Projected U.S.-S. Korea joint military drills slammed
Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- The central committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League released a statement yesterday, denouncing the large-scale joint military maneuvers the U.S. imperialists are planning to stage together with the South Korean bellicose forces as a more dangerous war provocation against the north than the "Team Spirit" joint military maneuvers and a nuclear test war to impose a nuclear holocaust on the Korean nation.
The statement said:
Together with the invincible people's army capable of defeating any formidable enemy at a stroke, our young vanguard will not remain a passive onlooker to the present situation where peace in our country is being threatened by the U.S. imperialists and the South Korean warmongers and the tensions reached an extreme pitch.
The war hawks should not run wild but immediately halt the war rehearsal against the north.
If they ignite a war of aggression in this land in defiance of our repeated warnings, we youth and students will be eight million human bombs to wipe out the U.S. imperialist aggressors to the last and certainly achieve the cause of national reunification, the cherished desire of the nation.
The statement called upon all the youth and students at home and abroad, together with all other Korean people, to rise up more vigorously in the struggle against the war provocation moves of the U.S. aggressors under the uplifted banner of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.
Solidarity with Korean people's struggle expressed
Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- Oscar Figuera, general secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela, expressed solidarity with the Korean people in their struggle at the 11th party congress held from March 8 to 10.
He in a report expressed firm solidarity with the Korean people who, under the correct guidance of leader Kim Jong Il and the Workers' Party of Korea, have made achievements in the struggle for national reunification and socialist construction, despite the unabated anti-DPRK moves of the imperialists.
Indian Communist Party flails Bush for his reckless remarks
Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- The political bureau of the central committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued a statement on March 9, condemning U.S. President Bush's hostile policy towards the DPRK.
The statement said that Bush imprudently termed the DPRK and other countries part of an "axis of evil" in a bid to hold world supremacy and is attempting to expand the "anti-terrorism war" to Korea.
The U.S. imperialists are keeping the artificial division of the Korean peninsula despite the growing demand for national reunification on the Korean Peninsula, the statement said, adding: The U.S. troops' presence in South Korea is a major obstacle to peace and reunification process of the Korean Peninsula.
Projected U.S.-S. Korea military exercises under fire
Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- Large-scale joint military exercises to be staged by the U.S. and South Korean war hawks from March 21 are explicitly a replica of the "Team Spirit" joint military exercise and a premeditated war game of higher level for an invasion of the northern half of Korea, which are, in nature, an open military provocation aimed at the DPRK, says Rodong Sinmun today in a commentary.
The news analyst further says:
The U.S. warmongers listed the DPRK as a member of the "axis of evil", provoking its dignity, and went the length of unhesitatingly declaring that they would "make a nuclear attack" on it unless their unacceptable brigandish demand is met.
Therefore, nobody can vouch that the soon-to-be-staged war games, which involve unprecedentedly huge forces and latest military equipment, will not go into an actual war.
The U.S. warmongers should not act rashly. If they and their stooges ignite a war of aggression in this land, we will never miss that opportunity to wipe out the aggressors to the last and realise our cherished desire for national reunification.
Congratulatory message to leader Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a congratulatory message from the South Korean youth and students on the occasion of his birthday.
In the message they extended their heartfelt greetings to him, representing their deep reverence for him on the occasion of his birthday.
The message says:
You have developed and enriched the Juche idea with your rare wisdom to formulate it as the great Kimilsungism and indicate a way ahead of humankind, which is your undying feat.
Today socialism in the northern half of Korea concluded the "arduous march" and the forced march despite any imperialist moves to isolate and stifle it and registered signal successes in the building of a powerful socialist nation. The credit for this goes to the outstanding leadership ability and army-based policy of Kim Jong Il who has stratagem and pluck of Mt. Paektu, the message stresses, and goes on:
You are the great teacher of our nation and the entire humankind and the sun of the 21st century all people look up to and follow.
You provided our nation with the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration, a milestone for national reunification, in June 2000 to open a new history of the national reunification movement with which to achieve the independent reunification by the united efforts of our nation. As a result, the 70 million fellow countrymen in the south and the north and abroad are advancing along the road of unity and reunification.
We, hot-blooded youths in the south, will take the lead in upholding your noble intention in the glorious road to victory and become a human bomb and fortress in the struggle to reunify the country.
Former S. Korean "comfort women" urge apology and compensation
Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- Women of South Korea, who had been forced to serve as "comfort women" for the Japanese imperial army during World War 11, held the 500th Wednesday rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on March 13, demanding the settlement of the "comfort women" issue, the South Korean newspaper Hangyore reported.
The ralliers expressed curse towards the Japanese embassy, urging an apology, compensation and probe into the truth about the issue.
They also called for the abrogation of "national fund", which is "bonus" donated by nongovernmental organizations.
Mun Phil Gwi, 77, said that former "comfort women" have demanded an official apology and compensation of the Japanese government and refused to get such "fund" which Japan is persuading them privately to do so.
Hwang Kum Ju said: We will continue this rally as long as one of us remains alive.
Papers on DPRK-Russia relations
Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- Papers here today dedicate a signed article to the 53rd anniversary of the signing of the DPRK-Russia agreement on economic and cultural cooperation.
Rodong Sinmun says the agreement, a legal framework for DPRK-Russia economic and cultural cooperation, has played an important role in boosting close bilateral relations and cooperation in economic, cultural and other fields for scores of years.
The mutual visits and meetings of the heads of the two countries in recent years put the DPRK-Russia relations of friendship and cooperation on a new higher stage.
Minju Joson says the conclusion of the agreement is an expression of the unanimous will of the two peoples to boost the friendly relations through the medium of increased cooperation and exchanges in the economy and culture.
It further says:
Their will to boost the relations of friendship and cooperation with long history and traditions has stood all trials.
Their desire, demand and efforts provide a bright prospect for increased cooperation and exchanges in economic, cultural and all other fields.
In particular, the official visit to the Russian Federation by leader Kim Jong Il in August last year was of special historic significance in developing in depth the bilateral friendly relations to meet the needs of the new century, defending global peace and security and increasing cooperation and exchanges in all realms of social life including the economy and culture.
The bilateral relations have all conditions and elements needed for their development. The point at issue depends upon the active measures of the governments and peoples of the two countries.
The DPRK government and people sincerely wish the Russian government and people greater progress in their future work for the realisation of President Putin's plan for the building of a strong state.