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Kim Jong Il's Work Brought Out

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il's famous work "The Juche Philosophy Is an Original Revolutionary Philosophy" was brought out in booklet by the Hekadaha Publishing and Printing Company of Indonesia on Feb. 3. The work, published on July 26, Juche 85 (1996), made a scientific analysis of the limitation of the time when the precedent philosophy was set out and the originality of the Juche philosophy and lucidly clarified the idea that the Juche philosophy serves as a revolutionary and political philosophy of the Workers' Party of Korea. It also elucidated principled issues arising in the study and dissemination of the philosophy.
    The booklet says in its preface:
    We have the honor of publishing in Indonesia the famous work of HE Kim Jong Il, the great leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.
    We hope that the booklet will help the readers study the Juche philosophy, the cornerstone of all policies in the DPRK.
    The man-centered Juche philosophy was set out by President Kim Il Sung and has been developed and enriched thanks to HE Kim Jong Il's energetic ideological and theoretical activities.

Group for Study of Juche Idea in Sweden Renamed

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- The Malmo Group for the Study of the Juche Idea was renamed the Swedish National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea at a meeting held in Malmo on Feb. 1. Ricardo Stenbery, chief of the Malmo group, at the meeting referred to the fact that his organization has steadily gained in scope in the course of studying the Juche idea and disseminating it among broad masses in Sweden.
    Underscoring the urgent need to develop the Malmo group into a national committee and create new groups for the study of the Juche idea in the capital and local areas in the future, he called for inaugurating a group for the study of the Juche idea in Stockholm in 2005 which marks the 60th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.
    He declared that the Malmo Group for the Study of the Juche Idea has been renamed the Swedish National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea on the occasion of the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il (February 16).
    The meeting decided to elect chairman and vice-chairman of the national committee in future in keeping with its scope and character.

Youth and Students Vow Their Loyalty

    Samjiyon, February 7 (KCNA) -- A meeting of youth and students from across the country was held in front of the old home of leader Kim Jong Il in the secret camp of Mt. Paektu Monday to vow their loyalty with the approach of his birthday. Present at the meeting were Kim Kyong Ho, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, Pak Se Gol, secretary of the Ryanggang Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, officials concerned and members of the group of school youth and children from across the country on their study march to the old home of Kim Jong Il.
    Led by Kim Kyong Ho, its participants vowed their loyalty, manifesting their steel-strong faith and will.
    They resolved to more thoroughly establish the revolutionary discipline and order in the youth league whereby its members act as one under the unitary leadership of Kim Jong Il and consolidate as firm as a rock the single-minded unity of all the servicepersons and people, a treasured sword for winning a sure victory in the Korean revolution.
    They noted that they would become ardent followers of the Songun idea of Kim Jong Il and faithful implementers of his Songun politics and actively join the Korean People's Army to be heroes in the 21st century like Ri Su Bok and Kim Kwang Chol who devotedly defend the blue sky and sea and the fertile land of the country.
    They loudly shouted revolutionary slogans, firmly determined to honor their loyal pledge made to Kim Jong Il.
    Then they were briefed on the old home in the secret camp of Mt. Paektu before looking round the historic relics preserved there.

Humiliating S. Korea-U.S. Alliance under Fire

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- A joint news conference of lawmakers and social organizations was reportedly held in the building of the south Korean "National Assembly" in Seoul on Feb. 2 to criticize the humiliating south Korea-U.S. alliance. Speeches were made by Kwon Yong Gil, assemblyman from the Democratic Workers' Party, Kwon O Chang, permanent representative of the Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration, Hong Kun Su, permanent representative of the People for Achieving Peace and Reunification, Choe Son Hui, secretary general of the Women's Society for Achieving Peace, and others at the conference.
    A press release issued at the conference bitterly accused the U.S. of spurring on the arms-race and posing a serious threat to the peace on the Korean Peninsula, clamoring for an increasing role of the U.S. forces in south Korea and a regionalization of the south Korea-U.S. alliance.
    Negotiations under way between south Korea and the U.S. should not be allowed to serve as leverage for accepting the unilateral and high-handed demand of the U.S., the press release held, calling on the NA and the people from all walks of life to take an active part in the actions to replace the shackling south Korea-U.S. alliance by independent and equal relationship reflecting the intention and will of the people.

Swedish Ambassador Gives Reception

Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- Swedish Ambassador to the DPRK Paul Beijer hosted a reception at the embassy here Monday on the occasion of the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il. Present on invitation were Kung Sok Ung, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Kim Yong Jae, vice-minister of Foreign Trade, Hong Son Ok, vice-chairperson of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, Kim Tang Su, general director of the General Bureau of Diplomatic Corps Affairs, and others. Speeches were made at the reception.

Film Show Held at Russian Embassy

Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- Russian Ambassador to the DPRK Andrei Karlov hosted a film show at the embassy here Monday on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the treaty of friendship, good neighborliness and cooperation between the DPRK and the Russian Federation. Present on invitation were Hong Son Ok, vice-chairperson of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries who is chairperson of the Korea-Russia Friendship Association, officials concerned, university teachers and media persons here. They watched Russian feature film "A Special Unit."

Public Presentation on Kim Jong Il's Greatness Held

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- A public presentation on the greatness of Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il was held at the April 25 House of Culture Monday on the occasion of his birthday (February 16). It was sponsored by the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces. Present there were Jo Myong Rok, director of the General Political Department of the KPA, Kim Yong Chun, chief of the General Staff of the KPA, Kim Il Chol, minister of the People's Armed Forces, senior officials of the ministry and KPA servicepersons.
    Jo Myong Rok recalled that Kim Jong Il set out the unique idea of achieving the single-minded unity of the revolutionary ranks with the revolutionary headquarters as its core, the first of its kind in history.
    He stressed that the KPA servicepersons under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il are providing a firm guarantee for the victory in the Songun revolution with arms, deeply convinced that they will always emerge victorious as they have a strong weapon called single-minded unity.
    Kim Il Chol noted that Kim Jong Il comprehensively enunciated the idea and theory on the Songun politics as required by the times and the revolutionary development, thus providing the world progressives with guidelines in the new era for frustrating all the moves of the imperialist reactionaries and bringing about a signal turn in carrying out the cause of global independence.
    He recalled that the world's revolutionary people are praising and following Kim Jong Il as a great leader steering the new century and the world's most famous person.
    Colonel General of the KPA Kim Sung Bom referred to the facts that Kim Jong Il has worked heart and soul to bolster the combat capability of the KPA, taking deep care of the soldiers' living as their father would do.
    The speakers called upon all the KPA servicepersons to become a standard-bearer and shock brigade in upholding the Songun politics of Kim Jong Il, achieve greater success in defending socialism and building a great prosperous powerful nation and dynamically struggle to accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche.

Film Show for Foreign Diplomats Held

Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- The DPRK Ministry of Culture hosted a film show for officials in charge of cultural relations of foreign embassies here at Pyongyang Koryo Hotel Monday on the occasion of the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il. . It was addressed by Jo Chan Gu, vice-minister of Culture, and Mahmoud Masoud Amer, first councilor of the People's Bureau of Libya. Its participants watched Korean feature film "Bouquet of Dandelion." At the end of the film show they talked to one another about the need to boost the cooperation and exchange in the fields of culture and art among countries, deepening the friendship.

Senior Officials Visit Tongyang Spring Water Factory

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- Senior officials of the Party, the state and the army and members of the Cabinet of the DPRK visited the Tongyang Spring Water Factory on Feb. 6. The factory was successfully built in Yangdok, South Phyongan Province, in the period of the "Arduous March," forced march. Equipped with latest facilities ranging from distilling to packing, this modern factory produces bottled spring water by use of spring water gushing out from the deep valley there all the year round.
    Leader Kim Jong Il, learning that the ingredients of the spring water are better than those of the world famous spring water, saw to it that the large-scale Tongyang Spring Water Factory was built. He took a benevolent measure to supply a sufficient quantity of spring water to Pyongyangites.
    After being briefed on the history of the factory in front of its panoramic map, the visitors looked round the interior of the factory and the wells.
    They were deeply moved to witness the reality in which the spring water which once had flown down, unused, has now become famous as elixir promoting the health of the people under the care of Kim Jong Il.

China-Korea Friendship Farm Donates Vehicles to Its Korean Counterpart

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- The China-Korea Friendship Hongxing Farm in Beijing donated vehicles to the Korea-China Friendship Thaekam Co-op Farm in Sunan District, Pyongyang. A presentation ceremony was held at the Thaekam Co-op Farm Monday.
    Present at the ceremony were Jon Yong Jin, vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries who is vice-chairman of the C.C., the Korea-China Friendship Association, officials of the Thaekam Co-op Farm, Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of the Chinese embassy.
    The Chinese ambassador expressed the belief that officials and agricultural workers of the farm would achieve greater success in the grain production to glorify this year which marks the 60th anniversaries of the foundation of the Workers' Party of Korea and the liberation of Korea.
    He hoped that the vehicles donated this time would contribute to boosting the agricultural production.
    He conveyed the certificate of the donation to the chairperson of the management board of the farm.

Cuban Ambassador Hosts Reception

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- Cuban Ambassador to the DPRK Ruben Perez Valdes hosted a reception at the Taedonggang Club for the Diplomatic Corps Monday evening on the occasion of the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il. The ambassador in his speech said the Cuban people were celebrating the birthday of Kim Jong Il in a happy frame of mind and the world progressive people warmly supported the heroic struggle of the Korean people for economic construction and the country's reunification under his wise guidance.
    Kim Jong Il is devoting tireless efforts to the people's happiness and his great idea and theory are recognized by the whole world, the ambassador stressed.
    Secretary Choe Thae Bok of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea spoke next.
    Recalling that Kim Jong Il received a congratulatory message from Fidel Castro Ruz on the occasion of his birthday, he said: It is the unshakable will of Kim Jong Il to boost through generations the fraternal relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries which were forged by President Kim Il Sung and Fidel Castro Ruz.
    He hoped that the fraternal Cuban people would closely unite around the Communist Party of Cuba headed by Fidel Castro Ruz and achieve greater success in their struggle to frustrate the U.S. imperialists' anti-socialist moves and defend the motherland, the revolution and gains of socialism.
    Present on invitation were Kim Yong Jin, minister of Education who is chairman of the Korea-Cuba Solidarity Committee, Rim Kyong Man, minister of Foreign Trade, Mun Jae Chol, acting chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, Kim Sang Ik, vice-minister of the People's Armed Forces, Choe Su Hon, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, and others.
    Staff members of the Cuban embassy were on hand.

Upholding Songun Politics Called for

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- President Kim Il Sung was a peerless illustrious commander who established the glorious tradition of Songun revolution while leading the revolutionary struggle and construction and laid the precious foundation of the Songun politics of the Workers' Party of Korea, says Rodong Sinmun Tuesday in a signed article. The President was an outstanding statesman who reliably built up the internal force of the revolution with the revolutionary army as its core and thus laid the foundation of the WPK's Songun politics.
    He was a peerless brilliant commander who developed and strengthened the Korean People's Army into the army of the party and provided the military guarantee for Songun politics.
    The wise guidance given by the invincible and iron-willed commander serves as the source of the invincibility and the might of the KPA.
    It holds an important place in his exploits in the building of the army that he laid the solid material and technical foundation of our revolutionary armed forces. He energetically led the work to increase the combat capability of our revolutionary ranks in military and technical terms, regarding arms as one of the two component parts of the revolutionary armed forces together with man, the soldier masses.
    The Korean revolution has greeted a historic turning phase in building a great prosperous powerful socialist nation under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    It is the greatest exploit of Kim Il Sung that he provided a steady continuity to the Songun revolutionary leadership.
    It is thanks to Kim Jong Il's energetic Songun revolutionary leadership that the KPA is now displaying its might as the powerful core unit and driving force in accomplishing the revolutionary cause of Juche.
    The might of the Songun politics precisely means that of the KPA. It is Kim Jong Il's unshakable will to strengthen the KPA through endless Songun revolutionary leadership to defend the country and the revolution and dynamically step up the revolutionary cause of Juche started by Kim Il Sung.
    The army and people of the DPRK will as always uphold Kim Jong Il's Songun politics with loyalty and thus let the red flag of the Songun revolution associated with the whole life of the President fly ever higher over this land.

Destruction of Korean Historical Remains by U.S. Troops Denounced

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- It is said that the acreage of historical cultural remains occupied by the U.S. military bases in south Korea exceeds123, 000 phyong. Various military facilities such as powder dumps have been built at different sites of historical cultural remains across south Korea. To cite an example, an anti-aircraft artillery encampment covering 20,600 phyong was built in the area of the Changdok Palace, which has been recorded as a world's cultural monument by UNESCO. In this regard, a spokesman for the Bureau for Direction of Cultural Preservation of the DPRK issued a statement on Feb. 7.
    The statement says:
    It is an intolerable insult to the Korean nation that even graves of forefathers are trampled underfoot as military bases as if it were not enough that precious historical cultural relics have been looted by foreign aggression forces in south Korea for over 100 years.
    The U. S. imperialists have destroyed and took away whatever valuable cultural wealth that came to hand, beginning with the invasion of the USS "General Sherman" and robbery of the grave of Prince Namyon. Ever since they set foot in south Korea, they have taken away at least 38,100 pieces of historical cultural relics including works of art worth being national treasures, and the Silla gold crown, Koryo celadon and white porcelain of the Ri Dynasty. The Korean people cannot remain an onlooker at the total disappearance of historical cultural relics in south Korea where the nation's dignity and sovereignty have passed from the scene.
    The realities show that national sovereignty, history and culture can be restored only when the U.S. forces and their bases, the root cause of all the misfortunes and disasters of the south Korean people, are withdrawn.

Japanese Chief Executive's Anti-DPRK Remarks under Fire

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- The chief executive of Japan in his policy speech at the recent session of the House of Representatives clarified the stance that Japan would settle the abduction issue or the nuclear and missile issues through "dialogue" and "pressure". Japan is still considering economic sanctions against the DPRK as an option for a solution to the abduction issue, he added. In this regard, Minju Joson today says in a signed commentary: Though the abduction issue had already been settled between the DPRK and Japan, the right-wing conservatives of Japan are still raising a hue and cry over it, kicking up a frantic racket of confrontation with the DPRK. Lurking behind this row is a sinister aim to paint an assailant as a victim in a bid to evade their responsibility for the past crimes at any cost.
    During the whole period of their colonial rule over Korea, the Japanese imperialists forcibly drafted 8.4 million Koreans and hurled them into war shambles and slave labor sites. They left over one million of them dead and forced 200,000 women into sexual slavery for the imperial Japanese army.
    All these crimes committed by the Japanese imperialists against the Korean people for over 40 years of their colonial rule were the most hideous human rights abuses in history.
    In case the abduction issue no longer remains a problem in the relations between the DPRK and Japan, for the latter to redeem its past crimes will be the only outstanding issue between them.
    Aware of this, the Japanese reactionaries are kicking up such a madcap anti-DPRK racket in a bid to attain two aims: one is to evade the responsibility for the settlement of the past by insisting that the abduction issue has not yet been solved and the other is to build up a revanchist public opinion under the pretext of "people's sentiment" so as to create a social atmosphere favorable for their comeback to Korea.
    The Japanese reactionaries are persistently raising a hue and cry over the abduction issue hardly comparable with the monstrous crimes committed by Japan against the Korean nation in the past. This frantic ruckus of confrontation with the DPRK only triggers off bitterer hatred of its army and people toward Japan.
    Japan had better behave itself, properly understanding their steadfast will to force it to pay for all the crimes perpetrated by the Japanese imperialists in the past.

Abe's Reckless Remarks Flailed

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- Abe, acting secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, in a TV appearance a few days ago let loose a string of fantastic trash, grumbling that north Korea has not taken a sincere attitude and has scrapped the Japan-Korea Pyongyang Declaration and even making the free conjecture that there would be possibility for north Korea to change its policy if Japan introduces economic sanctions. Commenting on this, a Rodong Sinmun analyst Tuesday says:
    The balderdash of Abe, a bigwig of the Japanese ultra-right conservatives, is a reversed logic and a political provocation against the DPRK. Lurking behind it is his sinister intention to scuttle the DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration at any cost by finding fault with the DPRK and, in case the declaration is torn up in actuality, shift the blame on to it and justify the intensified anti-DPRK hostile policy involving economic sanctions
    It is none other than the Japanese reactionaries who are actually hindering the implementation of the declaration and trying to reduce it to a dead letter.
    In the declaration they committed themselves to settle Japan's past crimes and respect the international law and refrain from threatening the other's security. However, they have gone back on their promise and chosen to revoke it.
    They have now made full preparations for economic sanctions against the DPRK. Nevertheless, Abe branded the DPRK as an "offender". This is a cunning and malicious act. We cannot help regarding him as a coldhearted fellow and a political epileptic.
    In Japan there are not a small number of political charlatans and philistines seeing eye to eye with Abe. They are ultra-right conservatives.
    Urged by nasty political ambitions, they have tenaciously clung to the abduction issue which had already been fully solved and, as if it were not enough, are now kicking up quite a row over the "issue of false remains," their own brainchild. Banking on "people's sentiments", they are kicking and screaming to attain their heinous political purpose, labeling the DPRK as the "assailant" and Japan as the "victim" by reversing black and white. They are even intending to codify their hostile policy toward the DPRK by faking up a "north Korean human rights act" and launch into an offensive operation for the "collapse" and "overthrow" of the system of the DPRK.
    With disgust and hatred for the frenzy of the Japanese ultra-right conservative forces against it, the DPRK will strictly keep tabs on their criminal acts. They will have to pay dearly for them sooner or later.

Art Show Opens

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- A national art show opened at the Pyongyang International Cultural Center on Feb. 7 to celebrate the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il (February 16), the most auspicious holiday of the nation. On display are over 60 pieces of works of art including the acrylic paintings "Successful inheritance of the Songun cause pioneered with arms" and "Morning of the motherland of Songun" and the Korean painting "He visits the Tabaksol post."
    Present at the opening ceremony were Jong Ha Chol, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Jong Ho, chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of the Unions of Literature and the Arts of Korea, and others.
    Art shows also opened at art exhibition halls of the provinces on the same day.

DPRK on Eve of Lunar New Year's Day

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is in festive attire on the eve of the lunar New Year's Day. Streets and buildings of Pyongyang are festooned with electric boards and colorful decorations.
    Seen in streets are national flags and red banners fluttering on flag poles. Set up in streets are such streamers as "New Year's Greetings to the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il. Juche 94" and "A Happy New Year! 2005".
    The public service establishments have their doors decorated with pine branches and are busy preparing various kinds of folk dishes.
    Okryu Restaurant is ready to serve famous Pyongyang cold noodle, tray noodle with meat, shish kebab and green gram pancake and Chongryu Restaurant boiled rice mixed with four grains, sweet rice dish, beef with vegetables cooked in casserole and sinsollo (cooking brazier with food) and other dishes.
    The national food restaurants and public catering establishments in each district are setting up stalls to serve baked chestnut and sweet potatoes, fruits and candy fluff while preparing various kinds of holiday food.
    Meanwhile, folk amusement and sports games are planned at institutions, industrial establishments, co-op farms and schools in Pyongyang and local areas on the New Year's Day.
    Housewives are also busy making holiday dresses including children's coats with rainbow-striped sleeves and holiday food.

U.S. Urged to Compensate to Maehyang-ri Inhabitants

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- The Seoul Central District Court of south Korea recently ruled that the south Korean authorities shall pay compensation to the victims in Maehyang-ri upon handling a lawsuit filed by its inhabitants who suffered from bombing exercises of U.S. forces planes. Papers here Tuesday say in signed commentaries in this regard:
    This is an inevitable product of the master-servant relationship between the U.S. and south Korea. The U.S. forces' act of evading compensation for their crimes is a totally unwarranted brigandish act as it is the most despicable and shameless arbitrary practice of the occupation forces who disregard and look down upon the south Koreans. Rodong Sinmun observes:
    It is clear to everybody that it is none other than the U.S. imperialist aggressor troops who have inflicted huge damage upon the Maehyang-ri inhabitants for the past scores of years. However, the U.S. forces insisted that they are not to blame for the crimes, a sheer far-fetched assertion.
    The U.S. forces have staged war exercises in Maehyang-ri for scores of years to attain its purpose of invading the north, bringing all sorts of disasters and sufferings to its population. Yet, they refuse to pay compensation, instead of making apologies, absurdly asserting that they are not responsible for the crimes. Such shameless acts can be perpetrated only by the American gangsters who consider it as their means of existence to invade, dominate and plunder other nations.
    Minju Joson demands the U.S. opt to own responsibility for the damage done to the inhabitants in Maehyang-ri, though belatedly, and make apology and compensation to the Korean nation for all the crimes it committed in Korea for the past 60 years and withdraw from south Korea at the earliest possible date.

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Embajador cubano ofrece banquete con motivo del 16 de febrero

    Pyongyang, 8 de febrero (ATCC) -- El embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de la Republica de Cuba en Corea, Ruben Perez Valdes, ofrecio el dia 7 por la noche en el Club Taedonggang para el Cuerpo Diplomatico un banquete en ocasion del cumpleanos del Dirigente Kim Jong Il. El diplomatico, al hacer uso de la palabra, dijo que el pueblo cubano festeja con regocijo el cumpleanos del gran Dirigente del pueblo coreano y anadio que los pueblos progresistas del mundo apoyan activamente la heroica lucha del pueblo coreano por la construccion economica y la reunificacion del pais bajo su sabia direccion.
    Preciso que el Dirigente hace ingentes esfuerzos en aras de la felicidad del pueblo y destaco que todo el mundo reconoce su gran ideologia y teoria.
    El secretario del Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, Choe Thae Bok, le siguio en pronunciar un discurso.
    Se refirio a que con motivo de esa efemeride Fidel Castro Ruz envio un mensaje de felicitacion al Dirigente y apunto que fortalecer y desarrollar de generacion en generacion las fraternales relaciones de amistad y cooperacion entre los dos paises preparadas por el Presidente Kim Il Sung y el Comandante en jefe Fidel Castro Ruz es la firme voluntad del Dirigente Kim Jong Il.
    Deseo que el hermano pueblo cubano, unido compactamente en torno al Partido Comunista de Cuba encabezado por Fidel, obtenga mayores exitos en la lucha por defender la patria, la revolucion y las conquistas socialistas frustrando las maniobras antisocialistas de los imperialistas yanquis.
    Al banquete fueron invitados el ministro de Educacion Kim Yong Jin quien es el presidente del Comite de Solidaridad Corea-Cuba, el ministro de Comercio Exterior Rim Kyong Man, el presidente interino del Comite de Relaciones Culturales con el Extranjero Mun Jae Chol, el viceministro de las Fuerzas Armadas Populares Kim Sang Ik, el vicecanciller Choe Su Hon y otros funcionarios.
    Tambien participaron los miembros de la Embajada de la Republica de Cuba.

Cuadros de Corea visitan Fabrica de Agua Manantial de Tongyang

    Pyongyang, 8 de febrero (ATCC) -- Los cuadros del partido, el Estado y el ejercito y miembros del Consejo de Ministros visitaron el dia 6 la Fabrica de Agua Manantial de Tongyang. La fabrica fue construida magnificamente en el tiempo de la "Marcha penosa" y la marcha forzada.
    Dispone de instalaciones ultramodernas para la filtracion de agua y empaque y toma por su materia prima el agua manantial, inagotable durante todas las estaciones, de un valle escarpado en Yangdok de la provincia de Phyong-an del Sur.
    El Dirigente Kim Jong Il, al enterarse de que el agua manantial de este lugar contiene elementos mas beneficiosos en comparacion con otras aguas manantiales de fama mundial, hizo construir la fabrica de agua manantial de Tongyang de gran tamano y tomo las medidas benevolentes de suministrarla a los capitalinos.
    Los visitantes escucharon explicaciones sobre el historial de la fabrica ante el dibujo panoramico y recorrieron el interior de la fabrica y el lugar donde esta en erupcion este tipo de agua.