Seminar on Kim Il Sung's Work Held in Guinea

     Pyongyang, September 18 (KCNA) -- A seminar on the historic speech of President Kim Il Sung "For the Development of Agriculture in African Countries" was held by the Society for the Study of the Juche-based Farming Method of the Kim Il Sung Institute of Agricultural Science in Guinea on August 31. This speech was made at the consultative meeting of the ministers of agriculture from Eastern and Western Africa who attended the symposium of the non-aligned and other developing countries on increasing food and agricultural production. Banou Keita, director general of the institute and chairman of the society, said in his speech at the seminar that Kim Il Sung in this speech indicated ways for the African countries to attain self-sufficiency in food.
    The institutes of agricultural science were established in Guinea in Western Africa and Tanzania in Eastern Africa at the beginning of the 1980s on the initiative of the President and under his meticulous guidance, he said, and went on: The Kim Il Sung Institute of Agricultural Science in Guinea is widely known as a model institute in Western Africa playing an important role in developing agriculture in Guinea and other African countries under the care of leader Kim Jong Il who is successfully carrying out the behests of the President.
    He stressed the need to further deepen the joint researches with able Korean scientists and intensify all activities of the institute in order to eternally glorify the institute named after the President.

Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from S. Korea Demanded abroad

     Pyongyang, September 18 (KCNA) -- The North American Committee against Zionism and Imperialism, the U.S. Group for the Study of Songun Politics and the U.S. Solidarity Committee for Supporting the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front and the South Korean People's Struggle jointly sent a solidarity letter to the Pyongyang Mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front (AINDF) on Sept. 5 in connection with the lapse of 60 years since the U.S. forces landed in south Korea. Recalling that the U.S. forces landed in south Korea on Sept. 8, 1945, the letter noted that the U.S. imperialists' occupation of south Korea has forced unspeakable sacrifices and pain upon the Korean people.
    It is the unanimous desire of the Koreans to reunify the country independently by their concerted efforts, the letter said, and went on:
    The U.S. forces in south Korea are the biggest hurdle lying in the way for Korea's reunification. The U.S. forces, get out of south Korea at once! This is the slogan we shout 60 years since south Korea was occupied by the U.S. forces, the root cause of misfortune of the Korean people.

S. Korean Unionists Vow All-out Struggle for Right to Existence

     Pyongyang, September 18 (KCNA) -- The Freight Transport Workers Solidarity under the south Korean Confederation of Trade Unions reportedly held a rally at the plaza in front of the Pusan City Office building on Sept. 14 to vow to launch an all-out struggle to win the right to existence. Ri Su Ho, chairman of the KCTU, and Kim Jong In, chairman of the Solidarity, and other speakers at the rally referred to the fact that Kim Tong Yun, a worker of the Solidarity, committed self-immolation on Sept. 12, a few days after Ryu Ki Hyok, a member of the Part-Time Workers Union of the Hyundai Motor Company, committed suicide in protest against the authorities' unjust labor policy.
    Charging that the authorities' cruel labor policy drove him to death, they declared: "We should not allow our right to existence to be violated so savagely." They called for struggling to win back the right to existence so as to live as human beings. At the end of the rally the participants shouted slogans demanding the authorities pursue a right labor policy before staging a demonstration.

U.S. Evermore Undisguised Attempt to Stifle Syria Slammed

     Pyongyang, September 18 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Sunday in a signed commentary blasted the U.S. for escalating its moves to stifle Syria. The commentary says:
    The U.S. is still linking the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister with Syria and increasing its pressure and threat to the country, laying the blame for the failure to control the Iraqi border at Damascus's door. This is an open provocation to Syria and a vicious military threat to it.
    The U.S. is using the "war against terrorism" as leverage to infringe upon the sovereignty of those countries that fall out of its favor and interfere in their internal affairs.
    The U.S., displeased with Syria's anti-U.S. and independent stand, is working hard to overthrow Syria's progressive regime, which is exercising influence on the Mideast, and make it " second Iraq" after the U.S. forces' occupation of Iraq. It is the trite trick of the U.S. to shuffle off the responsibility upon others and seek a new pretext for aggression when it is driven into a tighter corner. By labeling Syria a "terrorism sponsor" the U.S. seeks to shift the responsibility of the U.S. forces in Iraq and the Iraqi authorities for failing to control the Iraqi border onto Damascus, cover up Washington's setback in maintaining security in Iraq and stifle Syria.
    With no machination can the U.S. stifle Syria advancing along the road of independence and progress.
    The U.S. moves to stifle Syria are bound to miscarry.

Greetings to Chilean President

     Pyongyang, September 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Ricardo Lagos Escobar, president of Chile, on Sunday. He in the message warmly congratulated the president, the government and the people of Chile on the independence day of the country.

Wreaths Laid before Graves of Grandparents and Parents of Kim Il Sung in Mangyongdae

     Pyongyang, September 18 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid before the graves of Kim Po Hyon and Ri Po Ik, ardent anti-Japanese fighters, Kim Hyong Jik, an indomitable revolutionary fighter and outstanding leader of the anti-Japanese national liberation movement in Korea, and Kang Pan Sok who made an undying contribution to the development of the women's movement in Korea, in Mangyongdae on the occasion of the Harvest Moon Day on Sunday. Seen standing before the graves were wreaths sent by Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.
    KPA guards of honor lined up before the graves.
    Present at the wreath-laying ceremony were Kim Yong Nam, Kim Il Chol, Choe Thae Bok, Kim Ki Nam and Kwak Pom Gi, officials of party and power bodies, ministries and national institutions and working people in Pyongyang.
    Placed before the graves amid the wreath-laying music were wreaths in the name of the Central Committee of the WPK, the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly and the DPRK Cabinet.
    Wreaths were also laid in the name of ministries, national institutions and educational organs and party and power bodies and farms in the city.
    The participants paid silent tribute to Kim Po Hyon and Ri Po Ik, and Kim Hyong Jik and Kang Pan Sok.

Wreaths Laid before Martyrs Cemeteries on Harvest Moon Day

     Pyongyang, September 18 (KCNA) -- Senior party, state and army officials, servicepersons and working people laid wreaths before the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Mt. Taesong and the Patriotic Martyrs Cemetery on Sunday on the occasion of the Harvest Moon Day. Seen there were wreaths from Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.
    KPA guards of honor lined up at the cemeteries.
    Attending the wreath-laying ceremony at the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Mt. Taesong were Pak Pong Ju, Kim Kuk Thae, Choe Yong Rim, Jang Song U and Kim Yong Dae, chairman of the C.C., Korean Social Democratic Party, officials of party, armed forces and power bodies, ministries and national institutions, servicepersons and working people in Pyongyang.
    Amid the playing of the wreath-laying music, wreaths were placed in the name of the WPK Central Committee, the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and the Cabinet of the DPRK.
    Also laid were wreaths in the name of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces and other ministries, national institutions, KPA units, and scientific, educational and press organs, and party and power bodies and working people's organizations in Pyongyang. Written on the ribbons of the wreaths were letters "Glory to the revolutionary martyrs!"
    The participants observed a moment's silence to the memory of the revolutionary martyrs who dedicated themselves to the liberation of the country, the freedom and happiness of the people, the prosperity and development of the DPRK and the reunification of the country, true to the leadership of President Kim Il Sung and the Workers' Party of Korea.
    Then, they laid bouquets before the bust of Kim Jong Suk, an anti-Japanese war hero, and paid silent tribute to her.
    Present at the wreath-laying ceremony held at the Patriotic Martyrs Cemetery were Yang Hyong Sop, Kim Jung Rin, Ro Tu Chol and Ryu Mi Yong, chairwoman of the C.C., Korean Chondoist Chongu Party, officials of party and power bodies, ministries and national institutions, servicepersons and working people in Pyongyang.

Chinese Delegation Feted

     Pyongyang, September 17 (KCNA) -- The DPRK Cabinet hosted a banquet at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Friday evening in honor of the delegation of the China State Electric Network Corporation participating in the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Korea-China Hydro-Electric Power Company. Present on invitation were the delegation of the China State Electric Network Corporation headed by its President Liu Zhenya, and Chinese Ambassador to the DPRK Wu Donghe and staff members of the Chinese embassy here.
    Present there were Kwak Pom Gi, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Ju Tong Il, minister of Electricity and Coal Industries, Sin Yong Song, vice-minister of Electricity and Coal Industries who is the DPRK side's director of the Korea-China Hydro-Electric Power Company, and officials concerned.
    Speeches were made at the banquet.

Reception Given at Libyan People's Bureau Here

     Pyongyang, September 17 (KCNA) -- Bashir Ramadan Khalifa Abu Janah, secretary of the People's Bureau of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, hosted a reception Friday evening on the occasion of the 57th founding anniversary of the DPRK. Present on invitation were Kim Yong Dae, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Rim Kyong Man, minister of Foreign Trade, Ryom Sun Gil, chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea who is chairman of the DPRK-Libya Friendship Association, and officials concerned. Staff members of the People's Bureau of Libya here were on hand. Speeches were made there.

Anti-U.S. Solidarity Meeting Held in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, September 17 (KCNA) -- The 72nd anti-U.S. solidarity meeting reportedly took place in Seoul on Sept. 13 on the theme of "Let's smash the moves to forcibly usurp land for the expansion of the U.S. forces' base in Phyongthaek." Attending it were members of civic and social organizations including the South Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification and the Phyongthaek Measure Committee against the Expansion of the U.S. Forces' Base. At the meeting speakers accused the military authorities of threatening to forcibly plunder the residents in Phyongthaek of their land for the expansion of the base. A resolution read out at the meeting urged the military authorities to bear in mind that they can never break the will of the residents to protect their native land at the risk of their lives.

Repatriation of Remaining Unconverted Long-term Prisoners Demanded in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, September 17 (KCNA) -- Civic and social organizations including the Committee for Promoting the Repatriation of Unconverted Long-term Prisoners in south Korea and the Family Movement for Realizing Democracy reportedly held a press conference in front of the building of the "government" in Seoul on Sept. 13 at which they demanded an immediate repatriation of the remaining unconverted long-term prisoners. A press release was read out at the conference: Unconverted long-term prisoners wish to go back to the north where their families live while they are alive, but their desire has been savagely trampled down upon due to the irresponsible and wrong attitude on the part of the authorities.
    Their lives are threatened by severe illness such as liver cancer and cerebral apoplexy because of their advanced ages, the release noted.

DPRK Can Never Accept U.S. Brigandish Demand

     Beijing, September 16 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK delegation participating in the six-party talks for the solution of the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S. was interviewed by world media in Beijing Friday. At the press conference the spokesman clarified the principled stand of the DPRK on the U.S. side's talk about "provision of light water reactors (LWRs) after the DPRK's return to the NPT."
    He said: One may say that the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S. was settled by the adoption of the DPRK-U.S. Agreed Framework (AF) in 1994. At that time, we froze our independent nuclear power industry in accordance with the planned U.S. provision of the LWRs to us.
    However, no sooner had the Bush administration come to office than it scrapped the AF and listed the DPRK as part of "an axis of evil" and a "target of its preemptive nuclear attack."
    As a self-defence measure to cope with this, the DPRK pulled out of the NPT and under the situation where it was in the imminent danger of meeting the same fate as Iraq's it opted to bolster its nuclear deterrence for self-defence.
    In the meantime, we positively initiated the six-party talks as a token of our utmost magnanimity and declared the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as our general goal.
    What is essential here is the denuclearization of the peninsula. At the six-party talks we said we would feel no need at all to keep nuclear weapons when confidence is built between the DPRK and the U.S. after the normalization of their relations and we would feel no nuclear threat from the latter. The U.S., however, interpreted this stand of ours as "weakness" and raised the brigandish demand that we dismantle all our nuclear programs. The U.S. claim that the DPRK dismantle first its nuclear deterrence built for its self-defence means pressurizing it to lay down its arms. It is too naive to demand such a thing.
    Our stand is that the U.S. had better not even dream of this. It is said that even at this time the U.S. Department of Defense is contemplating making its doctrine of preemptive nuclear attack official.
    Under this situation we can never accept its demand that we dismantle our nuclear program first.
    We demanded the provision of LWRs, deeming it as a basic benchmark for confidence building between the DPRK and the U.S. and said it would put their operation under a joint control and receive inspection, too, in consideration of the latter's concern. Our demand , therefore, is not far-fetched.
    If the U.S. persistently insists that it would not provide LWRs, a basic benchmark for confidence building, we will not be able to suspend even a moment the peaceful nuclear activity of our own style.
    It is, therefore, our position that the U.S. may provide LWRs to us or not. We are free to go our own way in accordance with our Songun line.

All Koreans Urged to Fulfil Their Responsibilities in Movement for Natfl Reunification

     Pyongyang, September 17 (KCNA) -- The cause of national reunification to establish national sovereignty throughout Korea, realize national reconciliation and unity and achieve prosperity common to the nation is the job to be done by the Koreans themselves and a matter pertaining to that sovereignty. Rodong Sinmun today observes this in a signed article. All Koreans should perform their responsibilities and role as the master responsible for national reunification with the national pride and self-esteem of living in the June 15 era of reunification, the article notes, and goes on:
    To this end, it is necessary to achieve the great national unity. Only when the Koreans in the north, the south and overseas firmly unite as one can they emerge a powerful engine and a decisive force for national reunification.
    Great national unity is aimed at protecting and achieving national independence under any circumstances. The Koreans should achieve the great unity of the whole nation whereby they regard the principle of national independence as their life and soul and thoroughly reject flunkeyism and dependence on foreign forces. They should invariably put up the idea of "By our nation itself" as that of the era and consolidate the solidarity and unity under its banner.
    It is essential for the movement for national reunification to remain true to the June 15 joint declaration and implement it to the letter. The 70 million Koreans, a driving force for national reunification as it is directly responsible for it, should take the lead in the vigorous nation-wide struggle to thoroughly implement the declaration. This is the only way of accomplishing the cause of national reunification, the greatest and cherished desire of the nation, as early as possible.
    The Koreans should find the worth and pride of their genuine life in devoting themselves to the sacred cause of national reunification, linking their own destiny with that of the nation.

Thrice World Judo Champion Returns Home

     Pyongyang, September 17 (KCNA) -- Kye Sun Hui, winner of Kim Il Sung Prize, labor hero and people's sportswoman, returned here Saturday after emerging thrice world judo champion. Kye bagged a gold medal by coming first in the 57kg category of women's judo in the 2005 World Judo Championships held in Cairo from Sept. 8 to 11, thus demonstrating the dignity and spirit of Juche Korea.
    In the final match with her German rival who is winner of the 57kg category of women' judo in the Olympic Games held last year, Kye won ippon in its 38th second. And she received the best prize of the championships.
    She earned fame in her teens by bagging a gold medal in the 48kg category of women's judo in the Atlanta Olympic Games held in 1996. She emerged a world judo star by coming first in the 52kg category of women's judo in the 2001 World Judo Championships and in the 57kg category of women's judo in the 2003 World Judo Championships.
    She was warmly welcomed at the airport by Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jung Rin, Chairman of the Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission Mun Jae Dok, Chief Secretary of the DPRK Cabinet Kim Yong Ho, First Secretary of the C. C., the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League Kim Kyong Ho, Director of the Bureau of Diplomatic Corps Affairs Kim Tang Su who is chairman of the DPRK Judo Association, Chairman of the Pyongyang City People's Committee Ryang Man Gil and working people in the city.
    Hundreds of thousands of Pyongyangites turned out with bouquets, slogan boards, drums and cymbals in hands to the festively decorated routes from Ryonmot-dong, entrance to Pyongyang, to Mansu Hill where President Kim Il Sung's statue is standing to welcome the "World Judo Queen".
    They warmly welcomed Kye, proud daughter of the nation, chanting slogans such as "Admirable Kye Sun Hui" and "Welcome to Kye Sun Hui" and throwing confetti at her. ?

Kim Jong Il Gives On-the-Spot Guidance to Hungnam Fertilizer Complex

     Pyongyang, September 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, gave on-the-spot guidance to the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex. He was greeted on the spot by Hong Song Nam, chief secretary of the South Hamgyong Provincial Committee of the WPK, Kim Phung Gi, chairman of the South Hamgyong Provincial People's Committee, and other leading officials of the province and the complex.
    He first looked round the room devoted to the history of the complex. Looking back with deep emotion on the glorious course of development covered by the complex, he said that under the leadership and meticulous care of President Kim Il Sung the complex turned into the nation's reliable and giant fertilizer production base. The undying revolutionary exploits performed by the President will shine long in the history of the country, he stressed.
    He went round the production processes including the compounding shop and soap shop to acquaint himself with the technological reconstruction and production at the complex.
    He highly praised the workers of Hungnam for their feats, pointing out that they have massproduced fertilizers and supplied them to the agricultural front by fully displaying the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance and fortitude to overcome all sorts of hardships and trials and thus made a big contribution to developing the nation's agriculture and consolidating the independent national economy.
    The officials, workers and technicians of the complex have made great progress in the modernization of the complex by satisfactorily solving knotty technological problems on their own by pooling wisdom and energies, he said, adding that their experience proves that there is nothing impossible for them when they wage in a bold and dynamic manner the drive for applying advanced science and technology with the faith and conviction that they can develop whatever ultra-modern science and technology and introduce them into their practice.
    He set forth highly important tasks facing the complex, noting that the position and role of the complex are very important in bringing the nation's agriculture to a new higher plane.
    Saying that in order to solve the problem of food it is necessary to actively develop agriculture and an increased supply of fertilizers is essential for making farming successful, he stressed that this heavy yet honorable task is devolved upon the workers of Hungnam.
    In order to boost the production and supply of various kinds of fertilizers to the countryside it is necessary to energetically push forward the technological reconstruction aimed at equipping all the production processes with the latest facilities and intensify the work to introduce new technology, he noted, underscoring the need for the guiding officials of the complex to energetically undertake the organizational and political work to give play to the creative initiative of the producers and, at the same time, give precedence to the economic calculation and intensify the drive for economization so as to fully ensure profitability in production.; He was accompanied by Premier of the Cabinet Pak Pong Ju, Secretaries Kim Kuk Thae and Kim Ki Nam, Department Director Pak Nam Gi and First Vice Department Directors Ju Kyu Chang and Ri Jae Il of the Central Committee of the WPK.

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Portavoz de delegacion de RPDC concede rueda de prensa en Beijing

    @Beijing, 16 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El dia 16, el portavoz de la delegacion de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea participe en las conversaciones a 6 bandas para abordar el problema nuclear RPDC-EE.UU. se reunio en esta capital con reporteros de varios paises. En la ocasion, el portavoz expuso la posicion de principios de la RPDC sobre la propuesta de la parte norteamericana del "retorno de la RPDC al TNP (tratado de no proliferacion nuclear) primero, debate sobre el suministro a esta de reactores de agua ligera despues".
    Abajo se citan sus declaraciones:
    Se puede decir que el problema nuclear entre ambos paises se habia dado por zanjado en 1994 con la aprobacion del Acuerdo Basico RPDC-EE.UU.
    En aquel entonces habiamos congelado nuestra industria independiente de energia nuclear en correspondencia al suministro de reactores de agua ligera por la parte norteamericana.
    Sin embargo, tan pronto como asumiera el poder la administracion Bush, quebro dicho acuerdo y definio nuestro pais como "eje del mal" y "blanco de golpe preventivo nuclear".
    Como medidas auto-defensivas para hacer frente a ello, nos retiramos del TNP y optamos por fortalecer la fuerza de detencion nuclear con fines de defensa legitima ante el entonces inminente peligro de correr el mismo destino de Iraq. Al mismo tiempo, propusimos por iniciativa las conversaciones a 6 bandas dando maximas pruebas de nuestra indulgencia y declaramos que la desnuclearizacion de la Peninsula Coreana deviene nuestra meta general.
    En la cita seis-partita, afirmamos que las armas nucleares no nos seran necesitadas cuando se normalicen las relaciones con EE.UU., se construya la confianza reciproca y nos liberemos de la amenaza nuclear de este.
    Sin embargo, EE.UU. impone a nuestro pais una demanda gangsteril de desistir de todos los programas nucleares, al calificar de una "debilidad" nuestra posicion. Renunciar primero la fuerza de detencion nuclear preparada para la autodefensa significa desarmarnos voluntariamente. Por eso, resulta muy ingenua esa demanda de EE.UU.
    !Que ni lo suene!- esta es nuestra posicion.
    Se dice que hasta en estos momentos el pentagono trata de oficializar la doctrina de ataque preventivo nuclear.
    Bajo estas circunstancias no podemos aceptar jamas la demanda de que seamos "primeros en renunciar a nuestras fuerzas nucleares".
    Como el paso mas importante para construir la confianza entre ambos paises, demandamos el suministro de reactores de agua ligera y tomando en consideracion la preocupacion de EE.UU., prometimos operarlos en conjunto y aceptar la inspeccion. Por lo tanto, nuestra demanda no tiene nada de irracionalidad. Si EE.UU. sigue rehusando a suministrarnos esos reactores, no podemos parar ni un momento nuestras actividades nucleares con fines pacificos.
    !Que hagan lo que quieran los norteamericanos en este problema! Marcharemos por nuestro camino segun la linea del Songun (priorizacion militar).

Papel de protagonistas en el movimiento por la reunificacion

    @Pyongyang, 17 de septiembre (ATCC) -- La causa de reunificacion de Corea para establecer en el ambito nacional la soberania y lograr la reconciliacion, la unidad y la prosperidad comun es un asunto de la nacion coreana y de la soberania nacional. Asi senala el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 17 y prosigue: Toda la nacion coreana, con el orgullo y dignidad de vivir la epoca de reunificacion del 15 de junio, debe cumplir con su responsabilidad y papel del sujeto de la reintegracion nacional.
    Para este fin, es preciso lograr la gran unidad nacional. Solo cuando todos los coreanos del Norte, el Sur y en ultramar se unan compactamente, podran ser una poderosa fuerza motriz y determinante para esa empresa maxima. La gran unidad nacional es para abogar y realizar la independencia de la nacion coreana. Esta debe tomar por su vida el principio de la independencia nacional y realizar la gran unidad nacional rechazando estrictamente el servilismo a grandes potencias y la dependencia de las fuerzas extranjeras. Y debe afianzar la unidad con el ideal de la epoca de "Con las fuerzas propias de nuestra nacion". Mantener y ejecutar cabalmente la Declaracion Conjunta del 15 de Junio es la demanda imprescindible del movimiento por la reintegracion nacional. Los 70 millones de coreanos, sujetos y encargados directos de esta causa deben desplegar con dinamismo un movimiento pannacional por materializar cabalmente la citada Declaracion Conjunta. He aqui la unica via para cumplir con anticipacion la causa de reunificacion de la patria, maximo anhelo de la nacion coreana.
    Hoy dia, para los coreanos el valor y la dignidad de una vida autentica reside en vincular su destino con el de la nacion y dedicar sus fuerzas fisicas y espiritus a la sagrada causa de reunificacion de la patria.