Information Bulletin Published in Peru

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- The Peruvian Group for the Study of Kimilsungism issued an information bulletin on September 3 on the occasion of the 56th birthday of the DPRK. It contains articles titled "Songun policy and Democratic People's Republic of Korea", "DPRK, a dignified member of the Non-alignment," "Happy Youth Day," "DPRK-Russia friendship growing stronger" and "Bush, tyrant and dictator" and so on.

U.S. Moves to Stifle DPRK under Fire

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- The Joint Measure Committee for Checking the "North Korean Human Rights Act", an organization of Koreans in the United States, reportedly issued a statement on September 1, denouncing the U.S. moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK. The statement laid bare the danger of the act, saying that if the act full of poisonous articles were carried through U.S. Congress, it will cause only tensions and uneasiness in the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia.
    The Koreans in the U.S. hope for reconciliation and reunification of the north and the south of Korea, the statement said, urging the U.S. Senate not to pass the act and the U.S. government to strive for peaceful reconciliation through dialogue with the north.

GNP's Efforts to Mislead Public Opinion Assailed

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- The South Headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification reportedly issued a statement on September 17 demanding the Grand National Party stop working to mislead the public opinion about the "Security Law." Noting that the SL is an anti-reunification law doing harm to the interests of the fellow countrymen, the statement said this is the most important reason why the SL should be abolished now.
    Not content with talking about "power security", the GNP is telling lies that the abolition of the SL has nothing to do with the life of the people and the SL should be discussed later as public opinion is divided, the statement said, stressing that the GNP should be well aware of what punishment it will face should it try again to fool the people by blindfolding them and stopping their ears.
    The statement called upon the youth and students to turn out in a dynamic struggle to get the SL abolished by pooling the strength and wisdom of the people.

DPRK Players Prove Successful at Asian Championships

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- DPRK players gave a good account of themselves at the Asian Junior (under 17) Football Championships and the 2004 Asian Figure Skating Championships. The DPRK soccer team finished the runner-up at the Asian Junior Football Championships held in Japan from September 4 to 18.
    The championships drew footballers from 16 countries and regions of Asia.
    The DPRK soccer team beat its rivals in the preliminary matches, overpowered the south Korean team 1:0 in the quarter-finals and the Qatar team 7:6 in the semi-finals. It carried off the silver in the finals.
    At the 2004 Asian Figure Skating Championships in China DPRK figure skaters placed second in the pair and third in the women's individual.

Talks Held between Delegations of DPRK and Mongolian Academies of Sciences

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- Talks between delegations of the academies of sciences of the DPRK and Mongolia were held at the People's Palace of Culture Monday. The two sides exchanged views on the issue of further developing the friendly and cooperative relations between the two academies and a series of matters of mutual concern.
    Present there from the DPRK side were members of the delegation of the DPRK Academy of Sciences led by its President Pyon Yong Rip and from the Mongolian side were members of the delegation of the Academy of Sciences led by its President B. Chadraa, and an official of the Mongolian embassy in Pyongyang.

Joint Friendship Gathering with Participants in IMG Held

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- A joint friendship gathering of the participants in the 1st International Martial Arts Games and working people in Pyongyang took place at the Taesongsan Pleasure Ground Monday. Jon Ho Hyon, vice-chairman of the Pyongyang City People's Committee, in a speech at the gathering said that the 1st IMG which was held in the idea of independence, peace, friendship and solidarity helped to showcase orthodox martial arts of various countries and the noble moral traits and high techniques of their practitioners through games and strengthen the friendship and solidarity among martial arts organizations and martial arts practitioners of various countries.
    Mario Bogdanov, head of the Bulgarian team, noted that the flame of the IMG will remain flaring up illumining the sky in the 21st century thanks to the efforts of martial arts practitioners of various countries.
    Abudi Kedir Mohammed, head of the Ethiopian team, said that the desire of the world martial arts practitioners to gather to swap technique and experience and strengthen friendship and solidarity came true thanks to the current games, expressing belief that more practitioners would participate in the games with a noble idea.
    Then followed the "Pongsan Masked Dance", a Korean folk dance.
    The participants in the IMG and working people in the city, divided into teams of "friendship" and "solidarity," had amusement games.
    Colorful games including men and women running in a ring, their ankles tied, running while kicking bowling ball, running with balls in arms and tug of war were held while light rhythmic music was played by the women's brass band and diverse acrobatic numbers presented.
    Present there were Jang Ung, president of the International Taekwon-Do Federation and chairman of the International Martial Arts Games Committee, Kanji Inoki, chairman of the Inoki Office of Japan, Rhee Ki Ha, senior vice-president of the ITF, Leong Wai Meng, vice-president of the ITF and vice-chairman of the IMGC, Giuliano Fulvi, chairman of the World Chinese Kung-fu Association, participants in the games and staff members of foreign embassies here.
    Hwang Pong Yong, chairman of the Korean Taekwon-Do Committee and chairman of the Korean Martial Arts Federation, and Jong Jae Hun, chairman of the organizing committee of the 1st IMG and secretary general of the IMGC, and Kim Ung Chol, vice-chairman of the IMGC, were on hand.

Greetings to President of Armenia

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, Tuesday sent a message of greetings to Armenian President Robert Kocharyan on the occasion of its national day. The message wished the president great success in his work and expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to develop favorably.

U.S. Denounced for Hindering Settlement of Nuclear Issue

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- The Bush group some time ago wrote down "complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of nuclear program" in the U.S. Republican Party platform, thereby getting more outspoken in revealing its intention to resort to coercion and preemptive attack on the DPRK. Papers here Tuesday say the Bush group disclosed its pernicious hostile policy to stifle the DPRK when it again came out with its brigandish demand in the Republican Party's platform, openly revealing its intention to make a preemptive strike at the DPRK.
    Rodong Sinmun analyst notes that the insistent call of the U.S. for the "complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of nuclear program" is a robber-like demand that the assailant imposes upon the victim. Terming it quite unwarrantable, the news analyst goes on:
    The nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula cropped up when the U.S. shipped nuclear weapons into south Korea and posed nuclear threat to the DPRK.
    Therefore, it is the prerequisite and best way for a peaceful solution to the nuclear issue for the U.S. to discontinue its nuclear threat to the DPRK and renounce its hostile policy towards the latter. But the U.S. adamantly refuses to abandon its hostile policy towards the DPRK, while persistently seeking to disarm it and stifle it by military force. This fact clearly shows that the U.S. is the very one standing in the way of the settlement of the nuclear issue.
    The arms buildup it is promoting in real earnest under the cloak of "cutback" of the U.S. forces in south Korea makes it all the clearer that the U.S. has not given up its scheme to mount a preemptive attack on the DPRK and there is not the slightest change in its policy to stifle the latter with nuclear means.
    The Bush group seems to be too much ignorant of the DPRK. There can be no unprincipled compromise and humiliating concession on the part of the DPRK in the settlement of the nuclear issue.
    Minju Joson in its commentary declares that the nuclear deterrent of the DPRK is for self-defense from a to z, adding: Therefore, the tougher the U.S. becomes in its military threat to the DPRK and its attempts to stifle it, the more determined the latter gets in reinforcing its self-defensive nuclear deterrent.

IMG Awarding Ceremony Held

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- An awarding ceremony of the First International Martial Arts Games was held at the Taekwon-Do Hall on Sept. 20. DPRK players bagged a total of 72 medals including 42 gold, 19 silver and 11 bronze medals, thus coming first in winning medals.
    DPRK Taekwon-Do players carried away 15 gold medals by winning in men and women team and individual sparring events and men and women team and individual pattern events.
    Chinese Hong Kong players finished second by snatching 12 medals including 7 gold medals and group B of the DPRK (Chongryon-- the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan) third.
    At the awarding ceremony trophy cups were awarded to the DPRK, Hong Kong of China and group B of the DPRK.
    Five cups went to DPRK players who placed first in Taekwon-Do, Karate, Wushu, Korean wrestling and go-chess.
    Cups were also awarded to the DPRK players who won the titles for men and women's Taekwon-Do, women's Karate, Sanshu and Korean wrestling, to the China players who came first in Taolu and the players of group B of the DPRK who emerged winner in the men's Karate. And cups went to the DPRK Taekwon-Do demonstration group, a Taekwon-Do demonstration group of the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace, the Chinese team, the Hong Kong team of China, the Malaysian team, group B of the DPRK, the Kyrgyz team and the Polish team which participated in demonstrations.
    Team technology prize cup was awarded to the Hong Kong team of China, while technology prize cups went to Jegal Un, Ha Ryon Bok, Pak Jin Myong and Jon Su Yong (group B) of the DPRK and Tong Kwon, a Korean player from China, and a cup to a group of the Inoki Office of Japan which displayed high technology and fighting spirit at the demonstrations.

DPRK Cabinet Arranges Friendly Gathering

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- The DPRK Cabinet arranged a friendly gathering at the People's Palace of Culture on Monday evening in connection with the successful close of the 9th Pyongyang Film Festival. Present on invitation were foreign delegations and delegates and a delegation of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan which had participated in the festival.
    Present there were Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Choe Ik Gyu, minister of Culture, Kim Jong Ho, chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of the Unions of Literature and the Arts of Korea who is chairman of the organizing committee of the festival, Jo Chan Gu, vice-minister of Culture, Hong Son Ok, vice-chairperson of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, officials concerned and moviemen.
    Speeches were made there.
    The participants talked about successes and experience gained in producing progressive films reflecting the worthwhile life of the people and their efforts to build a new society and about the festival, deepening the friendship.

Tradition of Guarding Leader at Cost of Life Carried forward in Korea

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- September 22 is the 55th death anniversary of anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk, a paragon of those who defended the leader at the cost of their lives. She dedicated her whole life to supporting the ideas of President Kim Il Sung and guarding him at the risk of her life.
    The great tradition of defending the leader with lives established by her has been carried forward generation after generation as a precious heritage of the Korean revolution.
    With a firm belief that only by the leader, can the dignity of the nation be heightened and the bright future be guaranteed, the soldier-constructors of the Anbyon Youth Power Station, people of Jagang Province and constructors of the Youth Hero Motorway displayed to the full the revolutionary soldier spirit and Kanggye spirit with which they unconditionally implemented the order given by leader Kim Jong Il in the worst conditions.
    There are many heroes who sacrificed themselves in guarding the leader.
    Among them are Kil Yong Jo who died a heroic death in the sky to defend the leader, 17 hero- servicemen who dedicated their lives to saving trees bearing slogans at a revolutionary site in raging flames, and Yang Chun Il and Han Yong Hak who kept the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in safety while drifting in the sea for several months.
    The song "We Will Defend the Headquarters of Revolution with Our Lives" which the Korean people like to sing reflects their will to carry forward the tradition of guarding the leader with their lives and remain true to the Songun-based revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il.

Greetings to President of Mali

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, sent a message of greetings to Amadou Toumani Toure, president of Mali, on Sept. 16 on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the proclamation of the republic. The message wished the president greater success in his responsible work for the national unity and the prosperity of the country, expressing the expectation and belief that the good friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger.

Gift to Kim Jong Il from Mongolian Delegation

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a gift from the delegation of the Academy of Sciences of Mongolia on a visit to the DPRK. The gift was conveyed to an official concerned by B. Chadraa, president of the academy, who is leading the delegation.

South African Government Delegation Arrives

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- The government delegation of South Africa led by East Anil Sooklal, deputy director general of the Department for Asia and the Middle East of the Foreign Ministry, arrived here Tuesday by air. The DPRK government hosted a reception in honor of the delegation in the evening.

Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath to Bier of Song Ho Gyong

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il sent a wreath to the bier of Song Ho Gyong, deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, vice-director of a department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and vice-chairman of the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, on Monday, expressing deep condolences over his death.

DPRK Delegations Leave Pyongyang

     Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- Leaving here Tuesday by air were a DPRK delegation led by Kim Hyong Chol, director of the State Bureau for Quality Control, to participate in the 40th general assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, a DPRK Maritime Bureau delegation led by Jong Yun Min, director of the State Maritime Control Bureau, to visit Singapore, Pakistan, Thailand and Cyprus and a delegation of the Korean Democratic Women's Union led by Pak Sun Hui, chairperson of its Central Committee, to visit Syria. A delegation of the Korean Central News Agency headed by Kim Pyong Ho, its deputy director general, left here on the same day by air to participate in the World Conference of News Agencies to be held in Moscow.

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Kim Jong Il recibe presente de delegacion mongola

     Pyongyang, 21 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il recibio presente que le dirigiera la delegacion de la Academia de Ciencias de Mongolia presidida por su presidente B. Chadraa, de visita en Corea. El jefe de la delegacion lo entrego a un funcionario coreano.

Kim Jong Il recibe presente de Asociacion de Medicina de Libia

     Pyongyang, 21 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il recibio presente de la Asociacion de Medicina de Libia. El presente fue entregado el dia 14 a un funcionario de la embajada coreana en Libia.

Kim Jong Il recibe presente de Kanji Inoki

     Pyongyang, 21 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il recibio presente que le dirigiera Kanji Inoki, presidente de la Oficina Inoki de Japon quien tomo parte en la primera Competencia Internacional de Arte Marcial. El presidente lo entrego a un funcionario coreano.

Kim Jong Il recibe carta de participantes en festival de cine

     Pyongyang, 21 de septiembre (ATCC) -- Los participantes en el IX Festival de Cine de Pyongyang dirigieron el dia 20 una carta al Dirigente Kim Jong Il. La misiva senala que el presente festival marco un importante y significativo hito para ensanchar la amistad y la solidaridad entre los cineastas de varios paises del mundo a base del sublime ideal de la independencia, la paz y la amistad, ampliar el intercambio y cooperacion en materia del arte cinematografico y desarrollar el cine nacional, y prosigue:
    La presente edicion resulto exitosa en todos los sentidos y la impresion que nos ha dado Corea devino un recuerdo inolvidable.
    Durante los dias del festival pudimos conocer mejor de la amistosa y pacifista Corea y del inteligente y laborioso pueblo coreano.
    Nos quedamos impresionados de los rostros llenos de alegria y optimismo de los coreanos que bajo la sabia y probada direccion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il se alzaron unanimemente a la construccion de una gran potencia prospera.
    Volvemos a rendir nuestra alta consideracion a Su Excelencia quien en el nuevo siglo conduce a Corea con la extraordinaria y original politica de Songun (priorizacion militar) y expresamos entero apoyo y solidaridad con la lucha del pueblo coreano por lograr la reunificacion independiente del pais sin intervencion de fuerzas extranjeras.

Ofrenda floral de Cuerpo de Consejeros

     Pyongyang, 21 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El Cuerpo de Consejeros Economicos y Comerciales en Corea deposito el dia 20 una ofrenda floral ante la estatua de bronce de la heroina de lucha antijaponesa, Kim Jong Suk, en el Cementerio de Martires Revolucionarios en el Monte Taesong con motivo del 55 aniversario de su fallecimiento. Los huespedes guardaron un momento de silencio tras colocarla ante la citada estatua con el sentimiento de respeto y veneracion sin limites hacia Kim Jong Suk, generala del monte Paektu, quien era infinitamente fiel al Presidente Kim Il Sung y dedico toda su vida a la sagrada causa para la restauracion de la patria, la libertad y la felicidad del pueblo.
    En la cinta de la ofrenda floral se lee: "!Seran inmortales las proezas revolucionarias de la camarada Kim Jong Suk, heroina de lucha antijaponesa!"