Kim Il Sung's brilliant life lauded
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Political commentator of the Russian newspaper Patriot Irina Pirogova appeared for an hour-long program of Narodnoye radio after visiting the DPRK.
She said that her appearance for a radio program on Korea is to pull down a dirty iron curtain thrown over the DPRK and speak the truth.
She went on:
"Comrade Kim Il Sung was a great son of the people and the people's leader inseparable from them.
"He regarded 'believe in the people as in heaven' as his maxim and devoted his whole life to the people to the last moments of his life.
"Though he was totally dedicated to the people, he never wished his exploits to be praised. Moreover, he never lorded it over the popular masses nor considered himself to be a hero born of heaven bestowing 'grace' upon people."
"He always lived among people as he was a benevolent father who made the people live in a great harmonious family on the basis of one and the same idea, faith, sense of obligation and cause."
Noting that he was the most steadfast communist in the present-day world, she pointed out that he united the people to bring in a powerful trend of the times and defeat vicious and ferocious imperialism.
Kim Il Sung built the best society not only for the people in our times but for all people to live in this world in future and he is immortal with the flow of time, she concluded.
Full demonstration of might of single-hearted unity in building powerful nation called for
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- A celebration meeting for the 40th anniversary of the independence of Madagascar was held yesterday at the Chollima House of Culture.
Present at the meeting were Song Sok Hwan, vice-Minister of Culture and chairman of the Korea-Madagascar Friendship Association, members of the association and working people in Pyongyang.
A speech was made and a message of greetings to the Madagascan President was adopted at the meeting.
Anniversary of Madagascan independence celebrated
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il's famous work "Giving Priority to Ideological Work Is Essential for Accomplishing Socialism" has been studied in different countries.
A joint seminar of Bulgarian political parties on the work was held in Sofia on June 19.
The chairman of the executive council of the central committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party (Marxists) in his report said that as the driving force of the socialist cause is the popular masses, the future and destiny of the socialist cause depend on how the popular masses are ideologically prepared and set in motion.
Kim Jong Il's work is the guideline which helps the parties and peoples of those countries where socialism collapsed to take the road of resurrection and the socialist idea is sure to win victory, he said.
Speakers pointed out that the workers' party and people of Korea are successfully building socialism under so difficult conditions because they, guided by the Juche idea, have put it into practice under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.
A letter to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.
Meanwhile, seminars on the work were held by the Kimilsungism Study Group of the Administration and development college in Mjumbe, Morogoro, Tanzania, and the Congolese Socialist Party.
A reading session of the work was held by the central committee of the Communists Party of Kyrgyzstan.
Study of Kim Jong Il's work
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun here today carries an editorial titled "Let us fully demonstrate might of single-hearted unity in building powerful nation."
The editorial says:
The single-hearted unity is the invincible spirit of Juche Korea and enduing mainstay for the Worker's Party of Korea and Korean revolution.
It is the great pride of the DPRK that the whole party and army and all the people are firmly united around the great leader. And herein lies the invincibility of Korean-style socialism.
The might of this unity stems from the unanimous reverence and absolute worship of the whole party and army and all people to the leader.
The army and people of Korea are struck with ever-stronger admiration at the greatness of the respected Kim Jong Il who led the "arduous march" and the forced march to victory with his unique army-first revolutionary leadership, thus firmly protecting the destiny of Korean-style socialism and opening a new era of historical change in building a powerful nation.
They consider the joy of Kim Jong Il as their own happiness and devote all their lives to his well-being. So, he and the army and people of the DPRK form a harmonious whole as they are in the relationship of sharing the same destiny, the one between a great father and his children.
The might of this unity finds its manifestation in the spirit displayed by the party, army and people in devotedly carrying out his ideas and policies.
His ideas and policies serve as guidelines in the struggle and life of the Korean people and army and life-giving water.
Epoch-making miracles and great changes made without a let-up in the days of the "arduous march" and forced march and in the on-going advance for the building of a powerful nation further deepen the conviction of the army and people that they are sure to triumph, if they do as taught by him.
The ideas and policies of the leader are accepted by the army and people as requirements of their lives and their unanimous will and his plan and intentions become a brilliant reality thanks to their devoted struggle.
The is a real picture of the DPRK, their motherland.
The might of this unity also finds its expression in that our army and people are modeling themselves on their leader.
Our army and people share their thoughts and intentions, desire and target, feelings and emotion, destiny and future with Kim Jong Il.
His intention and resolution are precisely the target of their struggle and methods taught by him are the only right methods of their struggle.
Our army and people will proudly demonstrate their noble traits as soldiers and disciples intensely loyal to the leader in the present drive to build a powerful nation.
"Flying Towards Sun" published in Russia
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Book "Flying Towards Sun", written by Irina Pirogova, political commentator of the Russian newspaper Patriot, after her visit to the DPRK, was off the press by the newspaper office.
The book carries photographs of the President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
On the front page the book says this book is presented to the great leaders of Korea, immortal Kim Il Sung and ever-victorious Kim Jong Il.
The book consists of a preface and 22 titles including "Kim Il Sung, Sturdy Aspen," "Personal Traits of Kim Jong Il," "Kim Jong Suk, Starlight from Far," "Unquenchable Torchlight," "Chollima Racing Ahead of Century" and "Remain Alive and Win."
The book tells the great personality and great exploits of the three commanders of Mt. Paektu, genuine advantages of the socialism of Korean style in which everything serves the people and the worthwhile life of the Korean people.
Famous silk producers in Korea
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Nyongbyon and Pakchon of Korea are famous for silk.
From olden times people in the areas used to reel a lot of threads from cocoons to produce light, soft yet durable silk with beautiful colors. After liberation the state built silk mills in the areas to steadily increase the silk production and fully satisfy the people's needs for silk.
At least 40 varieties of silk and over 1,200 expanded varieties of silk are produced in the DPRK at present.
Silk made in the DPRK is popular on world markets.
Brocade produced at the Nyongbyon silk mill won several gold medals at international commodities exhibitions.
Yaksandan silk with azalea pattern and Kuryongdan silk with graceful pattern reminiscent of flowing river water are also popular abroad.
General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave on-the-spot guidance to the Nyongbyon and Pakchon silk mills on June 21 where he called upon the workers to bring about innovations in the production of silk liked by the people.
He said the mills should increase silk production to provide girls and boys who are going to get married and the old who are to celebrate their 60th and 70th birthdays with silk clothes and silk quilts.
The daily production quotas are now being fulfilled at over 160 per cent thanks to the collective innovation drive of the workers there to implement tasks put forward by Kim Jong Il.
Party and state delegation of DPRK leaves for Syria
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- A party and state delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea led by Kim Yong Nam, member of the political bureau of the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea and President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, today left here for Syria by air to express condolences over the passing away of Syrian President Hafez al Assad who is also general secretary of the Arab Socialist Baath Party of Syria and commander-in-chief of Army and Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic.
The delegation includes Choe Thae Bok, alternate member of the political bureau and secretary of the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea, Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun, Minister of Culture Kang Nung Su and other officials concerned.
They were seen off at the airport by Yang Hyong Sop, alternate member of the political bureau of the C.C. of the WPK and vice-president of the presidium of the SPA, Kang Sok Ju, member of the C.C. of the WPK and first vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Choe Jin Su, vice department director of the C.C. of the WPK, Song Sok Hwan, vice-Minister of Culture, and other officials concerned.
It was also seen off by Haissam Saad, Syrian charge d' affaires A.I. to the DPRK, and Russian ambassador Valery Denisov.
DPRK FM spokesman on U.S. chief executive's remarks
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea today issued a statement denouncing the U.S. chief executive for taking issue with the DPRK as regards the June 25 Korean War.
The statement says:
On June 24 the U.S. chief executive reportedly made a proclamation at the request of the congress in which he said on June 25, 1950, armed forces from North Korea launched an invasion of South Korea and through the United Nations Security Council, the then U.S. president, Truman committed the first U.S. forces to combat in South Korea.
If it is true, his remarks distorted the truth of history.
It is well known to the world that the U.S. is a provoker of the Korean War and an aggressor.
The Korean War was a war of aggression, a product of the war policy that the U.S. had long pursued because of the geo-political importance of the Korean peninsula in its realization of the world strategy.
The then commander of the U.S. far eastern headquarters, Macarthur, said that conquest of Korea as a whole would enable the U.S. to cut off the only and one supply line linking Soviet Siberia to the south and control the whole area between Vladivostok and Singapore. He testified that the U.S. amassed all military supplies and weapons in the area along the 38th parallel to attack North Korea on the eve of war.
In an effort to cover up such a policy of aggression and undisguised invasion and shift the responsibility on to the DPRK the U.S. rigged up an illegal "resolution" at the UN Security Council meeting.
Passage of the time cannot write off history. Nor can any distortion change it.
The recent anti-DPRK diatribe of the U.S. chief executive cannot be construed otherwise than a provocation designed to chill on-going negotiations aimed at confidence building.
If the U.S. continues to do an act of increasing distrust, swimming against the trend of the present situation toward reconciliation and cooperation, it will only go to reveal with added clarity the true colors of the U.S. as a wrecker of global peace and stability.
First north-south Red Cross talks held
Kosong, June 27 (KCNA) -- The first north-south Red Cross talks today took place at the Kumgangsan Hotel to discuss such humanitarian issues as exchange of visiting groups of separated families and relatives and repatriation of unconverted long-term prisoners to mark August 15 this year, in accordance with historic north-south joint declaration.
Present at the talks were three delegates from the north and south each.
At the talks the both sides made keynote addresses on the stand of their sides before putting forward draft agreements.
In his keynote address the head of the north side said he was pleased with the fact that the Red Cross delegates from the two sides sit face to face to settle the humanitarian issues laid down in the north-south joint declaration under the situation in which the inter-Korean relations enter a phase of a new turn with the adoption of the declaration.
He proposed to repatriate unconverted long-term prisoners above all at the beginning of August and then exchange 100-member visiting groups of separated families and relatives simultaneously from August 15 after discussing and solving a package of issues of exchanging above-said visiting groups and repatriating unconverted long-term prisoners. And he brought forward a north side's draft agreement specifying his proposal.
Both sides agreed to hold the second round of the talks on June 29.