Japan urged to renounce ill-intentioned plan
Pyongyang, July 16 (KCNA) -- Vice Minister Sato of the Japan Defense Agency at a press conference said that the recent U.S. failure in the third anti-ballistic missile test-fire has no direct effects on joint researches of Japan and the U.S. now under way for "Theatre Missile Defense" system.
Rodong Sinmun today describes his remarks as a sophism that as the U.S. "National Missile Defense" program and the "Theatre Missile Defense" program promoted by Japan and the U.S. are diametrically different from each other the "Theatre Missile Defense" program should be continuously promoted irrespective of the recent failure.
The news analyst says:
The "NMD" and "TMD" are promoted to allegedly cope with non-existent "missile threat" from the DPRK.
They are prompted by the U.S. strategic aim to gain unchallenged military upper hand over Russia, China and other big countries in Asia and, furthermore, establish domination over the world.
The U.S. intends to let Japan bear heavy financial and hi-tech burden for "TMD."
The U.S. sustained efforts for "missile defense" already touched off a wave of new arms race worldwide, posing threat to peace and security in Asia.
Even after the end of the cold war the Japanese reactionaries are trying to push ahead with the "TMD" program with the backing of the U.S. and gain the position of a military power so as to realise their design for overseas expansion. The world takes a precaution against their reckless design of aggression.
The Japanese reactionaries had better have a good understanding of the world public opinion and give up ill-intentioned design.
KCTU declares protest
Pyongyang, July 16 (KCNA) -- The South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) declared against the unabated police crackdown, radio no.1 of South Korea said.
KCTU held an extraordinary meeting involving at least 700 deputies in North Kyongsang Province on July 12 to denounce police thrust into the Lotte Hotel and persecution of against KCTU chairman Tan Pyong ho.
It said that it will have a protest rally in Seoul and wage a large-scale struggle.
Three-point charter of Korea's reunification favored
Pyongyang, July 16 (KCNA) -- The leader of the People's National Congress Party of Guyana signed the signature paper on July 3 to support the three-point charter of Korea's reunification.
Just cause of WPK supported
Pyongyang, July 16 (KCNA) -- Armando Cossutta, President of the Italian Party of Communists, when meeting with the DPRK ambassador to Italy on July 11, highlighted his party's stand to support the just cause of the Worker's Party of Korea.
The Italian Party of Communists warmly congratulates the WPK on the great successes in the struggle for the victory in the cause of socialism, especially in the cause of national reunification and external relations under the wise leadership of General Secretary Kim Jong Il, he said.
He expressed the firm belief that the WPK would defend the socialist cause and reunify the country without fail under the seasoned leadership of Kim Jong Il. He vowed to fully support as ever the WPK in its just cause.