Kim Jong Suk Praised

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- The vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the National Democratic Front of south Korea made public a statement on September 22 on the 55th death anniversary of Kim Jong Suk, an anti-Japanese war hero, according to Kuguk Jonson Internet site. The whole life of Kim Jong Suk, an indomitable revolutionary fighter, was the life of a great loyalist and a distinguished national hero who held President Kim Il Sung in high esteem with her noblest loyal heart in the historical days from the anti-Japanese war to the building of a new country and gave a steady continuity to the Juche cause, the statement said, and continued:
    After determinedly embarking on the road of revolution in her early days, upholding the President's Juche-based line of the liberation of the country, she earned herself reputation as the woman general of Mt. Paektu by fully displaying indomitable stamina, boundless devotion and heroic fighting spirit in each decisive battle to mow down Japanese imperialists in the days of the anti-Japanese war.
    She set it as the first demand of life and struggle to defend the President and devotedly defended him with her own life, becoming a fortress and shield. She also established the noble tradition of devoted defense of the leader by accepting the President's idea and line as immutable truth and steadfastly defending and carrying them through.
    After the liberation of the country she paid special attention to guaranteeing the safety of the President and pulled her full weight on the implementation of his line of building a new country. Taking closer to heart the division of the nation by outsiders than anyone else, she threw herself into tireless activities to realize the President's policy of national reunification and performed immortal feats in the noble cause of national reunification.
    Special mention should be made of the fact that she guaranteed the bright future of the country and the nation and made sure that the Korean nation was blessed with the illustrious leaders generation after generation.
    Though her life was short, the feats performed by her for the country and the nation, the era and history are deeply cherished in the hearts of the people and they will be everlasting with the history of Kim Il Sung's Korea and Kim Il Sung's nation winning one victory after another.

Kim Il Sung Lauded as Genuine Popular Leader

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- President Kim Il Sung was the genuine popular leader and the benevolent father of all people as he devoted his all to the people's happiness, mixing with the people all his life, said Giancarlo Elia Valori, director of the Italian Institute of International Relations, on a visit to the DPRK, when interviewed by KCNA. Recollecting with deep emotion the days when he had the honor of being received by the President, he said: The President built a country in which the people became its master because he regarded the idea of believing in the people as in Heaven as his maxim.
    He made sure that all the activities of the Party and the state were aimed to serve the purpose of promoting the welfare of the people.
    It was thanks to his wise leadership that the Korean people have enjoyed an independent and creative life as the master of the country.
    Noting that the revolutionary cause started by the President is now being carried to completion by leader Kim Jong Il, he wished the Korean people greater success in their efforts for the prosperity and the reunification of the country under his wise leadership.

Unabated Fight to Tear Up SL in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- Sixty one civic and public organizations in Pusan, south Korea, reportedly inaugurated the Pusan All-People Citizens Solidarity for the Abolition of the "Security Law" on September 10. The organization declared that it would launch into intensive activities for the repeal of the SL including a one-million signature campaign and a walking rally.
    Pusan on September 16 was the scene of a rally for proclaiming the struggle for the total repeal of the SL.
    At the rally which drew over 300 members of civic and public organizations the speakers called for a total abrogation of the SL, saying there was no reason that the SL should remain any longer.
    The organization declared it would set October 7 as "the day of violating the SL" and go all-out in the fight to get the evil law scrapped, while conducting the one-million signature campaign for the abolition of the SL, in solidarity with political parties and civic and public organizations in the area.
    Meanwhile, members of the Pusan and South Kyongsang Provincial Committee for Struggle in Prison called a hunger strike in prison on September 20 in demand of the repeal of the SL.
    The SL has repressed the freedom of conscience and free expression and the number of victims to it is innumerable, they said, declaring that they would strive for its repeal.

Friendly Meeting with Libyan Diplomats

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- A friendly meeting with members of the Libyan People's Bureau was held at DPRK-Libya Friendship Pyongyang Anhak Middle School Thursday on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Great September First Revolution in Libya. Present on invitation were Ahmed Amer Al Muakaff, secretary of the People's Bureau of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, and officials of the bureau.
    Officials concerned, teachers and students of the school were on hand.
    The guests, to begin with, were briefed on the board of on-site teachings of President Kim Il Sung erected in the school compound.
    Then they went round laboratories and practice rooms of the school and saw a performance by the pupils' art circle and deepened friendly sentiments, chatting about the further development of the friendly relations between the DPRK and Libya.

National Public Presentation of Nano Science and Technology Held

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- The 2nd National Public Presentation of Nano Science and Technology took place at Kim Chaek University of Technology on Sept. 22 and 23. Scientists and technicians, teachers and researchers in the fields of science and education across the country presented at least 90 papers on the achievements made in studying, developing and applying Nano science and technology.
    The public presentation was divided into panels of Nano physics, measuring, property of matter, Nano electronics and machine, chemistry, and Nano biology and medicine.
    Presented there were papers on the achievements made in the development and use of machines, elements and meters in the field of Nano science including the research into the manufacture of Nano solar battery and the development of Nano sterilizing machine and sensing the genetic function by use of DNA molecular designating technology, the research into the property of super conductive crystal Nano chip and Nano crystal magnetic alloy material and the achievements and experience gained in the researches into the synthesis and manufacture of Nano materials, various kinds of materials consisting of Nano structure and their physical and chemical nature including the properties and application of Nano solid matter base catalyzer.
    Prizes were awarded to those successful participants at the closing ceremony of the public presentation held on September 23.

National Exhibition of Farm Machines

     Suan, September 23 (KCNA) -- The 31st National Exhibition of Farm Machines was open in Suan County from September 21 to 23. On display were 105 new machines of 9 kinds and minor farm implements contrived and manufactured by farm machine researchers and technicians and agricultural workers and hundreds of pieces of accessories of rolling stock.
    Drawing the attention of the visitors were highly efficient sowing machines, harvesters and thrashing machines for potato, soy bean and two-crop farming, serviceable minor farm implements and accessories.
    Taking place at the exhibition were performance assessment of the farm machines and farm implements on show and exchange of materials of technological achievements and experiences.
    Highly appreciated exhibits included curbed blade-type revolving harrow for water fields presented by Kim Je Won Haeju University of Agriculture, the wheat and barley harvester by the Posan Cooperative Farm in Kangso County, the wheat and barley sowing machine by the Kowon County Farm Machine Station, the soy bean sowing machines by the Rinsan and the Suan County Farm Machine Stations and the graphite cast iron crank by the Sukchon County Farm Machine Station.
    Citations and prizes were awarded to those who contrived and manufactured profitable and highly efficient farm machines and implements and accessories.

U.S. Forward Deployment of Its Troops in S. Korea and Its Vicinity Assailed

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- The United States is massively deploying its troops equipped with ultra-modern weapons in and around south Korea. This is a forward-deployment of U.S. troops to provoke the second Korean war, observes Rodong Sinmun Friday in a signed article.
    The U.S. claims that this action is aimed to fill up a vacuum caused by the cutdown of U.S. troops. But this is, in fact, nothing but a reckless measure for putting into practice its scenario for another war of aggression and a full-dressed drive for a military operation for the second Korean war as it means reinforcing troops equipped with modern weapons to fight a war, the article says, and goes on:
    The massive redeployment of the U.S. troops in and around south Korea is in pursuance of the U.S. war strategy to wage a blitz warfare in Korea through a preemptive attack.
    The U.S. massive shipment of ultra-modern war means and supplies into south Korea and areas around it is aimed to carry out the military operation pursuant to this strategy. The U.S. bellicose forces seek to preempt an attack on the DPRK any moment after deploying aggression troops in south Korea, Japan and other areas around the Korean peninsula in the Asia-Pacific region. The core force in the U.S. military deployment for carrying out the second Korean war is a nuclear attack force. The nuclear attack force constitutes the backbone of the U.S. troops deployed in the areas. It is the U.S. intention to conclude the Korean war by preemptive nuclear strikes.
    The U.S. policy of aggression against the DPRK has become all the more pronounced as the days go by and this pushes the situation on the Korean peninsula to the worst phase. The "cutdown" of the U.S. troops and the "filling of vacuum" much touted by the U.S. is nothing but a gimmick to cover up the true dangerous nature of its criminal hostile policy against the DPRK and round off the preparations for the second Korean war.
    The U.S. ruckus over the nuclear issue in the DPRK is aimed to disarm the DPRK and invent a pretext for starting a war.
    If the U.S. imperialists ignite the second Korean war of aggression at any cost, the army and people of the DPRK will take the opportunity to finally settle accounts with the U.S.

Food Exhibition Held in Pyongyang

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- A national local special food exhibition took place at the People's Palace of Culture here on Thursday. On display there were nearly 1,000 dishes presented by some fifty organizations in Pyongyang and provinces.
    It was held, divided into provincial special food exhibition, folk holiday food exhibition and local bean paste exhibition.
    Presented to the provincial special food exhibition were more than 700 dishes including cold noodle, River Taedong gray mullet soup, white kimchi and beef soup with rice in it from Pyongyang, River Taedong shellfish with vegetables cooked in casserole and fried crucian carp seasoned by bean paste from South Phyongan Province, roasted spotted sardine and steamed rice-cake from South Hwanghae Province, hot myongthae soup of South Hanggyong Province, and cake made of frozen potatoes and cake made of potato flour from Ryanggang Province.
    Enjoying popularity in the folk holiday food exhibition were dishes for the New Year's Day, January 15th of the lunar calendar, the hottest period of summer, August 15th of the lunar calendar and the winter solstice prepared by public catering establishments under the Pyongyang General Bureau of Public Service.
    North and South Phyongan Provinces, Kangwon Province, South Hamgyong Province and South Hwanghae Province presented their peculiar bean paste to the exhibition.
    The exhibition marked an important occasion in preserving the national identity and improving people's dietary life.

Yun I Sang Music Institute

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- The Yun I Sang Music Institute of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is greeting its 20th birthday on September 27. The institute is a professional institute for studying Korean and foreign music including Yun I Sang music.
    It has made a great contribution to the development of the national and world music through an extensive study of the Korean and foreign classical and modern music.
    It has formed the Yun I Sang Orchestra for carrying into practice the collected music data and documents and the achievements made in the study of music, and conducted brisk performance activities in various forms and methods.
    During the period, it has given 22 Yun I Sang concerts with Yun I Sang music works and Western classical pieces, as well as over 2,000 performances at home.
    The orchestra also performed in China, Norway, Germany and other countries, enjoying acclamation from the audience.
    It has sponsored regular seminars on the idea, content, form, genre, unique mode of representation of Yun I Sang works from 1988.
    The institute has been conducive to the efforts for national reunification through the exchange with overseas Koreans and civil music organizations of south Korea in the form of concert for the great unity of the nation, pan-national reunification concert and Yun I Sang concert for reunification.
    Meanwhile, the institute has published the book "Stories on Korean Music Masters" (Vols. 1 and 2), "Stories on Foreign Musicians" and the magazine "Music World" to widely introduce the successes made in music study and music news at home and abroad and to give people a good knowledge of famous musicians and music theories.
    The institute serves as a center for the development of the nation's music art and, at the same time, a music exchange center which helps promote the reunification of the country.

Picture Album "First International Martial Arts Games" Printed

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- A picture album "The First International Martial Arts Games" has been brought out in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Conspicuous in the album is a photograph leader Kim Jong Il, who paid a deep care to the successful games in Pyongyang, had taken together with former President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation Choe Hong Hui. The album gives photos showing events held on the day of the opening ceremony of the games -- the ceremony of lighting the IMG flame, the opening ceremony, a performance of the famous women brass band and students' mass gymnastic display "Pyongyang Sings".
    Introduced in the album are scenes showing Taekwon-Do, Wushu, Karate and other matches, and demonstration performances which took place at the Taekwon-Do Hall and other gymnasiums on Chongchun Street in Pyongyang.
    Featured in the album are pictures showing an extraordinary meeting of the IMG, a joint friendship gathering with the participants and other events held during the games.
    The album also introduces the gymnasiums on Chongchun Street, the Sosan and Ryanggang hotels, posters of the first IMG and trophy cups.

Gift to Kim Jong Il from President of South Africa

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a gift from Thabo Mbuyelwa Mbeki, president of South Africa. The gift was handed to Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Friday by Anil Sooklal, deputy director general of the Department for Asia and the Middle East of the Foreign Ministry, who is heading the government delegation of South Africa on a visit to the DPRK.

Kim Il Chol Meets Cuban Ambassador

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- Vice-Marshal of the Korean People's Army Kim Il Chol, minister of the People's Armed Forces, met and conversed with Cuban Ambassador E.P. to the DPRK Esteban Lobaina Romero who paid a farewell call on him Friday. On hand were KPA generals and officers and the military attache of the Cuban embassy in Pyongyang.

Yang Hyong Sop Meets Government Delegation of S. Africa

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, had a friendly talk with the government delegation of South Africa headed by Anil Sooklal, deputy director general of the Department for Asia and the Middle East of the Foreign Ministry, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. On hand were Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kung Sok Ung and officials concerned.

Memos. of Understanding on Negotiations between For. Ministries of DPRK and South Africa

     Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- A memorandum of understanding on negotiations between the Foreign Ministries of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of South Africa was signed in Pyongyang today. The document was inked by Kung Sok Ung, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs from our side, and by Anil Sooklal, deputy director general of the Department for Asia and the Middle East of the Foreign Ministry of South Africa from the opposite side.

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Kim Jong Il recibe presente del presidente sudafricano

     Pyongyang, 24 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il recibio presente que le dirigiera el presidente de la Republica de Sudafrica, Thabo Mbuyelwa Mbeki. Anil Sooklal, subjefe del Departamento General encargado del Asia y el Medio Oriente de la cancilleria y jefe de la delegacion gubernamental de Sudafrica de visita en Corea, lo entrego el dia 24 al vicepresidente del Presidium de la Asamblea Popular Suprema de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, Yang Hyong Sop.

Kim Il Chol se reune con el embajador de Cuba

     Pyongyang, 24 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El vicemariscal del Ejercito Popular de Corea Kim Il Chol, Ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas Populares, departio el dia 24 con el embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de la Republica de Cuba en Corea, Esteban Lobaina Romero, quien le hizo una visita de despedida. Estuvieron presentes generales y oficiales del EPC y el agregado militar cubano.

XXXI Exposicion nacional de maquinas agricolas

     Suan, 23 de septiembre (ATCC) -- Tuvo lugar del 21 al 23 del mes en curso en el distrito de Suan la XXXI Exposicion Nacional de Maquinas Agricolas. A esta edicion fueron exhibidos mas de 105 ejemplares de 9 variedades de nuevas maquinas agricolas, aperos para faenas agricolas de mediano y pequeno tamanos y centenares de piezas de repuesto de maquinas rotativas.
    Despertaron especial interes de los concurrentes la sembradora, cosechadora y trilladora de alta eficacia a emplearse en el cultivo de patatas, soja y de dos cosechas al ano junto con diversos aperos agricolas de mediano y pequeno tamanos y piezas de repuesto, todos disenados comodamente para su uso.
    En el marco de la exposicion, se desarrollaron la calificacion del funcionamiento de las ponencias y el intercambio de adelantos tecnicos y experiencias.
    Entre las ponencias calificadas de excelentes figuraban la maquina giratoria de gradeo de arrozales con filos curvados del Instituto Superior de Agricultura Kim Je Won de Haeju, la cosechadora de trigo y cebada de la Granja Cooperativa de Posan del distrito de Kangso, la sembradora de trigo y cebada del Centro de Servicio de las Maquinas Agricolas del distrito de Kowon, sembradoras de soja de los Centros de Servicio de las Maquinas Agricolas de los distritos de Rinsan y Suan, el ciguenal fundido de grafito del Centro de Servicio de las Maquinas Agricolas del distrito de Sukchon, etc.
    Hubo premiaciones correspondientes a los inventores fabricantes de las piezas exhibidas que reportan ganancias y alta eficacia.

II forum nacional de ciencia y tecnica de Nano

     Pyongyang, 24 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El II Forum Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnica de Nano tuvo lugar los dias 22 y 23 en el Instituto Universitario Politecnico Kim Chaek. Los cientificos, tecnicos, profesores e investigadores de sectores de ciencia y educacion participantes en el acto presentaron mas de 90 datos logrados en el desarrollo y aplicacion de ciencia y tecnica de nano.
    El acto se efectuo dividido en tres secciones: la de fisica y agrimensura y caracter de materia de nano, la de electron, maquina y quimica de nano y la de biologia y medicina de nano.
    Los participantes presentaron los exitos logrados en las investigaciones para la fabricacion del panel solar de nano, el desarrollo de una maquina esterilizadora por nano y la busqueda de funciones geneticas a base de la tecnica de marcacion de la molecula por DNA y otros alcanzados en el desarrollo y empleo de las maquinas, componentes y aparatos de medicion de la rama de ciencia de nano. Y tambien publicaron los exitos y experiencias adquiridos en las investigaciones sobre el cristal de superconductividad de nano, la caracteristica de la materia de aleacion de cristal de nano, la especialidad y la aplicacion de catalizador de base-solido de nano, la sintesis y la confeccion de materia de nano, varias materias que componen la estructura de este y sus caracteres fisicos y quimicos.
    En la ceremonia de clausura del forum efectuada el dia 23, fueron premiados los participantes que presentaron preciosos exitos de investigacion.