Art performances given to mark WPK birthday
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- Art performances are going on at theatres in Pyongyang and local areas to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and the 57th birthday of the WPK.
Artistes of the state comic troupe, the national symphony orchestra, the state national art troupe and other national art troupes give their performances before capacity audience at the Pyongyang Grand Theatre, the Moranbong Theatre, the Yun I Sang Concert Hall, the Pyongyang Circus Theatre and other theatres in Pyongyang.
Put on the stage were colorful numbers including violin solo "Nostalgia", orchestra "My House in My Native Place" and "Thunder On Jong Il Peak" and mixed chorus "We Have Won Victory With the Party."
Similar performances are also given at theatres and houses of culture in provinces, cities and counties.
Meanwhile, a grand chorus was given at Hamhung Square by 5,000 working people, youth and students in the city of Hamhung.
Peru-Korea Friendship Association inaugurated
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- An inaugural ceremony of the Peru-Korea Friendship Association for the study of Juche and the army-based policy was held on October 2.
Addressing the ceremony, the international secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party of Peru said that the formation of the association is aimed to make a deep study of the great army-based policy, the Juche idea and the reality of Korea, propagandize them among the Peruvian people and apply them to the specific conditions so as to build Peru into an independent and democratic country for the people.
Rules of the association was adopted at the ceremony.
Roberto Carvonel Pezo, international secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party of Peru and professor at National Technical University of Callao, was elected chairman of the association.
A letter to leader Kim Jong Il was adopted at the ceremony.
Celebration meeting in Moscow
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held in Moscow on October 3 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and the 57th anniversary of the WPK.
Present at the meeting were leaders of Russian political parties and organizations and prominent figures of academic, media and other circles.
Roild Sabeliev, section chief of the institute of the far east of the Russian academy of sciences, and other speakers said that the WPK has glorified its dignity as a tested and trained, vanguard organization of the working people and a powerful guide of socialist construction in the past five years since Kim Jong Il was elected General Secretary of the WPK.
Referring to the glorious struggle and brilliant achievements of the WPK, they pointed out that an epochal turn has been brought in the development of the party since he began his work at the central committee of the party.
They eulogized him as the greatest man who startled the world, admiring his iron will and rare diplomatic strategy once again after witnessing the reality that the position of the DPRK is daily rising and those countries which were hostile toward the DPRK are establishing diplomatic relations with the DPRK.
A message of greetings to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.
National program competition and exhibition closed
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- The 13th national program competition and exhibition which opened on October 1 closed with due ceremony at the three-revolution exhibition on October 9.
Involved in the competition and exhibition were competitions of optical character and speech recognition programs and programs for Korean chess and other programs, a program exhibition and an exhibition of pictures based on computer of ministries, national institutions, institutions and enterprises.
Present at the ceremony were vice-premier Jo Chang Dok, officials concerned, computer program experts and programmers.
The English-Korean translation system "Chongbong 1.0" presented by the Chongbong Information Centre came first in the English-Korean translation program contest and 34 items including the program concerning management and production of nonferrous metal factories by Kim Chaek University of Technology placed first in the field of program exhibition.
In the field of general education the electronic collection of mathematics formulas "my friend" by Pyongyang Middle School no. 1 and 6 other items took the first place.
The Ministry of Metal and Machine-Building Industries placed first in the final standing of the ministries and national institutions.
Palestinian Ambassador gives reception
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- Shaher Mohammed Abdlah, Palestinian Ambassador to the DPRK, gave a reception at the embassy on Wednesday on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and the 57th anniversary of the WPK.
The ambassador said in his speech that with the WPK founded, the Korean people could have the powerful political leadership for victory in the revolution and construction. He expressed belief that the friendly Korean people would achieve progress and prosperity under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.
The Palestinian people and leadership will remain faithful to the bonds of comradely friendship and cooperation with the workers' party and people of Korea, he added.
Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, said in his speech that the friendship between the DPRK and Palestine is a durable one as it was provided by President Kim Il Sung and President Yasser Arafat and it is now being developed under the deep care of Kim Jong Il.
He stressed that the Korean people would extend full support to the just cause of the Palestinian people who are vigorously struggling to establish an independent state with sacred Kuds as its capital and retake their legitimate national rights in face of Israel's aggression moves.
Present on invitation at the reception were foreign minister Paek Nam Sun, chairman of the central committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea Ryom Sun Gil and officials concerned.
Papers run editorials to mark 57th anniversary of WPK
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- Rosy is the future of the Workers' Party of Korea which is pursuing the army-based policy, holding Kim Jong Il in high esteem, and greater victory is before the Korean people, say Pyongyang-based papers today in editorials marking the 57th anniversary of the WPK.
The greatest pride of the Korean people in nearly 60 years of the WPK, which has covered a road of brilliant victory, fully demonstrating the invincible potentials is that they have made revolution with President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, brilliant commanders of Mt. Paektu who pursued the army-centered policy, at the head of the WPK, says Rodong Sinmun, and goes on:
To remain loyal to Kim Jong Il's army-based revolutionary line, the army-based policy, is vital to building up the invincible potentials of the WPK and preserving and accomplishing the cause of socialism.
All the party members, servicepersons and people should cherish the absolute worship for Kim Jong Il, get united closer around him, devotedly carry out his idea and line and uphold his army-based policy.
It is necessary to adhere to the principle of placing military affairs above anything else in the revolution and construction in any circumstances and make maximum efforts to strengthen the Korean People's Army.
To reunify the country is a priority of the WPK and a supreme task of the nation which brooks no further delay in the new century.
The WPK, guided by his matchless grit and iron will, will crush every one of the imperialists' aggression and war moves and boost the good-neighborly relations with all the nations that respect the sovereignty of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Minju Joson calls for working hard to build a powerful socialist nation of Juche under the army-based revolutionary leadership of the party, rallied around him in one purpose and mind.
DPRK-Japan talks to be held
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- Talks between the governments of the DPRK and Japan will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 29 and 30 according to the spirit and main principle of the DPRK-Japan Pyongyang declaration.
A series of issues related to the normalization of the DPRK-Japan relations will be discussed at the talks.
U.S. anti-DPRK diatribe concerning religion under fire
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs today answered a question put by KCNA as regards the U.S. anti-DPRK diatribe over "religious issue".
The U.S. department of state Monday groundlessly pulled up the DPRK, raising a hue and cry over any "suppression of religious activities" in the "annual report on the international religious freedom".
The freedom of the religious belief and religious activities is fully guaranteed by the law in the DPRK.
The U.S. anti-DPRK diatribe over non-existent "religious issue" is an undisguised and shameful interference in the internal affairs of the DPRK, a product of the hostile policy pursued by the Bush administration against the DPRK.
Can the leopard change his spots?
We do not care about the U.S. anti-DPRK diatribe over the religious issue, but will firmly defend man-centred socialism of Korean style.
Homage paid to Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- Senior officials of the party, the state and the army, servicepersons and people from all walks of life today visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace to pay homage to President Kim Il Sung on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Amid the playing of the immortal revolutionary paean "Song of General Kim Il Sung" a floral basket was laid before the president's statue in the joint name of the WPK Central Committee, the Central Military Commission of the WPK, the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly and the DPRK cabinet.
Senior officials of the party, the state and the army, chairmen of the friendly parties, leading officials of party and power organs, social organizations, ministries and national institutions expressed deep respects to the president before his statue and then made bows to him who lies in state for perpetuity.
They looked round orders and medals he received, the picture of him with sunny smile on his face and bronze relievos in the mourning hall and a train he used for on-site guidance and foreign tour and a car he used in the last period of his life.
On the same day, the palace was visited by anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters, officials of organs at all levels, servicepersons, people from all walks of life and foreign guests.