President of East Timor Supports Korea's Reunification

     Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- The government and people of East Timor will positively support reconciliation, cooperation and independent and peaceful reunification between the north and south of Korea based on the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration. President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor Xanana Gusmao said this when he received credentials from new DPRK Ambassador Chon Jae Hong on November 21.
    On the occasion the president wished the Korean people success in their efforts to build a great prosperous powerful nation under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    The DPRK is firmly defending the dignity and sovereignty of the country and the nation despite the ceaseless foreign pressure, the president said, adding that he would make all efforts to boost the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries in the interests of the two governments and the two peoples.

Government Authorities' Crackdown on Labour Movement Condemned in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- The "Federation of Korean Trade Unions" held a large rally condemning the government authorities' crackdown on the labour movement in Seoul on November 23, according to south Korean MBC and KBS. The rally was attended by more than 40,000 unionists under the organization.
    At the rally the organization strongly demanded that the authorities abolish discrimination against part-time jobs and permit the trade union of public service officials.
    The "Korean Confederation of Trade Unions" held a rally with at least 200 unionists attending in Seoul on November 22 in demand of the settlement of the issue of part-time workers and an end to imposing damages on them.
    More than 40 civic and public organizations including the Catholic Human Rights Committee held a rally for smashing the authorities' suppression of the labour movement on the same day and staged a demonstration up to Myongdong Cathedral.

Enactment of Evil Law Opposed in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- The Joint Action against the Enactment of the "Law on Combating Terrorism" reportedly held a press conference at the "National Assembly" building on November 19 to oppose the enactment of the evil law. The organization charged that the "law on combating terrorism" is a "law on strengthening the Intelligence Service" to increase its authority under the pretext of "combating terrorism." The organization demanded that the "National Assembly" immediately stop considering the "bill".
    The organization warned in a press release that it would wage a struggle for resignation of the "minister of Intelligence Service" and disbandment of the oppressive tool in case the "Intelligence Service" forces the enactment of the "law on combating terrorism".

Three Generals of Mt. Paektu Praised

     Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- This year many foreign figures wrote and published books and poems in praise of the immortal feats performed by the three generals of Mt. Paektu. Academician, Prof. and Dr. G. I. Korotkov, secretary general for academic studies of the Military History Institute, wrote the book "Victors" on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Korean people's victory in the Korean war, deeply moved by the outstanding military idea and tactics of President Kim Il Sung.
    Sergei Lisitski, writer of the Russian Union of Writers, visited the DPRK and wrote the book "Story of DPRK", after avidly reading Kim Il Sung's Reminiscences "With the Century".
    Alexander Viktorvich Brezhnev, journalist of the Russian newspaper Zavtra, authored the book "Red Korea" in which he gave his impressions of the DPRK he visited in comparison with the realities of those countries where socialism collapsed.
    Javed Ansari, secretary general of the Society for the Study of Self-Reliance of Pakistan, wrote the book "Country of Eternal Sun". Printed in the book are a globe surrounded by 21 five-pointed stars and a photograph of leader Kim Jong Il in the centre of a star on top of the globe. By this he meant that Kim Jong Il is the sun of the 21st century.
    Among the books recently sent to the DPRK are the book "Army of Korea" written by Marwan Sudah, chairman of the Arab Committee for Solidarity with the Korean People and Support to Korea's Reunification in Jordan, and the book "Korea, Beacon of the Times" written by Yehia Zakaria Khairallah, secretary general of the Arab Association for Arts, Culture and Information of Egypt.
    Takashi Nada, representative of the Japan, Ehime, Institute for Modern Korean Studies, wrote epic "Land of Victory" and Dipak Sharma, chairman of the Nepalese Young Poets' Forum, 5 poems including "Defender of Nation, Father of People".
    Bangladeshi Journalist Shiraz Chowdry wrote the poem "In Memory of Mother Kim Jong Suk" praising the woman general of Mt. Paektu as an anti-Japanese war hero and mother of Korea.

Middle School Renamed

     Kanggye, November 25 (KCNA) -- Namsan Middle School in Kanggye City, Jagang Province, was renamed Hero Namsan Middle School. The school produced 2 DPRK heroes and 9 labour heroes.
    A renaming ceremony took place at the school yesterday.
    Present at the ceremony were Yon Hyong Muk, chief secretary of the Jagang Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Choe Ki Ryong, chairman of the Jagang Provincial People's Committee, officials concerned, teachers and students of the school and working people.
    Mun Kyong Nam, secretary of the Jagang Provincial Party Committee, made an address to be followed by speeches of Schoolmistress Kim Yong Suk, Labor hero Kim Yun Thae from the school and student Kwak Su Gyong.
    Noting that 11 graduates from the school became heroes, speakers called on the teachers and students to learn from the distinguished spirit of devotedly defending the leader, do-or-die spirit and noble patriotism displayed by the heroes and uphold the Songun revolutionary leadership of the WPK with loyalty.
    They underscored the need for the teaching staff to decisively raise their political and professional qualifications and strengthen the education of students to more successfully bring up more revolutionary intellectuals needed for the building of a great prosperous powerful nation of Juche. All the students of the school should fully prepare themselves as successor to the Juche revolutionary cause fully prepared mentally, morally and physically and revolutionaries of the younger generation in the Songun era, honored to study at the school of heroes, they declared.

Treacherous "Agreement" Flayed

     Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- The Reunification Solidarity for Implementing the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration and Peace on the Korean Peninsula of south Korea reportedly issued a statement on Nov. 18 in protest against the traitorous "agreement" reached at the South Korea-U.S. Annual Security Consultative Meeting. Accusing the south Korean ministry of defense of expressing a clear stand of supporting the U.S. unjust war of aggression and genocide, the statement dismissed this as a disgraceful act of admitting itself that young south Koreans are mercenaries for the U.S. Recalling that in the "agreement" the two sides openly advocated the policy of military pressure towards the north, talking about the "need to maintain strong joint defence force to cope with the threat from the north", the statement said this betrayed the bellicose pro-U.S. submissive stand of the "Ministry of National Defense" as it favored the hostile policy pursued by the U.S. bellicose forces toward the north.
    The nation will mete out a stern judgment to the United States keen to escalate the tensions and confrontation on the Korean peninsula and the "ministry" toeing its line going against the desire of the Koreans for independence, peace and reunification, the statement declared, calling for a continued struggle against such bellicose groups.

Outbursts of U.S. Ambassador in S. Korea Denounced

     Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- Hubbard, U.S. ambassador in south Korea, a few days ago, stringed out the jargon that south Korea would set "an example", if it continued economic cooperation with north Korea while leaving the latter without restraining itself in the acts unacceptable to the U.S., and that "economic cooperation" should be done in a cautious manner to be "bilateral cooperation beneficial to both." In this regard Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary says:
    Hubbard meddled in inter-Korean cooperation and talked this or that as if he were an "inspector." This was an impudent behavior without discretion.
    His outbursts cannot be construed otherwise than an aggressive one interfering in other's internal affairs in pursuit of a very sinister purpose to throw a wet blanket over and totally spoil inter-Korean economic cooperation now running a smooth course, the commentary says, and continues:
    His outcries for "cautious" economic cooperation with the north were, in fact, a certain pressure upon south Korea to stop it and go back to confrontation.
    Inter-Korean economic cooperation is a patriotic undertaking for the north and the south to promote common interests of the Korean nation in the spirit of the June 15 joint declaration. But Hubbard put his nose into inter-Korean economic cooperation in an attempt to bar it, behaving himself as the "governor general" of a U.S. colony. This has touched off the towering rage of the Korean nation.
    The U.S. would be well advised to give up its unreasonable interference in the inter-Korean economic cooperation, well aware of the will and aspiration of the Korean nation.

Japan Urged to Compensate for Its Human Rights Abuses

     Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- Recently the list of 427,129 Korean victims who were forcibly drafted during the Japanese imperialists' military occupation of Korea was made public. In this regard, voices strongly demanding the Japanese authorities make apology and compensation to the victims and their bereaved families are growing louder day by day. "We can never die before the punishment of the crimes of the Japanese imperialists before the world's conscience and thorough compensation from them and we will get the price of blood paid by Japan at any cost." This is the unshakable will of the victims and their kinsmen and friends. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed commentary.
    It goes on:
    The forcible drafting and massacres committed by the Japanese imperialists were grave human rights abuses they openly committed as a state policy, disregarding international justice and morality and violating international law.
    In fact, the recently published list of the victims to forcible drafting is only the tip of the iceberg in light of the hideous crimes committed by the Japanese imperialists. The claim of the victims to human rights abuses and their bereaved families to compensation fully conforms with the universal definition of human rights and the principle of international law.
    It is too natural that the DPRK proposed to Japan to hold inter-governmental talks between the two countries at an early date to discuss the issue of compensation to the victims to human rights abuses who have been surveyed and confirmed so far as this reflects the trend of the times. The Japanese authorities should look straight into the trend of the times and, in consonance with it, respond as soon as possible to the inter-governmental talks for discussing the issue of compensation for the human rights abuses committed by the Japanese imperialists against the Korean people in the past.

Fish Breeding Proves Successful in DPRK

     Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- Great efforts have been channeled into fish farming in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. A fish farm covering some 230 hectares was built in Nampho City and the Taegwan and Unsan catfish farms in North Phyongan Province in October.
    Many fish farms have been built across the country in recent years. Among them are the Onchon Fish Farm, Yonggwang Youth Fish Farm, Songhwa Catfish Farm and Pyongyang Catfish Farm.
    The Yonggwang Youth Fish Farm in South Hamgyong Province is breeding freshwater fishes in a scientific and technical way in more than 60 ponds.
    Fish farms in North Phyongan Province are raising saltwater fishes as well as freshwater fishes to suit the conditions of the tideland on the West Coast.
    The lowland and mountain areas such as South and North Hwanghae and Jagang provinces have based their fish farming on natural feed and scientific and technical processing of feed.
    Modern catfish farms in various areas including Pyongyang, Samchon County of South Hwanghae Province and Tongsin County of Jagang Province supply hundreds of tons of fish to the people.
    Meanwhile, fish breeding farms and spawning ponds throughout the country fully supply fries to the fish and catfish farms.
    The government is planning to build fish farms with an area of 20-30 hectares in each city and county.

Credentials to Kim Yong Nam

     Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, received credentials from Hans Dietmar Schweisgut, new Austrian ambassador e.p. to the DPRK, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. Present there was Kung Sok Ung, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs.
    After receiving credentials the president had a talk with the ambassador.

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Personalidades de varios paises elogian a 3 generales del monte Paektu

     Pyongyang, 26 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Este ano, numerosas personalidades de varios paises escribieron y publicaron libros y poesias que se refieren a inmortales hazanas de los 3 generales del monte Paektu. El academico, profesor y doctor G. Korotkov, secretario general cientifico del Instituto de Historia Militar de Rusia, conmovido por la destacada ideologia militar y metodo de combate del Presidente Kim Il Sung, escribio el libro titulado "Triunfadores" con motivo del 50 aniversario de la victoria en la Guerra de Liberacion de la Patria del pueblo coreano.
    Serguei Lisitski, escritor de la Union de Escritores de Rusia, luego de leer las memorias del Presidente "En el transcurso del siglo", visito la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y redacto el libro "Relatos sobre Corea".
    Alexandr Viktorvichi Brezhnev, periodista del periodico ruso "Zavtra" redacto el libro "Corea roja", que recopila impresiones de visita a la RPDC relacionandolas con la realidad de un pais donde fue derrumbado el socialismo.
    Javed Ansari, secretario general de la Asociacion de Estudio de Autoconfianza de Pakistan escribio el libro "El pais del Sol eterno" junto con una foto del Dirigente Kim Jong Il, Marwan Sudah, presidente del Comite Arabe de Solidaridad y Apoyo a la Reunificacion de Corea con el Pueblo Coreano en Jordania, el libro "El fusil de Corea" y Yehia Zakaria Khairallah, secretario general de la Asociacion de Arte, Cultura e Informacion Egipcio-Arabe, el libro "Corea, faro de la epoca" y los hicieron llegar a Corea.
    Takashi Nata, representante del Instituto del Problema Coreano Contemporaneo de Ehime, Japon redacto y publico la poesia epica "La tierra de la victoria"; Dipak Sharma, presidente de Forum de Poetas Jovenes de Nepal, 5 poesias incluyendo "El defensor de la nacion, padre del pueblo" y Shiraz Chowdry, periodista bengali, la poesia "Recordando la madre Kim Jong Suk" que elogia a esta como la heroina de lucha antijaponesa y madre de Corea.

Denominada la Escuela Secundaria Heroe Namsan

     Kanggye, 25 de noviembre (ATCC) -- La Escuela Secundaria Namsan de la ciudad de Kanggye de la provincia de Jagang fue denominada la Escuela Secundaria Heroe Namsan. Entre los graduados de esta escuela salieron los 2 Heroes de la Republica y los 9 Heroes del Trabajo.
    El acto de denominacion tuvo lugar el dia 25 en el mismo terreno.
    Participaron Yon Hyong Muk, secretario responsable del Comite del Partido del Trabajo de Corea en la provincia de Jagang, Choe Ki Ryong, presidente del Comite Popular de la provincia y otros funcionarios, maestros y empleados de la escuela, alumnos y trabajadores.
    Pronuncio un discurso Mun Kyong Nam, secretario del Comite del PTC en la provincia, e intervinieron la directora Kim Yong Suk, el Heroe del Trabajo Kim Yun Thae, graduado de esta escuela y la alumna Kwak Su Gyong.
    Los oradores se refirieron a que en el pasado salieron 11 heroes de entre los graduados de la escuela y anadieron que todos los maestros, empleados y alumnos deben seguir fielmente la direccion del partido sobre la revolucion mediante el Songun (priorizacion militar) al heredar el sobresaliente espiritu de defensa al lider a costa de la vida, el de materializacion decisiva y el noble patriotismo, manifestados por los heroes.
    Mencionaron que los maestros y empleados deben elevar definitivamente el nivel politico y profesional, fortalecer la labor de ensenanza y educacion a los alumnos y formar numerica y cualitativamente a las competentes personas revolucionarias que hagan aporte a la construccion de una gran potencia prospera del Juche.
    Todos los alumnos de la escuela, con el orgullo de estudiar en la escuela Heroe deben prepararse tenazmente como continuadores de la causa revolucionaria del Juche dispuestos de ricos conocimientos, nobles virtudes y robustez fisica y como revolucionarios de nueva generacion de la epoca del Songun.

Presidente de Timor Este apoya la reunificacion de Corea

     Pyongyang, 26 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Xanana Gusmao, presidente de la Republica Democratica de Timor Este dijo que su gobierno y pueblo apoyaran activamente la reconciliacion y la cooperacion entre el Norte y el Sur de Corea y su reunificacion independiente y pacifica, basadas en la Declaracion Conjunta Norte-Sur del 15 de Junio. Asi subrayo el dia 21 el presidente en la ceremonia de recibir las cartas credenciales de Chon Jae Hong, nuevo embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea en su pais.
    En la ocasion el mandatario deseo al pueblo coreano exitos en su lucha por la construccion de una gran potencia prospera bajo la sabia direccion del gran Dirigente, camarada Kim Jong Il.
    Aun en las ininterrumpidas presiones de las fuerzas foraneas Corea defiende firmemente la dignidad y la soberania del pais y la nacion, preciso y destaco que hara todos los esfuerzos por fortalecer y desarrollar mas las relaciones de amistad y cooperacion entre los dos paises conforme a los intereses de ambos gobiernos y pueblos.