DPRK Delegate Refers to Peaceful Use of Space

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea will positively promote the cooperation and exchange with the international community including the UN and different countries of the world and develop the independent space science and technology in the field of peaceful use of the space. A DPRK delegate said this in his speech during the discussion on the agenda item "The international cooperation in the peaceful use of the space" at the meeting of the 4th committee of the 60th UN General Assembly on Oct. 19.
    He noted that the space should not become someone's monopoly, adding that if the universe is to become a peaceful one conducive to promoting the welfare of humankind it is important to reject the monopolistic practices in the space development and enable all countries to freely participate in it on an equal footing.
    He went on:
    The successes achieved in the space development should be shared for the well-being of all countries and peoples. It is necessary to categorically reject any attempt to disturb and control the developing countries' activities for the space development and monopolize the space in a bid to retain a technological edge. It is also necessary to stand firm against any attempt to militarize the space if it is to become a peaceful one conducive to the well-being of mankind. The DPRK assails all moves to turn the space into a military base and battle site against the sovereign states and calls for building an international legal mechanism for preventing the space militarization as early as possible, he asserted.

Solidarity Meeting Held in Bangladesh

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- A meeting supporting the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo (DFRK) was held in Dhaka on Oct. 20 under the co-sponsorship of the Left Democratic Front of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh-Korea Friendship Association. Speakers including Kamal Hyder, general secretary of the Bangladesh Peace Council, said at the meeting that 25 years ago from now President Kim Il Sung, on the basis of a scientific insight into the political situation at home and abroad, set forth the proposal for founding the DFRK, a proposal making it possible to achieve Korea's reunification most reasonably. The proposal is an offer for reunification fundamentally different from the proposals made by some other countries in the last period and reflects the will of all Koreans in the north and the south to achieve the reunification of Korea in the idea of "By our nation itself," they noted, adding that the world peace-loving people positively support the proposal as the most realistic and just one.
    They stressed that the Bangladeshi progressives would invariably support the Korean people in their just cause to achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea according to the proposal.
    A joint statement adopted at the meeting denounced the reckless moves of the U.S. imperialists and the forces subservient to them to block the reunification of the Korean Peninsula and strongly demanded the U.S. dismantle its military bases for aggression in south Korea at once. At the end of the meeting its participants watched Korean film "The Concrete Wall, Symbol of National Division."

Birthday of WPK Observed in Different Countries

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Meetings and film shows were held in Sofia, Vienna and Quito in the period from Oct. 3 to 7 on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the Workers' Party of Korea. Participants of the film shows watched Korean films including "The Brilliant History of the Great Leadership" and "'Ever-Victorious Workers' Party of Korea', Grand Gymnastic and Artistic Performance for Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the WPK."
    Milcho Gyuvrov, vice-chairman of the Bulgaria-Korea Friendship Association, and Vasilka Nikiforova, chief of the Kim Il Sung Library in Sofia, said that the organizational and ideological basis for party founding was laid under the wise leadership of Kim Il Sung and since its foundation the WPK has creditably performed its mission and role as a guiding force of the Korean people.
    Erich Zavadil, general secretary of the Society for the Promotion of the Relations between Austria and the DPRK, said that the DPRK has dynamically pushed forward the building of a great prosperous powerful nation under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il, weathering out all trials that resulted from the political and military pressure and economic sanctions of the U.S.-led imperialist allied forces and repeated natural disasters. Victor Granda, chairman of the Socialist Party of Ecuador, noted:
    The foundation of the WPK brought a decisive turn in carving out the destiny of the Korean people. The 60 year-long history of the WPK is precisely the history of the tireless revolutionary activities of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. That's why the history of the WPK is shining as a glorious one as it has performed great exploits in the course of traversing a most right and unique path.
    Messages of greetings to Kim Jong Il were adopted at the meetings held in Bulgaria and Austria.

Polish Diplomats Help Korean Farmers in Harvesting

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Polish Ambassador to the DPRK Roman Iwaszkiewicz and embassy officials Wednesday gave helping hands to the farmers of the DPRK-Poland Friendship Jangsuwon Co-op Farm on the outskirts of Pyongyang, in carrying rice sheaves. After looking round the room devoted to the farm's history, the guests watched an art performance given by kindergarteners of the farm and conversed with officials of the farm, deepening the friendship.
    The ambassador said that he would strive hard to boost the long-standing friendly and cooperative relations between Poland and the DPRK and wished the farmers greater success in their current farm work.
    They conveyed aid materials carrying their sincerity to the farm that day.

Gift to Kim Jong Il

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a gift from Youssef Amin Wali, vice-chairman of the National Democratic Party of Egypt, on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the Workers' Party of Korea. It was conveyed to the DPRK ambassador e. p. to Egypt by the vice-chairman.

Secretary of Libyan People's Bureau Hosts Reception

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Bashir Ramadan Khalifa Abu Janah, secretary of the People's Bureau of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the DPRK, Wednesday hosted a reception on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the Workers' Party of Korea. Present on invitation were Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Rim Kyong Man, Minister of Foreign Trade, Ryom Sun Gil, chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea, Mun Jae Chol, acting chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, Kim Hyong Jun, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, and others. On hand were members of the People's Bureau.
    Secretary Bashir Ramadan Khalifa Abu Janah said in a speech that the friendly relations between Libya and the DPRK have a deep historical root, adding that the friendly relations are now growing stronger under the deep concern of Colonel Moammer el Gaddafi and leader Kim Jong Il. Choe Thae Bok said in a speech that the Korean and Libyan peoples have dynamically struggled for a long time to build a new society against imperialism. We, he said, will make efforts to develop the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries in the idea of independence, peace and friendship in the future, too.
    He wished the Libyan people greater successes in their struggle for the building of a free and prosperous new society and unity against the interference of the foreign forces under the leadership of Moammer el Gaddafi, leader of the Great September First Revolution.

Agreement of S. Korea-U.S. Security Consultative Council Meeting Assailed

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- The Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration reportedly made public a statement titled "We denounce an agreement of the south Korea-U.S annual security consultative council meeting denying the joint statement of the six-party talks" on Oct. 22. The statement referred to the fact that it was agreed at the 37th security consultative council meeting that the U.S. would sustain the provision of "nuclear umbrella" to south Korea and keep the U.S. forces and the UNC stationed. This is a dangerous agreement wholly denying the joint statement of the six-party talks which confirmed that the U.S. has no intention to attack and invade the north with nuclear or conventional weapons, the statement said, and continued:
    At the council meeting it was also agreed to reaffirm that the "successful completion of the transfer of the U.S. military bases in south Korea is a cornerstone of future south Korea-U.S. alliance" and the strategic flexibility of the U.S. forces is of sustained importance. It is a humiliating and subordinate war agreement which further strengthens the south Korea-U.S. alliance and harms peace in the Korean Peninsula. With the joint statement of the six-party talks the U.S. troops have lost any justification for their presence in this land. The U.S. should take a substantial measure for building a permanent peace system in the Korean Peninsula.
    The government authorities should not follow the U.S. war moves, bound to the south Korea-U.S. alliance, a war alliance, but take the road of national cooperation for peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

Dong-A Ilbo Urged to Stop False Propaganda

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- The South Headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification (Pomchonghakryon) issued a statement on Oct. 20 in which it termed Dong-A Ilbo a pro-Japanese and pro-U.S. reptile paper and demanded the disorganization of this conservative group. Accusing the newspaper of kicking up a row to slander the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification (Pomminryon) and Pomchonghakryon, legitimate bodies, after releasing misinformation that Pomminryon is the Workers' Party of Korea's vanguard organization in charge of south Korean affairs, the statement said: As far as these organizations are concerned, they have headquarters in the south, the north and overseas and strive for the great national unity and they are pro-reunification and patriotic movement organizations whose ultimate goals are to implement the June 15 joint declaration.
    The statement urged the paper to face up to the trend of the times toward independent and peaceful reunification in the June 15 era, the spirit of the times, and stop its venomous rhetoric.

Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from S. Korea Urged

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- It is essential for ensuring security on the Korean Peninsula to drive the U.S. troops out of south Korea. Minju Joson Thursday says this in a signed commentary refuting the accusation made against the DPRK at the 37th meeting of the "security consultative council" held between south Korea and the U.S. in Seoul.
    It goes on:
    By pulling up others, while keeping mum about their arms build-up the United States and the south Korean authorities seek a sinister aim. This diatribe is aimed at misleading the public opinion with the fifth six-party talks just around the corner in a bid to impair the international dignity of the DPRK, pressurize it and invent a pretext for starting a war of aggression against it.
    Solutions to the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, the issue of security and the issue of Korea's reunification depend on the settlement of the fundamental issue, ie the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from south Korea.
    The actions of the Korean nation and other people of the world for the pullback of the U.S. troops from south Korea will mount higher as long as the United States and the south Korean authorities turn their faces away from the fundamental issue of guaranteeing peace on the Korean Peninsula. The U.S. would be well advised to drop its unrealizable ambition to seize the DPRK by force of arms and take a bold decision to pull all its armed forces out of south Korea as early as possible.
    The south Korean authorities should urge the United States to drop its policy of aggression against the north and withdraw from south Korea its forces, the cancer-like existence disturbing peace and the movement for reunification as unanimously demanded by the Korean nation. They should bear in mind that their talk about "self-reliant national defence," dodging the issue of the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from south Korea, is a criminal act little short of deceiving and insulting the fellow countrymen all out in the grand march for independent reunification under the banner of "By our nation itself".

National Symposium on Medical Science Held

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- A national symposium on medical science was held here from Oct. 24 to 26 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea. It was sponsored by the Central Committee of the Korean Medical Association. Attending the symposium were officials concerned and scientists and researchers in the field of medical science from across the country. Chairman of the Central Committee of the KMA Choe Chang Sik presented his paper titled "The WPK, great mother party that has set a brilliant worldwide example in solving the issue of public health of the working people."
    He noted that President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il comprehensively formulated and systematized the essence and mission of the Juche-oriented public health and its tasks and ways, etc, thus clearly indicating the way for the public health to follow in its development and wisely leading it in each period and at every stage of revolution and construction.
    He underscored the need for all the officials, scientists and researchers in the field of public health to bring about fresh innovation in the preventive and curative medical care and medical science researches true to the Songun revolutionary leadership of the Party and thus positively contribute to the building of a great prosperous powerful nation.
    The symposium was divided into the panels of surgery, internal medicine, Koryo medicine, sanitation and anti-epidemic science, pharmacology and basic medical science. The symposium heard at least 330 papers on the successes made in medical science through the efforts to implement the Party's policy on public health.
    Drawing particular attention of the participants were the paper "Research into the great vessel disease and the method of treating its trouble" presented by Kim Hyong Jik Military Medical University, the paper "On making Korean traditional Saengmaek tea and its pharmacological effect" by the Academy of Koryo Medicine, the paper "Research into the manufacture of anticancer agent out of bark of maackia amurensis" by the Pharmaceutical Institute of the Academy of Medical Science and other papers.

Foreigners Express Impressions of Korea

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Foreigners participating in the First Pyongyang Autumn International Commodity Fair expressed their impressions of Korea. Kang Weifeng, head of a delegation of the China National Electronic Materials Corp, said that he is convinced of rosy future of Korea which will display its might as a prosperous powerful nation.
    Wang Tianyi, head of a delegation of the Atlas Copco Corp of Sweden, said: The Pyongyang International Commodity Fair will be of a good opportunity to deepening friendly and cooperative relations among countries and peoples in conformity with the desire and demand of humankind and propelling common progress and prosperity. During my visit I have realized that Korea is a politically very stable country. I was deeply moved to see the Korean people industriously working to create better living environments.

International Commodity Exhibition Held

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- The First Autumn International Commodity Exhibition has been successfully held from October 24 to 27 in Pyongyang under the sponsorship of the Korean International Exhibition Corporation. Over ten trade corporations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and 78 companies from different countries including China, Netherlands, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden and Italy and regions participated in the exhibition.
    On display there were more than 20,000 pieces of 5,000 kinds of goods including ironware, machine tools, poultry facilities, medicines, agricultural chemicals and fertilizers, petrol chemical goods, electric and electronic goods and foodstuffs and technical data.
    Particularly, wire cut electro-discharge machine, digital combined vertical processing lathe and NC lathe, mining machines and poultry facilities attracted the attention of the visitors.
    During the exhibition, delegates of enterprises had wide range of contacts to explore possibilities of trade transactions and concluded commodity export contracts.
    It contributed to the development of economic cooperation and exchange between countries.

Yang Hyong Sop Meets Swedish Ambassador

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Thursday met and had a conversation with new Swedish Ambassador e. p. to the DPRK Mats Foyer who paid a courtesy call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall.

Paek Nam Sun Meets Swedish Ambassador

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- Paek Nam Sun, minister of Foreign Affairs, Thursday met and conversed with new Swedish Ambassador e. p. to the DPRK Mats Foyer who paid a courtesy call on him.

Anniversary of President Kim Il Sung's On-Spot-Guidance to Changdok School Observed

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- A meeting took place at the Changdok School Thursday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of President Kim Il Sung's on-the-spot guidance to the school. The Changdok School is associated with his immortal revolutionary history in which he studied there with a great will for revolution from April, Juche 12 (1923) to Juche 14 (1925).
    After Korean liberation the President visited his alma mater on Oct. 28, Juche 34 (1945) and clearly indicated the way to be followed by the country's democratic education.
    During the visit he underscored the need to train native cadres needed for building a new country by the efforts of the Korean people, adding that the teachers should properly understand the reality of the country and work heart and soul for the education of the rising generation. In the subsequent period, too, he visited there several times and called for firmly establishing Juche in education to help pupils study well everything Korean, among other things, and intensify the class education among them.
    Thanks to the instructions given by Kim Il Sung during his on-the-spot guidance and leader Kim Jong Il's deep care the school has been equipped with a variety of modern educational facilities and has trained its pupils as fine scientists and technicians for the building of a great prosperous powerful nation. Kang Jun Ho, principal of the school, in a report recalled the successes made in the past by firmly establishing Juche in education and stressed the need to grow its pupils to be fine scientists and technicians truly conducive to building a great prosperous powerful nation.

19th Symposium on Yun I Sang Music Held

     Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) -- The 19th symposium on Yun I Sang music was held at the People's Palace of Culture Thursday. Present there were Choe Chang Il, vice-minister of Culture, Ri Il Nam, director of the Yun I Sang Music Institute, officials concerned, creators, researchers and artistes in the field of culture and arts. Among those present there were the widow and daughter of Yun, a delegation of the south Korean "Yun I Sang Peace Foundation" led by its Director Sin Kye Ryun, national assemblyman from the Uri Party.
    At the symposium Master of Music Ho Chang Hwal, researcher of the Yun I Sang Music Institute, spoke on the subject "On a number of features of methods of expression in Yun I Sang's polyphonic music," Ri Son Yong, researcher of the institute, on the subject of "Study of Yun I Sang's music created before the middle of the 1950s," Prof. and Master of Music Kang Yong Gol, teacher of Pyongyang University of Music and Dance, on the subject of "On diverse and peculiar methods of expression and rendition in case of Yun I Sang's music" and Kim Song Ryul, room chief of the institute on the subject "Study of quartet of Yun I Sang's string music."
    They explained and proved the ideas and contents of music pieces composed by Yun and his peculiar methods of musical composition, etc., and spoke highly of creative activities dedicated to national reconciliation and unity and the reunification of the country.
    The symposium provided an opportunity to analyze and prove in depth the achievements made by Yun's music and their worth and contributed to deepening the understanding of his patriotic music world.

For Spanish-speaking people

Hay que resolver primero el problema fundamental

    　Pyongyang, 27 de octubre (ATCC) -- El rotativo Minju Joson inserto en su edicion del dia 27 un comentario individual que senala como sigue: El problema fundamental en la preservacion de la seguridad en la Peninsula Coreana es sacar a los uniformados norteamericanos del territorio surcoreano.
    Como ya trascendidos, en la 37a "reunion consultiva anual de seguridad" Sur de Corea - Estados Unidos, sesionada recientemente en Seul, ambas partes acusaron con pretextos absurdos a la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea dejando por detras las maniobras de aumento armamentista de si mismas. He aqui una siniestra intencion de EE.UU. y las autoridades surcoreanas de distorsionar la opinion publica en visperas de la quinta ronda de conversaciones a 6 bandas para buscar un pretexto de la guerra de agresion a la RPDC tras manchar el prestigio internacional de esta y presionarla. Tanto el problema nuclear de la Peninsula Coreana como el de preservacion de la seguridad y la reunificacion del pais pueden ser resueltos cuando sea solucionado el problema fundamental que es la retirada de las tropas norteamericanas ocupantes del Sur de Corea, que devienen mayor obstaculo para lograr la paz y la reunificacion.
    Dado que EE.UU. y las autoridades surcoreanas dan espaldarazo a la solucion de este problema clave para preservar la paz de la Peninsula Coreana, se tornara mas intensa la lucha de la nacion coreana y amplios pueblos del mundo por la retirada de las tropas gringas del Sur de Corea. EE.UU. debe tomar rapido la valiente decision de sacar a sus tropas del suelo surcoreano al desistir de su irrealizable intento de ocupar con las fuerzas armadas al Norte de Corea.
    Las autoridades surcoreanas deben demandarlo tambien en lugar de confabularse con EE.UU. para agredir al Norte de Corea. Y han de tener presente de que abogar por la "defensa nacional independiente" sin atender el problema de la retirada de tropas gringas deviene un grave insulto a todos los coreanos, que se sumaron a la mega-marcha por la reunificacion independiente bajo el ideal de "Con las fuerzas unidas de la nacion coreana".

Logros de desarrollo espacial deben servir para todos paises y pueblos

    　Pyongyang, 27 de octubre (ATCC) -- La Republica Popular Democratica de Corea promovera activamente la cooperacion e intercambio con la ONU, la comunidad internacional y varios paises del mundo en el uso para fines pacificos del cosmos y desarrollara la ciencia y la tecnica espacial independiente. Asi senalo el delegado coreano al hacer uso de la palabra el dia 19 en el debate en torno a la agenda del 4o comite del 60o periodo de sesiones de la Asamblea General de la ONU "Cooperacion internacional en el uso del espacio para fines pacificos" y continuo:
    　El espacio no debe ser posesion exclusiva de alguien. Para que el sirva de un medio pacifico para el fomento del bienestar de la humanidad, es preciso rechazar los actos monopolistas en el desarrollo espacial y realizar la participacion igualitaria y libre de todos los paises en esta empresa. 　Los logros de desarrollo espacial deben ponerse por igual a la disposicion de todos los paises y pueblos. Y se debe oponerse categoricamente a la intencion de estorbar y detener las actividades de desarrollo espacial de los paises en vias de desarrollo y de apropiarse exclusivamente del universo para mantener la superioridad tecnologica en este campo.
    　Para que el espacio sirva de una palanca pacifica para el fomento del bienestar de la humanidad es imprescindible combatir la intencion de militarizacion espacial.
    　Tambien deben denunciar todos los actos de convertir el cosmos en una base militar, un campo de guerra contra los Estados soberanos, por lo tanto es necesario preparar cuanto antes el regimen juridico internacional para evitar la militarizacion del espacio.