspected" to be a project of secret nuclear program, though it was not included in the agenda. The U.S. also described the satellite launch of the DPRK as "ballistic missile test," delaying the talks. This was a poor trick to improve their unfavorable position and turn the tables in the atmosphere of the talks by branding the DPRK as "breaker" of the framework agreement. We launched the satellite for scientific research into peaceful use of the outer space. For the DPRK to possess a satellite is a legitimate exercise of sovereignty, and no one has the right to argue for and against it. The same is the case with the "suspicion" about a peaceful construction project of the DPRK. It is fortunate that the U.S., though belatedly, is taking the road of implementing the framework agreement as it promised. The U.S. must clearly know that in case the situation becomes so grave again that the framework agreement may break down due to its wrong attitude, it will be wholly to blame for all consequences. We will watch the U.S. side's moves for the implementation of the framework agreement.