Kim Jong Il receives U.S. Secretary of State
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il today received Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State of the United States of America, on a visit to the DPRK to convey the views of U.S. President William Clinton on the improvement of the DPRK-U.S. relations directly to him and prepare for Clinton's visit.
Present on the occasion was Kang Sok Ju, first vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.
On the occasion Albright, Secretary of State, presented with respect a personal letter to leader Kim Jong Il from U.S. President William Clinton.
Kim Jong Il expressed thanks for this and had a sincere conversation with Madeleine K. Albright.
Kim Jong Il arranges dinner for U.S. Secretary of State
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il arranged a dinner in honor of Secretary of State of the United States of America Madeleine K. Albright on a visit to the DPRK this evening.
Present on invitation were her suite members.
Present were Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and director of the general political department of the Korean People's Army, Kim Yong Chun, chief of the KPA general staff, Kim Il Chol, Minister of the People's Srmed Forces, Kang Sok Ju, first vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Kim Kye Gwan, vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The dinner proceeded in a cordial atmosphere.
Kim Jong Il enjoys mass gymnastic display and art performance
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed 100,000-strong gymnastic display and art performance "Ever-victorious Worker's Party of Korea" at the May Day Stadium this evening.
Also seeing the gymnastic display and art performance were Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State of the United States of America, and her party.
Appreciating the gymnastic display and art performance were Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and director of the KPA general political department= Kim Yong Chun, chief of the KPA general staff= Kim Il Chol, Minister of the People's Armed Forces= and officials concerned and working people in the city.
Kim Jong Il appeared in the tribune of honor amidst the playing of the welcome music.
The moment, stormy cheers of "hurrah " burst forth and firecrackers fizzled.
Letters "greatest glory to the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il" were seen on the background and waves of rhythmic dances and flowers rolled on the floor of the stadium.
The mass gymnastic display and art performance successfully depicted on a grand epic canvas the revolutionary history of the ever-victorious Worker's Party of Korea and the inexhaustible potentials of Juche Korea.
The mass gymnastic display and art performance was acclaimed by the spectators for their high ideological and artistic value and peculiar style.
At the end of the mass gymnastic display and art performance thunderous cheers of "hurrah " burst forth and firecrackers fizzled again.
Kim Jong Il warmly acknowledged the enthusiastically cheering crowds.
Jo Myong Rok meets Madeleine K. Albright
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and director of the general political department of the Korean People's Army, today met and conversed with Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State of the United States of America, when she paid a courtesy call on him.
Present there were Paek Nam Sun, Minister of Foreign Affairs= Kang Sok Ju, first vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs= Ryo Chun Sok, vice-Minister of the People's Armed Forces= Kim Kye Gwan, vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs= and suite members of the U.S. Secretary of State.
U.S. Secretary of State visits Kumsusan Memorial Palace
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State of the United States of America, together with her suite members today visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where the President Kim Il Sung lies in state for perpetuity, to pay respects to the President.
Vice marshal Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and director of the general political department of the Korean People's Army, Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun, first vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Sok Ju, vice-Minister of the People's Armed Forces Ryo Chun Sok and vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Kye Gwan were present there.
The secretary of state and her suite members paid homage to President Kim Il Sung.
Greetings to Zambian President
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Frederick J. T. Chiluba, President of the Republic of Zambia, on Oct. 20 on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the independence of the country.
The message wished the Zambian President and people success in the work to consolidate stability of the country and develop its economy.
It expressed belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and Zambia would continue to develop on good terms.
Greetings to Prime Minister of Mauritius
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Premier Hong Song Nam of the DPRK cabinet sent a message of greetings to Anerood Jugnauth upon his appointment as Prime Minister of Mauritius.
The message wished him great success in his responsible work for the prosperity of the country and the welfare of its people.
Gift to Kim Jong Il from Chinese Defence Minister
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a gift from Col. General Chi Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, State Councilor and Minister of National Defence, on a visit to Korea.
Chi Haotian handed the gift to vice marshal of the KPA Kim Il Chol, vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and Minister of the People's Armed Forces.
Chinese high-ranking military delegation feted
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- The Ministry of the People's Armed Forces gave a reception yesterday for the high-ranking military delegation of the People's Republic of China on a visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Vice marshal of the Korean People's Army Kim Il Chol, vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and Minister of the People's Armed Forces, addressing the reception, expressed belief that the current visit to the DPRK of the delegation would help consolidate and boost the friendship between the DPRK and the PRC.
He further said:
The Chinese people and army under the guidance of the Communist Party of China headed by Jiang Zemin are ensuring the nation's stability and unity and registering successes in political, economic, military and all other fields. They have made progress in the efforts to reunify the country on the principle of "one country, two systems."
We are sincerely rejoiced as over our own over all the successes gained by the Chinese comrades and wholeheartedly wish the Chinese people and army greater success in their future efforts for socialist construction and increased defence capabilities of the country. The DPRK-China friendship, which is based on the revolutionary obligation and close relations between the leaders of the old generation of the two countries and withstood the trials of long history, has demonstrated its might and vitality to the full and entered a new phase of development.
The respected Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il visited China in May, which marked an epoch-making event in putting the friendly relations between the two countries on a new higher stage.
It is the invariable stand of the worker's party, the army and people of Korea to strengthen and develop the DPRK-China friendship generation after generation.
The army and people of the DPRK will in the future, too, make every possible effort to strengthen the DPRK-China friendship.
In his speech Colonel General Chi Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, State Councilor and Minister of National Defence, who is leading the delegation said he was much pleased that the high-level military delegation is on an official good-will visit to the DPRK to participate in events to be held in the DPRK to mark the 50th anniversary of the entry of the Chinese people's volunteers into the Korean front.
The traditional relations of friendship between the DPRK and China have been consolidated and developed day by day under the care of chairman Mao Zedong, premier Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping and President Kim Il Sung and other leaders of the old generation of the two countries, he said, and went on:
In May General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited China and shared with general secretary Jiang Zemin important views on further developing the friendly and cooperative relations between China and the DPRK and some time ago general secretary Jiang Zemin was present on invitation at a banquet given at the DPRK embassy in Beijing to mark the 55th anniversary of the WPK. All this marked great events in the bilateral relations.
The delegation's current visit to the DPRK is aimed at implementing the points agreed upon between the leaders of the two countries and further consolidating and developing the friendly and cooperative relations between China and the DPRK.
He said the delegation would make all efforts to steadily develop the relations together with the Korean comrades.
Despite the complicated international situation in recent years and years of natural disasters the WPK led by general secretary Kim Jong Il has advanced along the road of socialism pioneered by President Kim Il Sung, pulling through difficulties, and gained greater fresh successes in socialist construction, the efforts to improve inter-Korean relations and diplomatic affairs.
He expressed great satisfaction over the successes.
Present at the reception on invitation were members of the delegation, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK Wang Guozhang, military attache of the Chinese embassy Yan Jiangfeng and others.
Present were vice-Minister Ryo Chun Sok of the People's Armed Forces, Colonel General Ri Pyong Sam and Lieut. General Pak Sung Won of the Korean People's Army and others.
Sojourn of high-ranking military delegation of China in DPRK
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- The 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 China, State Councilor and Minister of National Defence, today visited Mangyongdae.
The guests looked round the historical relics at the native home in Mangyongdae, where the President Kim Il Sung was born and spent his childhood, and several revolutionary sites.
On the same day, the delegation toured Panmunjom.
The guests looked round the monument to the autograph of Kim Il Sung. He put his last signature in his life to the historic document for achieving the sacred cause of the country's reunification.
And they were shown round the room where the armistice talks were held and the hall where the Armistice Agreement was signed and the conference room of the former Military Armistice Commission.
They visited a unit of the Korean People's Army.
They also laid a wreath at the cemetery of fallen fighters of the Chinese people's volunteers in Kaesong city.
Palestinian people's cause supported
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Although the Zionists attempt to break the Palestinian people's will for independence through bloodshed but things will never go as they intend, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary.
The commentary condemns Israeli armed forces' brutal killings of Palestinians in the Mideast as a deliberate and premeditated move to torpedo the Mideast peace talks and realise the ambition for territorial expansion at any cost.
With nothing can the Zionists put down the just struggle of the Palestinian people to retake the usurped territories and the right to national self-determination and found an independent state, the commentary notes, and goes on:
Israel's atrocities only result in hardening the Palestinians' firm will to set up an independent state.
For its justice the cause of the Palestinian people enjoys international support and encouragement.
The Korean people extend firm solidarity and support to the Palestinian people in their just struggle .
The just cause of the Palestinian people is sure to triumph.
100,000-people mass gymnastic display and artistic performance
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- A 100,000-people mass gymnastic display and artistic performance "Ever-victorious Worker's Party of Korea" celebrating the 55th anniversary of the WPK is going on at the May Day Stadium, drawing capacity spectators.
The display and performance consists of six scenes including prologue and epilogue.
The display and performance truthfully depict on a great epic canvas the 55-year long proud history of the great party that has traversed only the path of victory and glory under the titles "the invincible party which shines in century", "the party of the great comrade Kim Il Sung", "holding aloft the red flag of faith" "towards a new strong and prosperous era under the leadership of the party", "cheers of the nation shaking the whole land" and "may the Worker's Party of Korea eternally prosper".
The performers give a vivid formative and artistic depiction of the history of party building in which the President Kim Il Sung founded the party and led it to become an invincible one, and immortal exploits performed by him.
They also fully represent the noble exploits the respected leader Kim Jong Il has performed by steadily strengthening and developing the party despite the most stern tempest of the century and the pride and determination of the Korean people to usher in a new era of a powerful nation under his guidance.
This display and performance is praised as the world's masterpiece as it is distinct and profound in content and diverse and splendid in style. Achievements made by Juche-oriented physical culture and sports and arts under the leadership of the WPK and latest scientific and technological successes have been fully introduced into this work.
The spectators are led to a wonderland by famous songs of the era, new peculiar form of musical performance, acoustics, attractive rhythmic movement and folk dances, high skills of sports and martial art, special large stages and decorations, electric beams and huge screens.
Seeing the display and performance, they renew their firm will to build a reunified and prosperous powerful nation of Juche under the leadership of the Worker's Party of Korea.
Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il praised
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Yerodia Abdulaye Ndombassy, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation who is heading a government delegation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, gave his impressions of Korea.
He visited Korea again after over 30 years and deeply felt the great vitality of the Juche idea, seeing changes in Korea, he said, and continued:
The reality of Korea clearly proves how just and great is the Juche idea founded by President Kim Il Sung and developed and enriched by General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
The Juche idea will rapidly be disseminated in the future, too.
Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are the greatest men because they founded, developed and enriched such a great idea.
They are infinitely worshipped by the Korean people as well as the world people.
He admired them for their greatness, looking round the international friendship exhibition and victory and glory are in store for the Korean people who are working to accomplish the cause of Kim Il Sung, he stressed.
Fulfilling role as driving force of Korea's reunification
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun in a signed article calls for fulfilling the responsibility and role as the driving force of reunification.
The driving force of national reunification is the Korean nation, the article says, and goes on:
The problem of Korea's reunification produced by foreign forces cannot be solved by the strength of foreign forces.
The reunification of our country can be achieved by the united efforts of the Korean nation who is interested in national reunification and has enough strength and wisdom to realise it.
In view of the situation at home and abroad, the fundamental interest of the Korean nation and the requirements of the era, all the compatriots should now turn out as one under the banner of great national unity and national reunification to defend the life of the nation and demonstrate its dignity and honor.
Any member of the Korean nation cannot turn aside from the reconciliation and unity of the nation.
Following the historic Pyongyang meeting and the June 15 north-south joint declaration, the minds of all the compatriots are turning toward national reconciliation, unity and reunification.
All the compatriots in the north, south and overseas should unite firm in one mind and purpose and make a tangible contribution to the cause of national reunification, those with strength devoting strength, those with knowledge dedicating knowledge, those with money donating money so as to discharge the responsibility and role as the driving force of national reunification.
U.S. Secretary of State and her party arrive
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State of the United States of America, and her party arrived here today for a visit to the DPRK to convey the views of U.S. President William Clinton on the improvement of the DPRK-U.S. relations directly to Chairman Kim Jong Il of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and prepare for Clinton's visit.
She and her party were greeted at the airport by Kim Kye Gwan, vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, and officials concerned.
She was accompanied by her suite members.