Paek Nam Sun meets Malaysian foreign minister
Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) -- DPRK foreign minister Paek Nam Sun met and conversed with Datuk Sri Syed Hamid Albar, foreign minister of Malaysia, and his party at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on June 4 when they paid a courtesy call on him.
Unionists stage sit-in strike in NA speaker's office
Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) -- Tan Pyong Ho, chairman of the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, and other leading members occupied the office of the speaker of the "National Assembly" on May 30 and went on a sit-in strike in demand of immediate clearance of bills on reform including amendment to the labour law and others, according to Radio No. 1 from Seoul.
They threatened to carry on the strike until they are told that the NA has cleared different kinds of bills on reform including those on abolishing discrimination against irregular workers and cutting down working hours and amendment to the "law on protecting mothers" and "law on private schools."
Implementation of north-south joint declaration called for
Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article calls for bringing earlier the day of national reunification by implementing the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.
The declaration, which was published last year, solemnly expressed the will of the Korean nation, the main agent of the country's reunification, to settle the issue independently by its concerted efforts.
The north and the south of Korea agreed to reject any foreign interference and achieve the reunification of the country independently by the efforts of the Korean nation responsible for it. This is the basic spirit and the hardcore of the declaration, the article says, and goes on:
There lie difficulties in the way of opening the door of reunification by the concerted efforts of the Korean nation owing to the challenges of the united states and the anti-reunification forces.
It is an urgent task of the movement of the Korean nation for independent reunification to meet the challenges of the United States and the anti-reunification forces and implement the inter-Korean joint declaration.
The United States is working hard to hamstring the improvement of the inter-Korean relations and the movement of the Korean nation for independent reunification, pursuant to its "hardline policy" toward the DPRK.
Joint military exercises targeted against the DPRK are frequent in South Korea and fellow countrymen in the north are defined as its "principal enemy" and the suppression of pro-reunification patriotic organizations is going on there.
Success in the movement for independent national reunification depends on whether the Korean nation shatters these challenges of separatist forces at home and abroad or not.
The Korean nation should decisively foil the anti-national and anti-reunification moves of the separatist forces at home and abroad and carry on its dynamic grand march for independent national reunification, united close under the banner of the joint declaration.
An immediate task before the nation is to hold various functions and stage the reunification movement common to the nation significantly on a nationwide scale on the occasion of the first anniversary of the historic Pyongyang meeting and the publication of the declaration.
Japan's moves to repeat history of aggression under fire
Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary assails the Japanese chief executive for his intention to participate in a function to "honour the war dead" and visit the "Yasukuni Shrine."
The commentary says:
His planned participation in the "function" in Okinawa cannot be construed otherwise than an expression of the Japanese government's high praise of the "feats" of the Japanese who fell in action in wars of aggression and his intention to take the lead in achieving the "aim" they failed to achieve.
Such an attempt was clearly disclosed by his projected visit to the "Yasukuni Shrine."
The visit is little short of an expression of the Japanese government's intention to justify the wars of aggression in the past, honour top class war criminals as "heroes" and "patriots" and launch reinvasion true to their will.
This is one more act to hurt those people who fell victim to wars and a challenge to the Asian people.
Though half a century has passed since the end of the second world war, the Japanese authorities have refused to admit Japan's past crimes, far from reflecting on them.
Recalling that the German government has made apology and compensation to those states, which fell victim to its war, the paper stresses that Japan will not be able to avert watchful eyes of its neighbouring countries and people unless it has a proper perception of history and honestly redresses its past crimes.
Powdered lactic acid bacilli produced in DPRK
Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) -- The foodstuff institute under the branch academy of light industry of the DPRK recently succeeded in the research into powdered lactic acid bacilli which can be used in keeping goat milk for a long time and producing a variety of processed goat milk.
It is simple to cultivate bacillus and easy to handle. And powder fineness is very good.
It can be kept for 4 months at a temperature 15-20 degrees c.
It can be used in producing dairy products everywhere without consuming electricity.
It is good for massproducing quality goat milk products such as sour milk, milk bean-curds and soft drinks.
World Day of Environment
Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) -- June 5 is the world day of environment.
The DPRK is pressing ahead with the projects of preserving natural and living environments.
The state is directing attention to creating forest resources on a long-term basis.
A mass tree-planting movement is going on in high key according to the 10-year tree-planting plan for creating forests of over 1.5 million hectares.
Cooperation with the U.N. organization is moving into higher gear in an effort to preserve the variety of organisms in the nature reserves of Mt. Myohyang, one of famous mountains in the country. A plan is being worked out to generalize this in all reserves across the country.
Other projects for better environment are under way.
The state established such legal bases as the "law on environmental protection", "law on preserving scenic spots and natural treasures" and "law on protecting useful animals" and called upon all people to turn out in protecting environment.
A month of land development has been set each in spring and autumn.
Valuable and rare animals and plants were set as natural treasures to be protected and many reserves have been established.
Wreath associated with Kim Il Sung's loving care
Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) -- The second seminar on "Peace of Asia and Role of Women" was held in Seoul 10 years ago.
The DPRK women's delegation led by Ryo Yon Gu (former vice-chairwoman of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly and former presidium member of the central committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland) went there to participate in the seminar.
Ryo Yon Gu was a daughter of Ryo Un Hyong, former leader of the South Korean people's party who was killed for fighting for the reunification of the country and national unity.
Learning that she would visit Seoul as a member of the delegation, President Kim Il Sung showed such loving care as seeing to it that a wreath in his name was laid before the tomb of the late Ryo Un Hyong during her visit to Seoul.
Kim Il Sung instructed officials to prepare the wreath with 208 flowers as Ryo Un Hyong was aged 105 and his wife 103.
He also told them to place 9 kimilsungias and 9 kimjongilias in the centre of the wreath, given that Ryo Un Hyong had 9 sons and daughters.
Written on a ribbon hanging from the wreath, which was presented by Ryo Yon Gu choked with emotion, were letters "In Memory of the Late Mong Yang, Mr. Ryo Un Hyong.
Kim Il Sung".
Many figures visiting the tomb of Ryo Un Hyong were deeply touched by the loving care of the President.
Wreaths laid before statues and tomb of Kim Hyong Jik
Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) -- Senior party and state leaders including Han Song Ryong, Kim Chol Man and Kim Jung Rin, officers and men of the Korean People's Army, working people, youth and students laid wreaths before the statue of Kim Hyong Jik, the indomitable revolutionary fighter and outstanding leader of the anti-Japanese national liberation movement of Korea, in Ponghwa-ri, Kangdong county, Pyongyang, and before his tomb in Mangyongdae today on the occasion of his 75th death anniversary.
Laid before the statue and the tomb were wreaths sent by leader Kim Jong Il.
Lining up in front of them were guards of honour of the KPA.
Amid the playing of the wreath-laying music, wreaths, bouquets and flowers were laid before the statue and the tomb in the name of the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the DPRK cabinet, commissions and ministries of the cabinet, national institutions, military academies, educational and press organs, party and power organs, enterprises, cooperative farms and schools in the city.
The participants observed a moment's silence, looking back on the brilliant life and noble exploits of Kim Hyong Jik who devoted his whole life to the liberation of the country and the freedom and happiness of the people.
Wreaths were also laid before his statues in Sakju county, North Phyongan Province, and Junggang county, Jagang Province.
Choe Thae Bok meets Chinese friendly delegation
Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a message from Goran Persson, President of the European Council and prime minister of Sweden, expressing thanks for personally meeting the top-level EU delegation during its visit to the DPRK last may and showing profound care for it so that its visit might prove fruitful.
Kim Jong Il receives message of thanks from EC President
Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) -- Choe Thae Bok, alternate politburo member and secretary of the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, today met and talked with the friendly delegation of the Yanbian, Jilin Province, Korean Autonomous Prefecture Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) headed by secretary Tian Xueren.