Immortal Exploits of Kim Il Sung

     Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- J. K. Patel, director of the Indian Institute for the Foreign Policy, issued a statement to the press on July 5 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. In the statement he highly praised the feats of the President who devoted his all to the freedom and happiness of the people, the prosperity of the country and the victory of the cause of global independence and socialism.
    He said that the foundation of the Juche idea by Kim Il Sung was a great event which opened a new era of the development of human history and that the Juche idea is now taking deeper root as the guiding idea in the era of independence for its truth and universality.
    Kim Il Sung led the revolution and construction straight to victory without the slightest error and deviation in shaping line and policies, breaking through manifold difficulties in the whole course of his revolutionary activities, he said, and continued:
    He defeated two formidable imperialisms, put forward the people as the master of the country and led the social revolution of the two stages, two rounds of rehabilitation and construction and socialist construction of different stages to a brilliant victory, thus building a strong socialist county independent, self-supporting and self-reliant in national defence and setting a shining example of creation and construction.
    The revolutionary cause started by the President is being brilliantly carried forward by leader Kim Jong Il. Kim Il Sung will always live in the hearts of mankind as the sun of Juche along with the prosperity of the country.

U.S. Arms Buildup Castigated in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- The South Headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification reportedly released a statement on July 7. The U.S. has introduced F-117 Stealth fighter bombers into south Korea to stage a large-scale war exercise, which clearly proves that the war scenario of the U.S. which listed the DPRK as the next target of its preemptive attack after Iraq, is being put into practice, the statement said, and continued:
    Unpardonable is the U.S. criminal move to ignite a nuclear war against the north in the Korean peninsula at any cost quite contrary to the will and desire of the Korean nation at a time when the spirit of national reconciliation and great unity is increasing after the publication of the June 15 joint declaration.
    Our youth and students will conduct a more vigorous struggle against the U.S. and war to resolutely frustrate the U.S. adventurous moves for arms buildup to ignite a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula and drive the U.S. troops, the root cause of aggression and war, out of south Korea.

Moves to Revive Fascist System Denounced in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Korean Association for the Study of Human Rights gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA on Saturday as regards the protest of the ultra right conservative forces including the Grand National Party against the decision made by the south Korean Committee for Proving the Truth behind the Suspected Incident that three former unconverted long-term prisoners of south Korea made contribution to the movement for democracy and died in prison while fighting against the scheme to force "ideological conversion" in the period of the military fascist dictatorship. Ultra-right conservative forces of south Korea including the GNP and the Association of Reservists charged the decision with a behavior of shaking the liberal democratic system and law and order. They let loose such string of vituperation that they can never remain a passive onlooker in case the decision that a state organ recognized those out of legal frame as persons of merit under the "security law" is not withdrawn. Moreover, they openly exerted violence upon those organizations and personages supporting the decision.
    The spokesman dismissed this as an unpardonable move to justify and revive such criminal acts as harassing human rights and democracy and inciting distrust, antagonism and confrontation among the Koreans in the period of the military fascist dictatorship as it is a behavior to measure the reality of the new era with the old ruler used in the past era of confrontation.
    The unconverted long-term prisoners whom the ultra-right conservative forces of south Korea including the GNP called to account are the most tragic sufferers of human rights violation in the 20th century who sustained all sorts of inhuman maltreatment and suppression and even miserable death behind bars for over 3 or 4 decades for the mere reason that they did not convert their idea and faith, he said, adding it admits no argument that their struggle is intended to protect their idea and faith, rights and democracy against fascist suppression.
    This crime is all the more grave as it invoked the SL which defines fellow countrymen as "enemy" at a time when all the Koreans are going in for independent reunification by their concerted efforts after the publication of the June 15 joint declaration, the spokesman said, stressing that those going against the trend of the times, turning their back on public mindset will face a shameful doom.

S. Korean Authorities Denounced for Blocking Participation in@Memorial Function

     Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- The Reunification Solidarity of south Korea for the Implementation of the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration and Peace in the Korean Peninsula reportedly released a statement on July 8 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. Recalling that in 1994 when the President passed away all of a sudden, the then Kim Yong Sam's "government" pursued the extreme confrontation policy towards the north such as the "emergency alert order" and the oppression of the reunification movement, the statement denounced the present government for blocking the south side's public figures from participating in the memorial function held in the north on the occasion.
    There is no doubt that though the south side's public figures failed to participate in the memorial function due to the authorities' suppression, the unity of all the fellow countrymen in the south and the north and overseas will be more solid through the thorough implementation of the joint declaration in the future.

Reception Given on Anniversary of Concluding DPRK-China Treaty

     Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- A reception was sponsored by the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and the Central Committee of the DPRK-China Friendship Association at the Chongryu Restaurant on Saturday on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of concluding the DPRK-China treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual aid. Minister of Public Health Kim Su Hak who is chairman of the Central Committee of the DPRK-China Friendship Association in a speech said that since President Kim Il Sung, together with Zhou Enlai, former Chinese prime minister, signed the historic DPRK-China treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual aid the two peoples have stepped up socialist construction and made a great contribution to defending peace in Asia and the rest of the world, supporting and assisting each other in political, economical, cultural and other fields.
    Leader Kim Jong Il's China visit in April last serves as historic event opening a new chapter in developing the DPRK-China friendship and strengthening solidarity between the parties and peoples of the two countries, he stated, and continued:
    We are sincerely pleased that the fraternal Chinese people are waging a powerful drive to gain their strategic target to build a basically rich society overall by the year 2020 according to the decision adopted at the 16th Congress of the Communist Party of China, and we wish the Chinese people greater success in their efforts to realize socialist modernization and reunify the country.
    Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador e. p. to the DPRK, in his speech said that the two countries made big contributions to their development and the peace and stability of the region by respecting and supporting each other, strengthening the ties of friendship and good neighborliness and closely cooperating with each other in the spirit of the treaty.
    Noting that Sino-Korean friendship is making fresh progress in the new century, the ambassador stressed that the bilateral visits of the leaders of the two countries, several Kim Jong Il's China visits in particular, gave a fresh momentum to strengthening the friendly and cooperative relations between China and the DPRK.
    Under the wise guidance of Kim Jong Il, the heroic Korean people are making great successes on the three fronts of politics and ideology, anti-imperialism and military affairs and economy and science in the spirit of working hard, he stated.
    He sincerely wished the fraternal Korean people greater success in their efforts to build a great prosperous powerful nation, reunify the country independently and peacefully and develop its external relations.

Ugandan President Visits DPRK Embassy

     Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni visited the DPRK embassy on July 8 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. He laid a floral basket before the portrait of the President at the embassy.
    Written on the ribbon of the floral basket were letters "In Memory of the Great President Kim Il Sung. President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni".
    He said that Kim Il Sung was the outstanding politician, the great revolutionary and the benefactor who helped the independence and the building of a new society in Africa materially and mentally. He referred to the President's great contribution to the strengthening and development of Uganda.
    Highly praising Kim Il Sung as a veteran statesman of the world who made a great contribution to settling the major international political problems, he stressed that the Ugandan government and people would not forget Kim Il Sung forever. He wrote in the visitor's book that he highly praises the exploits Kim Il Sung performed for the political circles of the world and the Korean people.

Korean Book and Photo Exhibition Opens in Russia

     Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- A Korean book and photo exhibition opened in Moscow on July 7 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. Hanging on a wall of the exhibition was a portrait of the President. On display were his famous works, books and photos showing his noble revolutionary life and immortal exploits, and photos introducing the immortal Songun revolutionary leadership exploits of leader Kim Jong Il.
    Present at the opening ceremony were Mikhail Demskov, editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Patriot, employees of the paper office, reporters of Voice of Russia, public figures and staff members of the DPRK embassy.
    The editor-in-chief, addressing the ceremony, said that the exhibition opened to reverentially remember the brilliant life and immortal exploits of the President.
    Kim Il Sung was not only the father of the entire Korean nation but also the outstanding leader who illuminated the way ahead of the progressive humankind, he said, adding: It is the most brilliant of his exploits that the President successfully solved the issue of carrying forward the revolutionary cause.
    Nikolai Litbinov, deputy editor-in-chief of the paper, and reporters of the paper in their speeches praised the greatness and revolutionary exploits of the President and expressed their will to inform the readers better of the reality of socialist Korea shining thanks to the successful application of Kim Jong Il's Songun politics.
    A message to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the ceremony.

Equatorial Guinean President Sends Floral Basket to DPRK Embassy

     Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- Equatorial Guinean President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo sent a floral basket to the DPRK embassy on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. The floral basket was laid before the portrait of the President by a delegation of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea led by General Secretary Filiberto Ntutumu Nguema visiting the DPRK embassy on July 6.
    The general secretary said that the august name of the President will shine forever with the history of humankind, expressing the greatest respects to the President, the eternal leader of the DPRK who performed great exploits for the Korean people and progressive humankind of the world, in the name of Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, founder-chairman of the DPEG, on the occasion of the anniversary.
    The DPEG sincerely hoped that the revolutionary cause pioneered by the President would be accomplished and the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea ardently wanted by him would be achieved at an early date, he said, reaffirming that the cause of socialism and national reunification of Korea would always be fully supported by the Democratic Party and the people of Equatorial Guinea.

World Population Day Marked in DPRK

     Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- On the occasion of the World Population Day (July 11), activities to give a clear understanding of the important work to solve the population issue have been conducted in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea under deep concern of the government. On Sunday, the country's major media observe the day and the Population Centre of the DPRK has published a special issue of the bulletin "Population Newsletter."
    Colorful functions have been held in the capital and local areas. Among them are a scientific symposium "Ten Years after the International Conference on Population and Development" and a lecture meeting "Fine Environment and Reproductive Health", a poster exhibition and a public lecture.
    Yang Song Il, a section chief of the center, told KCNA:
    The DPRK government has taken measures to further develop the service for the health of mothers and babies, which has been restricted only to obstetrics and gynecology, according to the 20-year action programme for saving lives of mothers adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo ten years ago.
    The government has also made men aware of the importance of their role and positive participation in the efforts for reproductive health and encouraged them to take part in the work.
    It has raised public concern over the qualitative growth of the population.
    Besides, it has systematically promoted the health and welfare of women according to the Law on Public Health, Family Laws, Law on the Nursing and Upbringing of Children and Education Law which were provided before the Cairo conference and taken care of the women and children at state and public expenses.

New Minister of People's Security Appointed

     Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- The Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly released decrees on relieving Choe Ryong Su of the post of the Minister of People's Security and appointing Ju Sang Song as the minister of People's Security on Friday.

Repeal of SOFA Demanded

     Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- The U.S. troops, who harass peace and obstruct Korea's reunification, should be driven out of south Korea without fail and the "south Korea-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)" scrapped without delay in the era after the publication of the June 15 joint declaration when the ardent desire of the people for the new has become the trend of the times and a wide avenue for independent reunification is being paved by the concerted efforts of the Korean nation, said a spokesman for the National Democratic Front of south Korea in a statement on Friday 38 years after the signing of the SOFA (July 9, 1966). This brigandish agreement has forced tens of thousands of innocent women and other civilians in south Korea to fall victim to murder, rape and plunder committed by bestial groups of GIs and it has turned into a hell on earth plagued by their crimes, the statement noted, and continued:
    The unpardonable crimes committed by the man-hunting GIs have been openly connived at and encouraged under this traitorous document called SOFA in south Korea.
    The south Koreans can never pardon the U.S. imperialist aggression troops who have imposed unbearable misfortune and pain upon them for scores of years, staying there, and SOFA justifying their outrageous practices.
    What the south Korean people demand is the immediate and total withdrawal of the south Korea-based U.S. troops, the typical leftover of the old and the root cause of all sorts of crimes, and the repeal of all the shackling agreements including SOFA.
    The NDFSK will join the people from all walks of life in their vigorous anti-U.S. struggle for independence to build a new and independent society without the U.S. aggression troops.

Birth Anniversary of Kim Hyong Jik Observed

     Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- Papers Saturday here editorially observe the 110th birth anniversary of Kim Hyong Jik, an indomitable revolutionary fighter. Rodong Sinmun says: Kim Hyong Jik, born into the patriotic family of Mangyongdae for generations on July 10, 1894, devoted all his life to the independence of the country and the victory of the proletarian revolution.
    He formed the Korean National Association and made a switchover in the anti-Japanese national liberation movement in Korea from the nationalist movement to the proletarian revolution. This was a historic event that brought earlier the dawn of the Korean revolution.
    The idea of Jiwon and the noble revolutionary legacy bequeathed by Kim Hyong Jik to the Korean people have been successfully carried forward by President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il generation after generation and they are displaying great vitality even in the new century. The President led the 20 year-long arduous anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle to victory, true to the noble idea of Jiwon and thus accomplished the historical cause of Korean liberation so ardently desired by Kim Hyong Jik. The President turned the DPRK into a powerful country, independent in politics, self-supporting in economy and self-reliant in national defence, with his ever-victorious seasoned leadership.
    The idea of Jiwon and the noble revolutionary legacy are given steady continuity and shedding brilliant rays thanks to Kim Jong Il.
    Kim Hyong Jik's idea of Jiwon and exploits are shining more brilliantly in the march in the new century under the banner of Songun.
    The idea has been successfully carried forward on the basis of the Juche idea of the President and is displaying its tremendous vitality generation after generation, guided by the Songun idea of Kim Jong Il.
    Minju Joson notes that no force on earth can bar the army and people of the DPRK from struggling with the noble idea of Jiwon and faith in certain victory which Kim Hyong Jik implanted into the Korean people as the soul of the nation and a maxim in their life and final victory is in store for them.

S. Korean Authorities Denounced for Blocking Visit of Del. to North

     Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the National Reconciliation Council issued a statement Friday denouncing the south Korean authorities for their inhuman action taken to disallow a south Korean non-governmental delegation to visit Pyongyang to pay homage to President Kim Il Sung on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his demise. The statement says:
    The south Korean authorities took such a rash action as refusing to permit the visit of the delegation to Pyongyang, after putting a brake on it. They perpetrated such thrice-cursed hideous crime in defiance of the ancestral moral ethics, the crime which may drive the inter-Korean relations to the phase of severance and confrontation, just as the "civilian government" did ten years ago.
    This is a rude and immoral behavior in view of the precedents because south Korean personages of various circles so far visited the statue of the President and paid respectful homage to him while staying in Pyongyang.
    Such inhuman crime was committed in the era after the publication of the June 15 joint declaration, the era of "By our nation itself." This clearly indicates that though they are talking about "reconciliation" and "cooperation" their real intention is to fundamentally negate the system in the north, still regarding it as their enemy, just as they did in the period before the publication of the declaration.
    As already well known, the north, feeling painful at the misfortunes that hit south Korea, observed necessary etiquette and fulfilled its obligations as part of the same nation.
    South Korea committed such an action as breaking the good precedents of the exchange of visits of personages between the north and the south, trampling down upon the good manners and customs of the nation and violating the elementary morality, as soon as a new "prime minister" and "minister of Unification" took office. This compels the north to worry about the possible serious impact this absolutely unreasonable action will have on the future visits between the north and the south and the overall inter-Korean relations.
    A severe judgment will surely be meted out to those who blocked the visit of the delegation to the north in violation of the moral ethics

Historical Relics Unearthed in Kaesong

     Kaesong, July 9 (KCNA) --At least 30 historical relics and remains dating back to the period of Koryo were unearthed in Kaesong recently. Typical of them are stone Buddhist images, a three-storey round shape pagoda, a stone on which a castle in Mt. Taehung is carved, a Koryo celadon and a brass bowl.
    The 2.2 m-high stone Buddhist image was carved 35 cm from a cliff north of Taehung Temple, Pakyon-ri, Kaesong. It is so deep in its relievo that it looks like a statue.
    The stone image is characterized by a groove, 20 cm in width, 13 cm in height and 10 cm in depth, on the head of the Buddha, the first of its kind to be found in Kaesong.
    The three-storey round shape pagoda in Unhung Temple which dates back to the period of Koryo was discovered at the foot of Mt. Songgo in Pakyon-ri, Kaesong. Originally it had stood on four cornerstones and slabs put on a natural rock. But it was found destroyed when discovered.
    Lotuses were carved in relievo on a round stone on the top of the pagoda.
    The first-storey stone was 1.2 m in diameter and 25 cm in thickness while the third-story one 40 cm in diameter and 20 cm in thickness.
    The pagoda is believed to be about 3 m high.
    It draws the attention of the experts as it has a round shape roof though the stone pagodas so far known in Korea had square shape roofs.
    A Koryo celadon kettle, 11.3 cm in height and 15.6 cm in diameter, is simple in its pattern and peculiar in its shape.
    New findings lotus-patterned flower vase and other porcelains are very instrumental in academic studies for their shape, color and patterns peculiar to Koryo celadon.

U.S. Foreign Policy Bound to Go Bust

     Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- All aspects of the Iraqi war started by the U.S. shrouded in the mists are being disclosed one after another with each passing day to draw the attention of the international community, says Minju Joson Saturday in a signed commentary. It goes on: The results of the investigation made by the "Commission for Investigating the September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks," an independent investigation organ in the U.S., proved that the assertion of the Bush administration that Saddam's regime in Iraq cooperated with Al-Qaeda was a sheer lie and fabrication.
    But the Bush administration, showing a sensitive reaction to the report made by the commission, insisted the day after the publication of its results that there were contacts between Iraq and Al-Qaeda. It, however, has failed so far to produce any concrete evidence proving its assertion.
    Public opinions dismissed this as a clumsy attempt of the Bush administration to justify its war crimes and evade its responsibility for them.
    Some time ago, Hans Blix, former chairman of the UN MOVIC, also said at a press conference that the Iraqi war was illegal to all intents and purposes.
    It is the political faith of the Bush warlike forces not to rule out even the use of military equipment, nuclear preemptive attack, in particular, with a view to establishing its domination over the world.
    The U.S. is persistently pursuing its policy to stifle the DPRK, spreading "the nuclear and missile threat from north Korea" in a bid to dominate Northeast Asia.
    It is as foolish an act as trying to sweep the sea with a broom for the U.S. to attempt to stifle the DPRK as it has not yet settled its difficult situation in Iraq.
    The U.S. is well advised to ponder over the miserable consequences to be entailed by its wrong foreign policy.

Wreaths Laid before Statues and Tomb of Kim Hyong Jik

     Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid before the statue of Kim Hyong Jik, an indomitable revolutionary fighter and outstanding leader of the anti-Japanese national liberation movement in Korea, in Ponghwa-ri, Kangdong County and before his tomb in Mangyongdae this morning on the occasion of his 110th birth anniversary. Seen before the statue and tomb were wreaths sent by leader Kim Jong Il.
    Present at the wreath-laying ceremonies were senior officials of the party, state and army and chairpersons of friendly parties.
    Amidst the playing of the wreath-laying music wreaths were laid before the statue and tomb of Kim Hyong Jik in the name of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly and the DPRK Cabinet.
    And then wreaths, bouquets and flowers were placed in the name of ministries, national institutions, military academies, educational and press organs, party and power organs and working people's organizations, enterprises, farms and schools in Pyongyang.
    Participants stood in silent tribute to the memory of Kim Hyong Jik, recalling his revolutionary life and exploits of struggle.
    Wreaths, bouquets and flowers were also laid before his statues at Kim Hyong Jik Military Medical University and in Sakju County, North Phyongan Province and Junggang County, Jagang Province on the same day.

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Jong Ha Chol se reune con secretario general de MIUD

     Pyongyang, 10 de julio (ATCC) -- El secretario del Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, Jong Ha Chol, departio el dia 9 en un ambiente amistoso con el secretario general del Movimiento de la Izquierda Unida de Dominica, Miguel Mejia, y su comitiva de visita en Corea. En la ocasion, el secretario general dijo que el Presidente Kim Il Sung quien acumulo las inmortales hazanas ante la patria y la revolucion, la epoca y la humanidad fue el gran Lider del pueblo coreano y de los demas pueblos del mundo.
    El visitante se refirio a los exitos que el pueblo coreano, en pleno acato a la direccion del gran camarada Kim Jong Il, ha logrado en varias esferas y subrayo que su Movimiento brindara en lo adelante tambien el apoyo y solidaridad al pueblo coreano.

Nuevas reliquias historicas en Kaesong

     Kaesong, 9 de julio (ATCC) -- Recientemente, fueron halladas nuevas reliquias historicas en la region de Kaesong. Las mas representativas del periodo de Coryo llegan a mas de 30, entre otras, las estatuas de Buda, la torre redonda de 3 pisos, la cabana del castillo del monte Taehung, todas hechas de piedra, y la porcelana de verdeceledon de Coryo, la escudilla broncinea, etc.
    La estatua de piedra de Buda de 2,2 metros de alto, hallada en un despenadero del monte al norte del templo Taehung de la comuna de Pakyon de la ciudad de Kaesong, fue hecha a relieves sobre la faz de la roca recortada a 35 centimetros hacia adentro. La gran profundidad de relieves da la impresion de una pieza escultural.
    Esta estatua caracterizada por un hueco cuadrado de 20 cm. de ancho, 13 de alto y 10 de profundo sobre la cabeza del Buda fue hallada por primera vez en esta region.
    En tanto, la torre de piedra de 3 pisos en el templo Unhung de la epoca de Coryo, descubierta al pie del monte Songgo de la mencionada comuna, fue levantada sobre 4 pedestales y losas allanados encima de una roca natural, pero en la hora de ser descubierta estaba derrumbada.
    Las pizarras que forman el tejado oval de la torre conllevan el dibujo de la flor de loto incrustado.
    La pizarra del primer piso es de 1,2 metros de diametro y 25 cm. de grueso mientras la del tercer piso alcanza 40 cm. de diametro y 20 cm. de grueso.
    Se supone que la altura de esta torre era de 3 metros aproximadamente.
    Las pizarras de las torres de piedra conocidas hasta el momento en nuestro pais solian tener la forma rectangular. Por lo tanto, la forma oval de la recien hallada torre despierta gran atencion de los especialistas.
    De otro lado, la tetera de verdeceledon de Coryo con 11,3 cm. de alto y 15,6 cm. de diametro, tambien el nuevo hallazgo, es muy peculiar en su forma y tiene sencillas estampas.
    Las recien desenterradas porcelanas como la maceta con dibujos de la flor de loto se jactan de su original forma, color y estampas, razon por la cual son de gran interes cientifico.