Kim Jong Il eulogized
Pyongyang, October 14 (KCNA) -- Vice-chairman Reijo Catajaranta of the Peace and Socialism-the Communist Workers' Party of Finland on a visit to the DPRK had an interview with KCNA on October 12. He said that leader Kim Jong Il has firmly defended the people-centred socialism of Korean style, upholding the banner of Juche.
Kim Jong Il has provided the people with a worthy life and happiness with the politics of love and trust, benevolent politics, he said, and continued:
He pursued the original army-first politics in the most difficult period of the DPRK to defend the cause of socialism and tremendously increase national defence capabilities and the national power as a whole.
Thanks to his outstanding army-first politics, benevolent politics, the Korean people full of firm faith in the future and optimism have accelerated the march of socialism under the red flag to build a prosperous and powerful nation, demonstrated the dignity of the country and opened a turning phase of national reunification.
The communists of the world have regarded the DPRK as the beacon of hope. Kim Jong Il is the great leader of the international communist movement and the cause of socialism.
His party would always support the workers' party and people of Korea in their struggle for the construction of a powerful socialist nation and national reunification, he said.
Japan's cunning predatory method assailed
Pyongyang, October 14 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article deals with the Japanese reactionaries' recent calling for increased "cooperation" with Asian countries.
Japan is not entitled to talk about "cooperation" in Asia, the article says, and continues:
The top priority of Japan is not "cooperation", but redress of its past.
Obvious is what is sought by Japan in calling for "aid" and "cooperation" while evading redress of its past.
Asia is abundant in natural resources.
The Japanese reactionaries are covetous of these resources.
Their loudmouthed increased "cooperation" is also related to their serious economic crisis.
They try to find a way out of the economic catastrophe in increasing the exploitation and plunder of Asian countries.
Their predatory nature has not yet changed.
They are working hard to realize black-hearted aim with crafty methods under the mask of "aid donor" and "cooperator," taking into consideration the Asian people's long-standing anti-Japanese feelings.
They are strengthening the economic infiltration with cunning methods under the signboard of "aid" and "cooperation."
First of all, they are increasing "aid." they are blocking the countries dependent on their "aid" from achieving economic independence and are reducing their economies to their economic appendage.
They are also craftily increasing export of goods.
The Japanese monopoly capitalists are selling their accumulated goods at a higher price than that of the international market.
The Japanese reactionaries are trying to further strengthen the economic exploitation and domination over Asian countries and, with this as a springboard, establish the sphere of political and military domination over them.
Japan has reappeared as a dangerous plunderer.
More U.S. air force unit deployed in S. Korea
Pyongyang, October 14 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialists deployed a wing in South Korea from the mainland on October 11, according to Seoul-based MBC.
An official concerned of the South Korean Defence Ministry said that it came under the "agreement between South Korea and the U.S. designed to fill up the military vacuum on the Korean peninsula caused by the U.S. war against terrorism."
Earlier on October 2, the U.S. imperialists and the South Korean military authorities in a "press release" said they agreed to additionally beef up the U.S. air force in a bid to minimize the military vacuum on the peninsula caused by the dispatch of the aircraft carrier kitty hawk to the mid-east region.
Floral basket placed before Kim Il Sung's portrait
Havana, October 12 (KCNA) -- A floral basket was placed with due ceremony before the portrait of President Kim Il Sung by the organization of solidarity of the peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America in Cuba on Oct. 8 on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Present there were Juan Carretero, secretary general of the organization, the DPRK ambassador to Cuba and embassy officials.
S. Korea-Japan "fishery agreement" and Koizumi's junket to S. Korea
Pyongyang, October 14 (KCNA) -- Civic organization and fishermen in Pusan, South Korea, reportedly held a solidarity struggle urging re-negotiation of South Korea-Japan "fishery agreement" and protesting Koizumi's projected junket to South Korea.
The all-citizens measure committee for checking the distortion of the Japanese history textbooks called a press conference on Oct. 11, together with over 60 civic organizations in Pusan, and made public a statement urging the authorities to take a step for the fishermen's vital rights through the renegotiation of the agreement, while accusing them of their fishery diplomatic policy.
Noting that Japan's apology and official explanation should be ahead of Koizumi's visit, the organization called for an immediate halt to the overseas dispatch of the "Self-Defence Forces" and cancellation of the plan to allocate more money for national defence expenditures.
It decided to hold a large-scale meeting of citizens at the plaza of Pusan railway station on Oct. 15, the day set to receive the Japanese prime minister.
More than 200 fishermen under a fishermen's organization went on tent sit-in at the plaza of the Pusan city hall on Oct. 11.
Earlier on October 9, the headquarters of the movement for correcting Japanese textbooks started a relay race demonstration in Seoul.
They in a statement issued before starting the demonstration demanded that prior to his visit to South Korea Koizumi together with the Japanese people repent of the issues concerning distortion of history textbooks and compensation to the victims to the Japanese imperialists' occupation of Korea.