Chinese high-ranking military delegation arrives
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- A high-ranking military delegation of the People's Republic of China headed by Colonel General Chi Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC who is State Councilor and Minister of National Defence, arrived here today.
It was greeted at the airport by vice marshal Kim Il Chol, vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Minister of the People's Armed Forces, generals and officers of the Korean People's Army.
Also present were Wang Guozhang, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and Yan Jiangfeng, military attache of the Chinese embassy.
A ceremony to welcome the delegation was held at the airport.
Minister of People's Armed Forces meets Chinese high-ranking military delegation
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- Vice marshal of the Korean People's Army Kim Il Chol, vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Minister of the People's Armed Forces, today met and had a friendly conversation with a high-ranking military delegation of the People's Republic of China headed by Colonel General Chi Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC who is State Councilor and Minister of National Defence, when it paid a courtesy call on him.
Present were Colonel General Ri Pyong Sam, Lieut. General Pak Sung Won, generals and officers of the KPA, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK Wang Guozhang and military attache of the Chinese embassy Yan Jiangfeng.
Talks held between Korean Minister of People's Armed Forces and Chinese National Defence Minister
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- Talks were held here today between vice marshal of the Korean People's Army Kim Il Chol, vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Minister of the People's Armed Forces, and Colonel General Chi Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China who is State Councilor and Minister of National Defence.
At the talks both sides exchanged views on the need to develop friendly relations between the armies of the two countries and issues of mutual concern.
Present at the talks on the Korean side were Colonel General Ri Pyong Sam, Lieut. General Pak Sung Won, generals and officers of the KPA and on the Chinese side were Colonel General Xiong Guangkai, deputy chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army= Colonel General Zhang Shutian, deputy director of the general political department of the CPLA= Lieut. General Qian Guoliang, commander of the Shenyang military command area of the CPLA= Lieut. General Zhen Bingde, commander of the Jinan military command area of the CPLA= and other members of the Chinese high-ranking military delegation, Wang Guozhang, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and Yan Jiangfeng, military attache of the Chinese embassy.
The talks took place in a friendly atmosphere.
Respects paid to President Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- The high-ranking military delegation of the people's republic of China today visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace where the President Kim Il Sung lies in state and paid respects to him.
Present there were the members of the delegation led by Colonel General Chi Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC who is State Councilor and Minister of National Defence, Wang Guozhang, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and Yan Jiangfeng, military attache of the Chinese embassy here.
Also present there were vice marshal of the Korean People's Army Kim Il Chol, vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and Minister of the People's Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Pak Sung Won, generals and officers of the KPA.
Placed on both sides of Kim Il Sung's statue were flags of the Worker's Party of Korea and the DPRK and colors of the KPA. A guard of honor of the three services of the KPA lined up before the statue.
Laid before the statue was a floral basket in the name of the delegation.
The participants paid homage to the statue and made a bow to the President in humble reverence.
Then they looked round orders and medals awarded to him from foreign countries in his lifetime, the mourning hall, a train and a car used by him during his on-the-spot guidance and foreign tour and in the last period of his life.
The head of the delegation in the visitor's book wrote that Kim Il Sung always lives in the hearts of the peoples of China and Korea.
Wreath laid before Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Mt. Taesong
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- The high-ranking military delegation of the People's Republic of China led by Colonel General Chi Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC who is State Councilor and Minister of National Defence, laid a wreath before the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Mt. Taesong today.
Present there were vice marshal of the Korean People's Army Kim Il Chol, vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and Minister of the People's Armed Forces, KPA generals and officers, Wang Guozhang, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and Yan Jiangfeng, military attache of the Chinese embassy here.
A guard of honor of the three services of the KPA lined up at the cemetery.
The guests laid a wreath at the cemetery in the name of the delegation and observed a moment's silence in memory of the revolutionary martyrs.
Deserved result
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary says that it is a good and praiseworthy thing that the DPRK's relations with other countries are favorably developing and an atmosphere of peace and reconciliation is being created on the Korean peninsula.
The news analyst says:
It is quite natural that the Korean people and the world people welcome and rejoice at the rapid positive development of the situation taking place on the Korean peninsula at the turn of the century. The DPRK has neither opposed nor turned its back on developing good neighborly friendship relations with other countries.
The stand of the DPRK is to establish diplomatic relations with all other countries and develop them as a member of the international community.
The DPRK will establish good neighborly friendship relations with the countries that respect its dignity and sovereignty and are friendly to it though there were unhappy things in its relations with them in the past.
To clear away distrust and achieve mutual confidence is possible only when the sides make disinterested and sincere efforts.
It is the principled stand and demand of the DPRK that relations between the DPRK and other countries should be improved on the principle of mutual respect for independence, equality and mutual benefits.
Only then will it make a substantial contribution to peace and security in the Korean peninsula, Asia and the rest of the world. The DPRK will make sincere effort to this end.
Any country that wants to improve relations with the DPRK should correctly understand the stand and demand of the DPRK and do its bit properly.
Expansion projects of Songwon and Thaechon dams and building of Thaechon power station no. 5 completed
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- Songwon and Thaechon dams and Thaechon power station no. 5 were commissioned into operation with due ceremony on the spot on October 21.
They were built by soldiers of the Korean people's security forces and builders in the revolutionary spirit of soldiers and the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance and fortitude in face of unprecedented difficulties.
Their completion will help solve a serious problem of electricity of the country and supply more sufficient irrigation water to North Phyongan Province.
The projects were conducted when builders were hard pressed for everything.
The builders produced iron and steel, welding electrodes, spare parts of all kinds and other materials by themselves and pushed ahead with the projects by carrying cements with sledges and on their backs.
The respected Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il sent thanks to the soldier-builders of the Korean People's Security Forces, civilian builders, scientists, technicians, helpers and their families for completing the expansion projects of Songwon and Thaechon dams and the building of Thaechon power station no. 5, gifts to the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea.
Present at the ceremonies were Hong Song Nam, premier of the DPRK cabinet, Han Song Ryong, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, the Minister of Construction and Building-materials Industries and the chief secretaries of Jagang and north Phyongan provincial party committees.
WPK, beacon of world progressive political parties
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- A joint seminar of Madagascan political parties on the exploits of the Worker's Party of Korea was held in Antananarivo on October 14 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea.
Speakers said that the WPK is the most revolutionary and militant party in the world, the party of the great Kim Il Sung leading the era of independence and the beacon of the world progressive political parties all over the world.
The WPK is leading the struggle of the Korean people for the building of a powerful nation to a brilliant victory and it is the great party to lead the cause of global independence and the drive to rebuild socialism in the 21st century, they said.
A letter to the great leader Kim Jong Il was adopted at the seminar.
Attending the seminar were leaders and officials of the Party of the Congress for the Independence of Madagascar, the Monima Socialist Organization, the Socialist Progressive Party, the Militant Action Party for Sovereignty and the United Party of Struggle.
WPK praised
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- Head of a party and state delegation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on an official good-will visit to the DPRK Samane Vignaket, member of the political bureau of the central committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and president of the National Assembly of Laos, had a press conference after looking round the monument to the Worker's Party of Korea founding.
Saying that the monument is a wonderful education place to convey long the history of the WPK and the leadership exploits of the President Kim Il Sung who founded the WPK, he praised the great exploits of the WPK.
The great exploits and precious experience of the WPK are the model for all the revolutionary parties around the world, he said, and continued:
Today the Korean people are fully demonstrating their dignity and might with faith in certain victory and the confidence in the future as the leadership of the WPK is wise.
He reaffirmed that he would make every possible effort to boost the traditional friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries, two parties and two peoples, which were provided by the respected President of the Lao people Kaysone Phomvihane and the great leader of the Korean people President Kim Il Sung.
Proposal for founding DFRK supported
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- The Bangladesh-DPRK Friendship Association issued a statement on October 10 to support the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo(DFRK).
The statement said that in the proposal the great leader President Kim Il Sung illuminated the way of reunifying the country by founding a federal republic through the establishment of a unified national government on condition that the north and the south of Korea recognize and tolerate each other's ideas and social systems, a government in which the two sides are represented on an equal footing and under which they exercise regional autonomy respectively with equal rights and duties.
It continued:
The proposal is an unique, reasonable and national reunification proposal that reflects the specific conditions of the Korean peninsula and the will and desire of all the Korean people in the north, south and overseas for national reunification.
General Secretary Kim Jong Il recently provided the historic Pyongyang meeting and the north-south joint declaration which mirrored the desire of all the Korean nation to open an epochal phase of national reunification.
The association with the world progressive peace-loving people fully supports the struggle of the Korean people for realizing the proposal.
Advocates of confrontation should be removed
Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- Defence Minister Jo Song Thae of South Korea, in "inspection of administration of the National Assembly" on October 20, claimed that the army of the north keeps the capability to make a provocation any time and there is a permanent military threat. Earlier, on October 19 he cried for arms buildup under the pretext of "security", taking issue with the north.
His call for confrontation with the north is a total challenge to the June 15 north-south joint declaration and an unpardonable insult to the DPRK.
The DPRK has made all sincerity and efforts to implement the declaration to meet the great expectation and desire of the nation. Its active efforts have led to unprecedented successes in inter-Korean relations, which is well known to the South Korean military authority.
If he had an iota of national conscience, he should refrain from turning back the trend of the times oriented towards reconciliation, cooperation, peace and reunification.
The stance of confrontation makes it impossible to achieve reconciliation, cooperation, peace and reunification.
His recent argument about "provocation" by the north and "military threat" betrayed the position of confrontation with the DPRK.
His anti-DPRK diatribe proves that the South Korean authorities still regard the north as their "arch enemy." It is a deliberate and premeditated provocation to reverse the declaration and bring inter-Korean relations back to the relations of confrontation.
The South Korean authorities should have a correct understanding of the trend of the times and act with discretion.
If they truly want to implement the declaration, they should do away with such advocates of inter-Korean confrontation as jo song Thae and immediately give up war exercises and arms buildup that pose threat to the DPRK.
There is limit to the patience of the DPRK.
The DPRK will watch the future action of the South Korean authorities.