Gift to Kim Jong Il

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a gift from the visiting photo exhibition delegation of the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation. Olga Malteva, head of the delegation, conveyed it to an official concerned.

Greetings to Libyan Secretary of General People's Committee of Libya

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Hong Song Nam, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, sent a message of greetings to Shukuri Muhammad Ghanem, secretary of the General People's Committee of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The premier in the message extended the warmest congratulations to him on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the Great September First Revolution in Libya and wished him greater success in his responsible work for the development of the country.

Greetings to Libyan Foreign Secretary

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun sent a message of greetings to Abdulrahman Mohamed Shalgham, secretary for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation of the General People's Committee of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the Great September First Revolution in Libya. The message expressed belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger in the future and wished him greater success in his responsible work.

Greetings to Libyan Leader

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Sunday sent a message of greetings to Moammer El Gaddafi, leader of the Great September First Revolution of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the revolution in Libya. The message extended warmest congratulations to the leader and, through him, to the leadership and people of Libya.
    The message said the Libyan people were working hard to defend the national dignity and the sovereignty of the country and build a free and prosperous new society under his guidance.
    Believing that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger in the future, it wished him good health and happiness.

Greetings to Nigerian Party

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on August 30 sent a message of greetings to the National Executive Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Nigeria on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the party. The message extended the warmest congratulations to the National Executive Committee of the party and all the party members on the occasion.
    Firmly believing that the good friendly and cooperative relations between the two parties and two peoples would strengthen and develop in the future in the idea of independence, peace and friendship, the message sincerely wished them greater successes in their activities to strengthen the party and achieve the national unity and prosperity and the regional peace and stability.

Greetings to President of Uzbekistan

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Sunday sent a message of greetings to Islam Karimov, president of Uzbekistan, on the occasion of its independence, the national holiday of the people of Uzbekistan. The message extended warm greetings to the president and the people of the country on the occasion.
    Expressing belief that the good friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would favorably develop in the future, the message wished the president greater success in his responsible work for the prosperity and stability of the country.

Korean Film Week Opens in Russia

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- A Korean film week was opened with due ceremony at the hall of the Russian Filmmakers Union in Moscow on Aug. 27 to mark the 55th anniversary of the DPRK. The first vice-chairman of the union in his speech at the inaugural ceremony extended warmest congratulations to all the Korean people on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the DPRK, adding that it was very pleased to open the Korean film week on the occasion.
    Saying that Russia and the DPRK have conducted brisk contact and cooperation in the field of cinematic art as in other fields, he noted that the peoples of the two countries have promoted the bilateral understanding and deepened the feelings of traditional friendship through cultural interaction.
    He said that the heroic spirit and innovative successes of the Korean people please their Russian friends. He wished the Korean people greater success in their drive to build a great prosperous powerful nation.
    The participants enjoyed film "From Spring to Summer."

Rodong Sinmun on DPRK's Nuclear Deterrent

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The U.S. bellicose forces these days are throwing together the balderdash that the DPRK's nuclear deterrent is intended to "threaten and blackmail" somebody and to be sold to other countries and it may strike U.S. cities when it finds its way into the hands of terrorists. Refuting this, Rodong Sinmun Monday in a signed commentary says that all this is a nonsense and the DPRK's nuclear deterrent force is aimed at coping with the U.S. preemptive nuclear attack on and armed invasion of the DPRK.
    The commentary goes on:
    Our nuclear deterrent which embodies the principle of self-reliant defense based on the Juche idea is of defensive nature. In other word, it is, to all intents and purposes, a means of defending sovereignty.
    It is utterly groundless that our nuclear deterrent poses "threat" to somebody. And it is the height of folly to argue that our nuclear deterrent is a "threat" to the U.S. and nobody would believe this. It is, indeed, a brigandish logic that only our nuclear deterrent is "dangerous" while U.S. nuclear weapons raise no problem on the Korean peninsula. Our nuclear deterrent for defending the sovereignty of the country can never be a threat to anyone. Unless anyone provokes the DPRK, its nuclear deterrent will remain unused. There is no need for a country not hostile but friendly to the DPRK to worry about its nuclear deterrent. The defensive nature and mission of our nuclear deterrent will remain unchanged.

DPRK-China Agreement Inked

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- An agreement of the 42nd meeting of the DPRK-China Committee for Cooperation in Border River Transport was inked here on August 31. Present at the signing ceremony were members of the delegation of the DPRK side and that of the Chinese side to the committee.

Day of Non-aligned Movement Observed

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The non-aligned movement has invariably made a long drive over the past 42 years and this is a result of its firm adherence to the idea of anti-imperialism and independence and the fundamental principle of non-alignment, says
    Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
    It goes on:
    If the non-aligned movement is to maintain its noble idea and fundamental principle and increase its influence, it should, first of all, direct the sharp edge of its struggle against the U.S. imperialists' strong-arm and arbitrary practices and unilateralism. When the non-aligned countries got united and put up a tough struggle against the U.S. imperialists' strong-arm and arbitrary practices and unilateralism, the latter would not ride high and mighty and a great progress would be made in accomplishing the cause of independence and peace. When the non-aligned and developing countries crop feathers of the U.S. imperialists with their united force, international relations based on sovereignty and equality will be established without much difficulty and the democratization of the international community be accelerated.
    If the movement is to fulfil its mission as a powerful anti-imperialist independent force, it is very important to achieve the unity of action in the movement.
    The United States is deliberately fanning up differences among non-aligned and developing countries in a bid to largely broaden them and lead them to collision and disputes. The non-aligned and developing countries should heighten vigilance against these moves of the imperialists and take joint steps and unity of action in the anti-imperialist and anti-U.S. struggle.
    The non-aligned movement should expand and develop south-south cooperation to cope with the "globalization" schemings of the imperialists.
    The DPRK, as a dignified member of the movement, will as ever remain loyal to the idea and principle of the movement and make energetic efforts for its development and victorious advance.

Broad-spectrum Sterilizer Developed

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Researchers of the Centre of Basic Science under Kim Il Sung University have developed a new kind of broad-spectrum sterilizer. It, belonging to the best kind newly set by the World Health Organization, does good in sterilizing all sorts of bacteria and virus, eliminating offensive odor and in bleaching. With this sterilizer sewage can be purified within three or four minutes and used for drinking. So it is popular not only in economic sectors but among mountaineers, explorers and campers.
    It has no harmful effect on human body.
    The researchers have also made a portable producer of the sterilizer without sources of electric power and heat.

Japan Urged to Apologize for Its Crimes

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The Japanese government should thoroughly probe the truth about the massacre of Koreans during the Kanto quake of 1923 and all other crimes committed by Japan against the Korean people, open them to the public and honestly apologize and adequately compensate for them, declared a spokesman for the DPRK Measure Committee for Demanding Compensation to Comfort Women for the Japanese Army and the Victims of Forcible Drafting in a statement on August 31 80 years after the Japanese imperialists' massacre of Koreans during the Kanto quake. At least 23,000 innocent Koreans were killed by a brutal method baffling human imagination during the Kanto quake on September 1, 1923, the statement said, and went on. The Japanese government has not yet properly probed the truth of this incident, far from feeling any guilty conscience and responsibility for the massacre, though 80 years have passed since then.
    The frantic anti-DPRK rackets and unceasing violence and threat to Korean residents in Japan remind one of what the Japanese reactionaries did 80 years ago to "exterminate Koreans."
    The issue of redeeming the crimes committed by Japan against humanity serves as a touchstone showing whether its talk about human rights, civilization, humanitarianism and law-abidance is true or false.
    The committee will surely force the Japanese government to probe the truth of all the crimes committed by Japan against humanity and apologize and compensate for them and thus help Koreans heal the wounds inflicted upon them by Japan and give vent to the grudge of the victims.

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Kim Jong Il envia ofrenda floral ante feretro de difunto Jang Chol

     Pyongyang, el primero de septiembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il envio el 31 de agosto una ofrenda floral ante el feretro del difunto Jang Chol, miembro del CC del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, vicepresidente de la Asamblea Popular Suprema de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y presidente del CC de la Federacion General de Escritores y Artistas de Corea expresando profundo pesame por su fallecimiento

Espionajes aereos de EE.UU

     Pyongyang, el primero de septiembre (ATCC) -- Segun fuentes militares, los belicistas norteamericanos perpetraron en agosto mas de 170 espionajes aereos contra la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea con la movilizacion de los aviones de reconocimiento estrategico y de mando de las bases ultramarinas y los de reconocimiento estrategico y tactico de Corea del Sur. A eso de las 8 del 29 de agosto, el "U-2", despegado de una base aerea norteamericana en Corea del Sur realizo filmacion y reconocimiento electronico sobre las profundidades de la RPDC haciendo un vuelo de largas horas del este al oeste sobre la Linea de Demarcacion Militar. Este avion perpetro cerca de 30 espionajes en el mes pasado.
    Con anterioridad, a eso de las 15 y 47 minutos del 21 del mismo mes cuando se desarrollaba freneticamente el simulacro militar "Ulji Focus Lens" de caracter agresivo, el "RC-135" y "E-3" procedentes de una base ultramarina volaron durante largo tiempo por el espacio aereo sobre el Mar Este de Corea para realizar la filmacion y el reconocimiento electronico sobre la region general de Corea septentrional. Tal espionaje se perpetro tambien desde a eso de las 21 del dia 13 a la una del dia 14 de agosto.
    Por otra parte, los aviones "RC-12" y "RC-7B" (el 26 de agosto, 11 unidades; los dias 8 y 25, 8 unidades respectivamente y los dias 5 y 22, 7 unidades respectivamente) se movilizaron en 24 horas al espacio aereo sobre la zona de la Linea de Demarcacion Militar para espiar de modo concentrado la zona del frente y los objetos importantes de las costas oriental y occidental de Corea del Norte.