U.S. hostile policy towards DPRK condemned

     Pyongyang, July 15 (KCNA) -- The Seventh International Seminar of Progressive Political Parties on "Revolution in Latin America" took place in Quito from June 30 to July 3. The seminar disclosed the aggressive nature of the U.S. disturbing world peace and the reactionary nature of its war policy and underscored the need for the world progressive political parties and people to get firmly united in order to counter the moves for a war of aggression of the U.S.-led imperialists and to further strengthen the revolutionary solidarity with the DPRK and Cuba in the fight against the imperialists, in particular.
    The seminar adopted a final declaration and a joint statement denouncing the U.S. moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK. The statement bitterly denounced the U.S. for its unreasonable acts of turning aside the consistent call of the DPRK for seeking a negotiated solution of the nuclear issue through the DPRK-U.S. dialogue and insisting on the "multilateral talks" aimed to internationalize the nuclear issue.
    The statement expressed full support to the measure taken by the DPRK to put spurs to building up the self-defensive nuclear deterrent force as it is a just self-defensive one to counter the U.S. strategy to isolate and stifle the DPRK the danger of which is increasing with each passing day.
    The statement called upon the world progressive political parties and peace-loving people to extend solidarity to the Workers' Party and people of Korea in their struggle for justice, peace, socialism and independence against imperialism.
    The seminar was attended by Gustavo Teran, national leader of the People's Democratic Movement of Ecuador, Osvaldo Palacio, national spokesman for the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador, and the delegations of the progressive political parties of Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Dominica, Bolivia, Germany and turkey including the delegation of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Month of Anti-U.S. Joint Struggle marked

     Pyongyang, July 15 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held on July 6 under the co-sponsorship of the Egypt-Korea Friendship Association and the Arabic Association for Arts, Culture and Information of Egypt on the occasion of the June 25-July 27 Month of Anti-U.S. Joint Struggle. Present at the meeting were political and public figures and members of the committee for the study of the Juche idea.
    Speakers said:
    President Kim Il Sung is the invincible and iron-willed commander who defeated two imperialisms, U.S. and Japan, in one generation with his outstanding military strategy and resources. The experience of the Korean people's struggle gives the truth that nobody can match the people single-heartedly united around the leader.
    The progressive people of the world will never forget the immortal contributions of Kim Il Sung. He will always live in the hearts of the fighting people.
    The friendly Korean people are now firmly defending the sovereignty of the country and the dignity of the nation as they are led by leader Kim Jong Il who is identical with Kim Il Sung.
    The speakers pointed out that they would always send firm solidarity to the just cause of the Korean people.

Vital rights of poor demanded in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, July 15 (KCNA) -- The south headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification on July 11 released a statement denouncing the authorities for scheming to evacuate the poor including stall keepers and small tradesmen from Chonggyechon area, according to a news report. The statement recalled that the permanent chairman of the national alliance of the poor is on a hunger strike every day and the poor in the area are out for a protest campaign.
    The statement accused the Seoul city authorities of suppressing the stall keepers after listing them as targets of control and evacuation under various pretexts and conditions.
    It strongly demanded the government and the city authorities take immediate measures to guarantee the poor their right to existence.

U.S. anti-north move condemned in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, July 15 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the South Korean Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon) in a commentary on July 10 accused the U.S. of discussing a proposal for building a multinational force for intercepting ships and aircraft of North Korea at a huddle. It termed this move a blatant military threat to the north. The commentary noted that it is not only a violation of the armistice agreement, a serious action to provoke a war but part of its moves to isolate the north internationally to lead the situation to an extreme pitch of tension, talking about unconfirmed "north's sale of weapons of mass destruction and its drug smuggling."
    Saying that the U.S. is to entirely blame for the danger of war in Korea, the commentary noted that the South Korean people would intensify the struggle against the U.S. which has escalated its military threat to the north, refusing to respond to the north-proposed bilateral talks.

Japan assailed for passing law on Iraq

     Pyongyang, July 15 (KCNA) -- The Japanese reactionaries have no justification in adopting a law on supporting Iraq in its rehabilitation, still less any ground to dispatch heavily-armed troops of the "self-defence forces" to Iraq, says Rodong Sinmun today commenting on a "bill on special measures to support Iraq in its rehabilitation" which was passed at the house of representatives of Japan recently. The signed commentary goes on:
    By dispatching heavily-armed SDF troops to combat regions Japan seeks to demonstrate abroad the might of the SDF which has been built up through its hectic efforts to emerge a military power.
    The adoption of a "Law on Special Measures to Support Iraq in Its Rehabilitation" by Japan is attributable to its policy of toeing the U.S. line. What is serious is that the Japanese militarists' chariot is running of itself before the U.S., its senior master, holds the chariot by the bridle.
    The ambitious dream of the Japanese militarists to become a leader in Asia is becoming a reality. The first target of the Japanese militarist forces in its overseas aggression is the Korean peninsula.
    Japan's heading for overseas aggression will do Japan nothing good for its security and future.

Book "Encyclopedia of Korean National Costumes" published

     Pyongyang, July 15 (KCNA) -- The Pyongyang Publishing House has published a book "Encyclopedia of Korean National Costumes." The book helps the readers have a better knowledge of the long history of the Korean national costumes and develop them.
    Contained in the book, which consists of three parts, are general knowledge, photos, proverbs, puzzles and glosses.
    In the first part it introduces tremendous feats performed by President Kim Il Sung, woman hero of the anti-Japanese war Kim Jong Suk and leader Kim Jong Il in adding luster to the history of the Korean national costumes and developing them.
    In the second part it deals with styles and development of national costumes, typical national dresses, headpieces, shoes, ornaments, etc.
    The third part of the book shows how to compose, cut and sew national costumes, wear beautiful Korean clothes and modern clothes, observe dressing etiquette, take care of clothes, etc.
    It also introduces in detail how to make modern and traditional Korean clothes, trim one's hair, make up one's face, wear shoes, etc.
    The book is of important significance in carrying forward the clothing customs of the nation.

EU, U.S. at loggerheads over global structure =KCNA news analyst's article=

     Pyongyang, July 15 (KCNA) -- The friction between the United States seeking unipolar world and the European Union calling for multipolar world is getting serious. When the U.S. unilaterally launched an invasion of Iraq in violation of UN resolutions and in disregard of majority countries' strong opposition, the anti-war forces of the EU bitterly denounced the U.S. for turning the United Nations into a tool for its strategy of hegemony.
    Finding themselves in an awkward position, the hawks of the Bush administration, called neo-conservatives, termed France, Germany and other countries "Old Europe", while describing as "New Europe" some East European nations that voiced support for its invasion of Iraq, in the hope of drumming up support in the continent with them as a springboard.
    Condoleezza Rice, assistant to the U.S. President for National Security, on June 25 reiterated the strategy of the Bush administration that the world should become a unipolar world based on the American-style view of value.
    Prompted by this strategy, the U.S. seeks to split up the ever expanding EU by aggravating contradiction and confrontation between the EU "Representing Old Europe", and pro-U.S. East European nations "Representing New Europe".
    France and Germany play a principal role in the EU but they are subordinated to the U.S. in NATO.
    Availing itself of this advantage, the U.S. is trying to rent the EU in the way of rapidly expanding NATO.
    Confronted with the U.S. unilateral hegemonism, the EU is exerting efforts to have Europe on an equal footing with the U.S.
    The EU has put forward a proposal of the founding of Europe's common defence forces for the purpose of overcoming its weakness in NATO over the security issue and enhancing its position and influence. It is now pushing ahead with the implementation of the proposal, while challenging the U.S. high-handed and unilateral practice.
    It intends to inveigle ten East European nations including the Czech Republic and Slovakia into the EU until 2004 in a bid to destroy the U.S. supremacy over Europe.
    What is noteworthy is that the EU is trying to materialize the plan of multipolar world in such a way as strengthening its political and military relations with Russia and China.
    With the world economy tending towards multipolarity, the EU advanced a plan of a "new triangle" involving North America, Europe and the East Asian economic region. It is indicative of the EU's desire to exercise equal influence with the U.S. in the coordination of the global structure and promote multipolarity through mutual economic dependence, rejecting the "old triangle" involving the U.S., Europe and Japan.
    All the facts reveal that the conflict between the EU and the U.S. in the strategic interests has already come up to the surface and that the subordinate U.S.-EU alliance the former established after the end of the Cold War is now on the edge of collapse.

Special envoy of Chinese government sojourns in DPRK

     Pyongyang, July 15 (KCNA) -- Dai Bingguo, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is the Chinese government's special envoy stayed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from July 12 to 15. During his stay, Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly talk with the special envoy.
    Present there were Vice-Foreign Minister Kim Yong Il, officials concerned, the special envoy and his party and Chinese Ambassador to the DPRK Wu Donghe.
    Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun also met and had a talk with him.
    There were talks between First Vice-Foreign Minister Kang Sok Ju and the Chinese government's special envoy on July 12. At the talks, both sides highly appreciated the traditional DPRK-China friendship favorably developing day by day under the deep concern of the leaders of the two countries and underscored the need to make positive efforts to boost the bilateral friendly relations.
    Both sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S. and international issues of mutual concern.
    The DPRK government hosted a banquet for the special envoy.
    The special envoy and his party visited the Poman Cooperative Farm in Sohung county, North Hwanghae Province, during their stay.

North side's delegation back from Seoul

     Pyongyang, July 15 (KCNA) -- The north side's delegation led by Kim Ryong Song, chief councillor of the DPRK cabinet, flew back Tuesday after participating in the 11th inter-Korean ministerial talks held in Seoul. It was met at the airport by Kang Nung Su, Minister of Culture, An Kyong Ho, director of the secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, Pak Chang Ryon, first vice-chairman of the state planning commission who is chairman of the north side to the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation, and other officials concerned.

Electorate meetings held

     Pyongyang, July 15 (KCNA) -- Electorate meetings were held at all constituencies in the DPRK from July 13 to 15 to vow to live up with loyalty to the deep trust placed in the voters by leader Kim Jong Il through his open letter. An open letter he sent to all voters across the country was read out at the meetings first. The speakers at the meetings said that the nomination of Kim Jong Il as a candidate for a deputy to the 11th Supreme People's Assembly at all constituencies across the country was an expression of the absolute support and trust of all the servicemen and people in the party and the leader.
    They noted that the decision of Kim Jong Il, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, to have his candidacy registered at constituency no 649 is a striking manifestation of his Songun will as he is determined to accomplish with arms at any cost the Korean revolution started with the arms of revolution.
    All the servicepersons and people, remaining boundlessly faithful to Kim Jong Il's Songun idea and politics, are ardently following the Songun idea and firmly upholding the Songun politics and implementing it to the letter, they said, stressing:
    All the servicepersons and people should take an active part in the election for the strengthening and development of the government of the republic and demonstrate to the full the stamina and might of the Songun nation in the sacred struggle for the prosperity of our country.

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kim jong il se reune con enviado especial del gobierno de la rpch

     pyongyang, 15 de julio (atcc) -- el dirigente kim jong il, secretario general del partido del trabajo de corea y presidente del comite de defensa nacional de la republica popular democratica de corea se reunio el dia 14 con el enviado especial del gobierno de la republica popular china, dai bingguo quien es el viceministro ejecutivo de relaciones exteriores y su comitiva, de visita en corea. estuvieron presentes kang sok ju, primer viceministro de rr.ee. de la rpdc y wu donghua, embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de la rpch en corea.
    en la ocasion, el enviado especial entrego cortesmente al dirigente una carta personal de hu jintao, secretario general del comite central del partido comunista de china y presidente de la rpch y el regalo preparado por si mismo.
    el dirigente, luego de expresarle agradecimiento, departio con el en un ambiente cordial y amistoso.
    ofrecio una cena en honor del enviado especial y su comitiva.

enviado especial del gobierno de la rpch en pyongyang

     pyongyang, 15 de julio (atcc) -- el enviado especial del gobierno de la republica popular china, dai bingguo quien es el viceministro ejecutivo de relaciones exteriores realizo del 12 al 15 del mes en curso una visita a la republica popular democratica de corea. durante su visita, kim yong nam, presidente del presidium de la asamblea popular suprema de la rpdc departio con el en un ambiente cordial y amistoso.
    en la ocasion estuvieron presentes por la parte coreana el vicecanciller kim yong il y otros funcionarios y por la china, el enviado especial y su comitiva asi como wu donghua, embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de la rpch en corea.
    tambien el canciller paek nam sun sostuvo una platica con el enviado especial.
    las conversaciones entre el primer vicecanciller kang sok ju y el enviado especial tuvieron lugar el dia 12.
    en la ocasion, ambas partes evaluaron altamente que la tradicional amistad corea-china se desarrolla cada dia mas favorablemente bajo la gran atencion de los dirigentes de los dos paises y subrayaron la necesidad de esforzarse por fortalecer y desarrollar aun mas estas relaciones de amistad. tambien, intercambiaron las opiniones sobre el problema nuclear entre la rpdc y ee.uu. y otros problemas internacionales de interes mutuo.
    el gobierno de la rpdc ofrecio un banquete en honor del enviado especial de gobierno de la rpch de visita en corea.
    durante su permanencia el enviado especial y su comitiva recorrieron la granja cooperativa pom-an, distrito de sohung, provincia de hwanghae del norte.

intento de japon de reiterar la historia de agresion

     pyongyang, 15 de julio (atcc) -- hoy, el periodico "rodong sinmun" inserto un comentario individual alusivo a la aprobacion del "proyecto de ley sobre medidas especiales para apoyar la reconstruccion de irak" en la camara de representantes de japon. el comentarista senala que los reaccionarios japoneses no tienen ningun pretexto de elaborar una ley relativa al apoyo a la rehabilitacion de irak ni un fundamento para enviar alli los efectivos de las "fuerzas de autodefensa" dotados con armas pesadas y continua: con motivo de que se envian esas fuerzas armadas a la zona de combate la opinion publica dice que japon, que se ha esforzado mucho por la conversion de su pais en una potencia militar, trata de mostrar en ultramar la capacidad de sus "fuerzas de autodefensa".
    la aprobacion de tal "ley" en japon depende de su politica de servilismo a ee.uu. la gravedad del problema reside en que la carreta del militarismo japones no se mueve a disgusto por ee.uu. sino avanza con sus propias fuerzas antes de que su amo superior ee.uu. tome la rienda de carreta.
    el sueno codicioso de las fuerzas militaristas japonesas de ser lider de asia va haciendose una realidad. el primer blanco de ellos en su agresion a ultramar es la peninsula coreana.
    la agresion a ultramar no sera util para la seguridad y el futuro de japon.