Korean People's Struggle for Reunification Supported

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- The Karachi Branch of the Pakistan-Korea Friendship Association and the Society for the Study of Self-Reliance of Pakistan made public a joint statement on June 13 on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the publication of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration. Expressing full support to the Korean people in their efforts for the country's reunification, the statement sternly denounced the U.S. imperialists for their policy to perpetuate the division of Korea and its allied forces and the anti-reunification forces in south Korea for their servile attitude toward them.
    Saying that the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration has strikingly demonstrated the conviction of the Korean people that no separatist forces on earth can ever block the reunification of Korea, the statement expressed belief that the Songun policy is an excellent policy and all the Koreans can overcome any difficulties.
    The statement extended positive support to the Korean people in their efforts to implement the June 15 joint declaration.
    Mohamed Dioue Fofana, secretary general of the African Regional Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea, issued a statement on June 14.
    He said that the present era of Korea's reunification would be unthinkable without the wise guidance of Kim Jong Il, a veteran statesman of the present times and an incarnation of love for the country, the nation and the people.
    He expressed firm belief that the Korean people would certainly achieve the country's reunification, the cherished desire of the Korean nation, by implementing the joint declaration to the letter under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.

Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Start of Work at C.C., WPK Observed

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- Meetings were held in Russia and Poland, a lecture in Botswana and a film show in Indonesia from June 14 to 17 on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. The chairman of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in a speech said that thanks to the Songun policy of Kim Jong Il the DPRK has smashed the U.S. moves to stifle it and pursued the policy of independence, self-sustenance and self-reliance in defence as required by the Juche idea.
    It is the legitimate right of the DPRK as a sovereign country to have nuclear weapons in order to defend its sovereignty, he noted, adding that it is vital to remaining an independent country for the DPRK to have access to nuclear weapons, war deterrence, against the backdrop of the U.S. imperialists' extreme ambition for world domination. The chairman of the Russian Association for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK said that the world history has a record of many brilliant commanders but it does not know such famous general as Kim Jong Il who wins only victory without firing even a single bullet. His august name will shine forever in the world, he added. The vice-chairman of the National Executive Committee of the Polish Communist Party in a speech said that thanks to the great Songun policy of Kim Jong Il the Korean people could win victory after victory despite the imperialists' vicious moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK and unprecedentedly severe natural disasters.
    The vice-mayor of Gaborone City of Botswana in a lecture praised Kim Jong Il as the great man of the world as he established a unique Songun political mode, steering the present times.
    The Korean film "Respected Comrade Kim Jong Il Is a Great Thinker and Theoretician" was screened at the film show in Indonesia.
    Meanwhile, Peruvian figures made public statements on the occasion.

Roh Moo Hyun Meets North Side's Delegation

     Seoul, June 23 (KCNA Correspondent) -- President of south Korea Roh Moo Hyun Thursday met the north side's delegation led by Kwon Ho Ung, chief councilor of the DPRK Cabinet, attending the 15th north-south ministerial talks. On hand were Minister of Unification Jong Tong Yong who is chief delegate of the south side's delegation and other officials concerned of the south side.
    The president noted he felt thankful to Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission Kim Jong Il for receiving his special envoy and his party that participated in the June 15 grand festival for reunification and saying meaningful words related to the development of the inter-Korean relations.
    Saying that Kim Jong Il's reception of his special envoy has brought the talks to a success, Roh underscored the need for the south and the north to advance together towards prosperity and overcome the division.
    The president asked the head of the delegation to convey his regards to Kim Jong Il.

Pothonggang Joint Exchange Market Opens

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- There were exhibition and opening ceremony of the Pothonggang Joint Exchange Market on June 23. The market will be jointly managed by the Central Company for the Exchange of Imports under the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Trade and Chinese companies including the Liaoning Taixing International Trading Co. Ltd. It will sell by wholesale and retail products needed to economic construction of the DPRK to institutions and enterprises. Congratulatory speeches were made at the opening ceremony.
    Ri Ryong Nam, vice-minister of Foreign Trade of the DPRK, noted that the exchange market was opening through cooperation between the governments of the DPRK and China. It will be conducive to the further development of cooperation and exchange between the two countries and to the work for their common interests and prosperity, he added.
    Yu Huaile, deputy mayor of the People's government and president of the Committee for Promoting Foreign Trade of Dandong City, China, said China and the DPRK had traditional friendly ties. The Korean people are achieving successes in economic construction, overcoming difficulties, under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il, he noted.
    He wished the fraternal Korean people greater achievements in socialist construction. Kim Chang Nam, deputy director of the Central Company for the Exchange of Imports, and Jiang Xiguo, general manager of the Liaoning Taixing International Trading Co. Ltd., in their speeches expressed belief that the market would help toward developing many-sided exchange and cooperation and deepening the friendly relations between the two countries.
    After the red tape was cut to declare the opening of the market, the participants went round the exhibition hall.
    Among those present were Ri Hak Gwon, vice-chairman of the DPRK Committee for the Promotion of International Trade, officials and employees of the Central Company for the Exchange of Imports, officials concerned, Gu Jinsheng, economic and commercial counselor of the Chinese embassy here, and Chinese guests.

Joint Press Release on 15th Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks Issued

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- A joint press release was published at the 15th North-South Ministerial Talks held in Seoul Thursday. According to it, both sides appreciated the successes made in the bilateral relations over the past five years since the publication of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and have agreed as follows on promoting peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula in the idea of "By our nation itself", the core of the joint declaration: 1. The north and the south decided to dispatch delegations of their authorities to the August 15 national joint functions to be held in the area of the south side and hold a working contact for this in Kaesong within July.
    2. The north and the south agreed to take substantial measures to seek a negotiated and peaceful solution to the nuclear issue with the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as an ultimate goal, depending on the atmosphere to be created to do so.
    3. The north and the south decided to arrange the reunions of separated families and relatives at Mt. Kumgang resort from August 26. They, at the same time, agreed to hold a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Mt. Kumgang Reunion Centre and finish the measurement and geological survey within July to this end.
    They also agreed to open the sixth round of the Inter-Korean Red Cross talks within August to discuss such humanitarian issues as the issue of ascertaining the whereabouts of those reported missing during the Korean war.
    4. The north and the south decided to start helping separated families and relatives appear on TV screens to see each other on an experimental basis on the occasion of the August 15 liberation day and have a working contact for it in Kaesong around July 10. 5. The north and the south confirmed the illegality and invalidity of the "Ulsa Five-Point Treaty" this year which marks the centenary of the fabrication of the treaty by the Japanese imperialists.
    For the present both sides agreed to work for Japan's return of the "monument to the victory in the battle fought in the northern area of Korea" and take a technical measure to this end.
    And they decided to jointly push forward the retrieval of the remains of martyr An Jung Gun.
    6. The north and the south agreed on the premise that the third round of the inter-Korean military authorities' talks will be opened in Mt. Paektu in the future and decided to recommend the inter-Korean military authorities to fix the definite date of the talks.
    7. The north and the south agreed to form and operate a panel for cooperation in fisheries under the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation to ensure peace in the West Sea and hold fishery talks within July to discuss and settle the issues related to cooperation in fisheries including joint fishing.
    8. The north and the south agreed to form and operate the "North-South Committee for Agricultural Cooperation" with vice-ministers as its co-chairmen within the framework of the inter-Korean ministerial talks for the purpose of promoting cooperation in the field of agriculture and hold its first meeting in Kaesong around mid-July.
    9. The north and the south agreed to allow civilian ships of the north side to pass the Jeju Strait and discuss and settle specific technical issues to this end.
    10. The south side decided to supply food to the north side from the compatriotic and humanitarian point of view and handle detailed procedures at the 10th meeting of the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation.
    11. The north and the south decided to hold the 10th meeting of the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation in Seoul from July 9 to 12 and accordingly take measures to positively promote the economic cooperation.
    12. The north and the south agreed to hold the 16th North-South Ministerial Talks in Mt. Paektu from Sept. 13 to 16, 2005 and the 17th talks in the south side's area within December.

S. Korean Organizations on Ministerial Talks

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- South Korean organizations of the reunification movement issued a statement and commentaries on June 21 regarding the 15th north-south ministerial talks, according to a press report. The South Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification in a statement titled "We expect signal progress in south-north relations" said that the declaration for national reunification adopted at the recent June 15 grand festival for national reunification reflects the whole Korean nation's ardent desire and will to foil the U.S. moves to provoke a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula by the efforts of the nation and lift the reunification movement to a new stage by uniting in the idea of "By our nation itself".
    The common interests of the nation should be put above everything else at the forthcoming ministerial talks in response to these desire and will of the nation, the statement urged, and added: Only then can the talks be a negotiating table for achieving dramatic progress in the south-north relations as required by the June 15 joint declaration.
    The Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration and the Reunification Solidarity in their commentaries held that the south Korean government should, above all, strictly maintain the stand of national cooperation for a success of the talks opening in the wake of the significant June 15 grand festival for national reunification.
    The U.S. is letting loose outbursts aimed at spoiling the atmosphere of the ministerial talks, trying to find fault with the festival which involved the whole nation, they said, adding: The Koreans should firmly grasp their hands clasped in face of the intensified moves of the United States to separate the Korean nation.

Repeal of NSL Demanded

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- University student organizations in south Korea reportedly issued statements denouncing crackdown upon the student movement by the security authorities, in which they branded the "National Security Law" as the biggest enemy in the era after the publication of the June 15 joint declaration. Recalling that the security authorities walked away Han Hyo U, a student of Hanyang University who took the lead in the fight to achieve the independent reunification of the country in the June 15 era, the south Korean Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon) in its statement on June 22 lamented that the NSL, a leftover of the old times, is suppressing the forces of independent reunification, still remaining effective. The act of the security authorities, a pro-U.S. flunkeyist conservative force turning its back on the people's ardent desire for independent reunification, is intended to break at any cost the will to achieve the independent reunification by the Korean nation itself, it said.
    The Seoul District Federation of University Student Councils under Hanchongryon in its statement on June 21 demanded the security authorities immediately release the patriotic student Han Hyo U and stop the suppression of the student movement.
    It is against common sense for the security authorities to take away students on the strength of the NSL and it is an act of swimming against the flow of the times and the historical trend, the statement said, and warned: If the security authorities continue to resort to such act of violence at a time when the whole nation became convinced of the hopeful future of independent reunification through the June 15 grand festival for national reunification, they will face bitterer curse and denunciation of the people.

U.S. Can Never Evade Responsibility for Provoking Korean War

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialists have desperately tried to shift the blame for the outbreak of the Korean war on June 25, 1950, onto the DPRK and justify its war crimes until today, more than half a century after they triggered off the war, says Rodong Sinmun in an article Friday. The U.S. describes the Korean war as "a sudden event" to create the impression that it "was taken unawares" by someone, the author of the article says, and goes on:
    The U.S. imperialists are these days staging exercises of evacuating U.S. army families in south Korea coupled with war games against the north. This is the repetition of the family evacuation din kicked up just before the U.S. launched the Korean war. Such a thing can be seen only on the eve of a war.
    Another proof that the Korean war was not "a sudden event" for the U.S. is found in the fact that it had worked out beforehand a draft resolution on the invasion of the south by the north to be submitted to the United Nations. The U.S. lodged a complaint against the "invasion of the south by the north Korean army" as it had planned and dragged troops of 15 satellite states beside the south Korean forces into the war of aggression against the DPRK.
    The move of the U.S. forces in Japan on the eve of the war vividly unveils the true colors of those who provoked the Korean war. They busily ran about to leave nothing incomplete in the preparations for the Korean war.
    Robert, head of the U.S. military advisory group, who was dismissed from his post and called back home in the first half of June, 1950, at a press conference in San Francisco confessed that the story of north Korea's preparations for a war was an utterly groundless rumor.
    No matter what jugglery the U.S. may try to cover up its true colors as the provoker of the Korean war, reversing black and white, it will not get it anywhere.
    If the U.S. imperialist warhawks start another war of aggression in this land, oblivious of the lesson of their bitter defeat in the last Korean war, they will perish in its flame never to come back to life.

Koreans Urged to Remain True to Idea of "By Our Nation Itself"

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- The idea of "By our nation itself" is a patriotic one which the Koreans should take as guidelines for accomplishing the cause of reunification as it reflects the consciousness of national independence requiring all the members of the nation to decisively oppose and reject flunkeyism and dependence on foreign forces and maintain the firm national stand. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article. Pointing out that the idea of "By our nation itself" serves as a basis for achieving the great unity of the whole nation and realizing national cooperation, the article goes on: In order to win a decisive victory in the struggle of the Korean nation to protect peace, it is necessary to strengthen the driving force of the nation in every way. The master of the destiny of the nation is the nation itself and the nation is also capable of protecting its destiny. The might of the driving force of the nation lies in the unity of the whole nation. No force on earth can overpower the nation united to realize its common aspiration and will.
    The idea of "By our nation itself" serves as a powerful spiritual weapon as it makes it possible for the Koreans to pool their will and efforts in the struggle against outsiders and aggression. The vitality of the idea lies in that it helps embrace and unite all the members of the nation who value and enshrine the soul of the nation and love the country and the nation, irrespective of ideology, social system, class and social strata. Only when all the fellow countrymen in the north, the south and overseas are firmly united as one, based on the noble idea of "By our nation itself", is it possible to significantly increase the might of national independence guaranteeing the victory in the struggle to protect peace and successfully carve out the destiny of the nation.
    All the Koreans in the north, the south and overseas should pool the patriotic aspiration and will under the uplifted banner of "By our nation itself" and thus decisively frustrate the criminal moves of foreign forces for aggression and war with the might of national cooperation and further glorify the era of reunification after the publication of the June 15 joint declaration, the era of national independence.

Greetings to Croatian President

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Stipe Misic, president of Croatia, Friday on the national day of his country. Expressing the belief that the cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to develop favorably in the mutual interests, the message sincerely wished the president and his people great success in their work for the prosperity of the country.

Greetings to Slovenian Foreign Minister

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- Foreign Minister of the DPRK Paek Nam Sun sent a message of greetings to his Slovenian counterpart Dimitrij Rupel on the occasion of the national day of Slovenia. The message expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to develop favorably in the bilateral interests.

North Side's Delegation Back from Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- The north side's delegation led by Kwon Ho Ung, chief councilor of the DPRK Cabinet, came back Friday after participating in the 15th inter-Korean ministerial talks held in Seoul. It was greeted at the airport by Kim Yong Jin, minister of Education, Kim Yong Ho, chief secretary of the DPRK Cabinet, An Kyong Ho, director of the Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, and officials concerned.

New Coal Sorting Machine Developed

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- Scientists of Kim Chaek University of Technology of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has recently developed a new kind of coal sorting machine. It, called two-stage anthracite crushing and sorting machine, can effectively separate coal masses and dust from mucks, unlike other sorting machines.
    Associate Prof. Han Yong Chol, who led the research team, told KCNA that the machine has a sorting capability of 150 tons per hour.
    The caloric value of the coal separated by the machine is 800 cal/kg higher than that done by other machines.
    The machine, which also saves a deal of manpower, has already been introduced in coal sorting in the country.

S. Korean Red Cross President and His Party Leave

     Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) -- South Korean Red Cross President Han Wan Sang and his party left here today. They were seen off at the airport by Choe Song Ik, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the DPRK Red Cross Society, and officials concerned.

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Terminada XV ronda de conversaciones Norte-Sur

     Seul, 23 de junio (corresponsal de ATCC) -- Termino el dia 23 la XV ronda de conversaciones a nivel de ministro Norte-Sur de Corea que venia realizandose desde el dia 22 en esta capital. En la XV ronda el Norte y el Sur de Corea demostraron fehacientemente al interior y exterior una nueva fisonomia de la nacion coreana en la epoca del 15 de junio en que se ayudan y cooperan liberandose del viejo molde del periodo pasado en que se renian, se enfrentaban y proseguian polemicas insignificantes para conservar cada cual su honra. Para concluirla el jefe de la parte Norte Kwon Ho Ung y el delegado en jefe de la parte Sur Jong Tong Yong hicieron uso de palabra.
    Kwon senalo que ambas partes intercambiaron sendas opiniones y realizaron sinceras consultas acerca de los problemas de principios y practicos para colocar con firmeza en la orbita de la cooperacion nacional las relaciones Norte-Sur y desarrollarlas mas a base del ideal de "Con las fuerzas unidas de la nacion coreana" que es el espiritu fundamental de la Declaracion Conjunta del 15 de Junio.
    Dijo que esta vez ambas partes manifestaron energicamente una vez mas al interior y exterior la firme voluntad de defender invariablemente la citada Declaracion y ejecutarla estrictamente en cualesquier circunstancias que sean.
    En los problemas practicos inmediatos para llevar a la realidad de las relaciones Norte-Sur la cooperacion nacional, ambas partes llegaron a un comprensivo y excelente acuerdo, senalo el orador y apunto que a traves de dicha ronda ambas partes experimentaron otra vez que el ideal de "Con las fuerzas unidas de la nacion coreana" es el mas justo para desarrollar favorablemente las relaciones bilaterales y es la unica via por la cual deben avanzar para siempre.
    Si pese al desafio interno y externo que pone freno a la realizacion de la cooperacion nacional y la coprosperidad, el Norte y el Sur aspiran a una mayor y mantienen la posicion patriotica para los intereses comunes de la nacion, podran superar con toda seguridad cualquier situacion interna y externa de brusco cambio y la presion persistente de las fuerzas foraneas, subrayo.
    Jong se refirio primero al significado de la ronda y anadio que el Sur y el Norte llegaron al consenso unanime de que en lo adelante el dialogo de autoridades debe ser regularizado.
    El constato con regocijo los acuerdos de la ronda logrados en muchos renglones, que estriban en la teoria practica de dar prioridad a los intereses nacionales.
    Quedo publicado un comunicado conjunto.
    Ese dia el primer ministro de la parte Sur Ri Hae Chan ofrecio un banquete en honor de la delegacion de la parte Norte a la XV ronda de conversaciones a nivel de ministro Norte-Sur.

Comunicado conjunto sobre XV conversaciones ministeriales N-S

     Pyongyang, 24 de junio (ATCC) -- Se dio a la publicidad el dia 23 un comunicado conjunto en la XV ronda de conversaciones a nivel de ministro Norte-Sur de Corea que tuvieron lugar en Seul. Segun el documento, en esta cita ambas partes evaluaron los exitos logrados entre si durante los ultimos 5 anos que datan de la publicacion de la Declaracion Conjunta Norte-Sur del 15 de Junio y coincidieron en reafirmar la necesidad de preservar la paz y promover la prosperidad de la Peninsula Coreana de acuerdo con el ideal de "Con las fuerzas unidas de la nacion coreana", que deviene el espiritu fundamental de esa declaracion.
    Ademas, se pusieron de acuerdo en los siguientes puntos:
    Primero, el Norte y el Sur enviaran sus respectivas delegaciones de autoridades a los actos conjuntos nacionales por el 15 de agosto (dia de restauracion de Corea), que tendran lugar en la parte Sur y haran un contacto de trabajo para el particular en el mes de julio en Kaesong.
    Segundo, al tomar por su meta final la desnuclearizacion de la Peninsula Coreana, el Norte y el Sur tomaran medidas sustanciales para resolver el problema nuclear mediante el dialogo y por via pacifica a medida que se propicie un clima favorable. Tercero, el Norte y el Sur auspiciaran el encuentro de familiares y parientes separados, que iniciara el 26 de agosto en el monte Kumgang y al mismo tiempo, realizaran la ceremonia inaugural de la construccion de la casa de encuentro en el mismo monte. Para este fin, terminaran en lo que va de julio la medicion y la investigacion geologica necesarias.
    Ademas, sostendran la VI ronda de conversaciones N-S de la cruz roja dentro de agosto para discutir los problemas humanitarios, inclusive la averiguacion de paraderos de las personas desaparecidas durante la guerra coreana (1950-1953).
    Cuarto, con motivo del 15 de agosto el Norte y el Sur efectuaran el "encuentro a traves de medios audiovisuales" ejemplar entre los familiares y parientes separados y para este fin, haran un contacto de trabajo a eso del 10 de julio en Kaesong.
    Quinto, con motivo de que se cumple este ano el centenario de la invencion del "Tratado de 5 puntos de Ulsa (1905)" por los imperialistas japoneses, el Norte y el Sur ratificaron su invalidacion.
    Por inmediato, acordaron recibir el "monumento a la gran victoria en las batallas escenificadas en la region septentrional de Corea" que debe ser devuelto por la parte japonesa y tomar medidas practicas para ello.
    Ademas, impulsaran en conjunto el hallazgo de restos mortales del martir An Jung Gun.
    Sexto, el Norte y el Sur propondran a sus respectivas autoridades militares fijar la fecha concreta para la tercera ronda de conversaciones entre las autoridades castrenses N-S suponiendo sostenerlas en el monte Paektu. Septimo, para propiciar la preservacion de la paz en el Mar Oeste, el Norte y el Sur abriran y operaran la seccion de cooperacion maritima adscrita al Comite por la Promocion de Cooperacion Economica Norte-Sur (CPCENS). Y sostendran las conversaciones sobre la pesqueria dentro de julio para discutir y resolver los problemas de cooperacion de la rama como la pesca conjunta.
    Octavo, para promover la cooperacion en la agricultura el Norte y el Sur constituiran y gestionaran en el marco de las conversaciones ministeriales el "comite de cooperacion agricola N-S" al mando de los copresidentes norteno y sureno a nivel de viceministro y sesionaran su primera reunion a mediados de julio en Kaesong.
    Noveno, el Norte y el Sur se pusieron de acuerdo en permitir el paso de embarcaciones civiles de la parte Norte por el estrecho de Jeju y consultaran y solucionaran los problemas concretos para ello.
    Decimo, el Sur suministrara alimentos al Norte en el principio de amor a los compatriotas y humanitarismo y la tramitacion concreta para ello se discutira en la 10a reunion del CPCENS.
    Undecimo, el Norte y el Sur sesionaran la 10a reunion del CPCENS del 9 al 12 de julio en Seul y basandose en su resultado tomaran medidas para activar la cooperacion economica.
    Duodecimo, el Norte y el Sur sostendran del 13 al 16 de septiembre de 2005 la XVI ronda de conversaciones ministeriales N-S en el monte Paektu y la XVII ronda de las mismas dentro de diciembre en la parte Sur.

Ro Mu Hyon se reune con delegacion de parte Norte de Corea

     Seul, 23 de junio, (Corresponsal de ATCC) -- El presidente Ro Mu Hyon se reunio el dia 23 con la delegacion presidida por Kwon Ho Ung, consejero responsable del Consejo de Ministros de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea a la XV ronda de conversaciones a nivel de ministro Norte-Sur de Corea. Le acompanaron Jong Tong Yong, ministro de Reunificacion y jefe de la delegacion surena y otros interesados de la parte Sur.
    En la ocasion Ro dijo que se siente agradecido por el hecho de que el Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional Kim Jong Il concedio audiencia al enviado especial de la parte Sur y su comitiva al recien terminado gran festival del 15 de Junio para la reunificacion y dijo palabras muy significativas para el desarrollo de las relaciones Norte-Sur.
    Senalo que gracias a esta recepcion, esta ronda de conversaciones ministeriales resulto fructifera y anadio que el Sur y el Norte deben avanzar juntos por el camino de prosperidad y superar la division.
    El presidente Ro rogo al jefe de la delegacion nortena que transmita su saludo al Presidente del CDN Kim Jong Il.