Kim Jong Il sees performance by families of servicemen
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il on Friday saw a performance given by families of servicemen of KPA unit no. 604 who participated in the 3rd contest of art circles of families of servicemen of the KPA.
He was accompanied by secretary Kim Kuk Thae and first vice department directors of the WPK Central Committee, KPA generals Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and other general officers of the KPA.
The performers put on the stage choruses "Spring Festival Commemorating Sun's Day" and "Korea Advances Under Uplifted Red Flag" and other colorful numbers of various genres.
Their performance truthfully represented their worthwhile life as dependable woman revolutionaries.
Kim Jong Il, greatly satisfied to have seen an inspiring performance given by art circle members of the soldiers' families, highly appreciated them for their successful performance.
He said that soldiers' families are very admirable and proud woman revolutionaries who help their husbands and soldiers in their revolutionary work with all sincerity and praised their efforts.
Our country is impregnable and our revolutionary cause is invincible as there are the revolutionary people including soldiers' families who think first of the country and the revolution before their own affairs, he noted.
He said it is very good that the army is carrying through the party's literary and art policy on popularizing arts by traditionalizing contests of art circles of soldiers' families.
He set forth highly important tasks which would serve as guidelines in further developing popular art activities.
Greetings to Madagascan President
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on Friday sent a message of greetings to Didier Ratsiraka, President of the Republic of Madagascar, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of its independence.
The message said that the independence of Madagascar, which brought a fresh turn in the lives of its people 40 years ago, marked an important occasion in paving the way for the independent development of the country.
The message sincerely wished the President and people of Madagascar greater success in their work for the prosperity of the country and expressed belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would grow stronger and develop in the future.
Members of European NGO aid organization visit revolutionary museum
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- Members of the European Non-Governmental Aid Organization Active for Humanitarian Aid to the DPRK on Friday visited the Revolutionary Museum of the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the great leader Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea.
They looked round with deep attention historic relics, being briefed on how wisely Kim Jong Il has led the Juche-oriented national culture and art.
Highest tribute to Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- Abdul Rahman Matar, chief of information of the permanent secretariat of the organization of socialists in the Mediterranean, made public a statement on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the great leader Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea.
The statement said Kim Jong Il started his work at the WPK Central Committee on June 19, 36 years ago and this marked a new era of the WPK's activities and the world socialist movement came to have a great leader.
It went on:
Today Kim Jong Il is highly praised as General Secretary of the WPK and a great man of world stature leading people to freedom, justice and socialism for his brilliant exploits in the struggle.
On this significant day, we extend the warmest congratulations and highest tribute to the great leader Kim Jong Il, an outstanding thinker and theoretician.
Japan urged to stop its moves for reinvasion
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- The Japanese reactionaries intend to review their involvement in the "RIMPAC" joint military exercise participated in by their huge aggressor forces and escalate it into a more bellicose one in future.
Japan is well advised to think twice of what serious consequences its reckless moves for overseas aggression will entail, Minju Joson today says in a signed article, and continues:
"RIMPAC" is a factor of aggravating the situation on the Korean peninsula and in the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan's daredevil moves for overseas aggression and its conversion into a military power clearly indicate that its talk about "peace," "dialogue" and "improvement of relations," etc, is a height of hypocrisy and shamelessness.
Japan should know that if Japan unsheathes its sword to embark upon reinvasion of Asia, this will only lead it to a complete self-destruction.
Japan's wild dream of Asian reinvasion can never come true.
Japan should bear this in mind and halt its reckless moves for reaggression at once.
Jo Song Thae's remarks flayed
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- Jo Song Thae, "Minister of National Defence" of South Korea, again revealed his true colors as an element against the nation and reunification.
At the "national defence panel meeting of the interim national assembly" on June 22, he let loose a string of absurd remarks that "a perfect security posture served as a basis of leading the inter-Korean summit talks to a good fruition." He went the length of saying that "there is no change in the basic stand of the army which considers North Korea as the principal enemy".
His sinister remarks are an anti-national, anti-reunification crime as they are aimed at playing down the success of the historic Pyongyang meeting and inter-Korean summit talks and obstructing the implementation of the north-south joint declaration.
Now all the fellow countrymen are absolutely supporting the historic north-south joint declaration as a landmark of national reunification, and it is hailed by the countries concerned and various countries of the world.
It was against this backdrop that Jo Song Thae again clamored about "the principal enemy," the terminology which was arbitrarily crafted before the publication of the inter-Korean joint declaration. This shows that he is persistently clinging to the line of north-south confrontation.
By nature Jo made outbursts getting nerves on the north and vitiating the atmosphere of inter-Korean summit talks after the publication of the April 8 north-south agreement only to stir up furore.
In late may, too, he went to Japan where he clamored about "cooperation" with the United States and Japan and "military cooperation and exchange" with them in a bid to cope with the inter-Korean summit talks, thus throwing a wet blanket over the atmosphere of the talks. This fact goes to prove that he is a military gangster ignorant of the trend of the times and the desire of the people at home and abroad and, at the same time, a person whom the nation found undesirable.
Such anti-reunification element as Jo Song Thae should be thrown overboard to achieve the reunification of the country, the supreme desire of the nation.
The South Korean authorities should ponder over the adverse impact the outbursts of such anti-national, anti-reunification elements as Jo will have on the development of the north-south relations.
We will certainly make such fanatics advocating confrontation with the north as Jo Song Thae pay for their crimes.
Korean books presented to Grenada
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- A presentation ceremony of Korean books was held at the University of West India of Grenada on June 13.
At the ceremony famous works of the President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il and other Korean books were handed to the manager of the cultural center of the university.
The manager said:
The books will introduce and propagandize among those who visit the cultural center the Korean people who are struggling to build socialism and achieve national reunification, rallied close around Kim Jong Il.
Congolese committee to remember Kim Il Sung formed
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- The Congolese committee to remember the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung was formed in Brazzaville on June 16.
The chairman of the Congolese Association for Friendship Among Peoples was elected chairman of the committee.
The committee fixed the period from June 16 to July 10 to remember Kim Il Sung and decided to hold colorful functions during the period.
Photo exhibition week opens in Uganda
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- An opening ceremony of a photo exhibition week was held at Chambogo Polytechnical College of Uganda on June 16 on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the passing away of the President Kim Il Sung.
On display there were photos on the theme of "President Kim Il Sung always lives among people."
The chief of the Teachers' Group for the Study of the Juche Idea in his speech said that the whole life of Kim Il Sung was dedicated to the sacred struggle for people.
National committee for study of Juche idea formed
Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- The National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea was formed in Kinshasa, Democratic Congo, on June 17 on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the great leader Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea.
Present at the inaugural meeting were the national chairman of the National Movement of the Genuine Lumumbist Combatants of Democratic Congo, the general secretary of the People's Rally for Socialism and other party members, union officials, members of organizations for the study of the Juche idea and teachers and students of Kinshasa University.
The meeting said that the national committee would conduct activities to study and disseminate the Juche idea and fully support the Korean people's cause of reunification.
A letter to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.