Kim Jong Il sees light comedy
Pyongyang, April 29 (KCNA) -Leader Kim Jong Il together with servicemen, appreciated a light comedy "May Youth Shine" performed by artistes of the Korean Film Studio at the Mansudae Art Theatre on Saturday.
Accompanying him were secretaries Kim Kuk Thae and Choe Thae Bok, director of the information and instruction department Jong Ha Chol and director of the history institute Kang Sok Sung, of the WPK Central Committee, minister of culture Kang Nung Su, editor-in-chief of the Rodong Sinmun Choe Chil Nam, director general of the KCNA Kim Ki Ryong, chairman of the Radio and TV Broadcasting Committee Cha Sung Su, first vice department directors of the WPK Central Committee Ri Yong Chol, Jang Song Thaek and Ju Kyu Chang, and KPA generals Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong.
The comedy, produced by creators and artistes of the Korean Film Studio, tells about the heroic struggle through which members of the youth shock brigade, intensely loyal to the cause of the WPK, successfully built the youth hero motorway in the period of trials when the country was hard pressed for everything.
After seeing the performance, Kim Jong Il said that young Koreans wrought a miracle by building such a gigantic edifice of eternal value with empty hands. It is our high
pride to have such excellent youth with great mental power, he stressed.
He also noted that creators and artistes of the Korean Film Studio have produced many films of high ideological and artistic value over the past years, true to the party's line and policy on the Juche-oriented literature and art, thus educating the party members and other working people in the revolutionary idea and strongly encouraging them in the revolution and construction. And he expressed the expectation and belief that they would bring about a continued upswing in the production of revolutionary films.
Statement of spokesman for GFTUK central committee
Pyongyang, April 29 (KCNA) -- A May Day pro-reunification meeting of workers from the north and the south of Korea, the first of its kind since the division of the country, is slated to be held on Mt. Kumgang. But, the South Korean authorities have groundlessly refused to allow Ri Kyu Jae, vice-chairman of the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and concurrently chairman of its reunification committee to participate in the meeting as a head of the south side's delegation.
In this regard, a spokesman for the central committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea released a statement on Saturday.
The statement said:
Ri Kyu Jae has stood in the van of the reunification movement. But the South Korean authorities' refusal came at a time when the whole world hopes that a new phase will be opened for Korea's reunification through an early implementation of the June 15 Joint Declaration.
This throws an obstacle to the successful opening of the meeting and challenges the just movement of all the workers and pro-reunification patriots in the south to implement the joint declaration.
The GFTUK central committee strongly denounces this unjustifiable behavior as an unpardonable act intended to lay a hurdle in the way of the righteous struggle of all the workers in the north and the south for national reunification under the banner of the joint declaration and put the brake on its impementation.
The South Korean authorities are again groundlessly accusing him of violating the "National Security Law". This is evidently intended to foil the meeting.
They should withdraw the unreasonable refusal and provide all conditions for all the delegates of the south side to attend the meeting for supporting and implementing the joint declaration, unhindered.
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea, prerequisite for disarmament
Pyongyang, April 29 (KCNA) --Rrodong Sinmun today carries a signed article titled "withdrawal of the U.S. troops from South Korea, prerequisite for disarmament on the Korean peninsula." It is a brigandish demand that the present U.S. ruling quarters are raising the issue of "reduction of conventional weapons" in the DPRK as a pending problem between the DPRK and the U.S., the article says, and goes on:
Our stand on disarmament on the Korean peninsula is clear.
The U.S. troop pullout is prerequisite for disarmament on the Korean peninsula. It is our stand that the north and the south of Korea should materialise disarmament in the process of going toward reunification, providing that the U.S. troops withdraw from South Korea.
Only after the U.S. imperialist aggression troops, the prime mover of war against the north threatening the security of the nation and the peace of the country, withdraw from South Korea, can disarmament in the north and the south be brought up for discussion.
The U.S. troops stationed in South Korea, forces for northward invasion, are the root cause which sparks arms race and brings the danger of war in the Korean peninsula.
Now South Korea has become a powder magazine of the most dangerous nuclear war. The DPRK has been exposed to constant threat of aggression due to the U.S. imperialists policy of aggression on Korea and its moves to ignite a war.
Recently, the Bush administration's hegemonism and hostile policy toward the DPRK bring the aggressive nature of the U.S. troops stationed in South Korea into bolder relief and renders the situation more dangerous.
For disarmament on the Korean peninsula the U.S. troops, the root cause of aggression and war, should withdraw from South Korea and the U.S. policy of aggression on Korea should be stopped.
The U.S. brigandish demand for "reduction of conventional weapons" in the DPRK can never go down with us.
If the U.S. is really interested in disarmament on the Korean peninsula, first of all, it should pull its aggression troops out of South Korea. Then the disarmament of the Korean peninsula will come true of itself.
DPRK high-ranking military delegation visits Lenin's Mausoleum
Moscow, April 28 (KCNA) -- The DPRK high-ranking military delegation led by Kim Il Chol, vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and minister of the People's Armed Forces, on a visit to Russia, laid a wreath before the Mausoleum of Lenin at the red square of Moscow on April 28.
Present there were members of the delegation, ambassador Pak Ui Chun and the military attache of the DPRK embassy in Moscow.
They placed before the mausoleum a wreath in the name of the delegation and paid a moment's silent tribute to Lenin.
Then they looked round the mausoleum.
On April 27 the delegation visited the Unknown Soldiers' Tomb at the Kremlin Wall to lay a wreath.
Meeting of youth and students for reunification held in S. Korea
Pyongyang, April 29 (KCNA) -- A meeting of the south side was reportedly held at Hongik University in Seoul on April 5 with an attendance of over 3,000 youth and students. This was part of the "conference of youth and students at home and abroad vowing to make this year a year of opening the door of the independent reunification of the Korean nation".
At the meeting, vice-chairmen of the south headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification (Pomchonghakryon) read out the exchanged written speeches of the three parties -- the overseas headquarters, the north headquarters and the south headquarters of Pomchonghakryon.
The speeches referred to the significance of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration, and called for adorning the "June 15-August 15 period for promoting the movement for national reunification" as the 60 days of change in the Pomchonghakryon movement as well as of nationwide reunification movement of north, south and overseas Korean youth and students.
They expressed the steadfast will and determination to achieve firm solidarity under the banner of the joint declaration, disregarding ideology, political view and the past career.
Meeting of Pomchonghakryon south headquarters
Pyongyang, April 29 (KCNA) -- A 2001 meeting of the central committee of the south headquarters of Pomchonghakryon (National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification) was reportedly held at Hongik University of South Korea on April 7.
A report was made there before the amended regulations of the headquarters were discussed and approved.
Speakers stressed the need for the members of the central committee to take the lead in strengthening and expanding the organization. and they expressed the determination to implement the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and thus make this year a year of opening the door of the independent reunification of the Korean nation.
DPRK high-ranking military delegation's sojourn in Moscow
Moscow, April 28 (KCNA) -- The DPRK high-ranking military delegation headed by Kim Il Chol, vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and minister of the People's Armed Forces, visited unit no. 42497 under the Moscow military district today.
The members of the delegation went round the combat equipment displayed at the unit.
On the same day, they inspected the Russian Central Military Museum.
Being briefed on the museum, they looked round the exhibits.