Cause of Korean People Supported

     Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- DPRK Ambassador Chon Jae Hong paid a courtesy call on Mari Bim Amude Alkatiri, chief minister of East Timor and leader of the Revolutionary Front for Independent East Timor, on November 25. The chief minister stated that the front and the government and people of East Timor would extend positive support and solidarity to the Korean people in their efforts to build a prosperous country and achieve reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south of Korea and the independent and peaceful reunification of the country under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    He said the front would develop its relations with the Workers' Party of Korea and assiduously learn from the experience of the WPK and the Korean people in their struggle.

U.S. Urged to Accept Simultaneous Action and Package Solution

     Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- The denucleariation of the Korean peninsula must be realized not by action to words but by action to action according to the proposal for a package solution based on the principle of simultaneous action. This is the essential principle and method of the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and the stand and attitude the DPRK and the U.S. should take at the six-way talks. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed commentary, the gist of which reads:
    The DPRK's proposal for a package solution based on the principle of simultaneous action elaborates on the blueprint of a package solution and the order of simultaneous action to comprehensively and fairly settle the nuclear issue including the U.S. switchover in its hostile policy toward the DPRK, the DPRK's renunciation of its nuclear program and opening of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
    The nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula cropped up when the U.S. shipped nuclear weapons into south Korea. The U.S., a possessor of nuclear weapons, compelled the DPRK to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by failing to honor its commitments and obligations as regards the fundamental settlement of the nuclear issue between it and the DPRK and infringing upon the dignity and sovereignty of the DPRK. The self-defensive measure was taken by the DPRK as the U.S. totally scrapped the DPRK-U.S. Agreed Framework.
    To shun the package solution based on the principle of simultaneous action means adherence to the demand for "renouncing the nuclear program first" and to the scheme to stifle the DPRK. This is, to all intents and purposes, opposition to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. The U.S. demand that the DPRK drop "the nuclear program first" means that the DPRK should lay down arms and work for the U.S. as a servant. The DPRK can never accept it. It would rather die than having peace in exchange for slavery.
    The DPRK's blueprint of a package solution is simple, clear-cut and fair. It is the DPRK's stand that both sides should lay down arms at the same time and co-exist in peace.
    The U.S. should make the bold political decision to accept the proposal for a package solution based on the principle of simultaneous action at an early date.

Abolition of SL in S. Korea Demanded

     Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- 55 years have passed since the fabrication of the "security law" (SL), an anti-national and anti-reunification fascist law in south Korea. In this connection Rodong Sinmun today says in a signed article:
    The existence of such a medieval evil law as the SL, which has done harm to the nation and people, is quite contrary to the trend of the times and the demand of the nation. The abolition of the SL is an urgent demand of the times and the nation and an essential task the fulfillment of which brooks no further delay.
    The SL was enacted by pro-U.S. and pro-Japanese elements and other traitors to the nation including Syngman Rhee under the pretext of the so-called "state security" on December 1, 1948. It is a fascist and anti-reunification evil law aimed at suppressing the patriotic and democratic activities of the south Korean people and blocking national unity and reunification.
    The successive chief executives of south Korea have used the SL or fascist leverage to pursue their confrontation with the north and anti-reunification policy and a legal tool to keep their power.
    The people in south Korea and all other compatriots have waged an incessant struggle for the abolition of the SL since it was fabricated.
    There is no justification to keep the SL any longer now that the north and the south are in the relationship of achieving mutual reconciliation and cooperation for independent reunification in the spirit of "By our nation itself."
    The abolition of the SL is a touchstone distinguishing reunification or division, reconciliation or confrontation democracy of fascism, and patriotism or treachery.
    The whole nation should wage a vigorous nation-wide struggle to get the SL repealed at an early date and ensure that no fascist evil law exists on this land any longer.

U.S. Imperialists' Aerial Espionage on DPRK

     Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialists made at least 150 espionage flights over the DPRK by intensive mobilization of strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes on different missions in November, according to the military source. Over 20 espionage fights were made by the high-attitude strategic reconnaissance plane "U-2", the commanding aircraft "E-3" and the electronic reconnaissance plane "EP-3" including a search into the coastal and underwater areas of the DPRK by the electronic reconnaissance plane "EP-3" which flew over the Taebu Islet and Yangphyong and Kangrung areas from about 12:00 to about 15:30 on Nov. 26.
    They flew 10 such tactical reconnaissance planes as "RC-7B," "RC-12" and "RF-4C" on Nov. 13, 9 on Nov. 14 and 7 each on Nov. 6, 15 and 19 to make shuttle flights between the Kanghwa Islet and Phochon and between Phochon and Sokcho for aerial espionage on the forefront and coastal areas of the DPRK.
    Those acts clearly prove that the U.S. imperialist warhawks are watching for an opportunity to crush the DPRK with arms, clinging to their anachronistic hostile policy toward it as usual, though they are loudmouthed about "a solution to an issue" through negotiations.

Japan Not Qualified to Participate in Six-way Talks

     Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- Japan is working hard to include the "abduction issue" in the agenda of the six-way talks. Abe, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, and other heavyweights of Japan on various occasions worked hard to galvanize public opinion saying that the "abduction issue should be discussed in the six-way talks" and "it is necessary to comprehensively settle abduction, nuclear and missile issues" in reference to the agenda of the next round of the talks. They are busy with diplomacy to solicit support of different countries for its claim.
    This is an improper act intended to use the talks for attaining Japan's sinister aim and deliberately creating an obstacle in the way of the talks for the settlement of the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S.
    In fact, Japan is not interested in the earlier negotiated settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula. It is related to the sinister political and military purposes sought by the ruling circles of Japan at present.
    Japan has worked hard to turn the domestic political trend to the right and step up its militarization under the pretext of the nuclear issue on the Korea peninsula. It is its contention that a solution to the nuclear issue and the defusion of the tension there would make the theory of a "threat from north Korea" no longer sound plausible as Tokyo has used it as a good excuse for executing its strategy to emerge a military giant including nuclear weaponization.
    That's why Japan is paying attention to the "abduction issue" only while deliberately ignoring the nuclear issue.
    As far as the "abduction issue" much publicized by Japan is concerned, the issue is an abnormal one raised amidst the long-standing hostile relationship between the DPRK and Japan as the latter has pursued a hostile policy toward the former for over half a century while refusing to redeem the crimes committed by the latter against Koreans in the past. This issue had already been settled with the adoption of the DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration as a momentum and therefore, there is no ground whatsoever for Japan to link this issue to the nuclear issue.
    What matters is that the U.S. is backing Japan in its moves to include the "abduction issue" in the agenda of the six-way talks.
    This is clearly proved by the fact that U.S. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kelly and others recently visited Japan one after another and asserted that the U.S. would support Japan in raising abduction cases. This can not be construed otherwise than a revelation of a sinister intention of the U.S. to deliberately create an obstacle in the way of the next round of the talks by placing the issue on its agenda just as it did at the previous Beijing talks during which it further complicated the DPRK-U.S. nuclear issue, a thorny one, by raising Japan-proposed "abduction issue" at them.
    Japan should not be allowed to participate in the talks as it is persistently trying to bring up the "abduction issue" for discussion at the talks, backed by the U.S.
    Japan abducted and forcibly drafted more than 8.4 million Koreans in the past. Pretending not to know about this hard fact it is vociferating about the abduction of a few Japanese in a bid to poke its nose into the talks and create a complication there.
    This behaviour has deprived Japan of any qualification to be a trustworthy dialogue partner.

Meeting against Evil Laws Held in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- A meeting was reportedly held in Youido, Seoul on Nov. 27 to "pass the death sentence on the law on combating terrorism and the law on rally and demonstration," with at least 70 civic organizations including the National People's Solidarity participating. The declaration read at the meeting denounced the scheme of the "government" to enact "a law on combating terrorism" designed to enhance the power of the "Intelligence Service" and retrogressively revise "the law on rally and demonstration."
    This is an act to turn back the wheel of history and go back to the days of military dictatorship, it noted.
    What must be quickly checked and controlled are the excessive power of the intelligence machine and violence of the police, it said, and added:
    The "government" deserves sharp denunciation for its scheme to frame up evil laws in a bid to suppress people with power and strength, remaining deaf to the demand of the people.
    Declaring the evil laws death, we people would fight to the bitter end for human rights and democracy, the declaration said.
    Earlier, the organizations held an urgent forum on the theme "Revision of the law on rally and demonstration and crisis of democracy" to discuss a program of action to prevent the passage of the bill on its revision at the "national assembly".

Yakbab, Korean Food

     Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- Yakbab is popular among visitors to Kaesong, a historical and cultural city of Korea. It is called Yakbab because it is spiced with honey good for health.
    Steamed glutinous rice is properly mixed with sesame oil, honey, soft sugar, jujube, chestnut, soy, etc. and steamed again before being covered by pine nuts and cinnamon powder.
    According to historic records, the tasty and nutritious food is traceable to the period of the three kingdoms - Koguryo, Paekje and Silla.
    Yakbab is taken by many people on holidays and is also prepared for wedding tables in Korea.

Land Management Makes Headway in DPRK

     Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has directed great efforts to land management in autumn. According to data available in the Ministry of Land and Environment Conservation, good species of trees have been planted in some 6,700 hectares, over 590 tons of tree seeds gathered and 1,500-kilometer-long roads constructed or reconstructed in the last one month or little more. Besides, more than 2,000 kilometers of river and stream embankments have been built or mended, some 4,190 cubic meters of river-beds dredged, at least 11,000 hectares of land readjusted and several dozen hectares of fish farms built.
    In Pyongyang, apartment houses and public buildings in downtown city have been face-lifted and good species of trees planted around newly built factories and in parks and recreation ground.
    North Hamgyong and Ryanggang provinces have hit their tree-planting targets at 107 and 124 percent respectively.
    Jagang, North Hwanghae and Kangwon provinces have pushed ahead with the construction and technical reconstruction of roads.
    North and South Phyongan provinces have accelerated river improvement projects, changing the environment of the rivers and their vicinity.
    In the Kumgwang stream embankment project, people of Uiju County have carried out at least 129,000 cubic meters of filling and covered some 113,000 cubic meters of the embankment with stones. And they made it possible to protect more than 350 hectares of arable land and several dozen hectares of fish farm from floods.
    All the nurseries in the country are now busy gathering tree seeds.
    All-people campaigns for land management are conducted in the country in every spring and autumn.

Greetings to Lao President

     Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, today sent a message of greetings to Khamtay Siphandone, president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of its foundation. Congratulating the government and people of Laos on their new success in the work to carry out the resolution made at the 7th congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the message expressed belief that the traditional friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would steadily grow stronger.

Greetings to Lao Prime Minister

     Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, sent a message of greetings to Boungnang Vorachit, prime minister of Laos, on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Rejoicing over the fact that the good friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries are favorably developing, the message wished him new success in his work for the prosperity of the country. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun also sent a message of greetings to Somsavath Lengsavath who is vice-prime minister and foreign minister of the country on this occasion.

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RPDC: administracion territorial

     Pyongyang, el primero de diciembre (ATCC) -- Se desarrolla mas energicamente la labor de la administracion territorial de la estacion otonal en la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea. Segun las estadisticas recogidas por el Ministerio de Proteccion Territorial y Ambiental, durante un mes y pico fueron trasplantados arboles de buenas especies en mas de 6,700 hectareas y se libraron la recogida de semillas de arboles de mas de 590 toneladas, la construccion y la renovacion tecnica de las carreteras de 1,500 kilometros, la construccion y reparacion de los diques fluviales de mas de 2,000 kilometros, el dragado del fondo de rio de mas de 4,190 metros cubicos, el arreglo de tierra de mas de 11 mil hectareas y la construccion del criadero de peces de decenas de hectareas.
    En la ciudad de Pyongyang, muchas viviendas y los edificios publicos en las avenidas centricas fueron reconstruidos o reparados y se llevo a cabo el trasplante de numerosos arboles de buena variedad en alrededores de las fabricas recien construidas, parques y lugares de recreacion.
    En las provincias de Hamgyong del Norte y de Ryanggang, al anteponer las labores para allanar las tierras en forma escalonada y excavar hoyos segun la caracteristica zonal, cumplieron sus planes de trasplante de arboles en 107 por ciento y 124 respectivamente.
    Por otra parte, en las provincias de Jagang, de Hwanghae del Norte y de Kangwon impulsan vigorosamente la construccion y renovacion tecnica de las carreteras.
    En las provincias de Phyong-an del Norte y del Sur se realizaron la construccion y la reparacion de diques en grandes y pequenos rios, el dragado del fondo de estos, cambiando de fisonomia de sus contornos.
    En el distrito de Uiju terminaron la acumulacion de mas de 129 mil metros cubicos de tierra y el empedramiento de mas de 113 mil metros cubicos en la obra del dique del arroyo Kumgwang y asi posibilitaron proteger de danos de inundaciones mas de 350 hectareas de tierras cultivables y decenas de hectareas del criadero de peces.
    En los viveros de diferentes localidades se realiza energicamente la recogida de semillas de arboles.
    En la RPDC, las estaciones de primavera y otono de cada ano son determinadas como el periodo de movilizacion general de la administracion territorial para desarrollarla en el movimiento masivo.

Mas de 150 espionajes aereos de EE.UU. en noviembre

     Pyongyang, el primero de diciembre (ATCC) -- Segun una fuente militar, en noviembre los imperialistas norteamericanos, al movilizar aviones de reconocimiento estrategico y tactico con varias misiones, perpetraron mas de 150 espionajes aereos contra la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea. El dia 26, desde a eso de las 12 hasta a eso de las 15:30 el avion de reconocimiento electronico "EP-3", volando sobre la isla Taebu y las regiones de Yangphyong y Kangrung, se entrego al espionaje sobre la costa y el fondo del mar de la parte Norte de Corea y el avion "U-2", el "E-3" y el "EP-3" perpetraron mas de 20 espionajes en noviembre.
    Ademas, los yanquis, al lanzar el dia 13 10 aviones, el 14 9 aviones y los dias 6, 15 y 19, respectivamente 7 aviones "RC-7B", "RC-12", "RF-4C" al espacio aereo de la isla Kanghwa-Phochon, Phochon-Sokcho para que estos recurran freneticamente al espionaje aereo sobre las zonas del frente y de la costa de la parte Norte de Corea.
    Esto demuestra que los belicistas yanquis, hablan de la "solucion del problema" mediante las conversaciones, pero siguen recurriendo a la anacronica politica de hostilidad a Corea y acechan una oportunidad para aplastar militarmente a la RPDC.

Premier de Timor Este apoya causa de lucha del pueblo coreano

     Pyongyang, el primero de diciembre (ATCC) -- Chon Jae Hong, embajador de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea realizo el 25 de noviembre una visita de cortesia a Mari Bim Amude Alkatiri, primer ministro de la Republica Democratica de Timor Este y dirigente del Frente Revolucionario por la Independencia de Timor Este (FRITE). En la ocasion el premier dijo que el FRITE, el gobierno y pueblo de Timor Este enviaran energico apoyo y solidaridad con los esfuerzos que el pueblo coreano, hace bajo la sabia direccion del estimado camarada Kim Jong Il por construir un pais rico y poderoso, lograr la reconciliacion y cooperacion entre el Norte y el Sur y la reunificacion independiente y pacifica del pais.
    Subrayo que tambien en el futuro desarrollaran las relaciones entre el FRITE y el Partido del Trabajo de Corea y aprenderan activamente de las experiencias de lucha del PTC y del pueblo coreano. hr>