Kim Jong Il visits Kim Chaek University of Technology
Pyongyang, September 20 (KCNA) - Leader Kim Jong Il visited Kim Chaek University of Technology yesterday.
Kim Jong Il first went to the monument to President Kim Il Sung's on-site guidance and the monument to his on-the-spot teachings in the compound of the university.
Then, he looked round the educational and scientific exhibition of the university for a long while to learn in detail about the achievements made in the development of education and scientific research. he said with high appreciation that teachers and students have done many things.
He move on to different laboratories of the university to acquaint himself with educational conditions.
After inspecting the university, he met with its leading officials, professors and doctors and advanced highly important tasks that would serve as a guideline in teaching and scientific research.
Saying that the mission and duty of the university is of special importance at present when science and technology are making rapid progress, he set forth tasks to be carried out by it.
He said that the teachers of the university should steadily improve the educational work in keeping with the requirements of the developing situation and produce more able scientific and technical personnel, always bearing in mind the party's intention to put the nation's science and technology on a world level in the shortest period.
In order to train students to be competent scientists and technicians as demanded by the times, it is important to apply the party spirit and the working-class spirit and thoroughly establish Juche in education, combine education with practice and steadily improve the teaching method, he stressed.
Everyone should be fully armed with new technical knowledge to develop science and technology in keeping with the demand of the it era, he said, adding: it is necessary to widely introduce advanced technologies and conduct a brisk technological exchange with other countries.
He also said that satisfactory conditions should be provided for education and scientific research and deep attention paid to the living of the teachers and students so as to bring about a new turn in the training of technical personnel.
Saying that the trust and expectation of the party and the people for Kim Chaek University of Technology are very great, he expressed the belief that its teachers and students would creditably live up to them.
Art works depicting Kim Jong Suk created
Pyongyang, September 20 (KCNA) -- More than 150 art works showing the life and feats of the great communist revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk have been created at the Mansudae Art Studio over the past 10 years.
Among them were Korean paintings "toward headquarters" and "care of general", oil paintings "general awaits you" and "the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung and the great communist revolutionary fighter comrade Kim Jong Suk picking up lot of red cross hospital", graphic paintings "comrade Kim Jong Suk, woman general of Mt. Paektu" and "fine master shot" and other art works portraying Kim Jong Suk in the periods of the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle and the building of a new country.
Japan's anti-DPRK hostile policy under fire
Pyongyang, September 20 (KCNA) -- Social organizations in the DPRK denounced Japan for becoming undisguised in its anti-DPRK hostile policy and moves for militarization.
Ryom Sun Gil, chairman of the central committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea, in a statement said that Japanese reactionaries' negation of its history of aggression and crimes is aimed to repeat the history any time in a bid to realize its old dream of "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere," and evade compensation for their crimes against humanity.
Kim Kyong Ho, secretary of the central committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, in a statement denounced the Japanese reactionaries for conducting the test-fire of a rocket which can be used for military purposes, thus wrecking peace and stability in northeast Asia and fanning up reckless military confrontation with the DPRK.
Pak Sun Hui, chairwoman of the central committee of the Korean Democratic Women's Union, in a statement slammed Japan for inciting reckless military confrontation with the DPRK, evading the responsibility to settle its past, and urged it not to misinterpret the DPRK's peace-loving stand whereby it declared a moratorium on its satellite launch and to drop at once its anti-DPRK hostile policy.
The statements unanimously stressed that it is quite natural for the DPRK to take a countermeasure under the situation where Japan is pursuing military confrontation with the DPRK, refusing to redeem the crimes committed by it against the Korean people in the past.
New screen for multi-color designing produced
Pyongyang, September 20 (KCNA) -- The Songyo Knitting Factory in Pyongyang has recently succeeded in producing a new screen for multi-color designing.
This is very instrumental in designing diverse pictures, letters and numbers on knitted goods.
Four-color designing is done by computer scanning.
A screen was made of locally available polyamide fiber on the basis of indigenous technology.
Each millimeter of the screen has eight lines.
This method is of high economic value for accuracy and speed in designing.
This new multi-color designing method helps improve the quality of knitwear.
Greetings to Armenian foreign minister
Pyongyang, September 20 (KCNA) -- DPRK foreign minister Paek Nam Sun sent a message of greetings to Armenian foreign minister Vartan Oskanyan on the 10th anniversary of the independence of his country.
Expressing the belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would further develop in the interests of the two peoples, the message wished him success in his work.
Greetings to Belize prime minister
Pyongyang, September 20 (KCNA) -- Hong Song Nam, premier of the DPRK cabinet, sent a message of greetings to said Musa, prime minister of Belize, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its independence.
Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to strengthen and develop, the message wished him and his government success in the work for the prosperity of the country and the welfare of the people.
DPRK delegation of communications leaves for China
Pyongyang, September 20 (KCNA) -- A DPRK delegation of communications led by Ri Kum Bom, minister of post and telecommunications, left here today to visit China.
The delegation was seen off by O Hi Dok, vice-minister of post and telecommunications, and Chinese ambassador to the DPRK Wang Guozhang at Pyongyang Railway Station.
Talks between DPRK and Chilean delegations held
Pyongyang, September 20 (KCNA) -- Talks between the delegations of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly and the Chilean senate were held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
At the talks both sides informed each other of the situation in their countries and exchanged views on the issue of developing the friendly and cooperative relations between the assembly and the senate and a series of issues of mutual concern.
Present there were Jang Chol, vice-chairman of the spa, officials concerned and members of the delegation of the senate headed by its vice-president Mario Rios Santander.
Foreign minister meets new Yemeni ambassador
Pyongyang, September 20 (KCNA) -- DPRK foreign minister Paek Nam Sun met and conversed with new Yemeni ambassador e.p. to the DPRK Abdul Whab Mohamed al Shawkani who paid a courtesy call on him today.
North side's delegation to 5th inter-Korean ministerial talks back
Pyongyang, September 20 (KCNA) -- The north side's delegation led by Kim Ryong Song, senior councillor of the DPRK cabinet, came back here today after participating in the 5th north-south ministerial talks held in Seoul.
The delegation was met at the airport by Kang Nung Su, minister of culture, An Kyong Ho, director of the secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, Jon Kum Jin, senior councillor of the DPRK cabinet who led the north's delegation to the previous inter-Korean ministerial talks, and officials concerned.