WPK Anniversary Celebrated in Different Countries

     Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- An "evening of culture" was sponsored by the Poland-Korea Association, a meeting and photo exhibition by the France-Korea Friendship Association and a meeting, a photo exhibition and a film show were held under the co-sponsorship of the Mexican Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification and the Lazaro Cardenas Trade Unions Front of Mexico from Oct. 7 to 14 on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the Workers' Party of Korea. At the film show Korean film "55th Anniversary of the DPRK" was screened.
    Tadeusz Bialkowski, first vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Poland-Korea Association, addressing the "evening of culture", said that the history of the arduous struggle of the Korean people is a proud history of victory in which they defended the sovereignty of the nation and built Korean-style socialism under the leadership of the WPK.
    The WPK and the Korean people, forming an integral whole more powerful than nuclear weapons, are demonstrating the might of Songun Korea all over the world while defending their idea and system and the dignity of the nation in reliance on their powerful armed forces, he said, adding: This reality is the brilliant fruition of the distinguished political ability and original political method of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il. At the "evening of culture" a music work composed by members of the association carrying their ardent reverence for Kim Jong Il was performed and all the participants in the function warmly congratulated the Korean people on greeting the 60th birthday of the WPK as a grand festival of victors, singing together with performers.
    Andre Aubry, representative president of the France-Korea Friendship Association, and Guy Dupre, secretary general of the International Liaison Committee for Reunification and Peace in Korea, stressed in their speeches at a meeting that the WPK has victoriously waged the struggle for socialist construction and national reunification in the past and brilliantly defended the sovereignty of the country, upholding the Songun politics of Kim Jong Il. The WPK will develop as the eternal party of Kim Il Sung, they stressed.

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

     Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- The South Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification reportedly released a statement titled "We assail an agreement of the south Korea-U.S. 'annual security consultative council meeting' forcing subordination and war" on Oct. 26. Referring to the fact that the 37th "security consultative council" meeting agreed on strengthening south Korea-U.S. "alliance" and promoting the "plan for developing the combined forces military capacity" based on the "strategic flexibility" of the U.S. troops, the statement said that this is an act of totally ignoring the demand of the people for independence, peace and reunification in the Korean Peninsula.
    The result of the recent opinion poll indicates that all the people consider the U.S. as the main factor of threatening peace and want the withdrawal of its troops, the statement noted, and pointed out:
    Such being the case, the U.S. is escalating tension in the Korean Peninsula by designating the north as the "main threat" and reinforcing its armed forces. Worse still, the authorities squander the tax collected from the people in preparations for a war under the pretext of "independent national defence". It is unimaginable that the tax is spent for the munitions capital of the U.S., not for independence and peace.
    If the U.S. insists on its hostile policy toward the north and policy for domination over the Korean peninsula in defiance of the demand of all the Koreans for independence and peace, the anti-U.S. struggle will be further intensified, the statement warned.

Message of Thanks to Kim Jong Il from Hu Jintao

     Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, received a message of thanks sent Sunday by Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, upon successfully winding up his official goodwill visit to the DPRK. We were accorded warm welcome and cordial hospitality by Kim Jong Il and the party, government and people of the DPRK, the message said, and went on:
    I held warm and friendly talks with you and had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on the issue of boosting the friendly and cooperative relations between China and the DPRK under the new situation and international and regional issues of common concern and reached a common understanding of wide-ranging matters.
    I am very pleased with the success made by the visit and would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you, the party, government and people of the DPRK for having accorded cordial hospitality to us.
    The Chinese party, government and people set greatest store by the Sino-DPRK friendship and will steadily enrich the content of the bilateral friendship and cooperation together with the party, government and people of the DPRK in the spirit of inheriting the tradition, facing up to the future, building good neighborly friendship and strengthening cooperation and remain true to it and thus add a fresh chapter to the history of the Sino-DPRK friendship.

Chinese President Hu Jintao Leaves

     Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, left here on Sunday by a special plane after successfully concluding the itinerary of his official goodwill visit to the DPRK 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. Kim Jong Il went to the airport and warmly saw Hu Jintao off.
    Hu Jintao's visit to the DPRK marked an important occasion in putting on a higher stage the friendship and solidarity between the two parties, two countries and two peoples sealed in blood in the crucible of the protracted revolutionary struggle including the anti-Japanese war. Seen in the airport compound were boards bearing slogans such as "Warm farewell to Comrade Hu Jintao, the goodwill envoy of the Chinese people in the new century!", "Let's consolidate and develop generation after generation the traditional DPRK-China friendship that stood all sorts of test of history!" and "Long live the unbreakable DPRK-China friendship!"
    Fluttering on the flag poles were flags of the two countries symbolic of the fraternal friendship and solidarity between the two peoples. Thousands of Pyongyangites turned out to the airport with flags of the two countries, bouquets and decorations depicting the DPRK-China friendship. Kim Jong Il came out to the airport to send Hu Jintao off.
    Among those present there to bid farewell to the distinguished guests from China were Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Kim Il Chol, member of the DPRK National Defence Commission and minister of the People's Armed Forces, Choe Thae Bok and Kim Ki Nam, secretaries of the WPK Central Committee, Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Paek Nam Sun, minister of Foreign Affairs, Kang Sok Ju, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Choe Jin Su, DPRK ambassador to China, and leading officials of party and power bodies, working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions. Also present there were Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of the Chinese embassy, Chinese guests staying here and Chinese students studying here.
    Hu Jintao arrived at the airport amid the enthusiastic send-off of more than 100,000 Pyongyangites along the route.
    That moment, a welcome music was played and the crowd shouted "hurrah!", "Farewell to Hu Jintao" and "DPRK-China friendship" shaking the airport. The suite members of Hu Jintao came out to the airport for departure.
    A farewell ceremony took place at the airport.
    The national anthems of the DPRK and China were played.
    Kim Jong Il and Hu Jintao reviewed a guard of honor of the three services of the Korean People's Army.
    Hu Jintao was presented with bouquets by members of the Korean Children's Union.
    Kim Jong Il and Hu Jintao were presented with bouquets by a woman of the Chinese embassy here and a Chinese student. Hu Jintao said good-bye to the senior cadres present there.
    Kim Jong Il firmly grasped the hand of Hu Jintao and warmly hugged him in farewell.
    Hu Jintao expressed profound thanks to Kim Jong Il for the particularly cordial hospitality accorded to him during his stay in the DPRK and waved his hand in acknowledgement of the crowd's cheers of "Hurrah!" before boarding the plane.
    The plane took off Pyongyang Airport at 11 a.m.

Kim Jong Il's Biography Published

     Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The book "Comrade Kim Jong Il's Biography", Vol. 3 edited by the History Institute of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was published by the WPK Publishing House. The biography which consists of 15 chapters (from chapters 31 to 45) comprehensively deals with the undying revolutionary exploits and the peerlessly great personality of leader Kim Jong Il who defended the country, the revolution and socialism and created a new history of building a great prosperous powerful nation by fully demonstrating the might of the Songun politics for more than a decade from January 1990 to February 2002, the most difficult period in the history of the WPK.
    In the first 5 chapters the book refers to the facts that he defended Korean-style socialism centered on the popular masses by frustrating the imperialists' moves against socialism in the first half of the 1990s and developed the People's Army into the army of the leader, the Party and the people, leading the struggle to frustrate the nuclear racket of the U.S. imperialists and protect the sovereignty of the country and the nation to a brilliant victory. In the next 8 chapters the book deals with the immortal revolutionary feats he performed with a do-or-die will and devoted service in the historically rigorous period from July Juche 83 (1994) to the end of the 1990s.
    It tells about the immortal exploits he performed by providing the historic Pyongyang meeting which culminated in the adoption of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and thereby bringing about a turning phase for national reunification. It also tells about how he put the movement of Koreans in Japan on to a new high level.
    The book also deals with the facts that he led the work to augment the might of the DPRK under the banner of the Songun and make a breakthrough in the onward movement in the new century after making sure that the 55th birthday of the WPK was celebrated as a grand festival of socialist victors in the historic period at the turn of the century and that he opened a new chapter in the history of the development of the DPRK-China and DPRK-Russia friendly relations to be highly praised by mankind as a world political elder and the sun of the 21st century.

Anniversary of DIU Commemorated in France

     Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- A seminar was held by the French Group for the Study of the Juche Idea on Oct. 17 on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the formation of the Down-with-Imperialism Union (DIU). Jean Marie Lambret, chief of the group, in the report referred to the history of the sufferings the Korean people underwent after their country was reduced to a colony of the Japanese imperialists early in the 20th century, adding that President Kim Il Sung formed the DIU, a vanguard organization for overthrowing the colonial rule of the Japanese imperialists and achieving national independence and freedom.
    The reporter continued: Kim Il Sung began his revolutionary activities with rallying comrades. He fathered the great Juche idea which clarifies the popular masses are the master of the revolution and all problems arising in it should be solved from the independent and creative stands. The Workers' Party of Korea with a long tradition is demonstrating its dignity as an invincible party in the present world. The Korean people will emerge victors in the confrontation with imperialism, a struggle to defend socialism centered on the popular masses.
    A message of greetings to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the seminar.

Proposal for Founding DFRK Supported in Switzerland

     Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The Swiss Committee for Supporting the Independent and Peaceful Reunification of Korea released a statement on Oct. 19 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo. The statement said that President Kim Il Sung set forth the above-said proposal at the 6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in October 1980. It referred to the 10-point policy to be pursued by the federal state. It continued:
    The proposal serves as a fair and aboveboard, democratic and realistic one for reunification as it does not allow one side to absorb the other side but enables both sides to keep their socio- economic systems as they are on the principle of "one nation and one state, two systems and two governments." Holding that the U.S. imperialist aggressor forces should be withdrawn from south Korea if the proposal is to be realized, the statement demanded the U.S. stop all sorts of interference in the internal affairs of Korea and put an immediate end to its criminal moves to provoke a new war.

Vietnamese Diplomats Help Korean Farmers

     Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Vietnamese Ambassador to the DPRK Phan Trong Thai and embassy officials Friday gave helping hands to the farmers of the DPRK-Vietnam Friendship Jamjin Cooperative Farm in Kangso County, South Phyongan Province, in harvesting. They helped the farmers in carrying rice sheaves. During break they sang songs and talked with farmers, deepening the friendly feelings. The ambassador said that he was deeply impressed to see farmers working so hard, expressing the belief that the farmers there will make greater success in their agricultural production.
    They conveyed aid materials to the farm that day.

11th meeting of NSCPEC Held

     Kaesong, October 28 (KCNA) -- The 11th meeting of the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation was held at the Consultation Office of North-South Economic Cooperation newly opened at the Kaesong Industrial Zone on Friday. At the meeting both sides had consultations of the issues arising in positively promoting the already agreed economic cooperation and made public a joint press release of the meeting.
    According to the joint press release, both sides discussed and decided to continue to consult practical matters for promoting the provision of light industrial raw materials and materials and cooperation in the development of underground natural resources as agreed at the 10th meeting of the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation and proposals for achieving the fruition of relinking of railways and roads, fishery cooperation, the construction of the Kaesong Industrial Zone, the prevention of the River Rimjin from flood damage and others at an early date in the common interests of the nation.
    The joint press release said that both sides decided to consult and promote rapidly the issues of economic cooperation in different fields and activate and broaden cooperative work in new forms and ways with the opening of the consultation office as an occasion.
    It was agreed to set the date and venue of the 12th meeting of the NSCPEC and other working contacts through the consultation office, said the joint press release.
    Present at the meeting from the north side were members of the delegation led by Vice-Minister of Construction and Building Materials Industries Choe Yong Gon who is chairman of the north side of the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation, and suites and from the south side members of the delegation with Vice-Minister of Finance and Economy Pak Pyong Won who is chairman of the south side of the NSCPEC as a senior delegate, and suites.

Consultation Office of North-South Economic Cooperation Opens

     Kaesong, October 28 (KCNA) -- The Consultation Office of the North-South Economic Cooperation was opened at the Kaesong Industrial Zone in accordance with an agreement of the 10th meeting of the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation. The office, an organ for liaison, assistance and consultation between the authorities of both sides for promoting inter-Korean economic cooperation, will activate and realize the cooperation of economic personnel in the north and the south. An opening ceremony of the office took place at the Kaesong Industrial Zone on Friday.
    Present at the ceremony from the north side were Kim Song Il, vice-chairman of the Committee for National Economic Cooperation, Vice-Minister of Construction and Building Materials Industries Choe Yong Gon who is chairman of the north side to the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation and from the south side were Vice-Minister of Finance and Economy Pak Pyong Won who is chairman of the south side to the South-North Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation, and others.
    At the ceremony a report was followed by a congratulatory speech and a memorial speech.
    And delegates of the north and the south unveiled a hanging board of the office.

KCNA Refutes U.S. Anti-DPRK Human Rights Racket

     Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The U.S. hard-line conservative forces have become more vociferous about the so-called "human rights issue" in the DPRK. At least 30 representatives from conservative political parties, Congress, religious bodies and human rights organizations had a meeting in Washington on Oct. 19 at which they made public a draft principle and recommendation regarding the human rights policy toward the DPRK. The document urged the U.S. administration and the international community to blend a security proposal including the nuclear issue with a human rights proposal when pursuing its policy towards the DPRK and underscored the need not to overlook the human rights issue in north Korea at the 5th six-party talks.
    This is part of the campaign to pressurize the DPRK and an extension of its political farce against it.
    As already known, the U.S. vicious attempt to increase the international pressure upon the DPRK over the nuclear issue has been frustrated. This compelled the U.S. to use the non-existent human rights issue as a means for putting pressure upon the DPRK.
    The ulterior aim sought by the U.S. is to politicize and internationalize the human rights issue and pull down the dignified political system in the DPRK at any cost.
    No matter to what the U.S. resorts its ambition for a regime change in the DPRK is nothing but a daydream.
    The system and political regime in the DPRK are the most popular and democratic system chosen and built by the Koreans themselves. Therefore, the Koreans regard their system and regime as their life and soul and are ready to defend them at any cost.
    The U.S. will never be able to understand the system and political regime in the DPRK as long as it insists on its wrong view on value and biased standards concerning human rights and democracy.
    What matters is that such behavior of the U.S. is little short of upsetting the common understanding reached by the countries concerned at the last six-party talks.
    The basic spirit of the joint statement of the talks is mutual respect and peaceful co-existence.
    The pressure campaign launched by the U.S. under the groundless pretexts of "human rights abuse" and "illegal trafficking" defying this spirit is little short of annulling the statement.
    Such practice on the part of the U.S. on the eve of the 5th six-party talks self-proves that its hostile policy toward the DPRK and its ambition to stifle it remain unchanged and this has become pronounced with the passage of time.
    The U.S. escalated moves to pressurize the DPRK would only push the showdown between the DPRK and the U.S. to an extreme pitch of tension and hamstring the process for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
    The U.S. had better understand the serious consequences to be entailed by its breach of the spirit of the joint statement and behave itself.

Pak Pong Ju Congratulates PM of New Zealand

     Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Premier of the DPRK Cabinet Pak Pong Ju sent a congratulatory message to Helen Clark upon her reelection as prime minister of New Zealand. Expressing the belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would continue to grow stronger, the message wished her success in her work. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun sent a similar message to his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters upon his appointment as foreign minister of the country.

Deputy Executive Director of UN Population Fund Here

     Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Imelda J. M. Henkin, deputy executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, and her party arrived here on Saturday. They were greeted at the airport by an official concerned.

Hu Jintao Visits Ryongsan Experimental Farm

     Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, on an official goodwill visit to the DPRK today visited the Ryongsan Farm. When President Hu Jintao arrived at the farm, the farmers enthusiastically welcomed him, waving flags of the two countries and bouquets and shouting "Welcome to Hu Jintao" and "DPRK-China friendship".
    He was greeted by Ri Kyong Sik, minister of Agriculture, and officials of the management board of the farm.
    Being briefed on the history of the farm, Hu Jintao went round agricultural products which bear witness to the achievements made by the farmers there in the agricultural production by putting the farming on a scientific and intensive basis, true to the policy of the Workers' Party of Korea on bringing about a radical turn in agriculture.
    Then he visited a store, a thrashing ground, rural houses and a kindergarten and donated cultural apparatuses and daily necessities. Visiting the farm together with Hu Jintao were suite members.
    They were accompanied by Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Yong Il and DPRK Ambassador to China Choe Jin Su.

Congratulations to Polish President

     Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Saturday sent a congratulatory message to Lech Aleksander Kaczynski upon his election as Polish president. Expressing the belief that the relations between the two countries would favorably develop in the future, too, the message sincerely wished the Polish president great success in his responsible work.

Hu Jintao Visits Taean Friendship Glass Factory

     Pyongyang, October 29 (Kbm`) -- Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, on an official goodwill visit to the DPRK visited the Taean Friendship Glass Factory on Saturday. Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, went there together with him.
    When the car carrying Hu Jintao arrived at the factory, the crowd warmly welcomed him, waving flags of the two countries and bouquets and shouting "Welcome to Hu Jintao" and "DPRK-China friendship".
    Accompanying him were Wang Gang, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPC who is also secretary of the Secretariat and director of the General Office of the C.C., CPC, Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, Li Zhaoxing, minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Huning, director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, Liu Hongcai, deputy head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, Liao Xiaoqi, vice-minister of Commerce, Chen Shiju, director of the General Secretary's Office of the CPC Central Committee, and other suite members.
    Also accompanying him were Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, Kang Sok Ju, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Tong Jong Ho, minister of Construction and Building Materials Industries, Kim Thae Jong, vice-director of the International Department of the WPK Central Committee, and Choe Jin Su, DPRK ambassador to China.
    Hu Jintao was greeted by Ri Thae Nam, chief secretary of the South Phyongan Provincial Committee of the WPK, Kim Jong Thae, chairman of the South Phyongan Provincial People's Committee, and Ryang Jang Gyun, vice-minister of Construction and Building Materials Industries and concurrently manager of the factory.
    He was also greeted by officials and technicians of the Yaohua Glass Group Corporation of China including its General Director Teng Fuquan. He was briefed by the manager of the factory in front of the large painting showing the panoramic view of the factory.
    The manager of the factory expressed thanks to Hu Jintao, saying that the Korean people were very grateful to the Chinese party and government for having provided the modern glass factory free to the DPRK and rendered unstinted aid to it so that the factory could be built on the highest level. Then Hu Jintao looked round major production processes of the factory.
    After going round the factory, he was satisfied with the fact that officials, technicians and workers of the two countries successfully built the factory in a short span of time by their concerted efforts.
    Hu Jintao met officials and technicians of the Yaohua Glass Group Corporation and gave pep talks to them, telling them to give sincere help to the Korean comrades in the future, too, so that the factory might contribute to the economic construction in the DPRK and the improvement of the standard of its people's living.

Grand Gymnastic and Artistic Performance "Arirang" Given in Welcome of Hu Jintao

     Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang," Kim Il Sung Prize laureate, was given at the May Day Stadium Saturday in welcome of Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, on an official goodwill visit to the DPRK. Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission (NDC), watched it together with Hu Jintao.
    As Kim Jong Il in company with Hu Jintao appeared on the platform of honor amid the playing of the welcome music, the whole audience and all the performers broke into cheers of "Hurrah!" shaking the stadium and it turned into a sea of flowers and dancers while its background presented the slogan "Warm welcome to Comrade Hu Jintao, the goodwill envoy of the Chinese people in the new century."
    Also taking the platform of honor were Wang Gang, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPC who is also secretary of the Secretariat and director of the General Office of the C.C., CPC, Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, Li Zhaoxing, minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Huning, director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, Liu Hongcai, deputy head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, Liao Xiaoqi, vice-minister of Commerce, and Chen Shiju, director of the General Secretary's Office of the CPC Central Committee.
    Also seen on the platform of honor were Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Kim Il Chol, member of the NDC of the DPRK and minister of the People's Armed Forces, Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the C. C., the WPK, Kang Sok Ju, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Kim Yang Gon, councilor of the NDC of the DPRK, Rim Kyong Man, minister of Foreign Trade, and Choe Jin Su, DPRK ambassador to China.
    Present there on invitation were other suite members of Hu Jintao, staff members of the Chinese embassy here, Chinese guests staying in the DPRK and Chinese students studying here.
    It was watched by leading officials of the party and power bodies, working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions, officials in the fields of science, education, culture and arts, public health and media and working people in the city.
    "Arirang," a monumental masterpiece, made a successful grand epic representation of the heroic mettle of the army and the people in the DPRK who are dynamically speeding up the general advance of the Songun revolution for the building of a great prosperous powerful socialist nation and the country's reunification, exalting the dignity and honor of the country and the nation with the might of single-minded unity.
    The last part of the performance was the scene of friendship which represented the unshakable will and strong desire of the peoples of the DPRK and China to boost the traditional DPRK-China friendship generation after generation.
    Huge flags of the DPRK and China and letters such as "Friendship," "Glad to Meet You Grandpa Hu," "We Wish Socialist China Prosperity" and "May Eternally Memorable DPRK-China Friendship Be Evergreen" flashed on the background of the stadium in succession and performers in the national costumes of Korea and China presented Chinese folk dances and dances of friendship, making the fervent feelings of DPRK-China friendship prevail in the huge stadium.
    "Arirang" was highly acclaimed by the audience for its high ideological value and artistry and the refined gymnastic skill of its performers. As the performance came to an end, the whole audience and all the performers again broke into cheers of "Hurrah!" rocking the stadium and fireworks were displayed, beautifully decorating the nocturnal sky of the capital city.
    Kim Jong Il and Hu Jintao waved their hands high, warmly acknowledging the enthusiastic cheers of the performers and the audience.

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11a reunion de CPCENS

    @Kaesong, 28 de octubre (ATCC) -- La 11a reunion del Comite por la Promocion de Cooperacion Economica Norte-Sur (CPCENS) se celebro el dia 28 en la oficina de consulta de cooperacion economica N-S instalada nuevamente en la Zona Industrial de Kaesong. En ella ambas partes discutieron los problemas que se presentan para promover activamente las labores de cooperacion economica ya acordadas y publicaron un comunicado conjunto de la reunion.
    Segun el documento, ambas partes discutieron los problemas practicos para promover la labor de suministro de materias primas y materiales de la industria ligera y la cooperacion en la explotacion de recursos subterraneos y otros proyectos para hacer fructiferas cuanto antes la union de ferrovias y carreteras, la cooperacion pesquera, la construccion de la Zona Industrial de Kaesong, la labor de prevencion de inundacion del rio Rimjin conforme a los intereses comunes de la nacion como lo acordado en la X reunion del CPCENS.
    El documento senala que gracias a la instalacion de la oficina de consulta de cooperacion economica N-S, en lo adelante ambas partes decidiron discutir y promover con rapidez los problemas de la cooperacion economica en varios sectores e impulsarla mas activa y ampliamente en nuevas formas y metodos. Ademas indica que en lo adelante decidieron fijar la fecha y el lugar para la 12a reunion del CPCENS y los contactos de trabajo en el marco de esta a traves de la oficina de consulta de la cooperacion economica N-S.
    En la reunion participaron los miembros de la delegacion nortena encabezada por Choe Yong Gon, presidente de la parte Norte del CPCENS y viceministro de Construccion e Industria de Materiales de Construccion y otros acompanantes, y los miembros de la delegacion surena presidida por el delegado jefe Pak Pyong Won, presidente de la parte Sur del CPCENS y viceministro de finanzas y economia y otros integrantes.

Inauguracion de oficina de consulta de cooperacion economica N-S

    @ Kaesong, 28 de octubre (ATCC) -- Quedo inaugurada la oficina de consulta de cooperacion economica Norte-Sur en la Zona Industrial de Kaesong segun el acuerdo de la X reunion del Comite por la Promocion de Cooperacion Economica Norte-Sur (CPCENS). La oficina es un medio de enlace, apoyo y consulta entre las autoridades del Norte y el Sur para promover la labor de cooperacion economica N-S y facilitar la cooperacion entre los economistas de ambas partes.
    La ceremonia de inauguracion de la oficina tuvo lugar el dia 28 en la Zona Industrial de Kaesong.
    Participaron por parte nortena Kim Song Il, vicepresidente del Comite de Cooperacion Economica Nacional y Choe Yong Gon, presidente de la parte nortena del CPCENS y viceministro de Construccion e Industria de Materiales de Construccion, y por la surena, Pak Pyong Won, presidente de la parte surena del CPCENS y viceministro de Finanzas y Economia, etc.
    Los presentes escucharon un informe de proceso y discursos congratulatorio y ceremonial.
    Acto seguido, los delegados del Norte y el Sur descubrieron el letrero de la oficina.

Hu Jintao parte de Pyongyang

    @Pyongyang, 30 de octubre (ATCC) -- Hu Jintao, Secretario General del Comite Central del Partido Comunista de China y Presidente de la Republica Popular China, partio el dia 30 de esta capital por avion especial tras terminar una visita oficial y de amistad de tres dias a la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea. @En el aeropuerto le despidio Kim Jong Il, Secretario General del Partido del Trabajo de Corea y Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional de la RPDC.