Repeal of Bill on Overseas Dispatch of Troops Demanded in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- The People's Action against the Troop Dispatch in south Korea reportedly held a press conference near the building of the "National Assembly" on Oct. 13 to denounce the authorities' moves to railroad the "bill on peace-keeping activities" through the NA. A press release read out at the press conference recalled that 34 lawmakers from ruling and opposition parties submitted to the Unification, Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee of the NA on Sept. 2 the bill on dispatching overseas the south Korean troops without any approval of the NA under the pretext of rapidly meeting the UN's request for troop dispatch. The press release branded this bill as a dangerous one aimed at reducing the south Korean troops to units serving the U.S. troops dispatched overseas, going beyond the framework of peace-keeping activities.
    It continued:
    The authorities sent troops to the U.S. unjust war of aggression against Iraq under the pretext of the "UN's request" and agreed with the U.S. to define "peace-keeping activities and emergency rescue from disaster" as new duties stipulated in the south Korea-U.S. "alliance." These facts prove that the bill is aimed at legally backing the increasing role of the U.S. troops in south Korea according to the U.S. strategy for dominating the world. If the authorities are to genuinely contribute to the international community, they should immediately repeal the unconstitutional bill and take a substantial action for peace.

WPK Birthday Marked in Different Countries

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- Meetings, lectures, photo exhibitions and film shows took place at the head offices of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, the Workers' Party of Mexico and the Pakistan Socialist Party from Sept. 29 to Oct. 5 on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the Workers' Party of Korea. Displayed in the venues of those functions were photos showing the exploits President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il performed in founding the Party and strengthening it.
    The participants of the film show watched a Korean film "For the Liberation of the Country".
    S. Shabdolov, chairman of the CPT, addressing a meeting, noted that the WPK has covered a road of victory for the last six decades under the wise leadership of the President and Kim Jong Il, overcoming all sorts of ordeals.
    Arturo Lopez, member of the National Executive Committee of the Workers' Party of Mexico, in his speech at a meeting said that the 60 year-long history of the WPK is the history of revolutionary activities of the President and Kim Jong Il, adding that the foundation of the WPK was a historic event which brought about a radical turn in carving out the destiny of the Korean people.
    C. R. Aslam, president of the Pakistan Socialist Party, in a lecture titled "The eternal party of Comrade Kim Il Sung" said that as it is led by Kim Jong Il boundlessly faithful to the idea and cause of Kim Il Sung, the WPK has demonstrated its might as the dignified party of the President. Meanwhile, round-table talks took place in Syria on Oct. 5 and in the Czech Republic on Oct. 12 on the occasions of the 60th birthday of the WPK and the 25th anniversary of the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo.

DPRK Will Make Positive Contribution to International Efforts for Global Peace

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- The DPRK government will in the future, too, make a positive contribution to the international efforts for global peace by strengthening cooperation with the UNESCO and all its member nations in the idea of independence, peace and friendship, said the head of the DPRK delegation to the 33rd meeting of the General Conference of the UNESCO on Oct. 7. History books beautifying the Japanese history of aggression quite contrary to the mission of education to implant the spirit of peace in the people and the spirit of the foundation charter of the UNESCO are still included in the curriculums of education for rising generations in Japan which inflicted war holocaust on humankind in the past, which touches off a serious apprehension among the Asian countries, he said, and continued: The reality requires to enhance the function and role of the UNESCO whose mission is to provide the intellectual foundation of peace and equality through international cooperation in the fields of education, science and culture.
    He expressed the expectation that the UNESCO will boost cooperation among its member states in its activities in the new period, too, and fulfil its responsibility and role as an intellectual organization conducive to world peace, security and sustained development.
    In recent years the DPRK is directing great efforts to educational, scientific and technical development and the preservation and management of national cultural heritages in accordance with the government's policy of attaching great importance to education and science, he noted. He said that the U.S. has persistently pursued unreasonable pressure and unprecedented economic blockade for more than a half century from the sense of rejection of the system of the DPRK, which laid big obstacles in the universal development of the country including educational, scientific and cultural fields.

WPK Hailed

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- A meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Socialist Party of Benin-Baanitee took place in Cotonou on Oct. 5 on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the Workers' Party of Korea. According to a proposal of Ali Houdou, chairman of the SCB, the meeting unanimously decided to extend full support and encouragement to the WPK which has led to victory the struggle of the Korean people to frustrate the imperialists' moves for interference and stifling the DPRK and defend the dignity of the Korean nation and the sovereignty of the country, holding high the banner of Songun under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il. It also decided to continue to have close ties with the authoritative and veteran WPK which has gained rich experience over the last 60 years. A message of greetings to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.

Rodong Sinmun on Significant Celebration of WPK Birthday

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- A number of grand events held in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea in an unprecedented elated political atmosphere clearly proved the unbounded reverence and loyalty of the servicepersons and people of the DPRK to President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il and the great might of the unbreakable single-minded unity of the entire Party and army and all the people around the headquarters of the revolution, says Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a signed article. The grand festival in October was a grand political festival as it strikingly manifested the unshakable faith and will of the servicepersons and people to uphold the President's idea and cause with loyalty, the article says, and goes on:
    The national meeting, the grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang", the military parade, the evening gala and torchlight procession held in the presence of Kim Jong Il to mark the 60th anniversary of the WPK fully represented the glorious history of the WPK and the Korean revolution associated with the august name of Kim Il Sung. They also reflected the WPK's unshakable faith and will to accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche that started in the forests of Mt. Paektu under the uplifted banner of the red flag associated with the whole life of the President.
    The single-minded unity of the Korean people has reached the present highest level because they acclaimed the President as their leader and the proud feature and might of their unity would be unthinkable without this great national fortune and glory.
    The October festival was also a manifestation of the single-minded unity of the servicepersons and people of the DPRK around the headquarters of the revolution.
    Labor achievements contributed to the anniversary such as the Taean Friendship Glass Factory, the Paekma-Cholsan Waterway, the Dam of the Nyongwon Power Station, the Kumjingang Hungbong Youth Power Station and proud achievements made on all fronts for building a great prosperous powerful nation fully reflected their unshakable faith that they would certainly emerge victorious as long as they are under the leadership of Kim Jong Il and the revolutionary stamina that they are ready to go through thick and thin and make anything regarded impossible possible true to his intention and determination.
    The grand festival also strikingly demonstrated the spirit of Songun Korea advancing thanks to the might of strong revolutionary armed forces that have inherited the tradition of Mt. Paektu.
    The DPRK could celebrate the anniversary as the most auspicious festival in the world in terms of its scope and content and its political and ideological value thanks to this most mighty Songun revolutionary unity and this provided an opportunity of demonstrating the perfect organization and strong discipline and unity and cohesion of our revolutionary ranks, the article concludes.

Rodong Sinmun on Idea of "By Our Nation Itself"

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- No matter how hard the outside forces may work to check the movement of the Korean nation for independent reunification, they can never stop the Korean nation from advancing in the idea of "By our nation itself", says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article. The might of unity which the Korean nation is cementing in every way is an invincible might guaranteeing a victory in the cause of national reunification, the article says, and goes on:
    National reunification is the unanimous desire of all the fellow countrymen and the law-governing requirement of national development. As long as the outsiders' moves against reunification continue, the Korean nation's cause of reunification can never be smooth. The idea of "By our nation itself" helps the Korean nation aspiring after peace and reunification pool their efforts against the aggressive outsiders and promote its unity on a nation-wide scale and encourages the cause of national reunification with the might of its great unity to advance victoriously. The idea helps members of the nation have feelings of love for the country and the nation.
    The united power of the nation rallied in the idea of "By our nation itself" is the might of the driving force and patriotism which guarantees a victory of independent reunification.
    The historic June 15 joint declaration provided the Korean nation with the idea of "By our nation itself", a powerful ideological and mental weapon for accomplishing the cause of national reunification. All the fellow countrymen at home and abroad have since conducted a vigorous movement for reunification on the basis of the idea of "By our nation itself" and in this process the might of the idea has been fully demonstrated. Though the outsiders are running amuck to obliterate the cause of national reunification, the Korean nation advancing under the banner of "By our nation itself" will always emerge victorious.

Kim Yong Nam Meets Nigerian Government Delegation

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, met and had a friendly talk with the visiting Nigerian government delegation headed by Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, minister of Federal Capital Territory, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Wednesday. Present there were Choe Jong Gon, minister of City Management, Kim Hyong Jun, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, and Sule Buba, Nigerian ambassador e. p. to the DPRK.
    The head of the delegation said that President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il performed undying exploits for the country's sovereignty and happiness of its people.
    Expressing the belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would as ever grow stronger, he hoped that Korea would be surely reunified under the banner of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.

Yang Hyong Sop Meets New Pakistani Ambassador

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Wednesday met and had a talk with new Pakistani Ambassador to the DPRK Noorullah Khan who paid a courtesy call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall. On hand were officials concerned and an official of the Pakistani embassy here.

Flocks of Pheasants Released in DPRK

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- Flocks of pheasants have been set free in hills of cities and counties of North Hwanghae Province, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The number of pheasants released this fall amounts to over 10,000 in Munmu-ri of Sohung County and Sangha-ri of Rinsan County of the province. The province, in response to the policy of the Workers' Party of Korea on protecting and propagating useful animals and plants, has bred animals including pheasants and roe deer to be set free.
    The number of roe deer, pheasants and other animals released in the province for nearly 20 years runs to hundreds of thousands. Roe deer, pheasants and other useful animals can be seen in mountains, fields and even in roadsides of the province.

Gift to Kim Jong Il from Head of Nigerian Delegation

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift by the head of the visiting Nigerian government delegation. The gift was handed to Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, by Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, minister of Federal Capital Territory who is heading the Nigerian government delegation, on Wednesday.

Traitorous Diatribe of Dong-A Ilbo Blasted

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- The Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland Wednesday issued information bulletin No. 908 vehemently denouncing the south Korean Dong-A Ilbo for its traitorous diatribe. It said:
    An editorial of the paper dated Oct. 15 found fault with the south Korean Uri Party's proposal for exchange between the ruling parties of the south and the north. It asserted that "there was concern about the possibility to stir up ideological disarmament in the south Korean society" and "it was an appeasement policy toward the north stepped up under the slogan of independence and by our nation itself." It went the lengths of labeling the north "a principal enemy" and attacking the north, branding the Workers' Party of Korea as "an enemy-benefiting organization under the existing law". What the newspaper said in its editorial was an unpardonable provocation to the north and a blatant challenge to the desire and wishes of the Koreans for national reconciliation and unity, peace and reunification of the country.
    This was nothing but the last resort of the pro-U.S. conservative forces opposed to reunification to chill the desire for achieving independent reunification through alliance with the north which has become a trend of the times in south Korea and divert it in a bid to prevent their foundation from collapsing. The information bulletin recalled that this newspaper has long thrown a stumbling block in the way of the progressive development of the south Korean society and the improvement of the inter-Korean relations by slandering the dignified political system in the north and decrying the movement of the south Korean people for independence, democracy and reunification.
    It continued: Though five years have passed since the publication of the June 15 joint declaration, Dong-A Ilbo remains unchanged in its treacherous behavior of advocating sycophancy and treachery and confrontation with compatriots. It would be well advised to drop its old habit of inciting inter-Korean confrontation.

Gift to Kim Jong Il from President of Democratic Congo

     Pyongyang October 19 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift by Joseph Kabila, president of Democratic Congo. The gift was handed to an official concerned on Oct. 18 by Masamba Eme, secretary for Public Relations of the General Federation of Workers' Trade Unions of Democratic Congo, who is heading its delegation on a visit to the DPRK.

Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Unit

     Pyongyang, October 19 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, inspected a women's unit of the KPA. He was greeted on the spot by commanding officers of the unit. He acquainted himself with the unit's performance of duty before watching the training of its servicepersons.
    He learned about their service and living, looking round a military lecture room, an education room, a bedroom, a mess hall, a kitchen, a wash-cum-bath house, a subsidiary food store and other places of the unit.
    Then he watched an art performance given by its servicepersons. Their repertoire included poem and chorus "Let's Fly above the Clouds towards the General Star," chorus "Song of Thanks", song and dance "The Happiness of Living under the Care of the Respected Leader", chorus "The People Will Live Forever under His Care", solo and chorus "Blue Sky over My Country", chorus "Dear General, Where Are You" and other colorful numbers. Through their performance they truthfully represented the soldiers' unshakable faith, will and part of their worthwhile service. He had a photo session with the servicepersons of the unit.
    He was accompanied by KPA Generals Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong.

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Portavoz del MINREX fustiga nueva ofensiva de EE.UU. contra RPDC

    @Pyongyang, 19 de octubre (ATCC) -- En relacion con que ultimamente Estados Unidos intensifica la ofensiva intrigante contra la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, un reportero de la Agencia Telegrafica Central de Corea formulo una pregunta al portavoz de la cancilleria de la RPDC quien le dio el dia 18 la siguiente respuesta: En estos dias, al pregonar supuestos "rumores de narcotrafico, falsificacion de billetes y transacciones ilegales" de la RPDC, EE.UU. lleva del dicho al hecho las medidas de sancion encaminadas a quebrar las legitimas transacciones financieras de la primera.
    No vale la pena refutar uno por uno esos "rumores de transacciones ilegales" de que habla tanto EE.UU.
    Es porque no pasan de ser una reedicion de la rutinaria campana psicologica que solia lanzar la administracion Bush para justificar su politica hostil a nuestro pais.
    Con anterioridad, esta administracion habia calumniado a nuestro pais con malas etiquetas de todo tipo como "eje del mal" y "pais bribon". En otras palabras, la campana de censura de la administracion Bush partio de su necio intento de mellar la imagen de la cada dia mas prestigiosa RPDC y desestabilizar el regimen de esta mediante una presion internacional. Esto demuestra que no hay cambios en la verdadera intencion de la administracion Bush de "derrocar el regimen" de nuestro pais.
    Lo curioso es que por que EE.UU. estara dando mas calor a esa campana precisamente en estos momentos.
    Se trata de una previa ofensiva de presion para que cohibido por la sancion a traves de esos "metodos indirectos", nuestro pais acepte en la proxima ronda de conversaciones a 6 bandas la insistencia de EE.UU. en "la renuncia nuclear, primero".
    Esto nos hace dudar de la voluntad de la administracion Bush de ejecutar la Declaracion Conjunta aprobada en la recien terminada ronda de la cita a 6 bandas.
    Ya hemos anunciado que consideraremos como declaracion de guerra la aplicacion de la sancion por parte de EE.UU.
    Si EE.UU. sigue en sus acciones hostiles a nuestro pais a contrapelo del espiritu de la citada declaracion conjunta, nos vemos obligados a tomar pertinentes medidas de autodefensa.
    Nuestro pais no habla por hablar.

RPDC aportara a los esfuerzos internacionales por la paz mundial

    @Pyongyang, 19 de octubre (ATCC) -- Al intervenir en el 33o periodo de sesiones de la asamblea general de la Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas para la Educacion, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO), el jefe de la delegacion de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea hizo enfasis en que en lo adelante tambien el gobierno de esta fortalecera la cooperacion con la UNESCO y todos los paises miembros bajo el ideal de la independencia, la paz y la amistad para contribuir activamente a los esfuerzos internacionales por la paz mundial. En contraposicion al espiritu de la carta de fundacion de la UNESCO y la mision de la educacion encargada de sembrar el espiritu pacifista a las personas, en Japon, que en el pasado habia impuesto a la humanidad indecibles desastres de la guerra, se emplean en el programa docente para las nuevas generaciones los manuales que dan tinte positivo a la historia de agresiones, lo cual levanta gran preocupacion entre los paises asiaticos, critico el orador y prosiguio:
    La realidad demanda que la UNESCO eleve su funcion y papel en correspondencia con su mision de sentar la base intelectual de la paz e igualdad a traves de la cooperacion internacional en la educacion, la ciencia y la cultura y otras ramas.
    Expreso mi esperanza de que la UNESCO cumpla con su responsabilidad y papel como organizacion intelectual contribuidora a la paz, la seguridad y el desarrollo sostenido del mundo al fortalecer en el nuevo periodo tambien la cooperacion con los paises miembros en el marco de sus actividades. En los ultimos anos, a tenor de la politica del gobierno de la RPDC de dar importancia a la educacion y ciencia, se canalizan grandes fuerzas al desarrollo docente y cientifico-tecnico y a la conservacion de patrimonios culturales nacionales.
    Partiendo de su cronico veto al sistema de la RPDC, EE.UU. la hostiga durante mas de medio siglo con una injusta presion y bloqueo economico sin precedente y estas circunstancias ponen grandes escollos al desarrollo integral del pais, inclusive la educacion, la ciencia y la cultura.