Kim Jong Il's work published in Tanzania
Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- An immortal famous work of General Secretary Kim Jong Il "On Strengthening the University Education to Meet the Demands of the Developing Revolution" was published in booklet by the publishing house of Dar-es-Salaam University of Tanzania on September 1.
The booklet in the preface notes that Kim Jong Il sent this letter to the teaching staff and students of Kim Il Sung University to mark its 50th birthday.
Evening held to welcome Jong Song Ok
Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- Pyongyang School Youth and children had an evening at Kim Il Sung Square Saturday to welcome Jong Song Ok who exalted throughout the world the dignity and honor of Kim Il Sung's nation led by the General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
A meeting to congratulate jong took place prior to the evening.
Speakers at the meeting said the praiseworthy deed of Jong Song Ok gives a strong impetus to the efforts of the Korean people, including school youth and children, who have been making a great change for building a powerful nation.
They in the name of the entire school youth and children extended wholehearted congratulations and fervent militant greetings to Jong, the world famous "marathon queen", who fully demonstrated the spirit of heroic Korea to the whole world with indomitable fighting spirit and stamina.
Fireworks were let off in congratulation of Jong, followed by sea of flowers and dances.
The participants in the evening, overwhelmed by joy and excitement at greeting Jong Song Ok, a pride of the country and nation, who added luster to the 20th century by working a miracle ever known in the history of the Korean nation, showed the great zeal, happiness and romance of youths in beautiful and pleasant rhythmic dances to the tune of "My great country," "Welcome to Jong Song Ok," "Our party's pride" and other songs.
Similar evenings were held in front of the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium and the April 25 House of culture in the capital city and in provinces, cities and counties.
S. Korean authorities to purchase plutonium
Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- The Alliance for Environmental Movement of South Korea and Green Peace called a joint press conference in Seoul on Sept. 1 to expose the South Korean authorities' scheme to purchase plutonium, raw material of nuclear arms, from Britain and France, the South Korean newspaper Choongang Ilbo, said.
A British nuclear fuel company Ltd. and a French nuclear fuel corporation have already established their branch offices in Seoul, promoting contracts for provision of plutonium to South Korea.
The South Korean authorities' scheme to purchase plutonium from abroad is a wanton violation of the "joint declaration on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula" which was agreed upon and taken into effect at the inter-Korean high-level talks.
Jong's signal success hailed
Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- Pak Kwang Gi, chief of the Pyongyang mission of the National Democratic Front of South Korea (NDFSK), was interviewed by KCNA at his mission Saturday as regards the triumphant return home of Jong Song Ok.
Jong Song Ok made a sudden rise from obscurity in the world's athletic world as "comet" to startle the world people and demonstrate the dignity of Juche Korea, the chief said, describing her signal success as a pride and a great auspicious event of the 70 million fellow countrymen.
It is another miracle wrought by Juche Korea and a great event in the 20th century, he said, adding:
Jong's placing first is of weighty importance as Juche Korea has become a World's Athletic Champion for the first time in history. It is more important as the north suffering from difficulties won the marathon race which deserves inexhaustible strength and strongest will power.
Jong Song Ok could win this victory by fighting with the same courage and grit as was displayed by General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
It is under the guidance of the Marshal that an unknown sportswoman has become a world-famous "queen of marathon" and Juche Korea and the Korean nation are shining all over the world.
Jong's spirit is the stamina of the indomitable DPRK, and her will is the temper of the courageous people in the north and her running speed is that of Juche Korea.
Her victory clearly showed the world what great potentials the monolithic unity of the people in the north armed with the spirit of devotedly defending their leader has, he stressed.
DPRK government gives banquet for Jong Song Ok
Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- The DPRK government gave a banquet at the Mokran House on Saturday for Jong Song Ok who returned after placing first in women's marathon race of the 7th World Athletics Championships.
Present there were premier of the DPRK cabinet Hong Song Nam, vice-president of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Yang Hyong Sop, secretaries of the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea Kim Ki Nam and Kim Jung Rin, Minister of Public Security Paek Hak Rim, Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Pak Myong Chol, officials concerned and athletes who participated in the marathon race, the family members of Jong Song Ok and sportsman.
Premier hong song nam in his speech noted that General Secretary Kim Jong Il saw to it that all the Pyongyangites turned out to warmly welcome Jong Song Ok today and this banquet was given in honor of her.
It was entirely thanks to the Juche-oriented training methods and competition tactics indicated by the respected Marshal and his particular loving care and trust in athletes that Jong Song Ok could become the world champion in women's marathon, he stressed, and continued:
Jong Song Ok ran 42.195 km-long marathon course, missing the Marshal and with the spirit of Mt. Paektu and the indomitable fighting spirit instilled by him and became the world's "queen of marathon," beating a number of championship holders and ace runners.
She is, indeed, the first "comet" of Korea in the world athletic domain who startled the world people, and a laudable daughter of Kim Il Sung's Korea who was grown under the care of the peerlessly great man in the glorious Kim Jong Il's era, he said.
In her reply, Jong Song Ok said she can hardly repress her emotion and joy at participating in the banquet, adding that as she declared to the world through mass media in Seville she ran the 42.195 km-long course with single-heart to present the fatherly Marshal with pleasure, picturing his image in her mind and finally captured the world championship.
She said the credit for her merit goes to the Marshal who valued the sprout of her talent and brought her up to be a marathoner, giving invincible grit and tactics to her.
The signal success is a miracle created by the Marshal and it is the victory of our country thriving under his leadership, she contended.
She vowed to remain his marathoner daughter who devotes loyalty and filial piety, her youth and life to him to repay his loving care.
She concluded her reply shouting "long live the respected fatherly Marshal Kim Jong Il " secretary general of the Marathon Association Kang Song Du made a speech of resolution on behalf of the athletes.
At the end of the banquet a performance was given by the Wangjaesan Light Music Band.
Immediate release of champions of pro-reunification called for
Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- The South Korean authorities arrested delegates of pro-reunification patriotic organizations who returned after participating in the grand pan-national pro-reunification festival.
In this regard Rodong Sinmun today carries a signed commentary.
The news analyst says:
No sooner had the delegates of the south headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification (Pomminryon) and the "National Alliance for Democracy and Reunification" (Jongukryonhap) and the South Korean Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon) crossed the military demarcation line than the South Korean authorities handcuffed them and took them to jail by police truck.
This is an unpardonable anti-national, anti-reunification fascist act of throwing a wet blanket over the desire of the fellow countrymen for reunification that is growing stronger with the festival as an occasion, and a frontal challenge to the DPRK.
The Pyongyang visit by the delegates of the Pomminryon south headquarters, Jongukryonhap and Hanchongryon and their participation in the grand pan-national pro-reunification festival gave a strong impetus to the reunification movement of the nation and hardened fellow countrymen's confidence in reunification. This was just patriotic deed.
However, the South Korean authorities raised a hue and cry over the "secret visit to the north" as soon as they arrived in Pyongyang, and issued the warrant of arrest for them in advance, charging them with "enemy-benefiting" and "inspiration and praisal." They threatened to take "legal actions" against the visitors on the strength of the "security law."
This clearly proves that with the notorious " security law " left intact neither pro-reunification patriotic activities nor independent non-governmental movement can be ensured in South Korea.
For the divided Korean nation the pro-reunification patriotic activities are an inalienable duty and right. The commentary calls for immediate release of the innocent pro-reunification patriots.
Release of pro-reunification champions called for
Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland on Sept. 4 released a statement assailing the South Korean rulers for arresting the delegates of pro-reunification organizations who returned after participating in the August 15 Grand Pan-National Pro-Reunification Festival.
The statement denounced the South Korean authorities' arrest as an open suppression of the nation's ardent desire for reunification and as a vicious fascist violence to stamp out pro-reunification patriotic forces in South Korea.
The statement said:
The delegates of pro-reunification patriotic organizations of South Korea who participated in the pro-reunification festival of the nation called for independence, great unity of the nation and reunification by confederacy formula at the festival, representing the will of the South Korean people, not responding to will or order of someone. They waged positive patriotic activities to strengthen the three-party solidarity among north, south and overseas Koreans during their stay in the north.
The delegates of the south headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification and the "National Alliance for Democracy and Reunification" and the South Korean Federation of University Student Councils deserve praisal by all the fellow countrymen. Their deed can not be incriminated in any case. It is the highest crime to suppress them, describing their action as "illegal."
The South Korean rulers are intensifying the suppression of pro-reunification patriots. They seek in this to foil the South Korean people's patriotic movement for reunification at any cost, keep the permanent division of the nation, gain the "support" from "anti-communist" conservatives and thus bridge over the present serious politico-economic crisis and finish "term of office" without difficulties.
The South Korean rulers will turn to repentance of their crimes on behalf of the nation, though belatedly. They should stop the suppression of pro-reunification patriotic movement of the South Korean people and unconditionally release all illegally arrested pro-reunification patriots, including the delegates who visited Pyongyang and totally abrogate the "security law."
Kim Jong Il's reelection observed
Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- Papers here today observe the first anniversary of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's reelection as chairman of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Papers editorially call upon the Korean people to dynamically push ahead with the building of a powerful nation, true to the great army-first policy, saying that as the Korean people have Kim Jong Il with qualities of an outstanding statesman and militarist, as NDC chairman, they have become a most dignified people in the world.
Rodong Sinmun says:
The last one year witnessed greater vitality of the potentials of Kim Jong Il's army-first policy. The role of the people's army as the main force of the revolution has considerably been enhanced and the harmonious whole of the party, the army and the people consolidated as firm as a rock.
His high-priority army policy in revolutionary leadership is very instrumental in building up the country into an impregnable fortress backed by an invincible army.
Thanks to his energetic leadership, the people's army has grown up to be a matchless army strong politically and ideologically, as well as in military technique.
His high-priority army policy in revolutionary leadership serves as a source of constant great revolutionary upswing in socialist construction. It surely guarantees consistency of the army and the people in ideology and struggle.
Traditional army-people unity is brought into full play as days go by and all the people has a strong resemblance to revolutionary army. That is a true picture of the country.
All party members and other people and men and officers of the people's army should stand true to the WPK's army-first policy in the revolution and carry it into practice in all aspects of the revolution and construction so as to bring a new era of prosperity to this land.
Minju Joson says a new history of epoch-making change has begun in accomplishing the cause of building Juche-based party, state and revolutionary armed forces, thanks to Kim Jong Il's distinguished revolutionary activities and army-first policy in revolutionary leadership.