Kim Jong Il inspects KPA unit
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il Tuesday inspected KPA unit no. 138 honored with the title of Kum Song lifeguard. He heard a report on the situation from the commander of the unit and learned about the performance of the unit's duty.
He was greatly satisfied to see that the servicemen of the unit have successfully carried out the self-defensive military line of the party, thus turning it into an invincible combat contingent stalwartly standing guard over the defence line of the country.
He visited the servicemen's hall where he saw the combat records of the unit.
Noting that the servicemen of the unit are displaying their might in the sacred service for the defence of the country as heirs to the glorious tradition of the unit, he urged them to earnestly learn from the revolutionary spirit of the forerunners who dedicated their youth and lives to the fight for the party, the leader, the country and the people.
After seeing soldiers in training, he was satisfied to see that all the servicemen have grown up to be indomitable soldiers resolutely struggling for the security of the country and people.
He set forth tasks which would serve as a guideline in further increasing the combat capability of the unit and had a photograph taken with the servicemen of the unit.
The next leg of his inspection was its small unit.
After getting familiar with the training of soldiers, he took warm care of their living with paternal love, looking round entertainment and logistic facilities.
Noting that our soldiers are tenaciously and assiduously managing their economic life at every unit he visits, he said this proud feature can be found only in the heroic KPA, the army of the leader and the party.
He spared time to see an art performance given by its servicemen.
Greatly pleased to see that its servicemen are conducting training, studying and living as the anti-Japanese guerrillas did, he highly praised the successes made by them in the past.
He gave the servicemen a pair of binoculars, a machine-gun and an automatic rifle as gifts and had a photograph taken with them.
He was accompanied by generals of the KPA Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and Ri Yong Chol, first vice department director of the c.c., WPK.
U.S. brasshat's reckless remarks assailed
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- Blair, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, openly disclosed the U.S. design to stifle the DPRK by force of arms at a press conference held in Tokyo on Feb. 4, according to a report of Kyodo News Service.
He made such provocative remarks against the DPRK as "the U.S. would more toughly deal with North Korea" and "it is necessary to watch North Korea," charging the DPRK with providing havens to terrorists and supporting them.
His jargons came in the wake of the outbursts let loose by Bush revealing his intention to stifle the DPRK by force of arms, groundlessly linking it with terrorism. This clearly indicates what a dangerous phase the U.S. design to stifle socialist Korea has reached.
The U.S. is well advised to properly judge the will of the people's army and people of Korea to mercilessly wipe out those who try to infringe upon their dignity and drop its reckless design to stifle it by force of arms.
15th KPA art exhibition opens
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- The 15th art exhibition of the Korean People's Army was opened at the April 25 House of Culture on the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, the February holiday, the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il, and the 70th anniversary of the KPA.
On display there are over 500 pieces of art works including Korean painting, oil painting, poster, calligraphy, handicraft, sculpture and design.
Classified into the parts of three commanders of Mt. Paektu, army-based leadership, devoted defence of the leader, thorough-going implementation of the leader's instructions and soldiers' life, the oeuvres are displayed on either side of the computer-processed picture "statues of three commanders of Mt. Paektu".
An opening ceremony was held on Feb. 5.
Seminar on Juche idea held in Belarus
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- A seminar on the Juche idea was held in Minsk, Belarus, on January 24 on the occasion of the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il.
At the seminar Vasili Delikov, chairman of the Belarus Association for the Study of the Juche Idea, made a report.
Then followed speeches.
Referring to the efforts and exploits of Kim Jong Il who is working hard for independence of humankind, the reporter and speakers said that he is the greatest thinker, theoretician and politician.
All the progressives and communists in the former soviet union, east European countries and the rest of the world are waging the movement to revive socialism, looking up to the DPRK led by Kim Jong Il as the beacon of socialism, they said.
They went on:
All of us will, in the future, make a more deep-going study of the Juche idea and learn from the experience of the DPRK in all aspects including party building, the settlement of the issue of the power and the unity and cohesion.
A message of greetings to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the seminar.
Egyptian ambassador hosts reception
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- Mahmoud Mohamed Farag Zain, Egyptian ambassador to the DPRK, hosted a reception at the embassy yesterday in the run-up to the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il.
The ambassador said in a speech that the relations between the two countries were established on the basis of the solid and close ties between President Kim Il Sung and President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak and they will grow stronger under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.
He hoped that the Korean people would make progress in all fields true to the behests of the president and the army-based policy of Kim Jong Il in the future.
He reiterated the Egyptian people's full support to the Korean people in their struggle to peacefully reunify the country on the basis of great national unity.
Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, said in a speech that the birth of Kim Jong Il was a historic event which promised a rosy future of the country and eternal prosperity of Kim Il Sung's nation.
Kim Jong Il has led the Korean revolution to victory with extraordinary political caliber and wise steermanship, performing immortal exploits on behalf of the country, the people, the times and humankind, he said.
Noting that the ties between the two countries are the historical and traditional, friendly and cooperative ones which Kim Il Sung forged with Mohamed Hosni Mubarak and successive Egyptian leaders in his lifetime, he stressed that the DPRK would make positive efforts to boost the friendly and cooperative ties with Egypt in various fields.
Bush's projected trip to S. Korea assailed
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- The South Korean public is becoming increasingly critical of Bush's forthcoming trip to Seoul. This is an eruption of the pent-up wrath and resentment at the U.S. imperialists. Not content with having infringed upon the dignity and sovereignty of the Korean nation by keeping half of the country under their military occupation for over half a century, they are now keen to keep the nation permanently divided and bring a holocaust of a nuclear war to the Koreans, Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed commentary.
It goes on:
The U.S. imperialists who look upbeat over what they call "victory" in the "war against terrorism" are getting more frantic in their moves to invade independent countries and nations and interfere in their internal affairs. They have singled out the DPRK as their main target.
They do not hesitate to make other countries and nations fall victim to nuclear disasters in order to achieve their aggressive aims.
Unable to tolerate this any longer, the South Korean people are turning out in an anti-U.S., anti-Bush struggle.
Righteous is the South Korean people's struggle against bush's projected trip to South Korea.
The Korean people can never pardon bush's reckless remarks and behavior and his scheduled visit to South Korea aimed to bar the Korean nation from achieving reunification and threaten and stifle the DPRK by force of arms.
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from S. Korea called for
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today carries a by-lined commentary denouncing the U.S. conservative hard-liners for trying to justify its military presence in South Korea on the plea of a "military threat" from the DPRK and a "threat" from China.
The news analyst goes on:
This is nonsense and a far-fetched assertion.
The danger of war on the Korean peninsula comes from the United States, not from the DPRK or any other country. It is the U.S. and its forces in South Korea that have been chiefly responsible for the tense situation on the Korean peninsula for more than half a century.
The anti-U.S. sentiment is now mounting higher in South Korea than ever before. The U.S. conservative hard-liners are keen to calm down anti-U.S. sentiment mounting among the South Korean people by peddling the fiction of "threat" and keep its troops in South Korea in a bid to put it under U.S. military control for an indefinite period.
If a war breaks out on the Korean peninsula, it will immediately spill over into all other parts of the world and entail very serious consequences.
Therefore, ensuring peace on the Korean peninsula is a key to guaranteeing durable peace in the world.
It would be a wise measure for the u.s. to withdraw its forces from South Korea. If the U.S. does not take its hands off the peninsula, keeping its covetous eyes on the peninsula it will have to pay dearly for its behaviour.
DPRK in festive mood
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- The whole country is now wrapped in festive mood.
Leader Kim Jong Il was born on February 16 (1942).
Preparations for multifarious functions are brisk in various parts of the country to mark this auspicious day.
An endless stream of groups for study tour and other people are visiting the native home of Kim Jong Il in the secret camp on Mt. Paektu.
Peculiar sports and cultural events slated to take place across the country include music and dance performances to celebrate February 16 and a 10-day film show, fine art exhibitions and a dancing parties of youth.
Arrangements for the 6th Kimjongilia show, the 11th Paektusan Cup international figure skating festival, mass gymnastic display and exhibition synchronized swimming presentation are close to completion in Pyongyang.
A work is making brisk headway to spruce up streets and villages.
Trees along streets have already been decorated with multi-colour electric lights and flower stands at crossroads with all species of flowers.
Signal labor achievements made by working people across the country are reported every day to increase festivity.
S. Korean organizations denounce Bush's reckless remarks
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- The South Korean Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon) and the "National Federation of Peasants Associations" (Jonnong) reportedly denounced bush for his bellicose diatribe in the "state of the union address."
Hanchongryon in a statement on February 1 said that there is no evidence that the north has retained and developed weapons of mass destruction as alleged by Bush.
The U.S. is the very one who is not implementing its commitments, casting aside the 1994 DPRK-U.S. agreed framework and the DPRK-U.S. joint communique with the improvement of the DPRK-U.S. relations as its main point like an old hat, the statement said, and added:
Hanchongryon plainly warns that it will never allow Bush's moves to disturb the implementation of the June 15 joint declaration and freeze the perpetual division of the Korean peninsula.
The statement branded the U.S. as the "axis of evil" which is plunging the world into war holocaust from the first year of the new century, and warned the U.S. not to interfere and disturb the independent and peaceful reunification of the Korean nation any longer.
Anecdotes about Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- One day in August Juche 64 (1975) President Kim Il Sung received the managing editor of the news agency of a country on a visit to the DPRK and arranged a luncheon for him. At the luncheon he asked about the issues on industry, agriculture, mining industry and other sectors of the national economy.
The president cited concrete examples to answer his questions. He was struck with admiration at the immense erudition of the president. With a light smile on his face the president warmly said that the popular masses taught all the knowledge to him, he can learn much from among them, and they are his teacher.
One day in March Juche 47 (1958) the president called the then chairman of the construction commission to ask him when Taedong bridge no. 2 was to be built under the Pyongyang city construction plan. He told the president that it would be built from Juche 50 (1961) owing to shortage of funds. The president knew it before asking it.
He earnestly said that though we were undergoing difficulties, we should speed up the construction of Taedong bridge no. 2 for the convenience of citizens in traffics and step up the preparations to start its construction.
And he personally chose the bridge site, formed the building forces and named the bridge. It is Okryu bridge whose construction was completed in Juche 49 (1960).
It happened in January Juche 59 (1970) when a new street was being built in Pyongyang.
One day the president telephoned an official of the project headquarters and asked him if he set out on the construction.
He told the president that full preparations had been made for a ground-breaking but he had not started the construction in real earnest owing to the delay of the moving of households from the one-storied dwelling houses.
The president said that moving of the households in so cold winter as now would cause great inconvenience to the people and the ground-breaking for a new street should be postponed to spring.
He never allowed the slightest inconvenience for the people.
Collection of Kim Jong Il's works published
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- The Workers' Party of Korea Publishing House brought out a collection of leader Kim Jong Il's works "On Revolutionary Traditions of Juche" with the approach of his birthday.
Contained in chronological order in it are 34 works on the revolutionary traditions of the WPK that were published from October Juche 49 (1960) when Kim Jong Il conducted revolutionary activities at Kim Il Sung University to May Juche 90 (2001).
Among them are "on having correct understanding of the revolutionary traditions", "Let us imbue ourselves firmly with the brilliant revolutionary traditions of our party", "Let us creditably inherit and develop revolutionary traditions of Juche", "Let us actively learn the noble patriotism of anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters", "On intensifying education in revolutionary traditions through revolutionary battle sites and revolutionary sites" and "The Workers' Party of Korea is a Juche-type revolutionary party which inherited the glorious tradition of the DIU".
Works of the collection give an elucidation of the essence and contents of the revolutionary traditions established by President Kim Il Sung, the principles to be maintained in preserving, carrying forward and developing the revolutionary traditions and tasks to imbue party members and other working people with the revolutionary traditions of the WPK and the ways of doing so.
National photo exhibition opens
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- A national photo exhibition was opened at the People's Palace of Culture here today to celebrate February 16, the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il.
On display at the exhibition are over 150 photos showing the immortal exploits Kim Jong Il has performed while leading the revolution and construction to victory, his noble leadership traits and the great vitality of his army-centered policy.
Photos vividly show the ceaseless field guidance given by Kim Jong Il to units of the people's army and various domains of the national economy, the appearance of socialist Korea rapidly changing under his leadership and the proud feature of the people single-heartedly united around the leader.
Also among them are photos of Kim Jong Il meeting and having talks with presidents Putin and Jiang Zemin, the EU high-level delegation and the delegation of South Korean media organizations.
Greetings to Grenada prime minister
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- Premier Hong Song Nam of the DPRK cabinet sent a message of greetings to Keith Mitchell, prime minister of Grenada, on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of its independence.
Expressing belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would continue to develop on good terms in the future, too, the message sincerely wished the prime minister and the people of Grenada greater success in their work for the progress and prosperity of the country.
State art exhibition opens
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- A state art exhibition, part of the Pyongyang art festival, was opened at the Korean art gallery today to celebrate February 16, the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il.
On display at the exhibition are over 700 pieces of Korean paintings, oil paintings, posters, graphic paintings, handicrafts, sculptures and calligraphic works including oeuvres on Kim Jong Il's immortal revolutionary activities and lofty traits.
Seen in the center of the exhibition is a Korean painting "holding fast to the army-based policy as an all-powerful treasured sword" truthfully depicting the greatness of Kim Jong Il. It is on display as the main painting.
Also on display are art works on the brilliant revolutionary life, immortal feats and noble traits of President Kim Il Sung and anti-Japanese war woman hero Kim Jong Suk.
The exhibits also include art works reflecting the great national honor and pride of the Korean people building a powerful socialist nation with Kim Jong Il as the top leader of the revolution.
Also exhibited there are art works dealing with the happy life of the Korean people and the stirring reality of the DPRK.
Credentials to Kim Yong Nam
Pyongyang, February 6 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, received credentials from newly appointed Finnish ambassador to the DPRK Benjamin Bassin at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
Present there was vice-minister of foreign affairs Choe Su Hon.
After receiving credentials, the president talked with the ambassador.