Malian PM Supports DPRK's Reunification Efforts

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- The Malian government fully supports the government and people of the DPRK in their efforts to defend the system and national sovereignty and achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country, stated Malian Prime Minister Ousmane Issoufi Maiga. He met a DPRK government economic delegation led by Minister of Foreign Trade Rim Kyong Man in Bamako on June 27 upon authorization by Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure.
    The prime minister said President Kim Il Sung rendered assistance, material and moral, to Mali after its independence.

Functions Held in Different Countries

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- A meeting was co-sponsored by the Swiss Committee for Supporting Korea's Independent and Peaceful Reunification and the Pyongyang Cultural Interchange Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 19 on the occasions of the 41st anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the fifth anniversary of the publication of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and the June 25-July 27 month of joint struggle against the U.S. Martin Lotscher, chairman of the Swiss Committee for Supporting Korea's Independent and Peaceful Reunification, said at the meeting that the start of work by Kim Jong Il at the WPK Central Committee 41 years ago was an event of great significance in the history of the party. He has turned the DPRK into an ideological, political and military power, he added.
    Saying that the Korean people would smash the U.S. imperialists' aggressive moves and surely achieve the country's reunification, he expressed the unshakable will to escalate the international solidarity movement for the cause of Korea's reunification in the month of joint struggle against the U.S.
    Meanwhile, film shows were held in Tunisia and Democratic Congo, a photo exhibition and a film show in Ethiopia and a round-table talk in Syria during the period from June 20 to 23 on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the start of work by Kim Jong Il at the Party Central Committee.
    A meeting was held at the Democratic Congo-Korea Friendship and Solidarity Association on June 11 on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the June 15 joint declaration.
    A congratulatory message to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting held in Switzerland.

Russian Dancers See Performance of Korean Artistes

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- The members of the visiting State Academic Moiseyev Dance Company of Russia headed by Director Elena Scherbakova saw a performance given by the State Symphony Orchestra and the State National Art Troupe at the Ponghwa Art Theatre on Sunday. The State Symphony Orchestra with a long history presented with a beautiful and rich artistic depiction the fourth movement "Glory to the General" of the symphony suite "Long Journey of Songun Leadership," the orchestras "Rich Harvest Comes to the Chongsan Plain" and "Arirang" and other numbers to display the solemn and peculiar melodies of the combined orchestra of Korean style and high artistic skill.
    The performers also presented in orchestras the overture of the opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila" and the first movement of Shostakovich's 7th Symphony "Leningrad."
    The State National Art Troupe put on the stage the folk dances "Tondollari," "Jaenggang Dance," "Dance with a Long Korean Drum," "Dance of Hunters" and other dance pieces to impressively depict the creative working life and noble customs of the resourceful and diligent Korean people with high artistry.
    The audience enthusiastically acclaimed the performance given in an atmosphere of warm Korea-Russia friendship feelings.

U.S. Urged to Sign Peace Agreement

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- The Headquarters of the Movement for Withdrawal of the U.S. Forces in south Korea reportedly released a commentary headlined "U.S., Show Zeal in Signing Peace Agreement" on June 25. Noting that a state of truce, not a complete end of the Korean war, has been maintained since the signing of the armistice agreement on July 27, 1953, the commentary says; This is because the United States has refused to sign a peace agreement with the north.
    It continues:
    The reason why the U.S. opts to maintain the armistice agreement is that it wants to permanently dominate this land and that, if a peace agreement is signed, there will be no more justification to keep its troops in south Korea and one of its large arms markets will be gone like puff of smoke.
    If the state of truce is kept as it is, the Korean people in the south and the north will have to live under the threat of war which no one knows when the U.S. would start and a multitude of youngsters of this land will be forced to aim their guns at the fellow countrymen in the north.
    The U.S. should no longer threaten the lives of the Koreans with the phraseology of "security" but immediately respond to the conclusion of a peace agreement as demanded by the north for a full peace on the Korean Peninsula.

S. Korean Security Authorities Urged Not to Suppress Anti-U.S. Struggle

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- The south Korean Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon) reportedly made public a statement titled "Security authorities should immediately release Student Ryu Hyong Chol and not suppress just demand for U.S. troop pullout" on June 30. The statement said:
    The Security Investigation Team violently walked off Ryu Hyong Chol, vice-chairman of the General Student Council of Chonnam National University, on the charge of anti-U.S. patriotic activity. This was a ruse to crack down on the activities of Hanchongryon and a plot to throw a wet blanket over the flame of the struggle to force the U.S. troops to pull out.
    The security authorities must not suppress the students' just struggle, serving the U.S. as its tool, but promptly release the arrested students including Ryu Hyong Chol.
    Our struggle in the era of independent reunification will win and no suppression can stem the torrential flow of history, the statement said, and added: Hanchongryon will wage the struggle for peace against war and for the withdrawal of the U.S. troops with the participation of all the people, aflame with anger at the United States and the pro-U.S. ultra right forces.

S. Korean Youth and Students Urged to Take Lead in Reunification Movement

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- The South Headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification made public a statement on June 30 calling upon the youth and students to take the van in the movement for achieving reunification "By our nation itself," according to a news report. The statement recalled that the youth and students had fully displayed their pluck and will in the movement for the country's reunification in the strong spirit of national independence that no wall could block the nation's desire for reunification.
    The youth and students in the June 15 era are now carrying forward the proud history of the patriotic movement for reunification of the country, the statement said, and went on:
    We, together with the young folks in the north, should take the lead in the struggle for the country's reunification to play the leading part in the era of "By our nation itself." We youth and students will glorify the June 15 era of national independence and reunification, upholding the slogan "Let us live by our nation without the U.S. forces."

Another Massacre of Civilians Exposed

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- It was disclosed recently that the United States killed, wounded or left missing at least 130 residents of Sansong-ri, Ryechon County, North Kyongsang Province, on January 19, 1951, during the Korean war by committing a deliberate indiscriminate bombing with bombs of formidable destructive power. Rodong Sinmun Monday in a commentary says that the massacre brought to light this time vividly proved once again that the U.S. imperialists are a pack of beasts in human skin and the inveterate enemy with whom the Korean nation cannot live under the same sky.
    The analyst continues:
    It was made clear by the testimony of U.S. soldiers who took part in the war and a secret document found in U.S. archives that it was an organized and premeditated massacre of civilians and a wanton violation of international laws and publicly recognized war regulations just as the Rogun-ri incident.
    The U.S. should have held itself accountable politically, morally and legally for all misfortunes, pains and disasters it imposed upon the Korean nation during the Korean war, including those massacres. Nevertheless, it still refuses even to admit the worst crimes in history, far from making an apology and compensation for them.
    The south Korean people should raise a fiercer flame of the struggle for the withdrawal of the U.S. imperialist aggressor troops from south Korea to totally settle score not only for the Sansong-ri massacre but for all other inhumane crimes perpetrated by the United States over the past 60 years and make it pay for them a thousand fold and remove the source of all misfortunes, pains and disasters in this land.

Japan's Dangerous Militarist Moves to Veer to Right Assailed

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- The ultra right conservative forces of Japan are these days escalating their moves to push it to the Right in the socio-political aspect, obsessed by the militarist view that they support the prime minister's visit to the "Yasukuni Shrine" and it is "interference in internal affairs" for other countries to say this and that about the visit. Rodong Sinmun Monday in a commentary warns that if the Japanese reactionaries continue to go ahead as now, it will spark acute political and military confrontation between Japan and other Asian countries.
    The commentary goes on: Japanese politicians' visit to the "Yasukuni Shrine" is not a matter confined to Japan only. But it is a very sensitive political issue of global nature as it is related to Japan's approach towards its past war of aggression and the issue of the damage done to the Asians and hints at the way to be followed by it in the days ahead.
    By placing visits to the shrine on a regular political basis the ultra right conservative forces of Japan seek to infuse strong militarist idea into the Japanese to keep them ready to go out for a war of aggression any time.
    That is why the Japanese reactionaries are bringing into bolder relief their true colors as cobra-like militarists and arrogantly insisting that they are taking the road chosen by them, lending a deaf ear to the Asian countries' opposition to the visits to the "Yasukuni Shrine."
    Accusing Japan of stepping up in real earnest the arms buildup including nuclear weaponization and the introduction of the missile defense system and the advance of the "Self-Defence Forces" overseas under the pretext of "security," the commentary warns this would only precipitate its isolation and ruin.

Invariable Idea of WPK's Foreign Policy Reclarified

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee and the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea in their joint slogans published on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the WPK foundation reiterated that the independence, peace and friendship are the invariable idea of the WPK's foreign policy and called for boosting the friendly and cooperative relations with all the countries that respect the sovereignty of the DPRK and building an independent, peaceful and friendly new world. Rodong Sinmun Monday in a signed article carried in this regard says that this serves as a banner giving impetus to the efforts of the WPK and the DPRK government to develop their external relations and realize the noble idea of independence, peace and friendship, common to humankind.
    The WPK has firmly maintained independence in its external relations, the article notes, and goes on:
    It does not tolerate any attempt to infringe upon the sovereignty of the DPRK and interfere in its internal affairs in a bid to dominate and control it. It is strongly opposed to the act of violating the sovereignty of other countries and assesses and handles all the problems arising in the international community with independence as a yardstick, while standing firm against practices hurting independence.
    No one is allowed to say this or that to the DPRK advancing under the uplifted banner of independence or impose unreasonable demands upon it. The DPRK loves peace very much and does not want war but will exercise its sovereignty and strongly counter any forces' invasion for conquering it with its tremendous military muscle.
    The WPK has made positive efforts to curb and frustrate the imperialists' offensive to put pressure upon the DPRK, achieve peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and defend peace and security in Asia and the rest of the world in firm unity with all the peace-loving forces of the world.
    The WPK will boost good-neighborly and friendly relations with all the countries on the principle of independence and on the basis of international justice and will strive to improve and normalize the relations even with those countries which had been hostile towards the DPRK in the past if they respect its sovereignty and abandon their hostile policy towards it, the article concludes.

Anniversary of Three Principles of National Reunification Observed

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- The publication of the three principles of national reunification through the July 4 joint statement was a brilliant fruition of the far-sighted wisdom and ardent patriotic will of President Kim Il Sung and his leadership over the struggle for national reunification. It marked a great event which provided basic principles and ways for accomplishing the cause of reunification to the compatriots and brought about a new turn in the movement for national reunification. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article dedicated to the 33rd anniversary of the historic July 4 joint statement. It goes on:
    The three principles of independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity are the programme for national reunification which laid down the fundamental cornerstone for solving the problem of national reunification by the concerted efforts of the Koreans.
    The principle of independence is the fundamental one to be maintained in the movement for national reunification.
    Only when the principle of independence is observed in the efforts to accomplish the cause of national reunification is it possible to settle the issue of reunification by the concerted efforts of the Koreans in line with their demand for independence and fundamental interests.
    The struggle for national reunification would be unthinkable without national independence as it is aimed at solving the issue of the nation. Outsiders will never make a present of reunification to the Korean nation because they seek their own interests. This is the reason why the principle of independence becomes a cornerstone for solving the problem of the nation and a fundamental principle to govern the struggle for reunification.
    The principle of peaceful reunification clarified the basic ways for solving the issue of reunification as unanimously desired by all the compatriots.
    The north and the south recognized the common points in the north side's proposal of low-level federacy and the south side's commonwealth proposal in the June 15 joint declaration and agreed to work for reunification in this direction. This constitutes a step forward in the efforts to accomplish the cause of reunification by applying the principle of peaceful reunification.
    The principle of great national unity is guidelines for action as it calls on all the Koreans to unite as one under the banner of national reunification.
    All the Koreans are now pushing forward the process of reconciliation and reunification, united as one in the spirit of "By our nation itself".
    The three principles of independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity serve indeed as a great programme for reunification common to the nation in line with the will and desire of the nation for reunification and the country's reality and an immortal banner for accomplishing the cause of national reunification, the article stresses.

Remarks of Japanese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Accused

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- Japanese Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Yabunaka said a few days ago that Japan can never allow the nuclear development of north Korea and that Japan intends to make public a sure statement for early resumption of the six-party talks. He also babbled that G-8 would sympathize with the position of Japan. A political aim Japan pursues on the occasion of the summit of G-8 is to meddle in the settlement of the nuclear issue of world concern to implant in the international community the cognition that Japan does its share and speak for the U.S. stand to create favorable conditions for its bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, observes Minju Joson Monday in a signed commentary.
    It goes on:
    This cannot but be a revelation of inveterate habit peculiar to Japan. No country can match Japan in finding other's fault to draw water to its mill.
    The nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula is not a matter for such an insincere and clumsy political dwarf as Japan to deal with. So it is desirable that Japan may step aside to see the settlement of the issue.
    Japan will certainly pay a high price for interfering in the process of resolving the nuclear issue by the relay method of what the U.S. says.
    The reckless behavior of Japan will result in taking its participation into consideration even in case the six-party talks resume.
    Japan should bear in mind that it needs for Japan to stop the foolish act.

Greetings to Venezuelan President

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Monday sent a message of greetings to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias on the occasion of its independence day. Expressing the belief that the good friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to develop on good terms in the future, too, the message sincerely wished the president greater success in his responsible work for the stability and prosperity of the country.

Greetings to President of Cape Verde

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Pedro Pires, president of Cape Verde, on July 1 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the independence and the proclamation of the Republic of Cape Verde. Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and Cape Verde will grow stronger, the message sincerely wished the president a great success in his responsible work for prosperity of the country and well-being of the people.

Construction of Power Stations and Roads and Forestation in Mt. Paektu Area

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- The construction of power stations, power transmission lines, bridges and roads is going on simultaneously with that of dwelling houses and cultural and sport facilities in the Mt. Paektu area of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The members of the national Party information workers' shock brigade have built the June 18 and Sobaeksu Power Stations defying the unfavourable geological conditions of the area to create more generating capacity. They have also reconstructed or repaired several power stations including Samjiyon Power Station No. 1 and Phothae Power Station No. 4.
    They have made a great stride forward in the construction of the Samsu Power Station since they started the large-scale project in May Juche 93(2004).
    Many successes have been registered in the constructions of roads and bridges. They have built an 1,570-meter-long delicately-trimmed granite stairway from the top of Mt. Paektu down to Lake Chon, a road leading up to the peak of Mt. Paektu with 437,500 trimmed stones and other roads and several bridges such as Konjangdok and Pegaebong Bridges to improve traffic in the area for the visitors to the revolutionary battle and historic sites.
    Forestation has been extensively pushed ahead in the area. Millions of trees have been planted in revolutionary battle and historic sites, the township of Samjiyon County and villages on the bank of Rimyong Stream to add beauty to the area.
    This tremendous change in the Mt. Paektu area is the fruition of the devoted efforts the members of the national Party information workers' shock brigade have bent under the guidance of Kim Jong Il to carry into the practice far-reaching plan drawn up by President Kim Il Sung during the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle to convert the place into one good to live in.

Historic Relics, Remains Preserved in DPRK

     Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- More and more historic relics and remains showing the brilliant history and splendid culture of the Korean nation have been discovered and preserved well in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the Songun era. Over the last decade a lot of relics and several thousand pieces of remains have been unearthed in the country. Among them are relics in Richon-ri, Sungho District and Phyodae relics in Honam-ri, Samsok District, Pyongyang and a brick tomb in Saenal-ri, Sinchon County, South Hwanghae Province.
    In particular, 63 mural tombs belonging to the period of Koguryo including the mural tomb in Tokhung-ri, three tombs in Kangso and Tomb No.3 in Anak were inscribed on the world heritage list.
    Leader Kim Jong Il, on his way to army units, made time to go round time-honored relics and said that they should be restored to the original state on the basis of historical facts and education in patriotism conducted well through them.
    Under his wise guidance the Woljong and Samsong Temples in Mt. Kuwol and historic buildings in the Mt. Suyang area, South Hwanghae Province have been restored or repaired and repainted as they were in a short span of time. Meanwhile, Puyong Pavilion in Haeju and Sohyon Lecture Hall in Pyoksong have been reconstructed and the newly discovered historic relics are preserved well.
    People in North Hwanghae Province are managing well the castle, Songbul Temple and other cultural relics in Mt. Jongbang to implant patriotism in the minds of the visitors.
    People in Kaesong have repaired roofs of more than 30 buildings and castles, heaped up earth over scores of tombs and colorfully repainted buildings.
    In South Hamgyong Province, the Ryangchon Temple in Kowon County, Ryonghung Temple in Yonggwang County, Jonggwang Temple in Riwon County and Kathu Temple in Tanchon City were repaired and resting sites and roads leading to them were built. Many people and students visit the historic spots and remains to get a better knowledge of the brilliant history of the nation.

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Revelado otro magnicidio de civiles cometido por tropas gringas

     Pyongyang, 4 de julio (ATCC) -- Recientemente, se revelo que durante la pasada guerra coreana, especificamente, el 19 de enero de 1951, los Estados Unidos arrojaron indiscriminada e intencionadamente bombas muy potentes sobre la comuna de Sansong del distrito de Ryechon de la provincia de Kyongsang del Norte dejando como saldo mas de 130 muertos y desaparecidos. Este magnicidio demuestra una vez mas que los imperialistas yanquis son bestias con piel humana y enemigos jurados que no pueden convivir con el pueblo coreano bajo el mismo cielo.
    Asi senala el diario Rodong Sinmun en un comentario individual del dia 4 y prosigue: Como desentranan las declaraciones de un efectivo norteamericano participe en la guerra coreana y un documento confidencial guardado en un archivo de EE.UU., este gran genocidio fue organizado premeditadamente como el incidente de la comuna de Rogun. Por lo tanto, deviene flagrante violacion de leyes internacionales y reconocidas reglamentaciones belicas.
    Los EE.UU. debieron asumir la responsabilidad politica, moral y legal por tales actos genocidas y otros sufrimientos y desgracias impuestos a la nacion coreana durante la pasada guerra coreana.
    Sin embargo, hasta hoy el imperio ni siquiera reconoce tales fechorias lejos de disculparse y compensarlas.
    Los habitantes surcoreanos deben ajustar la cuenta final del recien revelado magnicidio de la comuna de Sansong y los demas crimenes anti-eticos cometidos por EE.UU. durante los ultimos 60 anos y cobrar mil veces su precio. Ademas, han de activar la lucha por expulsar a las tropas agresoras gringas del suelo surcoreano a fin de eliminar la fuente de todas las desgracias, sufrimientos y desastres.

Ambiente de derechizacion militarista dado en Japon

     Pyongyang, 4 de julio (ATCC) -- En estos dias, los conservadores ultraderechistas de Japon, presos del punto de vista militarista, impulsan la derechizacion socio-politica al decir que dan apoyo a la visita del premier al santuario "Yasukuni" y las censuras de otros paises al respecto son una "intervencion en los asuntos internos" de Japon. De persistir tal tendencia de la derechizacion militarista de los reaccionarios japoneses, traera la aguda confrontacion politico-militar entre Japon y otros paises asiaticos.
    Senala asi el diario Rodong Sinmun en un comentario individual del dia 4 y prosigue: La visita de los politiqueros japoneses al santuario "Yasukuni" no es un problema de Japon sino reviste un caracter politico e internacional muy sensible porque refleja la actitud de este pais isleno sobre su pasada guerra de agresion y los danos impuestos a los pueblos asiaticos e insinua que rumbo va a tomar en lo adelante.
    Los conservadores ultraderechistas de Japon regularizan y politizan la visita al santuario "Yasukuni" para inculcar con mas profundidad la idea militarista a los habitantes de modo que estos se lancen cuandoquiera a la guerra de agresion.
    Ellos actuan con arrogancia rechinando sus dientes venenosos en desprecio a la demanda de los paises asiaticos que se oponen a la adoracion al santuario "Yasukuni". Ahora en Japon so pretexto de la "seguridad" se da impulso al aumento armamentista como el armamento nuclear y la introduccion del sistema antimisiles y a la preparacion de salida a ultramar de sus "fuerzas de autodefensa". Pero todo esto adelantara solo el aislamiento y ruina de Japon.