Kim Jong Il Pays Homage to Kim Il Sung

     Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, accompanied by commanding officers of the KPA, visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace at 00:00 on Thursday. The palace was wrapped in an atmosphere of deep condolences on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the demise of president Kim Il Sung, father of socialist Korea and the nation.
    Present were Jo Myong Rok, director of the General Political Department of the KPA, Kim Yong Chun, chief of the General Staff of the KPA, Kim Il Chol, minister of the People's Armed Forces, Vice-Marshal of the KPA Ri Yong Mu, vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, Marshal of the KPA Ri Ul Sol, Vice-Marshals of the KPA Paek Hak Rim, Kim Ik Hyon, Ri Jong San, Kim Ryong Yon, Jang Song U, Ri Ha Il, Pak Ki So and Jon Jae Son and operation commanding officers of the Supreme Command of the KPA, commanders of the arms and services of the KPA and general officers of the KPA.
    Standing on both sides of the full-length statue of the President were flags of the WPK, the DPRK and the colors of the KPA and honor guards of the three services of the KPA. A floral basket was laid before the statue in the joint name of the Central Committee of the WPK, the Central Military Commission of the WPK and the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.
    Written on the ribbon of the floral basket were letters "The Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung Is Immortal".
    Kim Jong Il together with the cadres accompanying him paid homage to the President.

Gift to Kim Jong Il

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a gift from the secretary general of the United Left Movement of Dominica. It was conveyed to an official concerned by Secretary General Miguel Mejia on a visit to the DPRK.

Building of Apartment Houses for U.S. Troops in Ryongsan Base Lambasted

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- The People for Achieving Peace and Reunification in south Korea reportedly made public a statement titled "Vehemently denounce building of apartment houses for U.S. troops in Ryongsan base". The statement said that it was recently disclosed that the south Korean authorities squandered a lot of funds amounting to 27.6 billion won with a view to building apartment houses for families of U.S. troops in Ryongsan base.
    In February 2002 when announcing the plan for building Ryongsan apartment houses for U.S. troops, the Ministry of National Defense said the houses would be built with the U.S. budget, but now it stated the houses have been built with the budget for military construction out of the allotments of defense expenses, which betrayed what it deceived the people at that time, the statement pointed out.
    The statement demanded that the U.S. and the south Korean government apologize for their wrong doings and renegotiate the transfer of the U.S. military base from Ryongsan.

Korean People's Struggle Supported in Various Countries

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Meetings for solidarity with the Korean people were held in Pakistan and Tanzania on June 25 on the occasion of the June 25-July 27 month of an anti-US joint struggle. Zabed Ansari, secretary general of the Karachi Branch of the Pakistan-Korea Friendship Association, said in his speech that President Kim Il Sung put forward policies for national reunification including the three principles of national reunification to achieve national reunification by the concerted efforts of the Korean nation free from the interference of the foreign forces.
    He recalled that leader Kim Jong Il provided the historic north-south summit talks which culminated in the adoption of the June 15 joint declaration and thus opened up a bright prospect for the country's reunification. Korea's reunification will be achieved by him before long, he added.
    Rashid Hussein Rabani, former member of the Upper House of Pakistan and general secretary of the Sind Provincial Committee of the Pakistan People's Party, said: The Songun politics of Kim Jong Il is always inflicting setback upon the U.S. hostile policy towards the DPRK and the Korean people have firmly defended the sovereignty of the nation and augmented the country's power in every way thanks to this politics.
    He underscored the need for the developing countries to follow the politics of Kim Jong Il in order to achieve the world peace and stability and establish fair international relations.
    Fancis F. Lyimo, vice-chairman of the Tanzania-DPRK Friendship Association, said that the Korean people under the leadership of Kim Jong Il have valued their sovereignty and dignity more than anything else. The progressive mankind is expressing full support and solidarity for the Korean people in their struggle to defend justice and sovereignty, he added.
    A message to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting in Pakistan.
    Korean documentary films "'Iron-Ranks, Korean People's Army" and "Panmunjom" were shown at Leoncio Prado Military School of Peru on June 28.

Prospect of Six-Party Talks to Depend on U.S. Attitude

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- The U.S. should sincerely accept the DPRK's proposal of "reward for freeze" as it is the most realistic one to break the present deadlock caused by differing stands, mutual mistrust and differences in the mode of thinking between the DPRK and the U.S. over the nuclear issue and stop demanding the DPRK scrap its "nuclear program" first and stop opting to apply to the DPRK the same "method" it applied to other country, urges Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a signed commentary. The overall review of the recent six-party talks showed that although various proposals and suggestions were made and the talks proceeded in a sincere atmosphere and some elements helpful to the talks' progress were found, no substantial success was made in the efforts to make a breakthrough toward the settlement of the nuclear issue as the DPRK and the U.S. failed to wipe out the bilateral mistrust and misunderstanding, the commentary says, and goes on:
    It was fortunate and noteworthy that the U.S. accepted the principle of "words for words" and "action for action" as requested by the DPRK, not mentioning the "CVID," though it had persistently insisted on it at the previous talks from an insincere stand. A scrutiny into the U.S. "proposal" made at the recent talks, however, suggests that it is still asserting that the DPRK should dismantle its "nuclear program" first and insisting on the CVID. Its "proposal" means that it would discuss what it should do only when the DPRK has completely dismantled its nuclear weapons in a unilateral manner. This is, in essence, little different from the above-said demand raised by the U.S. to the DPRK so far over the nuclear issue.
    The so-called "landmark proposal" made by the U.S. is an unfair one as it lacks any commitment to observe the principle of "words for words" and "action for action." Particularly, it advanced the "three-month period for preparations" for the dismantlement of nuclear facilities which is nothing but a far-fetched assertion lacking scientific and realistic nature. This was what the U.S. side used to disarm a country in Mideast last year.
    The U.S. is mistaken if it seeks to get something from the DPRK by applying to the DPRK the same method it applied to other country. If the U.S. seriously examines the DPRK's proposal and commits itself to renounce its hostile policy toward the DPRK and opts to make reward for freeze on the principle of "words for words" and "action for action," that will serve both the purpose of settling the nuclear issue and the interests of the U.S.
    The progress of the talks and the prospect of the solution to the issue will depend on the U.S. attitude.

Message of Greetings to 3rd AU Summit

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to the 3rd meeting of heads of state and government of the African Union (AU) on Tuesday. The message says:
    Please accept my sincere congratulations and warm greetings to the prominent heads of state and government and all the delegates taking part in the 3rd summit meeting of the African Union which will be held amid the African people's expectation and great concern of the international community.
    The AU, though young, took significant initiatives to increase its function and role, guarantee peace, stability and socio-economic development of the continent and further strengthen unity and cooperation among its member nations so as to meet new challenges in the present times and has made positive efforts to implement them. This is drawing the attention of the international community.
    The DPRK government and people sincerely rejoice over the great successes made by the member nations of the AU in their efforts to achieve firm unity and solve by themselves the problems of the continent including disputes free from foreign domination and interference. And they extend firm support and solidarity to the African people in their just cause of building independent, peaceful and prosperous new Africa.
    It is my belief that the 3rd summit meeting of the AU which will mark another important occasion in promoting the continental peace and progress and increasing the position and say of Africa in the international arena will achieve shining success to meet the expectation and desire of all the African people.

10-Day Film Show Opens

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- A 10-day film show opened on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. In this period, documentary and feature films showing the noble life of the President and his immortal revolutionary exploits will be screened at the cinemas and houses of culture across the country. They will include the documentaries "The 90th Birth Anniversary of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung", "The Great Life in 1994" and "To Hold the Fatherly Leader in Higher Esteem" and the feature films "Star of Korea", "The Sun of the Nation" and "Mt. Paektu".
    Those films give emotional accounts of the facts that the President fathered the Juche idea and led the revolution and construction to victory and glory, thus performing immortal feats, and of the great national pride, honor and happiness of the Korean nation in having made the revolution under his guidance.
    Also screened in the period will be films showing the Songun revolutionary feats of leader Kim Jong Il who has brilliantly accomplished the cause of perpetuating the memory of the President, firmly defended the destiny of the socialist motherland and the nation and demonstrated their dignity and honor all over the world and the looks of the Korean people who are vigorously advancing toward the building of a great prosperous powerful nation.
    The opening ceremony of the film show was held at the People's Palace of Culture Tuesday.
    Present there were Jong Ha Chol, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and officials concerned.
    The opening address was made by Choe Ik Gyu, minister of Culture.
    Then there were screened the documentary film "The Great Lodestar of Grand National Unity" and the newly released feature film "The Man Waited for".
    On the same day, the 10-day film shows opened in the provinces.

Floral Basket from Palestinian President

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Palestinian President Yasser Arafat sent a floral basket to the statue of President Kim Il Sung standing on Mansu Hill on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his demise. The floral basket was laid before the statue on July 7 by Palestinian Ambassador to the DPRK Shaher Mohammed Abdlah.
    Written on the ribbon were words "Your Excellency the Great Leader Kim Il Sung Will Live Forever".

Indian Ambassador Presents Credentials to Kim Yong Nam

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, received credentials from N. T. Khankhup, Indian ambassador e. p. to the DPRK, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. On hand were Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Yong Il and a staff member of the Indian embassy.
    After receiving the credentials the president had a talk with the ambassador.

Revolutionary Drama Staged

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Artistes of the State Theatrical Company staged revolutionary drama "Wish" at Pyongyang Theater Tuesday on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. Among the audience were senior party, state and army officials including Kim Yong Nam, Kim Il Chol, Jon Pyong Ho and Choe Thae Bok.
    They gave its premiere in Juche 83 (1994). The drama is based on the germ of idea that it is the wishes of Kim Il Sung and the Korean people not to let leader Kim Jong Il walk muddy ridges between rice fields.
    The President visits a farm and sees to it that all problems arising in agricultural production and research into it are solved and he comes to the farm again in the fall when the farm is visited by a bumper harvest and shows such loving care as naming newly bred rice strains and having a photograph taken with main characters of the drama, pleased with the achievements made by them.
    These scenes of the drama help the audience look back with deep emotion on the long journeys made by the President for field guidance to all parts of the country all his life.
    The main characters of the drama volunteer to work on the farm to materialize the noble intention of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and succeed in breeding new strains of rice despite difficulties. They reap a bumper harvest, bringing joy to the President. The drama makes the theatre-goers realize once again what the goal of life and its worth is for the people in our era.
    The audience is deeply touched by the earnest instruction given by the President for holding Kim Jong Il in high esteem, saying that his destiny precisely represents that of the country.

Oratorical Meeting of Young Servicepersons Held

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- An oratorical meeting of young soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) was held Tuesday before the statue of Generalissimo Kim Il Sung at Kim Il Sung Political University on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his demise. Prior to the meeting the participants laid floral baskets and bouquets before the statue and paid homage to him in humble reverence.
    Young soldiers took the floor under the respective titles "May the Eternal Tower Shine," "Our Immortal Father" and "Pledge Made by the Army in July."
    They recalled that the tower of immortality bearing the slogan "The great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will always be with us" was erected in Korea of Juche to stand imposingly in the 90s when the red flags of the revolution were pulled down overnight and monuments to revolutionary leaders were vandalized by moves of renegades of socialism in different countries.
    Thanks to Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il, Kim Il Sung will always remain alive as the sun of humankind, they stressed.
    Saying that they remember with deep emotion the whole life of the generalissimo, who devoted himself to the KPA soldiers covering more than 182,668 kms for field guidance from the day of the country's liberation to the last moments of his life, they emphasized that Kim Il Sung will always remain the real father of the soldiers.
    They called upon all the servicepersons to remain intensely loyal soldiers and army heroes in the Songun era devotedly defending Kim Jong Il in order to honor the pledge made to Kim Il Sung.
    A poem "Homage to Generalissimo in July" was recited at the meeting.

Kim Il Sung Presented with Orders, Medals and Certificates of Honorary Titles

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- President Kim Il Sung was presented with many orders, medals, awards and certificates of honorary titles by various countries and international organizations over the last ten years. According to data available, he received more than 30 orders, medals and awards including supreme orders, orders of solidarity, gold medals, medals of honorary citizen and award of genius and at least 30 certificates of honorary titles including certificates of honorary academician, professor, doctor and citizen titles from many countries and international organizations from July Juche 83 (1994) up to date.
    On July 17, 1994, several days after the sad report on his demise was aired, the Organization of Socialists in the Mediterranean Region comprising political parties and social organizations of a number of countries on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea awarded to the President its Order First Class.
    The Socialist Progressive Party of Lebanon awarded to him Supreme Order it specially instituted for the first time and the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America "El Medi Ben Barca" Order of Solidarity, its supreme order, on the 100th day after his demise.
    The king of Umozi Community in Nigeria arranged a ceremony of awarding the first title of chief of the solar tribe to the President with the attendance of representatives of the federal government and all parts of the country on April 15, 1995, and inaugurated the Nigerian Society of Sun next day.
    In Syria, a meeting was held to name a newly built street of Damascus "Kim Il Sung Street" in April 2002, in which fell the 90th birth anniversary of the President, and a decision on awarding to him the certificate of honorary citizen of the capital was made public and the street bearing his august name was declared open to traffic.
    He also received Sukarno Order of Indonesia, diplomas of honorary academician and doctor of the International IT Academy, the award of the Permanent Office of Asian and African Writers and its certificate of commendation, gold medal of the French Institute for the Fidelity in Work, certificates of honorary citizen, medals, gold keys and honorary awards of nearly 20 cities of different countries including Peru and Ecuador. They are versatile in content and exceptional in awarding.

Military Attaches Corps Visits International Friendship Exhibition

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- The military attaches corps here visited the International Friendship Exhibition Tuesday on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. The guests looked round with deep emotion gifts Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il received from heads of political parties and states, political and public figures and people from all walks of life in different countries.
    They made entries in the visitor's books.

New Stamps Issued

     Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- The Korea Stamp Corporation has issued ten kinds of stamps with photographs of President Kim Il Sung. The new stamps include four sheetlets, each having two kinds of stamps, a souvenir sheet and an individual stamp.
    Printed in the upper parts of the sheetlets and the sheet are words "The great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will always be with us", "Juche 83(1994)" and "Juche 93(2004)".
    Contained in the first sheetlet are stamps carrying photos of the President being among workers and giving field guidance to the Chongsan Cooperative Farm and pictures of a long-distance belt conveyer and a socialist rural community.
    The second sheetlet contains stamps with photographs of the President among servicepersons and children and pictures showing military parade columns and cheerful schoolchildren against the background of the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace.
    Included in the third one are stamps carrying a photo of the President receiving Rev. Mun Ik Hwan, who was an adviser to the Coalition for National Democratic Movement of south Korea, and a photo of him making indefatigable efforts for the cause of global independence.
    With stamps showing pictures of Kim Il Sung standing on the peak of Mt. Paektu together with Kim Jong Il and giving on-the-spot guidance to the Academy of Sciences, the fourth one bespeaks that under the guidance of Kim Jong Il, the President is immortal and the future of the nation will be brighter.
    The souvenir sheet carries a picture of the President, with a broad smile on his face, waving to cheering crowds and, below it, shows the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, the Tower of the Juche Idea, Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia. Seen in the individual stamp is the Tower of Immortality.
    The face value of the stamps is 12, 112 and 116 won respectively.

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Kim Jong Il recibe regalo de personalidad de Dominica

     Pyongyang, 7 de julio (ATCC) -- Al Dirigente Kim Jong Il le dirigio presente el secretario general del Movimiento de la Izquierda Unida de Dominica, Miguel Mejia, de visita en Corea. El visitante lo entrego a un funcionario coreano

RPDC no aceptara "modo" de otro pais

     Pyongyang, 7 de julio (ATCC) -- EE.UU. debe aceptar con sinceridad el proyecto mas realista "congelacion vs indemnizacion" para superar la actual situacion creada por la diferencia de posiciones, desconfianza mutua y discrepancia en el modo de solucion con la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y abandonar la demanda de la "renuncia nuclear, primero" y el intento de aplicacion del "modo" de otro pais. Asi senala el periodico Rodong Sinmun en un comentario individual del dia 7 y continua:
    Al hablar a lineas generales en la III ronda de Conversaciones a 6 bandas se entablo un debate sincero en torno a diversos proyectos y medios y aparecio un elemento para traer algun avance. Pero, por la perduracion de la desconfianza y el malentendido entre la RPDC y EE.UU., no pudo lograrse ningun resultado realista para abrir una brecha.
    Resulta afortunado y considerable el que EE.UU., que en las conversaciones anteriores esgrimia invariablemente la insistencia "CVID" sin mostrar actitud sincera, esta vez sin reiterarla haya aceptado el principio de "palabra vs. palabra" y "accion vs accion" segun la demanda de la RPDC.
    Pero, la "propuesta" de EE.UU., si la analizamos, es la repeticion de la insistencia en la "renuncia nuclear, primero" y "CVID". Es decir, EE.UU. va a discutir lo que debe hacer solo despues de la cabal renuncia nuclear unilateral de la RPDC. En fin, esa propuesta no se difiere nada de su obstinada demanda sobre la "renuncia nuclear, primero".
    La "propuesta enmendada" de EE.UU. es un injusto proyecto carente de sus deberes correspondientes al principio de "palabra vs. palabra" y "accion vs accion".
    En particular, es muy utopico e irrealista el "periodo de preparacion de tres meses" de la cancelacion nuclear en que insisten esta superpotencia. Es la condicion que presento el ano pasado EE.UU. para desarmar a un pais del Medio Oriente. Se equivoca el Tio Sam al tratar de sacar algun provecho de la aplicacion de ese "modo" de otro pais a la RPDC.
    Si, EE.UU. estudia con profundidad nuestro proyecto, da palabras de retirar su politica hostil a Corea y se persona a tomar las medidas de indemnizacion por la congelacion segun el principio de "palabra vs palabra" y "accion vs accion", esto convendra por igual tanto a la solucion del problema nuclear como a los intereses de EE.UU.
    El avance del dialogo y la perspectiva de la solucion del asunto dependen de la actitud de EE.UU.

Iniciada jornada de exhibicion cinematografica

     Pyongyang, 7 de julio (ATCC) -- Quedo inaugurada la jornada de exhibicion de peliculas por el 10 aniversario del fallecimiento del Presidente Kim Il Sung. Durante este periodo se proyectaran documentales y peliculas de ficcion que relatan la noble vida del Presidente y sus inmortales hazanas revolucionarias.Se exhibiran los documentales "90 aniversario del nacimiento del gran Lider, camarada Kim Il Sung", "Ano 1994 de la gran vida", "Para enaltecer al lider padre" y las peliculas ficciosas "Lucero de Corea" y "Sol de la nacion" y "Monte Paektu", etc.
    Los filmes se refieren a las inmortales hazanas del Presidente acumuladas al crear la idea Juche y conducir la revolucion y la construccion por el unico camino de la victoria y gloria y relatan con emocion el gran orgullo nacional, el honor y felicidad del pueblo coreano que hizo la revolucion bajo la direccion del Presidente.
    Se proyectaran tambien las peliculas alusivas a las hazanas revolucionarias del Songun del Dirigente Kim Jong Il, quien realizo brillantemente la causa de eternidad del lider, defendio firmemente el destino de la patria socialista y la nacion y exalta a todo el mundo la dignidad y el honor de la nacion, y a la lucha del pueblo coreano por la construccion de una gran potencia prospera.
    El acto inaugural tuvo lugar el dia 9 en el Palacio Cultural del Pueblo con la presencia del secretario del Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, Jong Ha Chol, y otros funcionarios interesados.
    El ministro de Cultura, Choe Ik Gyu, pronuncio palabras inaugurales.
    Acto seguido, los participantes vieron el documental "Gran salvador de la gran unidad nacional" y la pelicula ficciosa recien creada "Hombre entranable".
    El mismo dia, tuvieron lugar semejantes actos en las provincias.