Kim Jong Il meets Pulikovski
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il Tuesday met again with Konstantin Borisovich Pulikovski, plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the Far East Federal District, and his party on a visit to the DPRK on the occasion of the lunar New Year's Day.
Present there were Kim Yong Chun, member of the NDC of the DPRK and chief of the general staff of the Korean People's Army, Yon Hyong Muk, member of the NDC of the DPRK, Kim Kuk Thae, Jong Ha Chol and Kim Ki Nam, secretaries of the central committee of the WPK, generals of the KPA Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong, Jang Song Thaek, first vice department director of the c.c, the WPK and Ji Jae Ryong, vice-director of the international department of the c.c, the WPK, and Andrei Gennadievich Karlov, Russian ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of his embassy here.
After exchanging warm New Year greetings with the guests, Kim Jong Il saw with them a performance given by the merited choir of the KPA.
The plenipotentiary representative presented a floral basket to the artistes of the merited choir, congratulating them on their successful performance.
That day Kim Jong Il hosted a luncheon for the plenipotentiary representative.
The luncheon proceeded in a friendly and amicable atmosphere.
Bush's "state of union address" blasted
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- Political parties of different countries voiced a strong protest against U.S. President Bush's "state of the union address."
The central committee of the Communist Workers' Party-Revolutionary Communist Party of Russia in a letter of protest sent to the U.S. President on Feb. 7 denounced him for his balderdash in the "state of the union address" unprecedented in shamelessness and aggression against the DPRK, an independent and sovereign state.
The letter said that a threat to peace comes from the U.S., not from the DPRK. It urged Bush to make a formal apology to the DPRK.
Recalling that Bush listed the DPRK and other countries as members of the "axis of evil", the central committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in a statement on Feb. 5 said it is one of the adventurous and desperate moves of the U.S. administration for the world supremacy, a challenge to all the sovereign states of the world and an extension of the U.S. war policy.
The statement called upon all the sovereign states to set out to denounce the U.S. threat of war against the independent and sovereign states and oppose the U.S. administration's war racket.
The Peruvian Communist Party in a statement on Feb. 5 resolutely rejected Bush's utterances threatening some countries including the DPRK, acting like the "international gendarme" again.
Bush's visit to South Korea assailed
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- Trigger-happy Bush's projected visit to South Korea is aimed to increase the danger of war, wreck peace and strain the situation on the Korean peninsula, said Minju Joson on Tuesday in a signed commentary.
The commentary continued:
Among the successive U.S. rulers Bush is the most bellicose and heinous president who has desperately pursued confrontation with the DPRK.
During his visit to South Korea he intends to fan up war hysteria, antagonism and confrontation with the DPRK among the bellicose forces in South Korea, put a brake on the implementation of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and chill the mounting desire of the Korean nation for reunification.
After flying into South Korea with many war servants and warmongers he is set to inspect bases of the U.S. imperialist aggression forces and forefront units in order to examine a plan for a war against the north and preparations for it and hold war confabs with the South Korean authorities.
The U.S.-South Korea confabs will reportedly focus on such issues as the intensified U.S.-South Korea "cooperation" targeted against the DPRK, the sustained maintenance of the "alliance", South Korea's involvement in the "missile defense system" and its purchase of U.S.-made combat equipment including the latest fighter bombers.
The "cooperation" and "alliance" Bush plans to discuss with the South Korean authorities are aimed to retain a firmer grip on South Korea, use the latter as a shock brigade for the execution of its Korea strategy and isolate and stifle the DPRK politically, economically and militarily.
In view of its timing, itinerary and objective, Bush's South Korean junket is aimed to drive the South Korean authorities to a fratricidal war, examine the preparations of the U.S. forces in South Korea for a war against the north and, at the same time, put a brake on the process of improving the inter-Korean relations and the implementation of the joint declaration.
Struggle against GNP called for
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- The South Korean public are condemning the anti-reunification moves of the "Grand National Party."
The reunification solidarity for the implementation of the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration and peace on the Korean peninsula in a statement on Feb. 6 condemned the GNP for making anti-national and anti-reunification remarks in a commentary that a south-north joint meeting to greet the new year 2002 for promoting national unity and reunification may change into an event of criticizing bush's visit.
The statement branded the GNP as a "political party subservient to the U.S." if the party continues to disturb the implementation of the June 15 joint declaration and the promotion of national unity and reunification, the solidarity will rise up in the all people's struggle against the GNP, said the statement.
Equipment donated to construction site of Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia exhibition
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- The mission of the ABB Ltd. Company of Switzerland here presented equipment to the construction site of the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia exhibition.
Andre Reussner, group representative to the DPRK, and members of the mission conveyed the equipment on the spot on Feb. 11.
Present there were Choe Yong Sam, vice-chairman of the Korean Kimjongilia Federation, and officials concerned.
The representative wished leader Kim Jong Il good health on his birthday, saying that February 16 is a significant day of the DPRK.
We donated the equipment on the occasion of this significant day as a token of respect for Kim Jong Il, the leader of the Korean people, the representative said, hoping that our sincerity would help bring into full bloom the flowers praising the great men.
Medals and honorary titles to Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- The world progressives are highly praising leader Kim Jong Il as the sun of the 21st century. He has been awarded well-known orders, medals and honorary titles from different countries.
He was awarded the honorary titles of academician and doctor according to a decision of the standing committee of the international information technology academy of Belarus on January 23.
Last year he was awarded the honorary title of doctor, honorary citizenship certificate, key, honorary diploma, gold medal and medal from the Autonomous University of Quito and Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador, Villa Maria Del Triunfo and Magdalena Del Mar cities and Chachapoyas and Huancayo provinces, Peru, and the French institute for the fidelity in work.
He was given over 90 orders and medals from more than 30 countries and international organizations.
Among them are "Sacred Kuds Star Order" of Palestine, "Solidarity Order" of Cuba, Libourne city medal of France, and order first class of the organization of socialists in the Mediterranean.
After he was registered as an honorary citizen of Toamasina, Madagascar, in April 1987, at least 30 cities of more than 10 countries including Guyana, Portugal and Cote D'Ivoire awarded him honorary titles of citizenship and keys and tens of universities in Russia, Peru, Mexico and other countries honorary titles of academician, doctor and professor.
Pulikovski interviewed
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- Konstantin Borisovich Pulikovski, plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the Far East Federal District, had a press conference at Pyongyang airport yesterday before leaving for home.
Present were press men in Pyongyang.
Touching upon the results of his visit to the DPRK, he said:
The major success of the visit is that the implementation of all the agreements signed by Russian President Putin and Chairman Kim Jong Il of the DPRK National Defence Commission has been re-confirmed.
Another success is that a memorandum on cooperation was signed between the far east investment company of to he Russian Federation and the committee for the promotion of international trade of the DPRK.
When Chairman Kim Jong Il visited our country last year I forged personal and comradely close relations with him.
My recent visit reconfirmed the excellent relations.
I assure that the comradely relations will continue.
I highly appreciate the relations between Russia and the DPRK.
When I had an honor of being received by Chairman Kim Jong Il I expressed such a viewpoint.
Before my visit to the DPRK I met with President Putin.
Putin said that he would implement to the letter all the points agreed upon by the top leaders of the two countries in the past.
Bright is the prospect for the development of relations between the Far East Federal District and the DPRK.
We are convinced that all the undertakings including the linking of railways agreed upon by the leaders of the two countries will be promoted properly.
U.S. wild ambition under fire
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- Several media in the United States commented that the story about a "missile threat" from the DPRK floated there is no more than a fiction dreamed up by U.S conservative forces, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary.
Recalling that the DPRK has clarified its principled stand on the missile issue more than once, but U.S. conservative forces have persistently made much ado about a "threat" from the DPRK, the commentary continues:
The DPRK can not but question what the u.s. conservative forces seek in fostering confrontation with the DPRK at any cost even by spreading sheer lies.
In a word, their real intention is to isolate and stifle the DPRK at any cost.
It is the U.S. conservative forces' invariable design to isolate and stifle the DPRK steadily advancing under the banner of independence and realise its ambition to build a unipolar world. But this is a foolhardy ambition.
The DPRK-U.S. relations are overshadowed by their vicious moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK.
Their rash acts are hamstringing the settlement of issues related to the inter-Korean relations.
The U.S. evermore undisguised moves will only put Washington in a more difficult position.
The U.S. is well advised to face up to the trend of the times and behave with discretion.
Floral basket to Kim Jong Il from Vietnamese leaders
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a floral basket from Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and Tran Duc Luong, president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on the occasion of his birthday.
The floral basket was conveyed to Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, by Do Thi Hoa, Vietnamese ambassador to the DPRK today.
Kim Yong Nam meets Egyptian ambassador
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- President Kim Yong Nam of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK met and had a talk with Mahmoud Mohamed Farag Zain, Egyptian ambassador to the DPRK, who paid a farewell call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
Present there were Kung Sok Ung, vice-minister of foreign affairs, and a staff member of the Egyptian embassy here.
6th Kimjongilia show opens
Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- The 6th Kimjongilia show was opened at the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang today.
Displayed in the hall are more than 14,300 Kimjongilias presented by more than 70 units across the country, including the Supreme People's Assembly, the secretariat of the cabinet, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, and individuals.
Among them are Kimjongilias sent by a delegation of the Dandong, China, Kimjongilia Greenhouse and foreign embassies here and those in the name of at least 20 organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people.
Experience in cultivating Kimjongilias will be exchanged at the show.
And various prizes will be awarded to the units and persons who distinguished themselves in the cultivation of the flower.
Present at the opening ceremony were Hong Song Nam, premier of the DPRK cabinet, and other senior party and state officials, delegations from China, Russia, Japan and other countries, overseas compatriots' delegations and floriculturists.