Five-point policy for great national unity
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today dedicates a by-lined article to the 1st anniversary of the publication of the great leader Kim Jong Il's work "Let Us Reunify the Country Independently and Peacefully through the Great Unity of the Entire Nation".
The article says: Kim Jong Il in the historic work advanced the five-point policy for the great national unity which comprehensively expounds the idea of the great leader President Kim Il Sung on great national unity and the precious experience and exploits he achieved in carrying the idea into effect and which indicates a clear-cut way of accomplishing the unity of the nation.
The five-point policy calls for achieving the unity of the entire nation on the principle of national independence under the banner of patriotism and national reunification, improving the relations between the north and the south, rejecting the domination by outside forces and anti-reunification forces, realizing travels and contacts between all fellow countrymen in the north, south and overseas and promoting dialogues between them and strengthening their solidarity and unity.
Over the last one year the policy has given great impetus to the Korean people's struggle for national reunification amid warm support and sympathy from all compatriots in the north, south and overseas and proved its undisputed validity, vitality and invincible might in practice.
It is the invariable stand and policy of the DPRK to embrace all people who love the country and the nation and get all of them united. It is our invariable stand not to ask about the past of those who are now willing to make a contribution to national reunification after sincerely repenting of their past wrongdoings, but leniently treat them and work together with them for reunification.
The South Korean authorities should stop "cooperation" with outside forces against the fellow countrymen, do away with such fascist and anti-reunification laws and institutions as the "National Security Law" which antagonizes the fellow countrymen and hinders the nation's reconciliation and unity and pull down all sorts of political barriers.
All the fellow countrymen in the north, south and overseas should launch a nationwide struggle against the outsider's domination and interference, the crafty moves for alienation and destabilization and anti-north confrontation and war moves by the separatist forces at home and abroad so as to root out the source of hindering the unity and reunification of the nation. All political parties, organizations and Koreans of all social standings at home and abroad should carry on a joint action, supporting each other and taking common steps in the struggle for national reunification.
Since the respected Kim Jong Il is leading the grand march of the entire nation for reunification, the prospect of national reunification remains bright, the article stresses, appealing to all Koreans in the north, south and overseas to turn out to realize their historical wish for reunification under the banner of the five-point policy for the great national unity.
Video tape praising Kim Jong Il distributed in S. Korea
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- Copies of a video tape on which General Secretary Kim Jong Il's leadership over the army is recorded are being reproduced and distributed to various regions of South Korea, said Seoul-based radio Voice of National Salvation.
Its original copy is the DPRK documentary film "Under Leadership of the Great Marshal" the "KC" Communications Group of the Hyangu Society received from overseas Koreans' organizations. The video tape has the following explanatory title: "The great Marshal Kim Jong Il is the peerlessly great man produced by the nation and the greatest-ever commander without an equal in the world." Reproduced copies of the video tape are being widely distributed not only to workplaces and universities but also to rural and fishing villages.
Annual meeting to support Korean reunification held in Cuba
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- An annual meeting of the Cuban Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification was held at the building of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples on March 31.Present there were Jesus Montana Oropesa, chairman of the Cuban Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification, and other figures of political and social circles and members of friendship organizations.
The meeting summed up last year's work and discussed a working plan for this year.
South Korea stages "Ssangryong 99" exercise
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- The South Korean authorities staged a provocative "Ssangryong 99" war maneuver from April 13 to 16, according to a radio report from Seoul.They asserted that, during the period, the "Pyongjin" unit of the "ROK" army improved the capacity of carrying out a war duty in North Chungchong Province and the northern part of Kyonggi Province while examining the wartime mobilization system of the unit and its operation plan. They hurled many "reservists" into the exercise to inspect their training.
Greetings to Zimbabwean President
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, sent a message of greetings to Zimbabwean President Robert G. Mugabe on April 14 on the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Zimbabwe. The message wished the Zimbabwean President and people success in their work to achieve country's development and prosperity and defend peace and expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to expand and develop.
Chairman Jang Chol meets Mongolian guests
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- Jang Chol, chairman of the organizing committee of the 17th April Spring Friendship Art Festival, met and had a talk with a cultural delegation and leading members of art troupe and acrobatic troupe of Mongolia at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Saturday.
Delegation of Revolution's Youth Union of Syria welcomed
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- A rally to welcome the delegation of the Revolution's Youth Union of Syria led by its vice-chairman Muhammad Imad al-Zououbi was held in Pyongyang on Saturday. Present there were officials of the central committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League and youth and students in the city.
Anti-"government" struggle declared in S. Korea
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- The South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions held meetings to declare an anti-"government" general struggle simultaneously in 14 cities and provinces on Saturday, according to a radio report from Seoul. Present there were more than 30,000 union members under the confederation including those of the Federation of Public Transport and Service Trade Unions. Participants announced that they would launch a powerful struggle unless their demands including suspension of "restructuring" and lay-off, the building of a social security network and guarantee of activities of its unions were met.
Hanminjon meets foreign political party leaders
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- Pak Kwang Gi, chief of the Pyongyang mission of the National Democratic Front of South Korea (Hanminjon), separately met general secretary of the c.c., the Communist Party of Peru (Red Motherland) Alberto Moreno and general secretary of the c.c., the Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist) Dilip Barua here on Friday
At the meeting both sides informed each other of their party activities and exchanged views on matters of common concern. Pak Kwang Gi expressed thanks to the parties for paying deep attention and rendering active support and encouragement to the struggle of Hanminjon and the South Korean people for independence, democracy and reunification. To actively support the struggle of Hanminjon and the South Korean people is an international obligation of the peace-loving progressive political parties and organizations of the world, general secretaries of the foreign parties said, stressing that they will extend more active support and solidarity to the struggle.
Dangerous war games targeted on DPRK
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- The United States and the South Korean warmongers are staging the DPRK-targeted war exercises one after another, including "joint wartime reinforcement drill." Commenting on such moves, Minju Joson today says: Recently, there was a "drill of evacuating" Americans in South Korea to a civilian airport in Japan while fighter planes of the U.S. air force based around the Korean peninsula were put on a stand-by alert.
In another development, the South Korean authorities defined the DPRK as "principal enemy" and reorganized the operational commanding system and force of arms of the "ROK army" to maximize the capabilities to attack the north. All the moves are intended to step up the preparations for carrying the anti-DPRK war plan into practice.The war hawks inside and outside South Korea are now staging large-scale war exercises allegedly to cope with "possible crisis" in the Korean peninsula. This evidently proves that they seek to provoke a war against the north at any cost.
We will never tolerate but deal a merciless blow to any provokers. They should not act rashly but stop such reckless war gamble, clearly knowing who is their opponent.
Guest performance given by Chinese art troupe
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- The Chinese art troupe gave a performance at the Mansudae Art Theatre on April 17 in honor of the DPRK government on the occasion of Sun's Day, the birth anniversary of the President Kim Il Sung.Invited to the performance were President Kim Yong Nam of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, Honorary vice-Presidents Ri Jong Ok and Pak Song Chol, premier of the cabinet Hong Song Nam and Minister of the People's Armed Forces Kim Il Chol.
Chinese ambassador to Korea Wan Yongxiang, embassy officials and Chinese guests appreciated the performance.
The Chinese art troupe made up of international and national concours prize winners and other famous actors and actresses put on the stage colorful numbers including Korean and Chinese songs and dances reflecting the warm friendly feelings of the fraternal Chinese people toward the Korean people to be acclaimed by the audience. They sent warm applause to the Chinese artistes, who highly praised the immortal exploits performed by President Kim Il Sung in the era and revolution and encouraged the Korean people to accelerate the second grand Chollima march to build a powerful nation, rallied close around General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
The performers represented well their people's pride and joy over the achievements made in building socialism with Chinese characteristics under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The performance was pervaded with the strong revolutionary and militant friendship forged between the two countries and the two peoples in the struggle to achieve the common objective and ideal. Government officials mounted the stage and presented a floral basket to the performers congratulating them on their successful performance.
17th April Spring Friendship Art Festival closes
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- The 17th April Spring Friendship Art Festival closed with due ceremony at the April 25 House of Culture today. Among those present at the closing ceremony was Hong Song Nam, premier of the DPRK cabinet. Attending it were cultural delegations and delegates and artistes of different countries and overseas. Korean artistes. Foreign diplomatic envoys and embassy officials in Korea and foreign guests and overseas. Koreans staying here were also on hand. The festival participants adopted a letter of thanks to the great leader Kim Jong Il.
At the ceremony vice-president Yang Hyong Sop read out a message of thanks to the festival participants from the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly. A ceremony of awarding prizes took place. In his closing address, Jang Chol, chairman of the festival organizing committee, said the festival proved to be a big success thanks to the participants' positive cooperation and their multifarious contributions to it.
He said that the April Spring Friendship Art Festival would be steadily developed as a traditional international art festival in keeping with the desire and will of the world's progressive men of culture and art to cultivate the flower garden of human culture and art together in the noble idea of independence, peace and friendship. The current festival, which opened on April 10, was participated in by 80 odd renowned art and acrobatic troupes from 46 countries, including international and national prize winners and famous artistes, and overseas. Korean artistes.