Kim Jong Il sees performance by Moiseyev State Academy Nat'l Dance Ensemble
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed a performance given by the Moiseyev State Academy National Dance Ensemble of Russia on a visit to the DPRK at the Mansudae Art Theatre yesterday.
Russian artistes offered Kim Jong Il congratulations after presenting him with a floral basket in profound reverence.
Among the audience were Konstantin Borisovich Pulikovski, plenipotentiary representative of the president of the Russian Federation to the far east federal district, and his party, Elena Aleksandrovna Sherbakova, head of the dance ensemble, and Andrei Gennadievich Karlov, Russian ambassador to the DPRK, and embassy officials.
The performers vividly represented the optimistic life and emotion of the Russian people with admirable artistic skill and graceful and enthusiastic rhythms.
The artistes closed their performance by loudly singing "Song of General Kim Il Sung" in Russian and Korean.
Kim Jong Il sent a floral basket to the artistes congratulating them on their successful performance.
Kim Jong Il meets leading members of Russia national dance ensemble
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il yesterday received Elena Aleksandrovna Sherbakova, head of the Moiseyev State Academy National Dance Ensemble on a visit to the DPRK, and its other leading members and principal actors and actresses.
Present there were Konstantin Borisovich Pulikovski, plenipotentiary representative of the president of the Russian Federation to the far east federal district, on a visit to the DPRK and Andrei Gennadievich Karlov, Russian ambassador to the DPRK.
After warmly welcoming the dance ensemble's visit to the DPRK and expressing thanks for giving a splendid performance, Kim Jong Il had an amicable and friendly talk with the guests.
The head of the dance ensemble expressed heartfelt thanks to Kim Jong Il for seeing its performance on the auspicious occasion of celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Korean People's Army and giving the ensemble a pep talk.
Kim Jong Il had a photograph taken with the artistes of the ensemble.
Greetings to South African President
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- President Kim Yong Nam of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK sent a message of greetings to South African President Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki on April 19 on the occasion of its national day.
The message wished the president and the people of South Africa greater success in their work for peace and development of the country and expressed belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger in the interests of the two peoples.
WPS signs signature paper
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- Leading officials of the Workers' Party of Switzerland on April 13 signed a signature paper on behalf of the party, supporting the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and demanding the immediate withdrawal of the U.S. troops from South Korea.
Among them were national chairman Christian Jaquet, chairman of its leadership committee Anjuska Weil and the chairman of the central committee.
Book "Son of Mt. Paektu" vol. 1 off press
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- The Workers' Party of Korea Publishing House brought out a book "Son of Mt. Paektu" vol. 1 dealing with the revolutionary life of leader Kim Jong Il and his personality as a great man.
The book consists of six chapters and 82 subtitles.
It vividly depicts his glorious revolutionary history and feats on the basis of concrete facts and reminiscences of witnesses.
U.S. responsible for Korea's division
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- Stephen Palmer Clark, member of the political bureau of the Socialist Workers' Party of the United States, who is heading the delegation of the party was interviewed by KCNA at Panmunjom on April 22.
He said that the United States is chiefly responsible for the division of Korea into two parts.
The U.S. forces in South Korea are the stumbling block lying in the way of Korea's reunification, he noted, and went on:
But for the intervention and obstructions on the part of the U.S., a foreign power, Korea would have already been reunified.
In this context we are strongly opposed to and critical of the U.S. forces' presence in South Korea.
With no pretext can the u.s. justify its forces' presence in South Korea.
Our party will work hard to get the u.s. forces withdrawn from South Korea.
The U.S. administration should withdraw its forces from South Korea at once, swimming with the trend of the world and properly understanding the desire of the Korean people.
This will do the Americans good either.
Solidarity with Korean people expressed in Europe
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- A joint meeting of organizations for friendship and solidarity with theKorean people in Europe was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 20.
Present there were delegations of the Sweden-Korea Friendship Association, the Germany-DPRK Association, the France-Korea Friendship Association, the Finland-Korea Association, the Norway-Korea Friendship Association, the Luxembourg-Korea Friendship Association, the British Association for Friendship with Korea, the Spanish Association for Friendship with Korea, the Malta-Korea Friendship Association, the Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association and the Swiss Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification.
A report of the secretary general of the British Association for Friendship with Korea was followed by speeches at the joint meeting. Then the meeting heard about the experience gained by the Spanish Association for Friendship with Korea in its activities.
The meeting adopted an action program of the organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people in Europe and a letter of protest addressed to the U.S. President.
The action program underscored the need to intensify the activities for supporting the Korean people in their just struggle to defend and glorify socialism and achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
The letter denounced the U.S. administration for undisguisedly interfering in the internal affairs of the DPRK in wanton violation of its sovereignty and bringing dark clouds of war there.
It strongly demanded the U.S. administration drop its reckless hostile policy to isolate and stifle the DPRK and its moves for aggression against the DPRK, withdraw its forces from South Korea as soon as possible and stop at once its acts obstructive to the implementation of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.
Banquet given on occasion of Army Day
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- A banquet was given by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the National Defence Commission of the DPRK at the People's Palace of Culture yesterday in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the heroic Korean People's Army.
Present there were officials of the party, the state and the army. Among those present were chairman So Man Sul of the central standing committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, delegations of overseas compatriots in different parts of the world including the delegation of Koreans in Japan and overseas compatriots on visits to the homeland on the occasion of the Day of the Sun.
Invited there were the chief of the Pyongyang mission of the National Democratic Front of South Korea, foreign diplomatic envoys and members of the military attaches' corps here.
KPA vice marshal Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and director of the general political department of the KPA, made a speech there.
The foundation of the KPA was a historic event which brought about an epochal turn in the revolutionary struggle of the Korean people and a solemn declaration proclaiming the birth of the first revolutionary people's armed forces of Juche type in Korea, he said, and continued:
Thanks to the army-based tradition of Mt. Paektu established by President Kim Il Sung the Korean army and people could win historic victories in the two grim wars of revolution, ushering in a new era of national independence and prosperity, and dynamically advance the revolution and construction despite all difficulties and challenges.
Regarding it as an immovable principle of revolutionary leadership to give priority to the army and accomplish the cause of Juche, leader Kim Jong Il has pursued an invincible army-based policy and strengthened and developed the KPA into an invincible army by carrying forward and developing Kim Il Sung's idea of giving priority to the army and, at the same time, dynamically pushed forward the overall socialist construction by raising the leadership role of the revolutionary armed forces.
Thanks to Kim Jong Il's outstanding army-based revolutionary leadership the army and people of the DPRK have been able to firmly defend the socialist country despite unprecedentedly grim ordeals, standing in acute confrontation with the imperialists.
No force on earth can bar the army and people of the DPRK from making a victorious advance on the strength of the single-hearted unity of the leader, the party, the army and the people under the banner of the great army-based policy and the revolutionary cause of the Korean people is always sure to triumph, he stressed.
New book on history of anti-Japanese armed struggle published
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- The science and encyclopedia press recently brought out the first two volumes of the ten-volume enlarged edition of book "History of Anti-Japanese Armed Struggle".
The book comprehensively deals with the immortal exploits President Kim Il Sung performed by leading the anti-Japanese armed struggle to a brilliant victory.
The vol. 1 deals with the president's immortal exploits performed in the course of leading the preparations for the anti-Japanese armed struggle from the time he took the road of revolution to the period just before the Japanese imperialists' invasion of manchuria.
The vol. 2 tells about his undying feats performed from the time he set forth the strategic and tactical policy on organizing an armed struggle right after the Japanese imperialists' invasion of Manchuria to the time he founded the anti-Japanese people's guerrilla army and carried out all democratic reforms in the guerrilla base on the shore of the River Tuman.
Greetings to Yugoslav President
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, today sent a message of greetings to Vojislav Kostunica, President of Yugoslavia, on the occasion of its constitutional day.
The message extended warm congratulations to the president, government and people of Yugoslavia on the occasion of the day.
It expressed belief that the traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between the DPRK and Yugoslavia would continue to develop on good terms in the interests of the two peoples and in favor of the world peace and security.
Kim Jong Il gives dinner for Russian guests
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il yesterday hosted a dinner for 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.
Invited to the dinner were Pulikovski's party, ambassador Andrei Gennadievich Karlov and official diplomats of the Russian embassy here.
There Pulikovski warmly congratulated Kim Jong Il, Supreme Commander of the KPA, on its 70th birthday and sincerely wished him greater success in carrying out the army-based policy.
Kim Jong Il expressed deep thanks to Pulikovski for all conveniences he provided with sincerity, accompanying him during the whole period of his Russia visit last august.
The dinner proceeded in a friendly and amicable atmosphere.