Kim Jong Il's work published in Nepal
Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- The famous work of General Secretary Kim Jong Il "Respecting the Forerunners of the Revolution is a Noble Moral Obligation of Revolutionaries" was published in booklet by the President Kim Il Sung National Memorial Commission, Nepal, on the occasion of the 53rd founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.
The preface of the booklet said:
Kim Jong Il is developing and enriching the revolutionary ideas of President Kim Il Sung, with his outstanding ideological and theoretical activities.
The Korean people's great success in the revolution and epochal changes and victory in socialist construction are a brilliant result of Kim Jong Il's wise guidance.
72nd anniversary of DIU marked
Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- Young people and students here marked the 72nd anniversary of the formation of the Down-With-Imperialism Union (DIU).
The President Kim Il Sung formed the DIU on Oct. 17, Juche 15 (1926).
The program of the DIU was to struggle to achieve Korea's liberation and independence, build socialism and communism in Korea and, furthermore, win the victory of communism in the world.
A meeting of poem and story-telling "torchlight of DIU will shine forever" was held on Saturday in front of the Tower of the Juche Idea to mark the 72nd DIU anniversary.
The participants listened to a poem carrying pledges of the youth vanguard to accomplish the Juche revolutionary cause, upholding the torch of Juche kindled by the DIU for all ages.
They also listened to a subtitle "Down-With-Imperialism Union" of the first volume of part 1 anti-Japanese revolution of President Kim Il Sung's reminiscences "With the Century."
Speeches were made at the meeting by descendants of members of the DIU, an anti-Japanese revolutionary fighter, a war veteran and labor innovators.
Young people and students took the floor. They said that they would follow the revolutionary forerunners to prepare themselves to be reliable heirs to the Juche revolutionary cause who uphold General Secretary Kim Jong Il with loyalty and filial piety.
Month of supporting proposal for founding DCRK opens in Cuba
Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- An opening meeting of the month of supporting the proposal for founding the Democratic Confederal Republic of Koryo (DCRK) was held in Cuba on Oct. 13.
Juan Jose Leon, first vice-chairman of the Cuban Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification, at the meeting said that the three principles of national reunification and the proposal for founding the DCRK are the most realistic and reasonable ones to realize Korea's reunification.
Korea should be reunified at an early date according to the DCRK founding proposal, he said, and went on:
The Cuban people will in the future, too, invariably and fully support the cause of Korea's reunification, regarding it as their cause.
He expressed the belief that the Korean people under the wise guidance of General Secretary Kim Jong Il will surely realize the country's reunification in accordance with the proposal for founding the DCRK before long.
National seminar on independence of Okinawa, Japan and Asia
Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- A national seminar on independence of Okinawa, Japan and Asia was held on Oct. 10 in Japan under the sponsorship of the National Liaison Council of Japan societies for the Study of the Juche Idea and the Okinawa Prefecture Executive Committee of the seminar.
The seminar was organized in celebration of the first anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, his reelection as Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and the 50th birthday of the DPRK.
Seiichi Sakugawa, President of the National Liaison Council and professor of the Okinawa University, in his keynote report said that the U.S., regarding Okinawa as a vantage point for its far east military strategy, has enhanced the military function of its troops day by day.
The Japanese government adopted new "Japan-U.S. security cooperation guidelines" and is trying to enact a "law on emergency in surrounding areas," he said.
He denounced the anti-DPRK moves of the Japanese government and went on to say:
The successful launch of an artificial satellite "Kwangmyongsong No. 1" displayed the level of the DPRK's science and techniques and it was an inspiring event in the era of independence.
The Japanese government is still pursuing a hostile policy toward the DPRK, refusing to make apology and compensation for the past colonial rule.
It should honestly apologize for its past crimes and compensate for them.
Then, reports on study and activities were made and a letter to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the seminar.
Overseas democratic organisations call for unity
Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- Overseas democratic organisations made public an appeal "let us unite and advance under the banner of independence, democracy and reunification" to the South Korean people on Sept. 29, according to a Japan-based overseas Koreans' newspaper "Minjok Sibo" October 11.
Among them were the compatriots federation for Korea's reunification in North America, the union of overseas South Koreans for democracy, nation and unification and its regional headquarters, the federation of South Koreans in Japan for democracy and unification.
The appeal said that the key to solving north-south relations is to abolish the "National Security Law" and promote a true reunification policy based on the three principles of independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity.
"The government for people" has come into being, but there is no change in "state affairs," the appeal said, and went on:
As shown by the history of the national movement for democracy spanning scores of years, only the united struggle of the people can make progress.
It called upon national democratic forces in South Korea to unite and struggle under the banner of independence, democracy and reunification.
Where is truly instable region? =KCNA commentary=
Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- Commander-in-chief Joseph Prueher of the U.S. Pacific Command reportedly told a press conference on October 15 that as "North Korea is the most instable region" in Asia, the U.S. and South Korea should "be in combat readiness."
His utterances reversing black and white were meant to provide a justification for the projected military manoeuvres of the U.S. and South Korea.
In actuality, the recent situation on the Korean peninsula is more dangerous than before.
Who is to blame for it?
Clear is the answer.
The U.S. and South Korean authorities are engaged in ceaseless large-scale military manoeuvres in South Korea.
Some time ago, they brought Kitty Hawk, the main aircraft carrier of the U.S. 7th Fleet, to anchor at Pusan Port.
They plan to stage unprecedented-in-scope military manoeuvres against the DPRK under simulated conditions of "emergency" on the Korean peninsula from October 24.
All this eloquently proves that South Korea is, indeed, a truly instable region and that the instability is attributable to the manoeuvres of the U.S. the insane anti-DPRK diatribe of the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Command tarnishing his public image goes only to betray the true colors of the U.S. which is a source of the instability.
Statement of DPRK Foreign Ministry spokesman hailed
Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- The Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram on Thursday carried an article on the October 13 Statement of the DPRK Foreign Ministry spokesman.
In the article titled "North Korea threatens to restart its nuclear program unless Washington implements framework agreement" the paper wrote:
The Foreign Ministry of North Korea declared that Pyongyang is taking into serious consideration the restart of its nuclear program, which has been frozen under the framework agreement concluded with the United States in 1994, because Washington does not implement the agreement.
In this connection the Egyptian Foreign Ministry published a statement on October 14, which said the U.S. has not pushed ahead with the construction of light water reactors nor tried to improve the bilateral relations with the DPRK, although the two sides agreed upon them.
The statement recalled the fact that Pyongyang declared if Washington's policy is to break the framework agreement whose implementation has been delayed, the DPRK has no intention to keep it from doing so, the paper said.
Vice-chairman of Chongryon Chiba branch killed
Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- On the early morning of October 15 an unidentified Japanese broke into the Korean Hall of the Chiba Prefecture headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), killed a vice-chairman of the Chiba branch and set the house on fire, Joson Sinbo published in Japan said.
The strange guy infiltrated into the house by stealth, ransacked it and ran away with a private safe after spreading gasoline on the first and second floors of the building and setting fire to it.
That guy beat with a lethal weapon the vice-chairman of Chongryon Chiba Branch, Ra Hun, on guard, stabbed and strangled him before burning him to death.
The Japanese police is said to be engaged in an investigation into the incident, viewing it as a robbery, murder and arson.
The paper charged that the incident is not merely a criminal one, but a reactionary terrorism committed, synchronised with the continued anti-DPRK, anti-Chongryon campaign which is getting more frantic with each passing day after the DPRK's launch of an artificial satellite.
On October 16, first vice-chairman So Man Sul of Chongryon called on the bereaved families and local officials to express deep condolences.
Chongryon Chiba Prefecture headquarters Called a press conference to bitterly condemn the incident, and the chairman of the branch issued a statement calling for the prevention of recurrence of such an incident.
Rodong Sinmun on utterances of pro-Japanese stooge
Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today comments on recent remarks of the "Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade" of South Korea that "Japan is fully qualified to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council."
In a signed commentary titled "absurd utterances of pro-Japanese stooge," the paper says:
Such remarks can be made only by those who are dyed thoroughly with the pro-Japanese flunkeyist and treacherous idea and who do not know humiliation or disgrace.
Japan is a diabolical aggressor, plunderer and sworn enemy of the Korean people, who had committed thrice-cursed crimes against them during its 40-odd-year-long occupation of Korea. And it is a criminal state which ignited a war of aggression and wrecked the peace and stability of humankind.
It is the only "enemy state" in the world that has not yet admitted, apologized nor compensated for its past crimes.
It is now trying to get a permanent seat of the UN Security Council in a criminal attempt to convert itself into a political and nuclear power so that it can become a "leader" of Asia and the world again.
If such wicked design of Japan is allowed, it goes without saying that the world people as well as the Asian people will experience calamities.
This notwithstanding, the south Korean authorities are trying to curry favour with the Japanese reactionaries, alleging that Japan is "qualified" to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Their utterances are the height of shame.
This proves that the South Korean authorities are colonial authorities who have no iota of independence and human conscience.
Absurd utterances
Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- High-ranking officials of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, one-time cabinet ministers of Japan, flatly denied the crimes Japan committed against Korea in the past and voiced opposition to repentance and apology for them, and we cannot tolerate their utterances at all, says Rodong Sinmun today.
The news analyst says:
Ex-director general Takami Eto of the management and coordination agency, speaking at a meeting of high-ranking officials of the LDP, said there was no Japan's colonial rule over Korea. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Nakayama described the repentance for the past as an error.
The utterances of the reactionary ruling quarters of Japan are an unbearable insult and challenge to the Korean people, who were deprived of their country by the Japanese imperialists in nearly half a century and whose heart-breaking pains caused by them still remain.
By denying the Japanese imperialist colonial rule over Korea Eto and Nakayama seek to bury the past crimes in oblivion, refuse to liquidate the past and repeat it.
To deny the past colonial rule over Korea is one more crime and the height of shamelessness. Japan should get rid of base mind at an early date .