April.30.2000 Juche 89

[CONTENTS]

• Reception given by Syrian charge d'affaires ad interim

• Stone donated to construction of monument in Korea

• Medal and certificate awarded to Kim Jong Il

• "ROK" army's killings of Vietnamese people assailed

• U.S. crimes in Korean War disclosed

• U.S. criticized for avoiding investigation

• DPRK's principled stand on "missile issue"

• KCTU vows to stage general strike

• U.S. hit for biological and chemical war preparations