Branch of Poland-Korea Association Inaugurated in Poland

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- An inaugural ceremony of the Opole Branch of the Poland-Korea Association was held at Opole University on Nov. 5. On display in the venue of the ceremony were famous works of leader Kim Jong Il and photos showing his undying Songun leadership exploits and the true picture of Songun Korea and Korean books.
    Present there were Slaboy January Guzowski, representative of the Central Committee of the association, and figures from various circles. Staff members of the DPRK embassy in Warsaw were present on invitation.
    The ceremony declared the formation of the branch and elected Prof. and Dr. A. Gabzik of the university chairman of the branch. The chairman said in his speech that the Polish and Korean peoples have a long-standing tradition of friendship and solidarity because of the community of their history in which they suffered from the aggression and war and division forced upon them by foreign forces in the past.
    He expressed the resolution of the branch to invigorate the study and dissemination of the great Juche idea and the unique Songun politics and intensify its activities for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people in the future.

DPRK Ambassador to Laos Appointed

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- Pak Myong Gu was appointed as DPRK ambassador to Laos, according to a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly.

Cambodian Ambassador Hosts Reception

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) --Chhorn Hay, Cambodian ambassador e.p. to the DPRK, hosted a reception at the Taedonggang Club for the Diplomatic Corps Wednesday evening on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the independence of Cambodia. Present on invitation were Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Yong Il, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Ri Myong San, vice-minister of Foreign Trade, Jon Yong Jin, vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, officials concerned, foreign diplomatic envoys and representatives of international organizations here.
    Staff members of the embassy were present there.
    Speeches were made there.

State Citations Conferred upon Participants in "Arirang"

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- The Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly promulgated a decree on awarding state citations to the participants in the grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang", Kim Il Sung Prize winner. The decree dated Nov. 6 said that the Presidium of the DPRK SPA awards Kim Il Sung Youth Honour Prize, Kim Il Sung Children Honour Prize, DPRK honorary titles, orders and medals to the participants in the grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang" for having re-depicted the Kim Il Sung Prize laureate grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang" as a great success of the Juche-oriented culture and arts and a grand monumental masterpiece in a new century, thereby brilliantly decorating the 60th anniversaries of the foundation of the Workers' Party of Korea and Korea's liberation as a grand festival of victors and greatly contributing to fully demonstrating the might of the single-minded unity of Songun Korea united close around the Party and the leader to the whole world and presenting the great flower garden of Juche-oriented arts.
    According to the decree, a total of 52,337 persons received state citations. Among them 58 were awarded Kim Il Sung Youth Honour Prize, five persons Kim Il Sung Children Honour Prize, three persons the title of People's Artist, three persons the title of People's Sportsman, seven the title of Merited Artist, two persons the title of Merited Sportsman, five persons the title of Merited Actor, 54 persons the Order of the National Flag First Class, 177 persons the Order of Labour, 508 persons the Order of the National Flag Second Class, 22 persons the Order of Honour of Soldier First Class, 1177 persons the Order of the National Flag Third Class, 23 persons the Order of Honor of Soldier Second Class, 2,622 persons Distinguished Service Medal and 47,671 persons Medal of Merit.

Rally Urges Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from S. Korea

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- A rally urging the pullback of the U.S. forces from south Korea was reportedly held in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy in Seoul on Nov. 5 under the sponsorship of the south Korean People's Solidarity and the Reunification Solidarity. At the meeting Kwon O Chang, permanent co-representative of the Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration, Ri Jae Gun, chairman of the Committee for National Reunification of the Seoul District Federation of University Student Councils under the (south) Korean Federation of University Student Councils, and other speakers said that the U.S. has recently worked hard to put the war scenarios against the north into practice while supplementing and reinforcing the "OPLAN 5029."
    They strongly demanded the U.S. drop at once its hostile policy toward the north and sincerely implement the joint statement of the 4th round of the six-party talks.
    A written warning to the U.S. president was read out at the rally.
    It noted that the U.S. should clearly know why the south Korean people demand the removal of the statue of MacArthur and withdrawal of the U.S. forces from south Korea and what large-scale anti-U.S. demonstrations in different places mean.
    They shouted slogan "Let us drive the U.S. forces intensifying war moves out of south Korea" and others.
    The rally made public action program.
    At the end of the rally the participants held a cultural function against the U.S.

Increased Role of Driving Force for National Reunification Called for

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- The Korean nation should discharge its responsibility and role as the master of the country's reunification as required by the June 15 era for reunification in which the banner of "By our nation itself" is held aloft, says Rodong Sinmun Thursday in a signed article. It is necessary to steadfastly maintain the principle of national independence if the Koreans are to creditably perform their responsibility and role as the master in carrying out the cause of national reunification, the article notes, and goes on:
    The principle of national independence is a core matter in solving the national issue and an intrinsic demand for increasing the might of the driving force. The cause of national reunification is aimed at establishing national sovereignty throughout the country, relinking the blood ties of the nation divided into the north and the south and achieving independent development and prosperity common to the nation. It is, therefore, the cause of the nation which the Koreans are obliged to accomplish. That is why they should maintain an independent stand to solve all the issues arising in solving the country's reunification issue by their concerted efforts in their own interests according to their own decision without depending on others. Only then can they discharge their due responsibility and role as the master of national reunification.
    The principle of national reunification calls on all members of the nation to be aware of the spirit of national independence and categorically reject and oppose flunkeyism and the idea of depending on outsiders. The spirit of national independence serves as an ideological source for increasing the nation's might and bringing prosperity to it while flunkeyism and the idea of depending on outsiders are ideological poison rendering the nation mean-spirited and nerveless.
    The members of the nation forming the driving force for national reunification are from various classes and strata and have differing ideologies, political views and religious beliefs. But this would not be any obstacle to achieving great unity.
    All the Koreans should make energetic endeavors to accomplish the cause of great national unity in order to strengthen the driving force for national reunification and increase its role with a strong resolution and will to reunify the country independently by their concerted efforts.

Rodong Sinmun on Benevolent Policy of WPK

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- The glorious history of the Workers' Party of Korea that firmly defended the Juche cause of socialism and advanced it along the road of victory, breaking through hardships and ordeals of revolution is a manifestation of the validity and tremendous attraction of the benevolent policy, says Rodong Sinmun today in a by-lined article. It goes on:
    The benevolent policy is a policy for the people pursued only by the WPK which holds President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il, the supreme incarnation of benevolence, in high esteem.
    The benevolent policy of the Party is a political mode which provides all the people with the most worthwhile life and rallies them in the ranks of loyalty. It is also the most beneficent policy of looking after the independent and creative life of the people with full responsibility which is consistent with infinite service to the people.
    The might of the benevolent policy of the Party was fully demonstrated during the "Arduous March" and the forced march.
    Kim Jong Il has firmly defended the destiny of the people with his Songun policy, considering arms to be love for the people in those days of severe trials. It is the iron will of Kim Jong Il that benevolent policy in socialist society is not contradictory to army and the benevolent policy presupposes a strong army. The circumstances and conditions of the revolution were unprecedentedly severe during the "Arduous March" and the forced march, but the faith and obligation of all the army and the people following the headquarters of the revolution were cemented and pure thanks to the Songun policy pursued by Kim Jong Il.
    The army and people of the DPRK will always devotedly defend the headquarters of the revolution at the risk of their lives in glorious days or difficult days, keeping the benefit of the benevolent policy in their hearts.

Different Projects Completed

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- Mine shafts No. 17 and 18 of the Komdok Mining Complex were newly built and commissioned. The workers of Kumgol have built the shafts in hearty response to the behest of President Kim Il Sung and words of leader Kim Jong Il though they were hard pressed for everything. This is one more proud success in the drive to build a great prosperous powerful socialist nation. The completion of the shafts with a carriage capacity of hundred thousands of tons of ore per year will help increase ore production and contribute to the development of economy and promotion of the standards of the people's living.
    The reconstruction and modernization projects of the First Calcinations Sulfuric Acid System of the Tanchon Smeltery have been successfully completed. The system with more than 6,000 square metres of floor space in an area of 20,000 square metres has been reconstructed and modernized as required by the new century so as to increase the production of various nonferrous metals.
    Present at inaugural ceremonies held on Nov. 9 and 8 were Jon Sung Hun, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Hong Song Nam, chief secretary of the South Hamgyong Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
    Meanwhile, May 12 Taesong Factory was commissioned.
    The factory furnished with modern equipment and with over 2,260 square metres of floor space produces good recapped tyres of different sizes by cooling-system without using fuel.

WPK's 60th Birthday Celebrated Worldwide

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- The 60th birthday of the Workers' Party of Korea was significantly celebrated by world revolutionary political parties and progressives as a common holiday of humankind. Preparatory committees grouping senior cadres of political parties and governments were formed in at least 40 countries to celebrate the 60th birthday of the WPK in the wake of the inauguration of the Ethiopian Preparatory Committee celebrating the anniversary chaired by the minister of Youth, Sports and Culture of that country on Jan. 6.
    The New Left Movement of Peru published a collection of President Kim Il Sung's famous works and distributed them to its leading officials and members of the party as must books and the Yvsh-Ata Publishing House of Kyrgyzstan published a collection of leader Kim Jong Il's works titled "For Victory of Socialist Cause."
    Famous works of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il indicating a true way of building revolutionary parties and conducting activities were published in booklet by political parties, organizations and publishing houses in about 20 countries and their releasing ceremonies were also significantly held there. Kim Jong Il received messages of greetings from the president of the People's Republic of China who is general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the president of the Council of State of Cuba who is first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, the president of the Syrian Arab Republic who is regional secretary of the Arab Socialist Baath Party, the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, the prime minister of Thailand who is leader of the Thai Rak Thai Party, the national chairman of the Central Committee of the Brazilian Communist Party and leaders of other political parties and heads of states of many countries on the day.
    Floral baskets carrying the best wishes were sent by the president of Guinea, the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria, heads of states, leaders of political parties and senior officials of governments of different countries to the missions of the DPRK in their countries on the same occasion.
    Meetings, seminars, lectures, round-table talks, photo exhibitions, film shows, art performances and other colorful celebrations took place one after another in more than 100 countries of the world from the end of Sept. to the end of Oct. under the sponsorship of ruling and progressive political parties and organizations. All this contributed to celebrating the 60th birthday of the WPK as an unprecedentedly auspicious event in human history. Books and booklets dealing with the greatness of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were brought out by a publishing house and the Dar Damashk Publishing House of Syria and the Group of Dialectical Materialists of Italy and special information bulletins praising the peerlessly great persons and the immortal exploits they performed in party building were issued and distributed by political parties and organizations of different countries such as the Peruvian Communist Party and Paektusan Czech-Korean Friendship Association.
    Many prestigious media of various countries including China, Russia, Cuba, Laos, Viet Nam, Sweden, Poland, Germany, South Africa, Peru and Mexico gave big coverage to the reports on celebrations of the 60th birthday of the WPK.
    These epical events unprecedented in the history of human political parties will be brilliantly recorded in the history of the glorious WPK to convey its high dignity and authority down to posterity.

Monuments to Revolutionary History of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il Erected

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- Monuments to the revolutionary history of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il were erected at the Pyongyang Footwear Machine Factory and the Tokchon General Food Factory, a monument to the revolutionary history of Kim Il Sung at Sonbong Greenhouse Farm in Rason City while monuments to the revolutionary history of Kim Jong Il at the Sinyang Wild Fruits Processing Factory, in Unhye-ri in Unchon County and at the Kanggye Chicken Farm. Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il visited the Pyongyang Footwear Machine Factory on Aug. 12, Juche 48 (1959) and instructed the officials to maintain equipment with good care, raise the utility rate, increase production and spruce up the factory.
    They also gave on-site guidance to the Tokchon General Food Factory on May 4, Juche 59 (1970) and on Aug. 29, Juche 62 (1973) during which they instructed the officials to observe the rule of sanitation in food processing, modernize equipment and produce and supply more foodstuff to the people. Kim Il Sung visited the present Sonbong Greenhouse Farm on May 29, Juche 70 (1981) and told its members to increase the area of land under vegetables and their production to supply people with greater quantity of vegetables.
    On Nov. 1 Juche 56 (1967) Kim Jong Il visited Sinyang County and indicated ways of collecting and processing more wild fruits and medicinal herbs, building minor power stations and improving the land protection and management. On Sept. 30, Juche 62 (1973) he visited Unhye-ri, Unchon County where he instructed the officials to apply more good quality manure to the fields, improve the soil conditions, boost the grain production, plant more trees in mountains and bring up children well.
    He also visited the Kanggye Chicken Farm on Dec. 19, Juche 90 (2001) where he indicated an orientation and ways for the management and operation of the modernized chicken farm and instructed its members to increase the production and supply of chicken and eggs to the people.

Greetings to Angolan President

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, president of Angola, on Nov. 9 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its independence. The message said that the Korean people sincerely rejoice over the great successes made by the Angolan people in the work for peace and stability and socio-economic progress of the country over the last three decades since it attained national independence through a hard-fought armed struggle under the leadership of the Popular Liberation Movement of Angola.
    The close ties of friendship, cooperation and solidarity forged between the two peoples since the period of the national liberation struggle of the Angolan people have grown stronger in every field since the opening of the diplomatic relations between the two countries on Nov. 16, 1975. In the belief that the good bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation would continue to develop in the future, the message wished the president and the people of Angola greater success in their work for consolidating the peace of the country and achieving the progress and prosperity of the country.

12th Reunion of Separated Families and Relatives Ends

     Mt. Kumgang Resort, November 10 (KCNA) -- The 12th reunion of separated families and relatives that began at Mt. Kumgang Resort came to an end today. Separated families and relatives from the north side had reunions with their counterparts from the south side in the wake of the latter's reunion with the former from Nov. 5 to 7.
    They had a group reunion on Nov 8.
    The resort was prevalent with the joy and happiness and desire for reunification as they were able to reunite with each other only after the advent of the June 15 era of reunification since they were unable to hear from each other for more than half a century due to the national division caused by the outsiders.
    Separated families and relatives from the north side told their counterparts from the south side about the worthwhile life they have led under the man-centred benevolent socialist system.
    They called for frustrating the moves of the anti-reunification elements for confrontation and war despite the Koreans' ardent desire for reunification and waging a more dynamic struggle to check and foil the U.S. imperialists' war moves through the unity of the whole nation under the banner of "By our nation itself".
    The Central Committee of the DPRK Red Cross Society Thursday hosted a reception in honor of the separated families and relatives from the north and the south. On Nov. 9 families and relatives of the north side had family reunions with their kinsmen from the south side and talked to each other. While the reunion was under way, they enjoyed a combined acrobatic performance given by the circus of the north side.
    They bid farewell to each other on Thursday.

Multimedia "Korean Dishes"

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- The Central Scientific and Technological Information Agency has recently made an encyclopedic computer multimedia "Korean Dishes". The multimedia contains thousands of data on folk dishes created and developed by the Korean people.
    It consists of eight parts -- cookery guide, materials for food, indigenous dishes, seasonal dishes, edible herbs, origin of dishes, common knowledge on food and fundamentals of cooking.
    The part of cookery guide gives 1,202 dishes.
    The part of seasonal dishes introduces 122 seasonal dishes according to their categories and the part of edible herbs photo-illustrated cooking methods, nutriments and compound structure of 98 kinds of edible herbs.
    Given in other parts of the multimedia are cooking methods and features of raw materials of national dishes classified into dishes and categories, indigenous dishes of local areas, stories about origin of 159 kinds of dishes and common knowledge about 670 kinds of cuisine. The forms, movies, sound explanation and pictures of the multimedia enable the users to easily and fast find what they want. It is popular among national food experts and housewives and helps keep national character in dietary life.

Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Unit

     Pyongyang, November 10 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected KPA Unit 802 honored with the title of O Jung Hup-led Seventh Regiment. After receiving a salute, he looked round the room devoted to the history of the unit.
    He highly appreciated the exploits performed by the unit, noting that the unit honored with "Kim Il Sung Order" and the titles of Kum Song Lifeguard and O Jung Hup-led Seventh Regiment is a unit with the tradition of having taken the lead in upholding the WPK's Songun leadership by displaying popular heroism in defending the country and building socialism.
    Then he acquainted himself with the unit's performance of duty and set forth the tasks to be fulfilled by it.
    He learned about how the political work is conduced among the servicepersons, going round the soldiers' hall and other entertainment and educational facilities.
    Highly praising the unit for conducting the lively revolutionary education and working class education in diverse forms and methods, he underlined the need to pay primary attention to the ideological education in order to prepare all the soldiers as servicepersons strong in thought and faith. It's very good that the unit which has produced many heroes in the past is now waging a dynamic movement to learn from the noble revolutionary spirit displayed by the heroes, he said, calling upon all of them to glorify every moment of their worthwhile military service with feats and thus become heroes of the new century.
    He looked after the soldiers' service and living with profound care, making the rounds of a mess hall, a kitchen, a non-staple food store and other places. Noting that the vitality of the movement of " day for soldiers" now brisk in the whole army is now being given fuller play with each passing day, he stressed that this is a laudable trait which can be displayed only by the KPA which has achieved the perfect unity between the officers and soldiers and between the superiors and the inferiors based on revolutionary comradeship.
    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, First Vice Department Director of the WPK Central Committee Ri Jae Il and Vice Department Director of the WPK Central Committee Hwang Pyong So.

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Kim Jong Il inspecciona la unidad no. 847 del EPC

    　Pyongyang, 10 de noviembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il, Secretario General del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y Comandante Supremo del Ejercito Popular de Corea inspecciono la unidad no. 847 del EPC. El Dirigente recorrio la sala de presentacion del historial de la unidad guiado por el jefe de la unidad.
    La unidad glorifico su tradicion y historia de gran unidad monolitica y exalto su poderio con el firme espiritu de defensa a ultranza al Lider y manifesto sin reserva el heroico impetu del EPC en la defensa de la patria y la construccion socialista, dijo el y evaluo altamente los orgullosos exitos que logro esta unidad en el periodo pasado.
    En la sala de mando operacional recibio el parte de situacion del jefe de la unidad e hizo conocimiento de cumplimiento del deber de la unidad. Expreso satisfaccion de que los oficiales y soldados de la unidad se armaron firmemente con el autoctono metodo de combate de nuestro partido al librar consecuentemente ejercicios combativos y politicos y cumplen con responsabilidad el servicio de guardia con la alta vigilancia revolucionaria y tension combativa e indico las tareas que se presentan para fortalecer mas la combatividad de la unidad.
    El Comandante Supremo recorrio la Casa de los Militares y otras instalaciones de cultura y educacion para enterarse del estado de labor politica para los militares.
    Al ver diversos datos de educacion exhibidos en la Casa de los Militares y medios visuales instalados por doquier de la unidad, el Comandante Supremo se mostro muy satisfecho de que realizan eficazmente la labor politica al dotar de las excelentes instalaciones de cultura y educacion conforme a las caracteristicas de los militares y subrayo la necesidad de dar siempre la primordial atencion a la labor de educacion ideologica.
    Acto seguido recorrio las instalaciones de intendencia para hacer conocimiento detallado de la vida de los militares.
    Dijo que es loable el que la unidad con la energia generada de la planta electrica construida por si misma realizo en un alto nivel la electrificacion del puesto de mando de la unidad, subunidades y viviendas de los familiares de los militares y trajo un nuevo cambio en la vida de los militares al organizar bien la produccion para el autoconsumo incluyendo la ganaderia y el cultivo y evaluo altamente su estilo de lucha tenaz.
    Los militares del ejercito popular lucharon tenazmente venciendo con valentia toda clase de obstaculos con el espiritu revolucionario del Paektu para traer el gran cambio de hoy, senalo el Dirigente y apunto que el espiritu revolucionario de autososten y perseverancia constituye una gran fuerza impulsora de la epoca y la revolucion.
    El Comandante Supremo se fotografio junto a los militares de la unidad.
    Le acompanaron los generales de ejercito del EPC Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae y Pak Jae Gyong, el primer subjefe y el subjefe de departamento del CC del PTC, Ri Jae Il y Hwang Pyong So.

Politica de benevolencia glorifica el socialismo de Corea

    　Pyongyang, 10 de noviembre (ATCC) -- El Partido del Trabajo de Corea defendio con firmeza la causa socialista de Juche y la condujo a la victoria en el arduo camino de la revolucion. Esta gloriosa historia es una demostracion patente de la justeza de la politica de benevolencia y su gran fuerza de atraccion. 　Senala asi el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 10 y prosigue:
    　La politica de benevolencia popular la puede practicar solo el PTC conducido por el Presidente Kim Il Sung y el Dirigente Kim Jong Il quienes son personificaciones de la benevolencia.
    　Esta politica nos asegura la vida mas valiosa y nos aglutina firmemente en la columna de fidelidad.
    Garantiza enteramente con responsabilidad la vida independiente y creadora del pueblo y encarna el espiritu de servicio abnegado al pueblo. 　El poderio de la politica de benevolencia del PTC se puso de pleno manifiesto en el periodo de la "marcha penosa" y la marcha forzada. 　En ese tiempo el Dirigente considero las fuerzas armadas como el maximo amor al pueblo y con la politica de Songun defendio firmemente el destino del pueblo. En la sociedad socialista la politica de benevolencia no es contradictoria con las fuerzas armadas. Es la ferrea voluntad del Dirigente el que la politica de benevolencia tiene por premisa las fuerzas armadas. En el periodo de la "marcha penosa" y la marcha forzada las condiciones y las circunstancias de la revolucion coreana eran tan arduas, pero, gracias a la politica de benevolencia del Dirigente, se hicieron mas firmes la conviccion y la obligacion moral del ejercito y el pueblo que siguen a la Direccion de la Revolucion.
    　El ejercito y el pueblo de Corea, bajo esa politica benevolente, defenderan a costa de la vida la Direccion de la Revolucion sin ninguna vacilacion en el camino tanto de la gloria como de las vicisitudes.