UNGA President Sojourns in Pyongyang

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- Talks were held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Nov. 16 between Paek Nam Sun, foreign minister of the DPRK, and President of the UN General Assembly Jean Ping, minister of State and concurrently minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Francophone of Gabon. Both sides exchanged views on a series of matters of mutual concern.
    On the same day Jean Ping paid a courtesy call on Paek Nam Sun and the DPRK government hosted a reception for the president and his party at the Mansudae Assembly Hall.
    The president and his party arrived here on Nov. 16.

National Rally of Farmers Held in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- A national rally of farmers for 2004 was reportedly held in the plaza of Seoul Railway Station on Nov. 13 under the sponsorship of the National Farmers' Solidarity. It was attended by at least 15,000 farmers who went there from different parts of south Korea in protest against the government policy for opening the rice market.
    Among those present there were representatives of the South Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification and other civic and public organizations and "national assemblymen" from the Democratic Workers' Party of south Korea and its executive members and representatives of an international farmers' organization.
    The speakers at the rally demanded the government stop at once opening the rice market against the desire of the south Korean people and resolved to carry on their struggle till their demand has been met.
    Read out at the rally was a ten-point demand including their actions against the U.S. and their stand on the present agricultural policy for sacrificing agriculture, a resolution and an appeal to the south Korean people.
    Noting that the living conditions of the farmers who are in charge of the production of food for the people are deteriorating due to the government's opening of the rice market at a time when they are leaving countryside owing to the snowballing debt levied upon farmhouses, the appeal called on the south Korean people to join in the struggle to check the rice market opening.
    At the end of the rally its participants staged a demonstration before the building of the municipal office.
    That day the public security authorities ran riot to suppress demonstrators after deploying riot police and over 30 buses around the venue of the rally allegedly to cope with the disturbance.
    In the meantime, the demonstration that day touched off a simultaneous tent sit-in strike of farmers in at least 1,000 cities, counties and sub-counties including Seoul.

2004 National People's Rally in Seoul

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- The 2004 National People's Rally for the abolition of the "National Security Law", the anti-U.S. struggle and vital rights was reportedly held at the Seoul city office plaza on November 13 under the sponsorship of the "National People's Solidarity". Attending the rally were workers, peasants and poor people affiliated with the (south) Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the National Federation of the Poor and the National Peasants' Solidarity and youth and students, more than 25,000 in all.
    Speeches were made at the rally.
    Kwon Yong Gil, assemblyman from the Democratic Workers' Party, stressed the justness of the repeal of the NSL, saying this evil law of the old era must be thrown into a museum.
    Ri Su Ho, chairman of the KCTU, declared that his organization was opposed to the evil law that reduces all the workers to part-time workers and the free trade agreement and that it was going on a general strike to join the public servants trade union. He called upon all the people to respond to the struggle of workers.
    A resolution read out at the rally said it was the most rigorous trial today that the United States is keeping the land of south Korea under its militarily occupation and practically controlling the south Korean economy.
    Made public at the rally was a ten-point demand for independence, democracy and vital rights such as the repeal of the NSL, opposition to troop dispatch and rice market opening, nullification of the negotiation on the transfer of the U.S. military base from Ryongsan and probe into the history.
    After the rally the participants started a march toward Chongwadae.
    A fierce fight took place between the protesters and the police, which left many people wounded.

S. Korean Trade Union Declares Projected General Strike

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- Ri Su Ho, chairman of the (south) Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, at the 2004 national meeting of workers to carry forward the spirit of martyr Jon Thae Il which was sponsored by the KCTU in Seoul on November 14, declared that the trade union members would go on a general strike on November 26 for the realization of a reform, demanding the complete abolition of the "National Security Law", non-extension of the stay of troops in Iraq, renegotiation on the expenses in the transfer of the U.S. military base and check of its transfer to Phyongthaek, according to a press report. The meeting drew more than 70,000 workers.
    Kim Yong Gil, chairman of the National Trade Union of Public Servants, announced that his organization would also launch an all-out strike on November 15 in order to liquidate social irregularities and corruption and achieve the public servants' three rights of labour.
    Solidarity speeches were made at the meeting.
    Jong Kwang Hun, permanent representative of the National People's Solidarity, said there was the U.S., a criminal group, behind the government' scheme for a free trade agreement and rice market opening and that workers, peasants and the poor should fight with united strength.
    Kim Hye Gyong, representative of the Democratic Workers' Party, said the present government was an anti-democratic, anti-worker government as it is seeking a retrogressive revision of the labour law on part-time work, crackdown on the trade union of public servants and rice market opening.
    Ri Yong Duk, chairman of the Federation of (south) Korean Trade Unions, declared his organization would take a joint action with the KCTU for a solution to social problems.
    Earlier, in the evening of November 13, at least 15,000 workers held an eve at Dongguk University and on November 14 trade unions under the KCTU held vowing rallies at different places of Seoul.

Pyongyang Conservatoire under Construction

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- A new building of Pyongyang Conservatoire is under construction on the scenic bank of River Taedong. With a plottage of five hectares and a total floor space of over 40,000 square meters, the conservatoire will be equipped with all the best conditions for the training of artistic talents such as the main building, a special course building, a music hall, a dormitory, and service facilities.
    The 9-storied main building and the 7-storied special course building with architectural beauty of unique style will have 200-, 70-, and 60-seat auditoriums and classrooms, special course lecture and training rooms, individual training rooms, rhythmic movement training rooms and other rooms totalling several hundreds which will be provided with sound proof devices suited to acoustic features of different faculties as well as electronic reading rooms and a room for introducing the history of the conservatoire.
    The music hall will have a 800-seat modern theatre, a combined training room, make-up rooms, preparatory rooms, a data room, a music recording room and other rooms, where students can cultivate their artistic skill to their heart's content.
    Leader Kim Jong Il initiated the construction of the new conservatoire building and chose its lot and examined its designs. And he indicated concrete orientation and ways for carrying out the project on the highest level in quality and sent a group of competent builders.
    The soldier-builders of the Korean People's Security Forces in charge of the construction of the conservatoire have been fully displaying the might of the revolutionary army since the ground-breaking in March.

Protest against Anti-Chongryon Campaign in S. Korea

     Tokyo, November 15 (KNS-KCNA) -- South Korean organizations called "Alliance for Peaceful Reunification" and " Supra-religious and Supra-state Alliance for Global Peace" recently set float the rumor that delegates of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) attended "a meeting of leaders of the Korean nation for peaceful reunification" held with the "support" of south Korean Ministry of Unification , at which they established "cross sister ties" and adopted "a joint declaration" with delegates of the South Korean Residents Association in Japan and other organizations. The Central Headquarters of Chongryon released a protest refuting it on Nov. 12.
    It says Chongryon had neither heard about such organizations nor associated with what was called "meeting of leaders of the Korean nation for peaceful reunification", not to speak of sending its delegate to it.
    The protest goes on:
    The south Korean Ministry of Unification is said to have supported the meeting and its minister sent a "congratulatory message" to it. This is a very grave act of taking a hand in the smear campaign against Chongryon and it is an intolerable act quite contrary to the spirit of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.
    And the report about this fiction by KBS can never go unnoticed as it was a drama full of lies.
    Chongryon and compatriots in Japan, with towering rage, vehemently protest against such anti-Chongryon campaign of the afore-said south Korean organizations, the Ministry of Unification and KBS.

KCNA Assails GNP's Moves to Grab Power

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- An acute political confrontation persists between the ruling and opposition parties and between progressive and conservative forces in south Korea over bills on various reforms including such issues as the probe into the history and the abolition of the "National Security Law". The ultra-right conservative forces within the Grand National Party keep going against the desire of the popular masses for the democratization and progress of the society. They are swimming against the trend of the times by attacking progressive and pro-reform forces over the issue of abolishing the NSL.
    The NSL has in fact lost any justification to remain in force any longer in south Korea as it designates fellow countrymen in the north as its enemy and incriminates any visit, contact and dialogue with them.
    There can be no visit, contact, reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south in the true sense of the word nor the implementation of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration is possible as long as the NSL remains in force in south Korea.
    However, floor leader of the GNP Kim Tok Ryong and national assemblymen from the same party Kim Yong Gap and a few other anti-reunification elements keen on inciting confrontation are dead-set against the repeal of the NSL, considering it as supreme. They went the lengths of crying that they would quit the National Assembly membership and opt for the struggle to defend the NSL if the law is repealed.
    It was none other than the ultra-right conservative forces of the GNP who have fanned up confrontation with their fellow countrymen in the north, complaining that the present "government" is pursuing a flexible and positive policy toward the north and describing national cooperation as an illusion.
    After the defeat of the corrupt conservative forces in the last general election new progressive forces emerged in south Korea calling for reforms.
    However, the 17th-term National Assembly has wasted time due to conflicts and scramble between the ruling and opposition parties since its very start quite contrary to the expectation of the people. The ultra-right conservative forces in the GNP are accountable for this.
    The GNP is seeking to attain its criminal purpose to use the row over the revision of the NSL for taking the initiative in addressing the political situation.
    The ultra-right conservative forces of the GNP have so far desperately opposed the abolition of the law, staking their lot on its preservation.
    They are now talking about its revision in a bid to keep the evil law in force at any cost and prevent the traitorous party from its collapse.
    The desperate moves of the GNP and other ultra-right conservative forces are, in the long run, aimed to scuttle the reform in south Korea and grab power.
    The GNP coteries are bound to be condemned for their treacherous acts of going against the trend of the times as they have not yet gotten rid of their old bad habit of satisfying their greed for power.
    It is impossible to expect neither genuine reform nor any progress in the inter-Korean relations so much desired by the south Koreans unless such conservative and reactionary group as the GNP is eliminated from south Korea.

Fabrication of "Ulsa Five-point Treaty" Can Never Be Covered Up

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Wednesday comes out with an article upon the lapse of 99 years since the Japanese imperialists cooked up the aggressive "Ulsa Five-point Treaty". Branding it as an illegal and invalid treaty which was fabricated and unilaterally announced by the Japanese imperialists in wanton violation of the requirements and principle of the international law, the author of the article says: The original text of the "treaty" was written by the Japanese imperialists and force was used in making Korean ministers consent to it, the approval of it by the ministers was falsehood, affixing the seal on it was robber-like and its promulgation was unilateral. Therefore, the "treaty" was not a treaty, which could never be regarded as a pact in view of the provisions of the international law. It was nothing but a mere sheet of paper which had no binding force.
    The Japanese samurai broke into the royal palace of other country, a sovereign state, and behaved like tyrants, barked orders and threatened ministers with death. This gangsterism was a robber's act of rigging up an "international treaty" surpassing imagination.
    The Japanese imperialists did not shrink from stealing the seal of the foreign minister of the feudal government of the Ri Dynasty and affixing it on the "treaty" in an effort to give the semblance of legality to it. This was a mean act beyond common knowledge and diplomatic usage.
    The "treaty" was an illegal false document devoid even of the form of a treaty. It was not a document of international law. It did not have even its title, lacked the signature of the king and sealing of the state, important procedures of its effectuation, and the credentials of the representative.
    The Japanese imperialists could not get the signature of King Ko Jong, the supreme representative of the state, and the sealing of the state on it, as the feudal government and King Ko Jong persistently opposed it. King Ko Jong categorically rejected the impudent demand of Hirobumi Ito that the full power be given to the foreign minister to immediately sign the "treaty."
    Thus, the Japanese imperialists could not get the signature of the king and the sealing of the state.
    On the strength of this sheet of paper, the Japanese imperialists imposed a colonial occupation rule over Korea for over 40 years and inflicted immeasurable misfortunes, sufferings, and mental and material losses upon the Korean people.
    The times and century have changed, but the Korean people have not forgotten even a moment the past crimes of the Japanese imperialists.
    The Korean people will not fail to force them to pay for their past crimes.

DPRK Not to Remain Passive Onlooker to U.S. Moves for Nuclear War

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- The United States is under fire by Rodong Sinmun Wednesday for having staged exercises of dropping sham nuclear warheads in top secrecy after working out a scenario to use 30 nuclear bombs in case of an "emergency" on the Korean Peninsula. Lurking behind the U.S. imperialists' criminal moves to chill the growing desire of the Korean nation for independent reunification and bring the dark clouds of a nuclear war to hang over it is their wild ambition to realize their domination and hegemony, its signed article notes, and goes on: The U.S. is becoming evermore undisguised in the pursuance of its hostile policy towards the DPRK and in its moves to lay an international siege to it by peddling all sorts of fictions such as the "nuclear issue", "human rights issue" and "missile issue." All this is nothing but a revelation of its design to block the reunification of the Korean nation and dominate the whole of Korea.
    The U.S. is frantically pushing forward its nuclear war scenario to throw the Korean nation into a nuclear war disaster, bringing the dark clouds of a nuclear war to gather over the Korean Peninsula.
    The U.S. has doggedly opposed the DPRK-U.S. bilateral negotiations, shunning any offer to build a peace-keeping mechanism on the peninsula, and unilaterally insisted that the DPRK scrap its nuclear program first, evading its responsibility and commitment to settle the nuclear issue. All this is aimed to lay an international siege to the DPRK under the pretext of the "nuclear issue" and unleash a nuclear war against it in the long-run.
    The DPRK has increased its national defense capability and built a powerful nuclear deterrent force as it has been exposed to the constant nuclear threat posed by the U.S. No one can find fault with this as it is an exercise of its legitimate right to self-defense to protect the country and its people.
    Absolutely intolerable are the U.S. imperialists' anti-reunification and anti-DPRK moves going against the desire of the nation and the trend of the times.
    The DPRK has the unbreakable unity in mind more powerful than any nuclear weapon and tremendous self-defense power strong enough to meet any challenge of the U.S. imperialists. The Korean people will never remain a passive onlooker to the U.S. imperialists' moves for a nuclear war against the DPRK.

S. Korean Ultra-right Conservative Forces' Anti-North Moves under Fire

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- We can never pardon the ultra-right conservative forces including the Grand National Party of south Korea for desperately inciting confrontation with the north and going frantic in their moves against reforms, citing it as a pretext, says Minju Joson Wednesday in a signed commentary. The GNP and other ultra-right conservative forces in south Korea have left no means untried to prevent the passage of the bill on four reforms through the National Assembly, i.e. the repeal of the National Security Law, the settlement of the past crimes and media reform, etc., the commentary says, and goes on:
    What should not be overlooked is that the GNP cited the north as a pretext for justifying its moves against the reforms. The U.S. is behind the south Korean ultra-right conservative forces' desperate anti-north and anti-reform moves.
    It goes without saying that through these campaigns they seek to scuttle the reform citing the north as a pretext and, furthermore, grab power.
    It is self-evident that if they are allowed to go on supporting the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK, they will totally head off the implementation of the June 15 north-south joint declaration and bring the inter-Korean relations back to those in the period of confrontation and consequently a war will break out on the Korean Peninsula. The above-said moves stepped up by the ultra-right conservative forces to grab power, backed by foreign forces, are fraught with such great danger.

Individual Contest for "February 16 Art Prize" Goes On in DPRK

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- The 15th Individual Contest for "February 16 Art Prize" is going on in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
    The contest is being held in art theatres in Pyongyang, divided into vocal, instrumental and dance categories.
    It is participated in by hundreds of artistes, teachers and students selected from central and local art troupes and art educational institutions.
    The dance contest has already been over.
    The brass, piano and national and wood wind instrumental contest is under way at the Yun I Sang Concert Hall and the concert hall attached to Pyongyang University of Music and Dance.
    The contestants are fully demonstrating their artistic talents and the developing Juche-oriented musical art.
    Those who passed through the first stage of the contest are qualified to participate in the second stage to be held at the Moranbong Theater.
    The third stage of the contest will take place in February Juche 94(2005).
    The "February 16 Prize" is the top art prize of the country.

- Mural Tomb Newly Discovered in DPRK

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- A mural tomb belonging to the period of Palhae (698-926), the first of its kind in Korea, was newly excavated in Kumsong-ri, Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province. Palhae was a state built by nomadic people of Koguryo (B.C. 277-A.D. 668) within the territory of the old Koguryo. It had a vast land extending from Liaohe, the River Amur area and the Maritime region of Russia to the area south of the River Taedong.
    Many relics have already been unearthed in the place where the mural tomb was discovered. Among them are Kumsong-ri Tomb No. 1 (a stone chamber tomb mounded with earth), mountain and earthen castles, 24 stone relics, temple and tower sites that belong to the Palhae period. There is also a 300,000-year-old human fossil called "Hwadae man", a Paleolithic man.
    The newly-found mural tomb was mounded with earth. It has a corridor and a stone chamber.
    The entrance to the chamber from the corridor was found blocked by a large flat rock. Also found in the centre of the chamber was a coffin pedestal with two sets of human bones, believed to be a couple's, on it.
    The mural paintings are figure and genre paintings.
    Discovered in the tomb were several dozen pieces of relics such as gilded bronze plate patterned with lotus, bronze rings and edge decorations of a chest, tack-shaped bronze nails and an ink slab, pieces of earthenware, iron nails for the coffin and writing brush.
    The round ink slab is one of typical relics belonging to Palhae. It is just the same with the ink slabs found in Sanggyongryongchonbu, the capital of Palhae.
    Jang Hyon Ho, a researcher of the Archaeological Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences, told KCNA that the mural tomb shows well the cultural development and originality of Palhae, a prosperous and sovereign state in the Middle Ages of Korea, and that it will draw great attention of the world historical and archaeological circles.

Winter Sports Centre near Completion

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- A sports village, the nation's leading winter sports centre, has appeared in the area of Mt. Paektu, a holy mountain of the revolution. The village covering a total area of 248,000 square meters lies on a vast plateau of Pegae Peak 1,621 meters above the sea level in Samjiyon County, Ryanggang Province. This area is good for winter sports as it has long snowy winter, fresh air, clear water and a dense forest.
    When completed to meet the requirements of the new century, the sports village will be good enough to host international winter sports games. It looks like a satellite city as it has four large buildings of peculiar and elegant architectural style and at least 20 annexes and many other facilities.
    A training complex covering 1,040 square meters looks like a skater's cap.
    There is before the complex a 400 m speed skating track with 1,000 tiered stone seats for spectators around it. A round roofed indoor ice hockey stadium 60 m in length has a floor space of 3,743 square meters. Lodging quarters for players look like rest homes. Those for national sports teams can accommodate hundreds of players and those for provincial sports teams more than a thousand players.
    An extracurricular sports school for schoolchildren, a teashop reminiscent of an observatory building, etc. have already appeared there.
    Hundreds of meters-long skiing courses stretch along a sharp slope from the foot of the Pegae Peak to its summit. 5 km-long skiing courses are also seen extending across the forest around the peak. In the mid-slope north of the peak there are a 90 m-long jumping ground and 2.4 km-long skiing courses for visitors and tourists on its left side.
    Ski-lift service is available along the 800 meter slope from the foot to the top of the peak. It is capable of carrying hundreds of players, visitors and tourists an hour.
    The construction of the sports village which was started by volunteer teams of Party information workers from across the country on June 21, Juche 91 (2002) is progressing at its final stage.
    Lodging quarters have already been occupied by sportspersons from various parts of the country.

Kim Yong Nam Receives Credentials from Madagascan Ambassador

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, received credentials from Madagascan Ambassador e.p. to the DPRK Sikonina Victor at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Wednesday. On hand was Choe Su Hon, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs.
    Kim conversed with the ambassador after receiving the credentials.

Wreaths to Palestinian Embassy

     Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) --The Ministry of the People's Armed Forces and other ministries, national institutions and working people's organizations of the DPRK Tuesday and Wednesday sent wreaths to the Palestinian embassy here expressing condolences over the death of Yasser Arafat, president of the State of Palestine, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Palestinian National Authority. Wreaths were laid before his portrait rimmed with a black ribbon on behalf of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, the General Bureau of Diplomatic Corps Affairs, the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea and the Central Committee of the Korean Democratic Women's Union.

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Kim Jong Il inspecciona Unidad No. 754 del EPC

     Pyongyang, 17 de noviembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il, Secretario General del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y Comandante Supremo del Ejercito Popular de Corea, inspecciono la Unidad No. 754 del EPC que ostenta el titulo de Septimo Regimiento de O Jung Hup. El Comandante Supremo recorrio la sala de presentacion del historial de la Unidad guiado por el jefe de esta, luego de averiguar como esta cumple su mision.
    Recordo que esta unidad, que defiende desde hace mucho tiempo una porcion del frente, vino marchando por el unico sendero de victorias y glorias exaltando las tradiciones y la historia de la grandiosa unidad monolitica y dando pruebas del firme espiritu de defensa decisiva al lider, y evaluo de altos sus meritos acumulados en tiempos anteriores.
    Recorrio por varios puntos de la Unidad, entre otros, la sala de lecciones combinadas donde escruto una serie de problemas que se presentan en la planificacion y el comando de la operacion y la administracion.
    Se mostro muy satisfecho de que la Unidad dispuso de modernas instalaciones para el entrenamiento y todos sus comandantes y soldados crecen como fuertes combatientes capaces de aniquilar a solas a cien enemigos al hacer ejercicios intensivos, e indico las tareas para el mayor fortalecimiento de la combatividad de esta.
    Seguidamente, hizo un recorrido por la sala de militares, la biblioteca, el dormitorio, el comedor, la cocina, el bano, el almacen de cosechas del trabajo de autoabastecimiento y otras instalaciones culturales, educacionales y de intendencia. Elogio los esfuerzos de la Unidad al senalar que aqui se prepararon excelentes instalaciones necesarias para la educacion y la vida cultural de los soldados que operan normalmente y se crearon magnificos establecimientos de intendencia que garantizan la vida confortable de estos.
    Remarco que esta Unidad titular del Septimo Regimiento de O Jung Hup es ejemplar en todos los aspectos como en el entrenamiento combativo-politico y en la administracion de la unidad y evaluo altamente sus logros.
    Acto seguido, presencio una funcion de los militares de una compania adscrita directamente a la Unidad.
    Expreso su esperanza y conviccion de que en lo adelante tambien, los uniformados cumpliran satisfactoriamente su mision de abanderados y del cuerpo de choque en el apoyo a la politica de Songun (priorizacion militar) del PTC, y se fotografio junto a estos.
    Le acompanaron los generales de ejercito del EPC Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae y Pak Jae Gyong.

Fabricacion de "Tratado de 5 puntos de Ulsa" es fraudulenta

     Pyongyang, 17 de noviembre (ATCC) -- El diario Rodong Sinmun inserto en su edicion del dia 17 un articulo individual con motivo de cumplirse los 99 anos desde cuando los imperialistas japoneses fabricaron el "Tratado de 5 puntos de Ulsa" de caracter agresivo violando flagrantemente la demanda y principio de derecho internacional y lo dieron a la publicidad de modo unilateral. El articulo senala:
    El "Tratado de 5 puntos de Ulsa" redactado desde el principio por Japon se caracteriza por el metodo coercitivo, la enganosa aprobacion de los ministros, el sello fraudulento y la publicacion unilateral, por lo cual no tiene validez si se atiene a la ley internacional.
    Para su estipulacion, los Samurais irrumpieron hasta en el Palacio Real de un pais soberano donde actuaron como tiranos amenazando con matar si no les obedecerian. Esto, de veras, es un acto bandidesco para fraguar una leonina "convencion internacional".
    A fin de atribuir el caracter legal al documento fraudulento, los Samurais hurtaron el sello del ministro de asuntos exteriores del gobierno feudal de la dinastia de los Ri y lo estamparon sin escrupulos.
    Ademas, este protocolo fue carente de las formalidades necesarias como la denominacion, la firma del rey coreano Kojong, la selladura estatal ni carta de autorizacion del delegado.
    Tambien fue plagado de defectos en sus formalidades y el procedimiento de su concertacion. A pesar de ello, los imperialistas japoneses lo tomaron por su marco legal para practicar durante mas de 40 anos la dominacion colonial sobre Corea imponiendo al pueblo coreano incontables desgracias y perdidas espirituales y materiales.
    Ya pasaron los viejos tiempos y llego el nuevo siglo, pero los coreanos no se olvidan ni por un momento de los crimenes de los imperialistas japoneses y los saldaran cuenta sin falta.

Paek Nam Sun se reune con presidente de AG de ONU

     Pyongyang, 17 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Tuvieron lugar el dia 16 en el Palacio de los Congresos Mansudae las conversaciones entre el canciller de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, Paek Nam Sun, y el presidente de la Asamblea General de la ONU, Jean Ping, quien es el ministro de Estado y ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Cooperacion y de Paises del Habla Francesa de la Republica de Gabon. En la ocasion ambas partes intercambiaron opiniones sobre una serie de problemas de interes mutuo.
    Ese dia, el presidente Jean Ping le hizo una visita de cortesia al canciller coreano y el gobierno de la RPDC ofrecio en el citado palacio una recepcion en honor del presidente y su comitiva.
    Los huespedes llegaron el mismo dia a esta capital.

Ejercito surcoreano perpetra provocacion militar contra RPDC

     Pyongyang, 17 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Segun fuentes castrenses, a eso de las 10:30 del dia 16, el ejercito surcoreano introdujo un carro blindado hasta un puesto de gendarmes en cercanias de la marca No. 0235 de la Linea de Demarcacion Militar en la parte occidental del frente. Tal provocacion militar es un eslabon de las maniobras de provocacion premeditada de la capa militar del Sur de Corea tendente a estar acorde con la recrudescente ofensiva de aplastamiento a la RPDC de los imperialistas yanquis y a enrarecer el clima de cooperacion entre el Norte y el Sur de Corea.
    Las autoridades surcoreanas deben tener presente que tales actos provocativos puedan traer consecuencias tan graves como irreparables.

Rodong Sinmun denuncia maniobra anti-reunificacion de EE.UU

     Pyongyang, 17 de noviembre (ATCC) -- El diario Rodong Sinmun en el numero del dia 17 inserto un articulo individual en relacion con la revelacion del hecho de que EE.UU. trazo un guion de utilizar 30 armas nucleares en el "tiempo de emergencia" de la Peninsula Coreana y libro de modo planeado y en absoluto secreto hasta el simulacro de lanzamiento de ojivas. En el trasfondo de estas maniobras criminales dirigidas a debilitar el vigor de reunificacion independiente de la nacion coreana y acarrear un nubarron de guerra nuclear yace la ambicion dominacionista y hegemonica de EE.UU., senala el articulista y continua:
    La virulenta politica de hostilidad a la RPDC de EE.UU. y el intento de formacion del cerco internacional del segundo a la primera para lo cual fragua el "problema nuclear", "problema de derechos humanos", "problema de misiles" etc. parten de la ambicion de impedir de todas maneras la reunificacion de la nacion coreana y realizar su dominio sobre toda Corea.
    Esta superpotencia lleva a efecto de modo acelerado el plan de guerra nuclear para acarrear a la nacion coreana catastrofe nuclear.
    EE.UU. da espaldas al establecimiento del sistema de aseguramiento de la paz en la Peninsula Coreana, se opone obstinadamente a las negociaciones bilaterales con la RPDC, evade su responsabilidad y deber asumidos en la solucion del problema nuclear y demanda unilateralmente la "renuncia nuclear, primero" de la RPDC con el proposito de formar el cerco internacional contra esta y de provocar a la larga la guerra nuclear so pretexto del "problema nuclear".
    La RPDC frente a la permanente amenaza nuclear de EE.UU. ha fortalecido su capacidad de defensa nacional y consolidado la poderosa fuerza de detencion nuclear. Esto es un ejercicio de legitimo derecho para defender la patria y el pueblo y no puede ser cuestionado en ningun caso.
    Jamas seran toleradas las maniobras anti-reunificacion y anti-RPDC de los EE.UU. que contravienen al deseo de la nacion y a la tendencia de la epoca.
    Nosotros tenemos la unidad monolitica mas poderosa que el arma nuclear y la poderosisima fuerza de autodefensa capaz de frustrar cualquier desafio de los EE.UU. El pueblo coreano no estara con los brazos cruzados ante el intento de este imperio estadounidense de desatar la guerra nuclear contra la RPDC .