Spokesman of Ministry of Public Security on tourism of Mt. Kumgang

Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the DPRK Ministry of Public Security today mentioned the tourism of Mt. Kumgang for South Koreans. He said: Preparations for tourism of the scenic Mt. Kumgang are being promoted in the final stage amid great expectation and interest of people at home and abroad. Some time later, South Koreans' tourism of Mt. Kumgang will begin. The organisation of tourism is a product of the noble patriotism of the DPRK, which takes into account the desire of South Koreans to see the most beautiful mountain, and an expression of its unshakable position to reunify the country at an early date through great unity of the nation. The Ministry of Public Security of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will, as ever, guarantee the personal safety and safe return of all tourists and personnel concerned who come to Mt. Kumgang with feelings of national reconciliation, unity, patriotism and compatriotic sentiment, and will take necessary measures in case there happens an accident or disaster.

Kim Jong Il visits Manpho

Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave personal guidance to various units in Manpho on Thursday. Kim Jong Il first visited the Kosanjin Revolutionary Site. Kosanjin is where President Kim Il Sung stayed from November 8 to December 18, 1950 during the most rigorous period of the Fatherland Liberation War, when he laid down policies of counteroffensive operations, wisely commanded the operations, smashed the "All-Out Christmas Offensive" of the U.S. and brought about a fundamental change in the war situation. Kim Jong Il went round a monument to Kim Il Sung's revolutionary activities, the Kosanjin Revolutionary Museum and historic houses, recalling the unforgettable days of war. He described Kim Il Sung as an ever-victorious iron-willed brilliant commander, outstanding military strategist, peerless patriot and great man who defeated formidable imperialist enemies in two revolutionary wars and saved the destiny of the motherland and the people. The immortal revolutionary exploits of Kim Il Sung, who devoted his whole life to the good of the people, pulling through all sorts of trials, will be kept in the hearts of the Korean people forever, he added. Under Kim Il Sung's wise leadership, the Korean people, once oppressed and maltreated, could lead a worthy life and Korea, once deprived of its sovereignty, could become a powerful socialist state admired by all people, he said, and called for exalting the Juche socialist motherland associated with the whole life of Kim Il Sung. Kim Jong Il urged Jagang Province to preserve valuable historical sites associated with Kim Il Sung's activities including the Kosanjin Revolutionary Site and to use them for education of the party members, other working people, servicemen, young people and children so that they may learn Kim Il Sung's revolutionary ideas more deeply. He had a picture taken with the employees of the Kosanjin Revolutionary Museum, praising them for having done a lot of things for preservation of the historical site and education. He then went to the Amnokgang tire plant. He looked round various production processes to learn about production and management of the plant. He met and warmly encouraged workers and technicians on the spot. He expressed great satisfaction and highly praised the workers of the plant for having successfully built a solid tire industrial base on the Amnok River through constant increase of the production capacity and made innovation in production through proper management of the machines and other equipment, aware of being the masters of the country and the plant. He gave tasks to the plant, saying that the plant has a very important duty to perform because tires are in increasing demand due to rapid development of different kinds of rolling stock. If the existing production capacity is utilized effectively, larger quantities of tires can be produced, he said. He set the plant objectives and ways, saying that there is nothing impossible to do as long as there are workers determined to uphold the party with increased production. The workers who devotedly work for the party and the revolution should be provided with better living conditions and should be looked after warmly at all times, he said, and did them great favors. He then went to the Unhwa Factory. After hearing an explanation in front of the panorama of the factory, he went round production processes to learn about production. He noted with great satisfaction that the workers of the factory were not only keeping the worksites neat and clean but also vigorously working to overfulfil their assignments of production. He urged them to plant many trees around the factory, keep the inside and outside of the factory neat and tidy at all times and hand the factory, a valuable asset of the people, down to posterity. He was deeply satisfied that the workers in Manpho were keeping factories, towns and villages as clean as befits socialism and working and living in a revolutionary way. He said there is no such revolutionary unit as the working class of Korea who have intense loyalty to the party and the leader and a strong sense of organisation and discipline. All parts of Jagang Province are pervaded with revolutionary and militant spirit, he said, adding that the Korean revolution is sure to win final victory because of the powerful wholehearted unity of the workers and other people of Korea who firmly defend socialism with redoubled efforts and in high spirits -- in the revolutionary spirit of soldiers and the Kanggye spirit -- true to the principles of socialism, the principles of revolution, in any storm and stress.

Supply drill simulating invasion of inland areas of north

Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- The army logistics command of South Korea recently staged a provocative supply drill simulating an invasion of inland areas of the northern half of Korea with the mobilisation of the entire military personnel of its 6th logistic depot, according to a South Korean radio report. The drill lasted more than 60 days in the form of "guerrilla training." It was aimed at ensuring the supply of military equipment and materials for the invasion of inland areas of the north under any unfavourable climate and condition in the "event of contingency."

We cannot repose expectation on agreed framework

Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- These days the U.S. conservative hardliners scheme to "totally reexamine" the "North Korea Policy" under the pretext of "underground nuclear facilities" in the DPRK and its "possible provocation of war." Branding their scheme as a shameless and ridiculous act, a news analyst of Rodong Sinmun today says: Their scheme shows that the U.S. conservative hardliners are intentionally trying to break the DPRK-U.S. agreed framework for their partisan interests. From the beginning, they, disliking the improved relations with the DPRK, have insisted that the DPRK-U.S. agreed framework was a harmful thing which hurts the U.S. interests and prestige. Now that they continue to resort to the moves to militarily stifle the DPRK, openly obstructing the implementation of the agreed framework, we cannot repose expectation only on the agreement. Accordingly, we cannot but prepare ourselves for this. If their attempt to break the framework agreement represents the U.S. stand, we will not prevent them from doing so but make our own choice as we like. We are not frightened or terrified by their total reexamination of the "North Korea Policy." As their reexamination means a reckless tough policy of frustrating dialogue and improvement of relations between the DPRK and the United States, we are compelled to take a similar stand. The U.S. conservative hardliners will be held wholly responsible for ill-omened consequences of their moves.

Popular physical culture and sports in DPRK

Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- The ninth national games took place at stadiums and gymnasiums in the capital and local cities of the DPRK. The national games have been held in the September-October period every five years since Juche 49 (1960). The games included folk events such as Korean wrestling and swinging. Many people in the games renewed national and world records. The DPRK attaches importance to popular physical culture and sports. Sports and games are organised on holidays and red-letter days. Gymnastics, running, mountaineering and other sports for body building are also popular. In the course of this, there have appeared "family basketball teams" and "family football teams," whose experience is popularized. The finals of the tenth national wrestling games for television are going on in Pyongyang. Children in their teens are also involved in the games. The winner team will receive an ox, a traditional prize. The wrestling games followed a national farmers' basketball tournament, a River Taedong-crossing game of Pyongyang youth and schoolchildren and a national soccer tournament of sports clubs of schoolchildren's palaces and children's halls. The state instituted "day of physical culture and sports" and the title of "model sports county (city, district)" and encourages all working people to take active part in sport activities.

Kim Yong Nam meets delegation of Communist Party-KPML(R) of Sweden

Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, member of the political bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, today met and had a friendly conversation with the delegation of the Communist Party-KPML(R) of Sweden led by Chairman of its Central Committee Frank Baude at the Mansudae Assembly Hall. Department director Kim Yang Gon of the Central Committee of the WPK was present there. Frank Baude said during his stay he saw Korean people bravely advancing along the road of socialism of their own option in the teeth of the imperialist moves to stifle the DPRK and natural disasters. His party will vigorously struggle against the imperialist moves to stifle socialism of DPRK in the future, too, he stressed.