Fourth Int'l Scientific and Technological Book Exhibition to Be Held

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The 4th Pyongyang International Scientific and Technological Book Exhibition will be held from September 12 to 14. The exhibition will draw at least 30 bodies of over 10 countries and an international organization. Valuable scientific and technological books and data in various fields will be on display.
    The exhibition will offer an important opportunity of strengthening exchange and cooperation in science and technology among countries as it will reflect the requirements of the age of science and technology, the IT age.

NDFSK Spokesman Denounces U.S. Arms Buildup

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the National Democratic Front of south Korea (NDFSK) issued a statement on Aug. 28 denouncing the U.S. imperialists for contemplating deploying a squadron of F-15E fighter-bombers based on their mainland in south Korea, according to Kuguk Jonson Internet site. The statement said:
    The projected deployment in south Korea of F-15E fighter-bombers ill-famed for their barbarous air raids in the Iraqi war is an unpardonable grave criminal act of harassing peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and the rest of the world and violating the sovereignty of the Korean nation as it is a dangerous move for a war of aggression against the north aimed to escalate the tensions on the peninsula and push the situation to the brink of war.
    The U.S. plan to deploy such ultra-modern fighter-bombers as F-15E in south Korea and let them undergo a series of exercises aimed to familiarize themselves with terrain conditions in case of contingency on the Korean peninsula is a very disturbing military move as it is designed to mount a preemptive attack on the north at any moment.
    The people from all walks of life should turn out as one in the struggle for independence against the U.S. and war and decisively foil the U.S. reckless moves for a war of aggression against the north and its arms buildup through national cooperation under the uplifted banner of the Korean nation-first spirit.

DPRK Founding Anniversary Observed Abroad

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- A celebration meeting and a seminar were held and a lecture was given in Lahore, Pakistan, the Indian Intellectuals' Society for the Study of the Juche Idea and the Nongprat Community in Tharuang County, Lop Buri Province, Thailand, from Aug. 21 to 27 on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the foundation of the DPRK. C. R. Aslam, president of the Pakistan Socialist Party, in his speech at the meeting said President Kim Il Sung organized and led the arduous anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle to liberate Korea and found a genuine country for the people.
    Abid Hussein, former chief of the Lahore City Supreme Court of Pakistan, referring to the exploits of Kim Il Sung in founding the DPRK, said leader Kim Jong Il is wisely leading Korea to a brilliant victory with his outstanding ability.
    V. K. Chopra, chairman of the Indian Intellectuals' Society for the Study of the Juche Idea, at the seminar said the DPRK under the Songun policy is displaying its dignity as an independent powerful nation on the globe today when imperialism is thrashing around in aggression, interference and arbitrariness. Only victory and glory are in store for the DPRK as long as the Korean people uphold the Songun policy of Kim Jong Il, he stressed.
    Songchit Pullarp, chairman of the Organization for the Study of the Juche Idea of Thailand, at the lecture said the development of the DPRK is unthinkable apart from the unique Songun policy. The Songun policy enables the DPRK to achieve great successes today, he noted, adding: From the course of the development of the DPRK we should deeply understand the validity and originality of the Songun policy pursued by Kim Jong Il.
    Messages of greetings to Kim Jong Il were adopted at the celebration meeting and seminar held in Pakistan and India.
    Meanwhile, an explanation meeting, film shows and a celebration party were held in Lemba District of Kinshasa, Democratic Congo, the Antam TBK Co., Indonesia, and the Leoncio Prado Military School and Thomas Jefferson Preliminary Military School, Peru, from Aug. 23 to 26.
    Screened at the film shows were Korean films including "The International Friendship Exhibition" and "The Three-Revolution Exhibition."

At Least 180 Cases of U.S. Aerial Espionage in August

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialists perpetrated at least 180 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in August, according to a military source. A U-2 took off a U.S. air force base in south Korea at about 11:15 on August 31 and made a long shuttle flight from east to west in the sky above areas along the Military Demarcation Line to spy on the targets in the depth of the DPRK.
    On Aug. 23 when the aggressive joint military exercise Ulji Focus Lens-04 started, eight strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes were involved in spying on the DPRK and seven on Aug. 24.
    The reckless aerial espionage clearly indicates how desperately the U.S. imperialist warmongers are working to mount a preemptive attack on the DPRK and stifle it by force of arms.

Security Law Must Vanish from History

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The South Headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification reportedly made public a statement on August 27, castigating the Constitutional Court for ruling that some paragraphs of the Security Law are consistent with the constitution. The south Korean public is now denouncing the judgement as an anti-reunification act going against the north-south relations and people's demand, the statement said, and went on:
    How can those paragraphs be constitutional? The paragraphs still brand the north as an enemy and threaten to arrest those who sympathize with it at a time when all the people are turning out to achieve the independent reunification of the country under the uplifted banner of the June 15 joint declaration.
    The decision of the Constitutional Court is also contrary to the trend of the times demanding a total abolition of the evil law. The Security Law must vanish from history.
    The Constitutional Court should adopt another decision, if it does not want to remain an anti-national, anti-reunification force in history.
    If the Grand National Party and other pro-American, anti-reunification separatists go on the rampage, taking advantage of the decision and beating the drum of "the nature of the system", they will never evade all-people resistance and their judgment and punishment.

Day of NAM Observed

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Papers Wednesday dedicate articles to the Day of the Non-Aligned Movement. Rodong Sinmun says that the NAM has made a steady progress along the road of its development for the past more than four decades despite the imperialists¡Ç vicious challenge and the complicated international situation. This movement has grown strong to be a powerful anti-imperialist independent force involving at least 110 countries and its position and say have remarkably been enhanced, the paper notes, and continues:
    Independence against imperialism is a noble idea of the NAM and it is the fundamental principle of this movement to make an independent advance, not joining any block.
    The present situation requires the NAM to preserve its purity and idea and enhance its role with a view to giving a strong impetus to the cause of global independence.
    If the non-aligned countries get united and wage a stubborn struggle against the U.S. imperialists¡Ç high-handed and arbitrary practice and unilateralism they can certainly stop the U.S. from running wild, the human cause of independence and peace can make progress and it would be possible to build an order based on independence and equality to govern the international relations and facilitate the democratization of the international community.
    Just and invincible are the idea and cause of the NAM. If the NAM steadily increases its position and might and dynamically advances along the orbit of independence, the idea and cause of this movement are bound to triumph.
    It is an unshakable stand of the DPRK government and its avowed foreign policy to preserve the purity of the NAM and help it successfully discharge its duty and mission. The DPRK has so far made strenuous efforts to preserve and strengthen the NAM and realize its fundamental idea of independence against imperialism and peace against war.
    Minju Joson says that the DPRK government will as ever remain true to the principle and fundamental idea of the NAM and make every possible effort to strengthen and develop this movement in the new century, too.

U.S. Moves for Arms Buildup Assailed

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The United States decided to deploy a squadron of Alaska-based F-15E in south Korea under the pretext of staging an exercise aimed to familiarize themselves with terrain conditions in case of contingency on the Korean peninsula. Minju Joson Wednesday in a signed commentary carried in this regard says:
    This is an open challenge to the Korean people and the rest of the world people desirous of peace and reunification of Korea.
    The U.S. plan to bring the squadron into south Korea at a time when Ulji Focus Lens-04 is at its height there goes to prove that the U.S. moves for a war of aggression against the DPRK have reached a reckless and adventurous phase.
    The U.S. moves for a new war should not be overlooked. It is self-evident that should the U.S. ignite a war on the Korean peninsula against the DPRK, it will lead to a nuclear war and then the Koreans in the north and the south will suffer from it.
    It is a sheer delusion of the U.S. to try to stifle the DPRK by force of arms. The U.S. would be well advised to properly understand who its rival is and stop such arms buildup and withdraw all its forces of aggression from south Korea.
    The south Korean authorities should ponder over the consequences to be entailed by their traitorous act of bringing foreign aggressors with nuclear clubs into south Korea.

Powerful Anti-imperialist, Revolutionary Force in Independence Era

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Fortythree years have passed since the Non-aligned Movement was founded on September 1, 1961. The movement made its appearance, reflecting the demand of the world progressive people who were aspiring after independence and standing against domination, subjugation, aggression and war, at a time when the East-West confrontation became acute with the main focus on the two superpowers - the Soviet Union and the United States.
    It, guided by the idea of independence against imperialism, and peace against war, has vigorously waged a struggle for achieving independence of countries and nations and safeguarding peace and security of the world, thus making a great contribution to the building of a just, peaceful and new world.
    Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Choe Su Hon told KCNA that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a member nation of the movement, has respected and strictly adhered to its principle and idea and exerted positive efforts to develop the movement and advance the independence cause of non-aligned and developing countries.
    Especially, the DPRK, he continued, has done much towards frustrating the imperialists' moves to disintegrate the movement, strengthening the movement and accomplishing its cause.
    After the Cold War came to an end, the U.S. has persistently tried to hold in check the trend of independence and peace and establish a unipolar world governed by it, clinging to the policy of strength in the international arena, he said, and went on:
    As a result, complex events have taken place in different regions and confusion and uneasiness have been created in the world.
    The present situation demands the Non-aligned Movement further augment its role as an independent political force and a mighty anti-imperialist revolutionary force of the independence era.
    The non-aligned nations should give a fresh impetus to the movement so that it can fully perform its duty and mission. They should also invigorate the struggle for independence and peace against imperialism and war with concerted efforts.
    The DPRK government will, as ever, remain true to the fundamental principle and idea of the movement and discharge its responsibility and role for the global independence and the development of the movement.

Greetings to Slovak Prime Minister

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, sent a message of greetings to Mikulas Dzurinda, prime minister of the Slovak Republic, on the occasion of its constitutional day. Extending hearty greetings to the prime minister, the message wished him greater success in his work for the country's prosperity.
    It expressed belief that the friendly relations between the DPRK and the Slovak Republic would grow stronger in different domains in their mutual interests.
    Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun sent a similar message to his Slovak counterpart Eduard Kukan.

Greetings to Vietnamese PM and FM

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, sent a message of greetings to Phan Van Khai, prime minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of its foundation. The message extended warm greetings to the prime minister, the government and people of Vietnam on the occasion.
    It wished him success in his responsible work for the progress of the country.
    Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun sent a similar message to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Dy Nien.

Gift to Kim Jong Il from Italian Figure

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift by Giancarlo Elia Valori, director of the Italian Institute of International Relations, on a visit to the DPRK. The gift was handed to Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, by the director.

Greetings to Slovak President

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People¡Çs Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Ivan Gasparovic, president of the Slovak Republic, Wednesday on the occasion of its constitutional day. Warmly congratulating the president and the people of Slovakia on this day, the message sincerely wished the president a greater success in his responsible work for the prosperity of the country.
    It expressed the belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would grow stronger in mutual interests.

Greetings to Vietnamese President

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, today sent a message of greetings to Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The message sent warm greetings to the president and the people of Vietnam on this occasion.
    It wished him and his people success in the work for the progress and prosperity of the country.

WPK Delegation Leaves for China

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) led by Pak Yong Sok, chairman of the Central Control Commission of the WPK, left here today to attend the 3rd international meeting of Asian political parties to be held in Beijing. It was seen off at the airport by Pak Kyong Son, vice department director of the Central Committee of the WPK, and Guan Huabing, Chinese charge d' affaires ad interim here.

Credentials to Kim Yong Nam

     Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, received credentials from Harry Agustin Bodan Shields, new Nicaragua ambassador e. p. to the DPRK, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. On hand was Vice-Minister of Foreign Affair Choe Su Hon.

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Kim Jong Il recibe presente de Giancarlo Elia Valori

     Pyongyang, el primero de septiembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il recibio presente que le dirigiera el secretario general del Instituto Italiano de Relaciones Internacionales, Giancarlo Elia Valori, de visita en Corea. El visitante lo entrego al secretario del Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, Kim Ki Nam.

Mas de 180 espionajes aereos de yanquis

     Pyongyang, el primero de septiembre (ATCC) -- Segun fuentes castrenses, durante el mes de agosto, los belicistas estadounidenses perpetraron mas de 180 espionajes aereos contra la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea. A eso de las 11:15 del dia 31, un avion "U-2", que despego de una base aerea de las tropas yanquis ocupantes del Sur de Corea, sobrevolo durante mucho tiempo del este al oeste a lo largo de la region de la Linea de Demarcacion Militar para la filmacion y la exploracion electronica sobre la profundidad de la RPDC.
    El dia 23, en que los yanquis iniciaron el ejercicio militar conjunto "Ulji Focus Lens-04", se pusieron en accion 8 aviones y al dia siguiente, siete aeronaves para el espionaje aereo.
    Tales temerarios espionajes aereos demuestran fehacientemente que los belicistas yanquis aceleran con ahinco los preparativos belicos para dar primer ataque contra la RPDC y aplastarla militarmente

Vocero de FDNSC denuncia aumento armamentista de EE.UU.

     Pyongyang, el primero de septiembre (ATCC) -- Segun el sitio Web de Internet "Frente de Salvacion Nacional", el vocero del Frente Democratico Nacional del Sur de Corea (FDNSC) publico el 28 de agosto una declaracion de denuncia a EE.UU. que maniobra para trasladar de su territorio al Sur de Corea un batallon de cazabombarderos "F-15E". El despliegue para la guerra de los cazabombarderos "F-15E" que ganaron infamia en la guerra iraqui es una peligrosisima maniobra de provocacion de guerra de agresion al Norte de Corea que exacerba la tension de la Peninsula Coreana y lleva la situacion al borde de la guerra y es un imperdonable acto criminal que destruye la paz y estabilidad de la Peninsula Coreana y el resto del mundo y pisotea la soberania de la nacion coreana, senala la declaracion y continua:
    El "ejercicio de adaptacion al terreno" y "entrenamiento de adaptacion a las condiciones topograficas" para el "tiempo de emergencia" en la Peninsula Coreana que esta superpotencia se propone desplegar con los cazabombarderos "F-15E" es un movimiento militar insolito que insinua que EE.UU. intenta emprender en cualquier momento el primer ataque de agresion al Norte de Corea.
    Los habitantes de distintos estratos, con la bandera de dar prioridad a la nacion coreana en alto, deben levantarse como un solo hombre en la lucha por frustrar resueltamente con el poderio de la cooperacion nacional las temerarias maquinaciones de guerra de agresion al Norte de Corea y el aumento armamentista de EE.UU.