Chinese President Hu Jintao to Visit DPRK

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, will pay an official goodwill visit to the DPRK from Oct. 28 to 30 at the invitation of Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.

WPK Anniversary Celebrated Abroad

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- A national seminar on the Songun politics and the Juche idea took place in Lima, Peru on Oct. 7 on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the Workers' Party of Korea. At the seminar the chairman of the Peruvian Association for the Study of Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Jong Suk, the president of the Peru-Korea Friendship Institute for the Study of Juche Songun Policy and other public figures made speeches under the titles "The philosophical principle of the Juche idea", "On the Songun politics", "The role of women in the DPRK" and so on.
    They said that the foundation of the WPK was a historic event which showed a great model of building a most revolutionary and popular party to the revolutionaries of the world.
    Noting that the world-startling successes of Korea are the results of brilliant embodiment of the Juche idea founded by President Kim Il Sung who is immortal, they said that thanks to the Songun politics of leader Kim Jong Il the DPRK has demonstrated its invincible might under the unprecedentedly unfavorable and difficult international situation.
    They stressed that the history of successful development of the Korean women's movement is a history of brilliant inheritance of the great exploits of struggle performed by anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk.
    Meanwhile, celebration rallies took place in Fredrikstad, Norway, and Malmo and Stockholm, Sweden from Oct. 6 to 12.
    Photo exhibitions and film shows were held under the sponsorship of the Party for Unity and Progress of Guinea, the Luba City Committee of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea, the Chinese Party of Malaysia, the Bangladesh preparatory committee for the meeting dedicated to the great persons of Mt. Paektu, the Kim Jong Il Class of Kitante Primary School in Kampala, Uganda, the British and Ugandan preparatory committees for celebrating the 60th birthday of the WPK, the Laos-Korea Youth Friendship Centre, the Manaba Barati International School in India and the Abuja City Council of Culture and Art of Nigeria from Oct. 3 to 10.

WPK Exploits Praised

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Public figures in different countries released statements praising the immortal exploits of the Workers' Party of Korea on the occasion of its 60th birthday. The international secretary of the October 8 Revolutionary Movement of Brazil said that President Kim Il Sung, founder of the WPK, authored the Juche idea and provided the great guiding idea for the human cause of independence and, on this basis, set forth correct strategy, tactics and ways and wisely led the struggle to implement them.
    Noting that under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il the WPK has demonstrated its dignity all over the world as the Party of Kim Il Sung, he said that the DPRK, though its territory is not big, has been trusted by all people as the most powerful country of the world as it holds Kim Jong Il in high esteem as its leader and is guided by the great Songun idea.
    The general chairman of the Indonesian Federation of Transport Workers, said that Kim Il Sung founded the WPK and energetically worked to the last moment of his life for nearly half a century to strengthen the Party and increase its role and victoriously advance the cause of Juche and that Kim Jong Il modeled the whole Party on the Juche idea and achieved its steel-like unity to remarkably enhance the leading role of the Party. He expressed the conviction that the WPK would achieve greater success under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.

Indian Diplomats Help Korean Farmers

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- N. T. Khankhup, Indian ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of the Indian embassy helped the DPRK-India Friendship Kalchon Co-op Farm in South Phyongan Province in harvesting on Oct. 20. They gave helping hands to farmers in rice-threshing.
    During break, they enjoyed an art performance given by schoolchildren and sang songs and conversed with farmers, deepening the friendship. The Indian ambassador said the Indian people support the Korean people in their efforts to build a great prosperous powerful nation and achieve the reunification of Korea, adding that India would as ever make positive efforts to boost the friendly relations with the DPRK.
    The guests handed aid materials to the farm that day.

Anniversary of Solidarity Organization Observed in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- A function reportedly took place in Seoul on Oct. 15 to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration. Present there were at least 200 members of the solidarity and figures of civic and social organizations.
    Kwon O Chang and Yun Han Thak, permanent co-representatives of the solidarity, and Ri Jong Mi, deputy representative of the Democratic Workers' Party, Han Sang Ryol, permanent representative chairman of the Reunification Solidarity, and Hong Kun Su, permanent representative of the People for Achieving Peace and Reunification, in their speeches recalled that the solidarity has conducted a vigorous struggle to implement the June 15 joint declaration for the last five years, noting that it would take the lead in the struggle to get the U.S. troops withdrawn from south Korea in the same spirit as displayed by it in the struggle to implement the joint declaration in the future, too.
    The great national unity and national cooperation have become an irresistible trend of the times, they said, calling upon all the people to unite close on the basis of strong comradeship in the struggle for independence against the U.S.
    Then the participants heard a statement released on the occasion of the anniversary.
    It said that the solidarity would achieve the great unity of the democratic and patriotic forces by putting its activities on a nationwide and popular basis and thus fulfil its mission and duty as a mass political organization aspiring after independence, democracy and reunification.

Supporters' Organization Formed in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The "Friend of Action", a supporters' organization for the Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration, was reportedly inaugurated with due ceremony in Seoul on Oct. 15. A declaration read out at the ceremony referred to the objective of the supporters' organization, noting that the "Friend of Action" would grow to be an organization involving broad strata of people and achieve solidarity and alliance with the civic and social organizations to take the lead in the struggle to implement the joint declaration.

Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath to Bier of Late Kim Sang Jun

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il Thursday sent a wreath to the bier of late Prof. and Dr. Kim Sang Jun, researcher at Kim Chaek University of Technology who is Labor Hero, people's scientist and candidate academician, expressing deep condolences over his death.

Improved Inter-Korean Relations Called for

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Genuine national reconciliation and unity can be achieved and they will lead to the reunification of Korea only when the inter-Korean relations of distrust and confrontation have been definitely replaced by those of trust and reconciliation. Rodong Sinmun Friday says this in a signed article. It goes on: The north and the south should make tireless and sincere efforts for substantially developing the north-south relations in order to consolidate the successes achieved in the efforts to carry out the cause of national reunification and positively promote the present reality. What is most urgent is to put an end to all face-saving practices in the north-south relations and take measures to substantially promote national reconciliation and unity, guided by the spirit of "By our nation itself," the matter earnestly discussed at the 16th inter-Korean ministerial talks and clarified in its joint press release.
    The north-south relations can be the genuine ones between compatriots and all problems can be solved smoothly only when the north and the south recognize and respect each other. This matter presents itself as a more urgent one because there exist differing ideologies and systems in the north and the south and both sides are not willing to give up theirs. Any side's denial of the other side's ideology and system would only trigger off confrontation and make it impossible to expect any improvement in the inter-Korean relations.
    This being a hard reality, south Korea is not yet free from such consciousness of confrontation as refusing to recognize the system in the north and rejecting it, insisting on its ideology, system and ism.
    As a matter of fact, the ultra-right conservative forces in south Korea including the Grand National Party are now openly painting the north as their "principal enemy," invoking the "National Security Law," to lay a stumbling block in the way of the process to warm up the north-south relations and promote the reunification movement.
    Now is the time for south Korea to stop rejecting and antagonizing the north and make a bold decision to scrap the outdated laws and institutional mechanisms such as the "NSL" inciting the inter-Korean confrontation. To do so is a proper attitude toward the issue of the north-south relations and a true stand to work for the nation and reunification. Maintaining this approach and stand alone would make it possible to substantially develop the north-south relations as required by the era of "By our nation itself" and desired by all Koreans.
    All Koreans in the north and the south and overseas sincerely hope that the inter-Korean relations will develop more substantially in the spirit of "By our nation itself" and follow their prospect with deep concern.

Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Combined Unit Command

     Pyongyang, October 21 (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 the Command of the KPA's Large Combined Unit 526. He first went round the monuments to the on-the-spot instructions and guidance of President Kim Il Sung and the room for the education in the history of the revolution and the room devoted to the history of the combined unit. The unit is honored to receive field guidance given by Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il dozens of times.
    Greatly satisfied to learn that the unit has successfully built the room for the education in the history of the revolution and used it for brisk education, he said that the KPA should always intensify the educational work so as to lead all the soldiers to single-heartedly repay the profound benevolence of Kim Il Sung.
    He saw the records of victory that bear witness to the proud path covered by the unit.
    He highly praised the unit's feats, saying it is a unit with a long history as it has performed shining exploits in defending the country and building socialism by fully displaying matchless patriotic devotion and popular heroism for the sake of the Party and the leader, the country and the people since the days of the hard-fought war.
    He acquainted himself with the work of the commanding officers and advanced the tasks which would serve as guidelines in increasing the unit's combat capability, making the rounds of the operation commanding rooms and the military study rooms of the unit.
    Going round facilities for the ideological education and entertainment including a servicepersons' hall and a library, he learned about how the political work is done among soldiers and stressed the need to always pay primary attention to the ideological work.
    If one reads a lot of books, one can arm oneself with the revolutionary idea of the WPK more firmly and acquire versatile knowledge and enhance one's cultural attainments, he said, underscoring the need to publish and distribute more reminiscences of the President, "Reminiscences of the Anti-Japanese Guerrillas", "Among the People", revolutionary novels and other books.
    Then he took deep care of the living of its servicepersons, going round supply service facilities including a mess hall, a kitchen, a non-staple food store and a combined food processing room.
    He highly appreciated the unit's achievements, saying that it has made remarkable progress in the combat and political training, the unit management and all other aspects.
    He had a photo session with the servicepersons of the unit.
    He was accompanied by Vice Marshal of the KPA Kim Yong Chun, member of the NDC of the DPRK and chief of the General Staff of the KPA, KPA Generals Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong, Ri Jae Il, first vice department director of the WPK Central Committee, and Hwang Pyong So, vice department director of the WPK Central Committee.

Kim Yong Nam Meets Congratulatory Group of Koreans in Japan

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a talk in a compatriotic atmosphere with the congratulatory group of Koreans in Japan led by So Man Sul, chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, which had participated in the celebrations of the 60th birthday of the Workers' Party of Korea at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Friday. On hand were officials concerned.

Wonsanman Saltern Pays off

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The newly built Wonsanman Saltern situated in Yomjon-ri, Chonnae County, Kangwon Province of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is meeting the demand of the province for salt from this year. The province had to bring salt from western coastal areas so far. True to the behest of President Kim Il Sung and intention of leader Kim Jong Il on building a saltern in the eastern coastal area to solve the salt issue there, people of the province started the construction of the saltern in reed fields in March Juche 87 (1998).
    They had never suspended the huge project of three stages even in difficult conditions and thus succeeded in building salt fields covering hundreds of hectares.
    The saltern, which has already overfulfiled this year's production plan, also produces refined salt.
    Kim Jong Il, who called at the saltern on a sultry day of July this year, was very satisfied with the grand industrial construction carried out by the province for the people and clearly indicated the ways for increasing salt production.

National Folk Food Show Held

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- A national folk food show was held at the People's Palace of Culture in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on October 20. The show was participated in by nearly 50 units including the provincial (municipal) associations, the Pyongyang City Bureau for the Guidance of Public Service Association and the Cabinet External Service Bureau Association under the Korean Cook Association.
    On display there were folk dishes, demonstration dishes and materials showing scientific and technical successes. Sinsollo (a cooking stove with a chafing dish having charcoal in a tube in the centre and food around it) and dishes made with bean presented by the Chongryu Restaurant and Changgwang Service Management Bureau were highly appreciated out of more than 340 dishes of 8 kinds of folk dishes including a sweet rice dish, meat dishes and taffy.
    Displayed at the demonstration dish show were over 150 dishes of 7 kinds including potato food and noodle. Particularly, newly developed national dishes drew the interest of the visitors.
    Pickled food including pickled broad bellflower root, kelp preserved in mustard and mushroom were also appreciated as winter season food. More than 20 wax gourd food including wax gourd kimchi, wax gourd scallop broth soup and wax gourd chicken soup prepared by the Pothonggang Hotel also enjoyed popularity.
    Scientific and technical materials showing various national dishes which were unique in component and content were displayed at the exhibition. The national folk food show is conducive to improving the public service and encouraging folk dishes among the people.

U.S. Political Farce under Fire

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The United States has recently escalated its smear campaign against the DPRK. Typical of this is its fiction about a "deal in counterfeits" floated by the U.S. this time. The U.S. is claiming that the DPRK is massively issuing highly sophisticated false 100 US dollar notes known as "super money" and spreading them worldwide.
    In order to verify this, no sooner had Garland, leader of the Irish Workers' Party, been arrested than the U.S. Department of Justice released on October 7 a "written indictment" which it has long prepared.
    The "written indictment" characterized by extreme nature of politicization and selection said that there was a "deal in counterfeits" between the DPRK and Garland.
    Nothing is clumsier than what was invented by the U.S., a past master at lies, fabrication, disinformation and plot. What matters is that Americans who claim to be "politicians" are advertising this case as their latest success made in the U.S. increased efforts to prevent north Korea from committing widespread international crimes.
    The hue and cry over the non-existent DPRK's "production and deal in counterfeits" raised by the U.S. again is nothing but a clumsy and base political farce intended to impair the image of the DPRK at any cost and justify its moves to isolate the former in the international arena and tighten its blockade against the former.
    The U.S. escalated smear campaign against the DPRK only goes to prove that the former regards it as one of the basic means to create impression that the latter is a "rogue state" in a bid to realize its ambition for bringing down the latter's "system" and the former remains unchanged in its policy for isolating and stifling the DPRK internationally.
    The socialist system in the DPRK was chosen and built by the Korean people themselves according to their will and wishes.
    Because of the nature of the socialist system and its popular character there can never happen nor exist in the DPRK such "illegal deals" as "deal in counterfeits" or "drug smuggling", social ills in the capitalist society.
    It is the height of folly for the U.S. to speak ill of the system in the DPRK and try to bring down it on the basis of the U.S. wrong view, the cause of all social evils, though it does not know how advantageous socialism of Korean style is and how much the Korean people value and love it.
    The U.S. seems to be upbeat after succeeding in bringing down socialism that had existed in different countries for several decades and effecting leadership changes there through the "strategy for peaceful transition", persistent psychological warfare and bloodless "color revolution." The U.S. is, however, seriously mistaken if it thinks it can bring down the system in the DPRK through its frantic smear campaign against it.
    The U.S. would be well advised to abandon its foolish attempt to realize its wild ambition for stifling the DPRK and make a policy switchover as Washington is its counterpart of the six-party talks with their opening just around the corner.

Row of S. Korean Ultra-Right Conservatives Accused

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The south Korean ultra-right conservatives including the Grand National Party are kicking up a frantic row to check the abolition of the "National Security Law", incite an atmosphere of confrontation against the north and anti-reunification and realize their attempt to come back to power under the pretext of judicial treatment of Kang Jong Gu, professor of Dongguk University. A spokesman for the Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland said this, answering the question raised by KCNA Friday.
    The row shows the pitiable plight of those who have been driven out of the trend of the times and are making last-ditch efforts, the spokesman said, and went on:
    The GNP is rushing headlong toward confrontation and anti-reunification, clamoring that it would conduct a grand people's movement to defend the liberal democratic system and check the abolition of the NSL as the system and its nature are shaking to their foundation. What it called the nature of the system is no more than a foolish talk seeking to incite the hostility toward fellow countrymen and the anti-reunification feeling of confrontation.
    The south Korean people from all walks of life should clearly see the essence of the anti-reunification row kicked up by the GNP and other ultra-right conservative forces under the U.S. manipulation and deal a heavy blow to them and ostracize such scum of history as the GNP which has no future at an early date.

WBCF Title Bouts Held

     Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Matches for winning and defending the WBCF championship were held at Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on October 21. The defending ones took place on a two-minute ten-round basis.
    Buntamweight title-holder Kim Kwang Ok of the DPRK defeated Yazmin Rivas of Mexico 3-0 by decision.
    Ryu Myong Ok, super flyweight title-holder of the DPRK, knocked down Alicia Ashley of the United States 3-0.
    The belts, trophies and diplomas were awarded to Kim Kwang Ok and Ryu Myong Ok, who distinguished themselves in the defensive bouts after capturing the championship in last June.
    Meanwhile, a match for the light fly-weight ranking for championship qualifier was held on the same day on a two-minute eight-round basis. At the bout, DPRK pro-boxer Han Yon Sun knocked out her opponent Prani Panamake of Thailand at 1 minute 20 seconds in 1 round and received a diploma.

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Hu Jintao visitara la RPDC

    @Pyongyang, 21 de octubre (ATCC) -- Realizara del 28 al 30 del mes en curso una visita oficial y de amistad a nuestro pais el Secretario General del Comite Central del Partido Comunista de China y Presidente de la Republica Popular China, Hu Jintao, cumplimentando la invitacion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il, Secretario General del Partido del Trabajo de Corea y Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea.

Rodong Sinmun demanda desarrollo sustancial de relaciones N-S

    @Pyongyang, 21 de octubre (ATCC) -- El diario Rodong Sinmun publico en su edicion del dia 21 un articulo individual con acentuacion en que las relaciones Norte-Sur de Corea deben pasar de la desconfianza y confrontacion a la confianza y reconciliacion para lograr la unidad nacional y la reunificacion de la patria. A fin de fomentar activamente los exitos ya logrados en el cumplimiento de la causa de reunificacion de la patria y las positivas circunstancias de hoy, ambas partes deben realizar sinceros y constantes esfuerzos por desarrollar sustancialmente las relaciones bilaterales, comienza el articulista y prosigue: Como lo anotado en el comunicado conjunto aprobado en la 16a ronda de conversaciones ministeriales Norte-Sur, el problema mas apremiante a ser resuelto es abandonar todo tipo de decorismo en las relaciones bilaterales segun el ideal de "Con las fuerzas unidas de la nacion coreana" y tomar medidas para lograr efectivamente la reconciliacion y unidad nacionales.
    Solo cuando ambas partes se reconozcan y se respeten, las relaciones intercoreanas pueden hacerse fraternales de veras y todos los problemas veran su solucion satisfactoria.
    Lo urgen tambien las circunstancias dadas en que existen diferentes ideas y sistemas en el Norte y el Sur y ninguna de las dos partes quiere renunciar a lo suyo.
    Por lo tanto, si una parte rehusa el sistema y la idea de su contraparte, se producira solo la confrontacion y no se puede esperar el desarrollo de relaciones Norte-Sur.
    Sin embargo, en el Sur de Corea todavia sigue latente la conciencia de confrontacion de insistir solo en su idea, regimen y criterio y dar negativa al sistema de su contraparte.
    De hecho, en virtud de la infame "ley de seguridad", las fuerzas conservadoras ultraderechistas como el "Partido Hannara" defienden tercamente la "teoria de que el enemigo principal es el coterraneo Norte" y obstruyen perversamente el desarrollo de relaciones N-S y el movimiento por la reunificacion. Ya llego la hora de tomar la decision de abolir las anacronicas legislaciones como la "ley de seguridad" y aparatos institucionales, que hostilizan a su contraparte y estimulan la confrontacion con el Norte.
    Hacerlo asi sera la actitud correcta ante el problema de relaciones N-S, y posicion nacionalista y favorable a la reunificacion.
    Solo de esta manera se puede impulsar sustancialmente los vinculos N-S en correspondencia con la demanda de la epoca de "Con las fuerzas unidas de la nacion coreana" y la aspiracion de todos los connacionales. Esto es lo que desean de veras todos los coreanos del Norte, el Sur y de ultramar.