Kim Yong Nam meets foreign delegations
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, separately met and had a talk with the delegation of the Worker's Party of Turkey and the delegation of the new Communist Party of Great Britain at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
Present there were the delegation of the Worker's Party of Turkey headed by chairman of the party central committee Dogu Ferincek and the delegation of the new Communist Party of Great Britain headed by general secretary Andy Brooks.
On the occasion Dogu Ferincek said that the DPRK is a country where the party and popular masses are united in one mind, expressing belief that the Korean people would in the future, too, achieve shining successes in socialist construction under the leaders of the great Kim Jong Il.
During the visit to the DPRK he witnessed great achievements made in socialist construction, Andy Brooks said.
He noted he expressed the belief that the Korean people would terminate the division of the country and achieve national reunification in the near future.
Greetings to President of Turkmenistan
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, on Oct. 23 sent a message of greetings to President of Turkmenistan Saparmurad Atayevich Niyazov on the occasion of its National Day.
The message wished the President and people of Turkmenistan great success in the work to protect the sovereignty of the country and the national identity and achieve economic prosperity and expressed belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would continue to develop on good terms.
Greetings to Federal President of Austria
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, on Oct. 26 sent a message of greetings to Federal President of Austria Thomas Klestil on the occasion of its National Day.
The message extended warm congratulations to the President, government and people of Austria on this occasion.
It sincerely hoped that the President and people of Austria will make greater success in their work for the prosperity and development of the country and he will enjoy good health and happiness.
Greetings to Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Hong Song Nam, premier of the DPRK cabinet, sent a message of greetings to James Fitz Allen Mitchell, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The message congratulated the Prime Minister and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the 21st anniversary of its independence and expressed belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would continue to develop on good terms.
Gift to Kim Jong Il from c.c., Worker's Party of Turkey
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- The great leader Kim Jong Il received a gift from the central committee of the Worker's Party of Turkey.
The gift was conveyed to an official concerned by Dogu Ferincek, chairman of the central committee of the Worker's Party of Turkey, on a visit to the DPRK.
National championships open
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- National championships opened in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
They will be held in Pyongyang and Hamhung, Sariwon and other local cities. The participants will compete in scores of events including basketball, football and marathon race.
An opening ceremony took place at Hamhung Stadium yesterday.
It called on the officials in the field of physical culture and sports and players to further develop the country's sports technique and glorify it with good results in sports games.
Cuban ambassador to DPRK arranges friendly get-together
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Cuban ambassador to the DPRK Jose Manuel Inclan Embade yesterday arranged a friendly get-together at his embassy on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the publication of the great leader Kim Jong Il's work "Answers to Questions Raised by the General Director of Granma, the Organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba."
Present on invitation were Pak Kyong Son, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea, and officials concerned.
The participants in their conversations underscored the significance and invincible vitality of the work and the need to further consolidate and develop the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.
They watched a Cuban documentary film.
U.S. infiltrate fighter planes into air above DPRK
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- The U.S. infiltrated two fighter planes deep into the air above Phanmun county, Kaesong, in the western sector of the front on Oct. 26 all of a sudden.
As soldiers of the Korean People's Army took a prompt self-defensive measure, the fighter planes flew back to Kanghwa Island.
This incident was a product of the deliberate and premeditated moves of the U.S. warlike forces to aggravate the daily improving situation on the Korean peninsula.
The U.S. military authorities should own full responsibility for the consequences to be entailed by this grave military provocation and apologize to the DPRK for it.
Reception given on Day of UN
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- David Morton, resident coordinator of the United Nations and resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme here, gave a reception yesterday on the occasion of the Day of the UN.
Present on invitation were Choe Su Hon, vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, officials concerned and diplomatic envoys of foreign countries here.
Present there were representatives of international organizations and their staff members.
Speeches were made at the reception.
11th national computer program contest and exhibition
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- The 11th national computer program contest and exhibition were opened at the three-revolution exhibition yesterday.
On display were at least 270 valuable programs developed by scientific, educational and specialized program development institutions, computer experts and program makers of industrial establishments.
The contest and exhibition are divided into program contest, program exhibition and a computerization exhibition of ministries and national institutions.
Minju Joson on Japan's short-sighted thinking
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- A national education institute under the Ministry of Culture of Japan was reported to have discussed a problem related to the moral condition of the Japanese students and decided to develop a new school method and teaching materials needed for the moral education as a measure to solve it.
In this connection, Minju Joson today says in a signed commentary: We do not know what sort of moral issue Japan intends to solve. But one thing is clear. Japan is shelving the issue of its redress for its past crimes, a most serious moral problem pending an urgent solution.
The commentary goes on:
The Japanese right-wing reactionaries are evading their moral responsibility for redressing its past crimes and reflecting this stand in history textbooks without any modification.
If Japan, considerate of its future, truly wishes to see the sound moral development of the rising generation, it should know well what is most urgent. Any short-sighted action will only invite misfortune.
It is a priority task for Japan to redeem its past crimes.
Solutions to all problems such as challenges of Japan's diplomacy, moral education of students, etc, depend on the fulfillment of this priority task.
Japan is well advised to face up to the reality and make a right judgement and decision.
National seminar on independence and sovereignty of Democratic Congo held
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- A national seminar on the Juche idea-oriented independence and sovereignty of Democratic Congo was held in Kinshasa on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea.
In his opening address at the seminar the Minister of Public Works and Technical Education of Democratic Congo said that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has become a country strongest in independence, a dignified country which no one can dare provoke as it takes the Juche idea, a new man-centred philosophical idea, as its guiding idea.
Its participants heard speeches on the subjects "philosophical principle of the Juche idea", "socio-historical principle of the Juche idea" and "Democratic Congo's social emancipation as taught by the Juche idea".
A letter to the great leader Kim Jong Il was adopted at the seminar.
Consultative meeting of presidium of CILRECO
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- A consultative meeting of the presidium of the International Liaison Committee for Reunification and Peace in Korea (CILRECO) was held in France on Oct. 14 and 15.
The meeting reviewed the international signature campaign for supporting the three-point charter of Korea's reunification which was conducted at the initiative of the CILRECO, and discussed the future action program.
It said that the participation of more than a hundred million people of many countries in the five continents in the campaign in a short span of time clearly showed that the three-point charter is the most fair and aboveboard and reasonable programme indicating the way of Korea's reunification and the world people unanimously want the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea.
The meeting underscored the need to more vigorously conduct on a worldwide scale the movement for supporting the three-point charter mounting through the international signature campaign and build up international public opinion exposing and denouncing the moves of the anti-reunification forces.
It stressed the need to inquire and confirm the future action program of the CILRECO in conformity with the requirements of the changed situation and agreed to discuss the measures related to this at the next presidium meeting.
A statement of the presidium was adopted at the meeting.
The statement called for invigorating activities to give positive momentum to the present reconciliation process on the Korean peninsula and condemn the anti-reunification forces who are displeased with it.
It called upon the progressive forces and other peace-loving people of different countries to undertake a dynamic international solidarity movement for supporting Korea's reunification through the implementation of the three-point charter of national reunification.
Present at the meeting were former President of Portugal Francisco Da Costa Gomes, Honorary Chairman of the World Peace Council Romesh Chandra, chairman of the Wallon district council of Belgium Willy Burgeon and president of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers Amar Bentoumi, who are also Honorary Chairmen of the International Liaison Committee for Reunification and Peace in Korea, and vice-chairmen of the CILRECO.
Unconverted long-term prisoner on care of motherland
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Ri Jong, An unconverted long-term prisoner, made public a note "Grateful motherland that saved my life twice".
In the note he said that for our fellow countrymen the care of the motherland precisely means the loving care of the great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. Under their deep loving care, I was saved twice from a critical situation, he noted, and continued:
On June 28, 1950 when a tank of the advancing people's army made its way through an iron gate of Sodaemun prison in Seoul to save patriots I was among them. As the oldest unconverted long-term prisoner aged 89, I was reborn under the loving care of Kim Jong Il, the care of the motherland.
I could return home because I was firmly convinced that Kim Jong Il would certainly look for me.
Those who live believing in the great leaders are, indeed, the happiest people and only they can become strong men.
Samsong Temple on Mt. Kuwol
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Samsong Temple on Mt. Kuwol, a famous mountain of Korea, has been reconstructed.
The temple was the oldest one in Korea in which the people had held memorial services to Tangun, father of the Korean nation, from ancient Korea. From late Koryo dynasty memorial services had been given for Tangun, his father Hwan Ung and grandfather Hwan In.
Samsong Temple covering more than 4,000 square meters has its main building, Samsong shrine, Yanghyon shrine for training good-natured sages and Yongbin shrine for receiving guests, Jonsa shrine for keeping incense and various materials for memorial services, lodging house of temple keepers and gable-roofed gate.
The Samsong shrine where memorial services were made for Tangun, Hwan Ung and Hwan In, is a multi-colored building with a gable roof and double eaves.
There are a portrait of Tangun in the center of the shrine and portraits of his grandfather and father on its western and eastern sides.
The portrait of Tangun shows the dignity, strong disposition and wisdom as a ruler of the country.
The President Kim Il Sung, in his lifetime, referring to the historical remains on Mt. Kuwol related with Tangun, proposed restoring Samsong Temple to its original state which was burned to ashes in the 1920s by the Japanese imperialists in pursuance of their policy to erase Tangun from the Korean history.
The great leader Kim Jong Il visited Mt. Kuwol in September, Juche 86 (1997) and gave a concrete instruction on finishing the reconstruction of Samsong Temple at an early date.
He acquainted himself with the completion of the temple last August and settled issues in preserving it one by one.
It is one of the important state policies to take good care of national culture heritages in Korea.
Floral basket laid before portraits
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- general secretary d. Biswas and secretaries of the central committee of the all-india forward bloc paid a congratulatory visit to the DPRK embassy in new delhi on oct. 20 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea and the 74th anniversary of the formation of the down-with-imperialism union.
The visitors laid a floral basket and bouquets before the portraits of the great leaders President Kim Il Sung and general secretary Kim Jong Il and paid respects to them.
Meeting held to hear report of fact-finding group on Korea visit
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held in Nagoya, Japan, on Oct. 13 to hear a report from the Aichi Prefecture, Japan, fact-finding group to probe the truth behind the forcible drafting of Koreans on its. Korea visit.
Introduced there were some of the testimonies video-recorded by a cameraman Nakashi Ito during his visit to the DPRK as a member of the group.
He elaborated on the probe conducted by the group into the disclosed fact that the Japanese imperialists forcibly took at least 1,230 people in Hamgyong Province to the Handa aeroplane works in Nakashima during their occupation of Korea.
Int'l signature campaign supporting three-point charter of Korea's reunification
Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- An international signature campaign supporting the three-point charter of Korea's reunification has been conducted worldwide. The keynote of the charter is the three principles of national reunification, the 10-point programme of great unity of the whole nation and the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo.
The campaign was launched last March in response to the initiative and call of the secretariat of the International Liaison Committee for Reunification and Peace in Korea.
It has been participated in by at least 500 political parties and organizations, friendship and solidarity bodies in over 100 countries, regional and international organizations and personages in political, economic, scientific, media, military and other fields.
A total of 156.55 million people took part in the campaign in little over 7 months. At least 80 million from 15 Asian countries, more than 55 million from 35 African countries, over 8 million from at least 30 American countries, more than 9 million from 20 European countries, over 200,000 from Oceania and millions of people from international organizations.