Functions Held in Czech Republic and Iran

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- A film show was held at the Taekwon-do Club of the "Kyebaek Self-Defence Art " in the Czech Republic, a briefing on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and a film show were held by the Red Crescent Relief and Rescue Organization of Iran on Nov. 13 and 18 on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's assumption of office as supreme commander of the Korean People's Army and the 88th birth anniversary of Anti-Japanese War Hero Kim Jong Suk. The participants of the film shows watched Korean films including the "Grand Gymnastic and Artistic Performance 'Arirang', 'Kim Il Sung Prize' Winner", "Old Home in Mt. Paektu Shining with Glory" and "Korea, Land of Morning Calm."
    The participants of the above-said functions said that the DPRK has solved its strategic problems including the nuclear issue in its interests, steadfastly standing in confrontation with the U.S., adding that this is entirely thanks to the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    Watching Kim Jong Il possessed of inexhaustible energy and brilliant wisdom, we were convinced of the rosy future of the DPRK, they stressed.

Adoption of Anti-North "Resolution on Human Rights Performance" Assailed by South Koreans

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- There is mounting criticism of the adoption of the anti-north "resolution on human rights performance" at the UN General Assembly. Jong Un Sik, representative of the Peace Net of south Korea, in a statement released on Nov. 18 said that the three "resolutions" of the UN Committee on Human Rights and the recent adoption of one more "resolution" arouses the suspicion that the UN is being reduced to a tool for implementing the U.S.-sponsored unilateral "policy on human rights issue in the north." The statement said:
    It is our hope that the UN will reflect on its approach towards the human rights issue in north Korea, the stand based on criticism and pressure, and opt for a just settlement of it on the basis of sincerity and good faith. We also urge the south Korean government to comprehensively reexamine its passive and defensive stand on which it has only emphasized the peculiarity of the south-north relations and give spurs to creating an international environment. Meanwhile, an editor of Minjok Thongsin, made public a commentary titled "No human rights without sovereignty" on Nov. 19 at which he denounced those forces for hailing the adoption of the "resolution".
    He observed that they seemed not to know properly about some members of the international community which unconditionally said "yes" to what was sponsored by the U.S., Britain and other powers.
    These forces are no more than imbeciles who do not know even the fact that the U.S., Britain and other powers are the countries which deprived other countries of their sovereignty and colonized them and have preached human rights and democracy for their peoples and international community, the commentary noted, and continued:
    What is more deplorable is the fact that some media in south Korea whose position is no better than that under a colonial rule are talking about "human rights issue" in the north and treacherous political forces such as the "Grand National Party" accused the government for people, which abstained from voting for the "resolution," of being a leftist. Such traitorous and sycophantic forces do not understand the stark fact that they will also die when a war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula and it is none other than the U.S. that abuses human rights, in actuality.
    It is the way of protecting human rights and world peace to condemn those countries which have threatened other countries by force and violated their sovereignty and stand against the arbitrary practices of a handful of big powers including the U.S. This is, at the same time, the only way of combating terrorism.

Traitorous Behavior of S. Korean Authorities under Fire

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The South Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification (Pomminryon) reportedly issued a statement titled "The south Korea-U.S. summit talks were sycophantic and traitorous and anti-reunification talks" on Nov. 18. Referring to the fact that a "joint declaration" was made public at the summit talks, the statement branded the joint declaration as a sycophantic and traitorous declaration and anti-reunification one as it clearly reflected the U.S. unilateralism and supremacy and hostile policy towards the north. The statement blasted Bush who, urging "North Korea's abandonment of its nuclear program," argued that the offer of light water reactors is possible only when the complete abandonment of its nuclear program is recognized.
    The statement continued:
    The U.S. is talking about peace on the Korean Peninsula, while raising such condition as a complete abandonment of the nuclear program on one hand and threatening with the "resolution on human rights issue in north Korea" and "economic sanctions" on the other. This is hypocrisy of the U.S. The south headquarters bitterly condemns the present "government" for its sycophantic and traitorous act of betraying the future of the nation and people, bound to the humiliating south Korea-U.S. "alliance."

S. Korean Religionists Oppose Authorities' Offer of Land to U.S. Forces

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The members of four major religious organizations including Kaesin, Buddhism and Round Buddhism in south Korea reportedly met in Seoul on Nov. 22 in protest against the authorities' offer of land for the transfer and expansion of the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek. Speakers at the meeting accused the "Central Committee for Land Expropriation" of making a decision on approving the forcible acquisition of the land of inhabitants of Phyongthaek who refused to comply with the purchase of land required for the transfer and expansion of the military base there. Underlining the need to check the expansion of the military base without fail for foiling the war scheme of the U.S. and defending the dignity of the nation, they expressed their will to stage a 1,000 day-long movement of praying for averting a war and defending peace from Nov. 27.
    An appeal was issued in the name of the religious preparatory committee for the "second grand march for peace" due to be held in Phyongthaek on Dec. 11.

Academy of Sciences Renamed State Academy of Sciences in DPRK

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The Academy of Sciences was renamed the State Academy of Sciences in the DPRK. According to a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly dated Nov. 23, the Academy of Sciences of the DPRK will be renamed the State Academy of Sciences of the DPRK. It also says that in this regard the Cabinet of the DPRK and relevant institutions will adopt working measures.

Congratulations to Sixth Congress of "United Russia" Party

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea sent a congratulatory message to the All-Russian Party "United Russia" on Nov. 24 on its sixth congress. The message hoped that the congress would be an important occasion in the activities of the party to build powerful Russia, defend interests of the Russian people and raise their welfare.
    In the conviction that the friendly relations between the two parties will contribute to the development of the relations of traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries and peoples the message wished the party greater successes in the work of its congress and its activities in the future.

Gift to Kim Jong Il

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the Television Trust for the Environment on a visit to the DPRK presented a gift to leader Kim Jong Il. The gift was conveyed to an official concerned by Kosima Weber Liu who is heading the delegation.

International Workshop on Environment Held

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- An international workshop on environment took place here on Nov. 23 and 24. Present there were Kim Jin Bom, director of the Pyongyang International New Technological and Economic Information Centre, experts of the Ministry of Land and Environment Preservation and the State Academy of Sciences, teachers of different universities and officials concerned. Members of a delegation of the Television Trust for the Environment (TVEI) headed by Kosima Weber Liu were also on hand.
    Speeches were made on measures to improve and strengthen the environmental protection such as ecological environment, technology of using resources, water purification technology, use of renewable energy and protection of birds' habitats.

S. Korean Right-Wing Conservative Forces Have No Future

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The "Grand National Party", a general headquarters of flunkeys and traitors and anti-reunification conservative forces, is desperately working to bring back the era of inter-Korean confrontation and the reactionary offensive of the right-wing conservative forces is escalating. It was against this backdrop that the "National League of New Right", a new organization of the right-wing conservative forces, was knocked into shape recently to group all types of fascist remnants including renegades of the "student movement" and conservative hack writers. Rodong Sinmun Friday observes in a signed article: This is no more than a foolish fit of those who have no future. Only destruction awaits those who are engrossed in the treacherous moves, swimming against the trend of the times.
    The anti-reunification conservative forces in south Korea are the reactionaries of history as they stand in the way of the people's struggle to achieve independence and reunification, turning their faces away from the changed times.
    The GNP is still betraying the fellow countrymen, swimming against the trend of the times, not away from the old way of thinking dating back to the era of the Cold War.
    It adopted flunkeyism towards the U.S. as its policy and is blindly toeing the U.S. policy.
    The U.S. military domination over south Korea is a stumbling block lying in the way of achieving its progress and development and intensifying the movement for national reunification. However, the GNP is throwing a higher hurdle in the way of the south Koreans' movement for achieving independence by pursuing such flunkeyism towards the U.S. and toeing its line.
    The group of traitors is making desperate efforts to stand against the fellow countrymen, while kowtowing and yielding to outside forces. With no desperation can the reactionaries stop the advance of history.
    The end of the "civilian government" in south Korea resulted in ousting the conservative forces from power who had been engrossed in flunkeyism towards the U.S. and treachery, staying in power for several decades under the active patronage of the U.S. since its troops' occupation of south Korea. This was the result of the dynamic struggle waged by the south Korean people to put an end to the outdated politics characterized by flunkeyism and anti-reunification acts and bring about a new politics of democracy and independent reunification.
    The anti-reunification conservative forces including the GNP are making desperate efforts to block the advance of progressive and pro-reform forces and bring back by-gone days. However, their fate will not be different from their present miserable one.
    The reactionaries of history can never escape a final doom as they are forsaken by the people.

Kim Il Sung's Immortal Exploits Praised

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- President Kim Il Sung will always live in the hearts of humankind for his immortal exploits performed for the era and history and the rays of Juche will brightly indicate the way to be followed by them at all times. M. Jahangir Khan, leader of Comrade Kim Il Sung Works Study Group of Barisal, Bangladesh, who led the delegation of organizations for the study of the Juche idea of Bangladesh, said this when interviewed by a KCNA reporter at Pyongyang Koryo Hotel before its departure for home. He said that it was great honor for the delegation to visit Mangyongdae, the holy place of revolution, where the President, founder of the Juche idea and great saint of humankind, was born and spent his childhood.
    The President liberated Korea and devoted his whole life to the happiness of the people and the struggle to accomplish the human cause of independence, he noted, and continued:
    The Juche idea is the man-centered idea clarifying that popular masses are the maker of history on the basis of the philosophical principle that man is the master of everything and decides everything.
    I became an ardent adherent to the Juche idea, enchanted by his great idea in the course of reading famous works of the President. The Juche idea is now being developed and enriched by leader Kim Jong Il, he stressed.

2nd Video Reunions of Separated Families and Relatives Held

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The second video reunions of separated families and relatives were held here on Thursday and Friday. When the video reunions started, the families and relatives who have lived separated in the north and the south tried to recall their faces before separation. Upon recognizing each other, they asked how they were and exchanged long pent-up inmost thoughts.
    Those from the north were proud to tell their kin from the south about the independent and creative life they have led to the full under the benevolent care of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il.
    They also told them that not only themselves but their families are devoting all their wisdom and energies to the building of a great prosperous powerful nation under the benevolent socialist system.
    Rejoiced at the reunions, they showed photographs of their families and relatives each other and exchanged conversations about their life course.

Subsidiary Health Foodstuff Win Top Prizes

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- Kumsamsu, Chongjiryong, Chongsinjong, Singijong, Chonghyolsodangjong, Poganjong and Unicolon made by the Korea Sogyong General Trading Corporation were highly appreciated as subsidiary foodstuffs good for health at the 2005 Northeast Asia Hi-tech Fair. They have efficacious medicinal ingredients to promote health. The top prizes were awarded to the foodstuffs at the China International Patent Fair held in Dalian in August.
    They are made from various precious natural medicinal herbs growing in highland of the country and efficacious ingredients extracted from rare metals by the traditional pharmacy of Koryo medicines with the help of latest technology.
    Kumsamsu is a non-toxic and ideal natural anti-cancer agent, which improves the immunity of the human body and represses the proliferation of cancer cell.
    Chongsinjong relieves the pain in the joints and muscles and neuralgia and helps recover from fatigue. It, thus, is a health food for the alpinists and the aged.
    Unicolon is very efficacious for treating autonomic nervous system disorder and the functional disorder of internal organs.
    The other subsidiary foodstuffs are potent for the improvement of the microcirculation and portal circulation of the liver and for the prevention and treatment of the diseases such as hyperlipemia, lipotrophy, diabetes and cerebral apoplexy.
    The foodstuffs are popular in different countries of Asia and Europe.

New Books on Natural Products and Cultural Heritage Off Press

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The Korean Cultural Preservation Agency has recently published the book "Illustrated Guide to Korean Natural Products" (Vol. 1). The book consists of five volumes, which introduce plant, animal, geographical and geological natural products of Korea. Printed in the volume one is a picture of President Kim Il Sung appreciating the natural products in the front of the Koryo Songgyungwan in May, Juche 81 (1992).
    The book, which deals with flora natural products, gives species of gingko trees and needle-leaf trees according to the order of independent, colony and forest trees and to the order of their ages.
    It inscribes the name of each species of plant in five languages and gives photo-illustrated general feature of the species and photo-accompanied explanation to each national product.
    Given in the book are the lists of natural products in provinces, cities and counties and their regional distribution chart.
    Meanwhile, different books on cultural heritages of Korea have been published.
    The book "Common Knowledge on Cultural Heritages" (vol. 1) deals with relics and remains including the three tombs in Kangso, Komunmoru remains and metallic type, national classics, legends and anecdotes including the Kumo myth, Koryo history and true records of the Ri Dynasty. The book "History and Culture of Mt. Jongbang" introduces nature, origin of the name, history, geography, relics, remains and legends of the mountain and old poems and folk songs on it.
    There is a book titled "Pagodas of Our Country in Middle Ages". It introduces in detail pagoda construction and reason, position of pagoda in temple arrangement, forms and changes of pagodas, sculptures and ornaments, pagoda erection in each age and the position of the pagodas built in Korea in the middle ages in the cultural history.

Russian Performing Art Group Here

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The Russian State Academic People's Chorus Named after M. E. Pyatnichki led by its Head and Manager Aleksandra Permyakova arrived here Friday. It was greeted at the airport by Kwon Hyok Bong, vice- department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, officials concerned and Mikhail Vetrov, councilor of the Russian embassy here.

Greetings Exchanged between DPRK and Angolan Foreign Ministers

     Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun exchanged messages of greetings with Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Bernardo De Miranda on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the independence of Angola and the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Paek in his message noted that over the last three decades the Angolan people have achieved big successes in their efforts to consolidate the independence of the country and achieve national unity and economic reconstruction and the two countries have had bilateral cooperation and taken joint steps in the international arena in the idea of independence, peace and friendship.
    The message expressed the belief that the good friendly and cooperative relations existing between the two countries would grow stronger in the fundamental interests of the two peoples and wished the Angolan foreign minister bigger success in his responsible work.
    The Angolan foreign minister in his message said that the Angolan people could consolidate the independence of the country, defend its peace and achieve the prosperity of the country thanks to the support and cooperation rendered by the DPRK for the past 30 years.
    He in the message expressed conviction that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger and wished the DPRK foreign minister good health and success in his work.

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Rodong Sinmun critica creacion de entidad derechista en Sur de Corea

    　 Pyongyang, 25 de noviembre (ATCC) -- En estos tiempos, el "partido Hannara" del Sur de Corea, cuartel general de los serviles a grandes potencias, los vendepatrias y reaccionarios opuestos a la reunificacion, maniobra desesperadamente para restituir la epoca de confrontacion entre el Norte y el Sur y otras fuerzas conservadoras derechistas recrudecen su ofensiva reaccionaria. Mientras tanto, los "ex activistas" del movimiento masivo, que ya traicionaron a su fe, los plumiferos reaccionarios y otros elementos fascistas de toda calana organizaron una nueva entidad conservadora y derechista la "Alianza Nacional Neoconservadora".
    Al respecto, el rotativo Rodong Sinmun publico en su edicion del dia 25 un articulo individual que va como sigue:
    Tales maniobras no pasan de ser la ultima desesperacion de quienes no tienen futuro y solo les tocara la ruina a quienes quieren detener la corriente de la epoca y suelen cometer actos vendepatrias y de traicion.
    Las fuerzas conservadoras en contra de la reunificacion son los reaccionarios de la historia que pretenden obstaculizar la lucha del pueblo por la independencia y la reunificacion dando espaldarazo a los cambios de la epoca. En particular, el muy conservador "partido Hannara" sigue traicionando a la nacion sin poder liberarse todavia del caduco modo de pensar de la Guerra Fria.
    Al concretar en una politica el servilismo a EE.UU., esta entidad sigue a ciegas las batutas de los yanquis.
    La ocupacion militar de EE.UU. sobre el Sur de Corea constituye el escollo principal que bloquea el progreso, el desarrollo, el movimiento por la reunificacion de la patria en el territorio surcoreano.
    Sin embargo, la banda de traidores surcoreanos se obstina en la confrontacion con sus coterraneos nortenos en lugar de dejar de adular a las fuerzas extranjeras.
    Pero, por mucho que se desesperen los reaccionarios, nunca podra revertir la corriente de la historia.
    Junto con la desaparicion del "gobierno civil" en el Sur de Corea, fueron expulsadas del poder las fuerzas conservadoras que bajo el amparo de EE.UU., lo ocupaban de modo monopolico durante varios decenios. Esto es el resultado de la intensa lucha de los habitantes surcoreanos por acabar con la vieja politica en contra de la epoca y la reunificacion y practicar una nueva a favor de la democracia y reunificacion independiente. Aunque las fuerzas conservadoras anti-reunificacion lideradas por el "partido Hannara" se desesperan al tope por detener la aparicion de las fuerzas progresistas y reformistas y restituir la epoca del pasado, no podran evitar su tragico destino.
    Es porque a los reaccionarios de la historia que dieron espaldarazo al pueblo, siempre les toco la ruina total.

CC del PTC felicita al 6o congreso del Partido "Rusia Unida"

    　Pyongyang, 25 de noviembre (ATCC) -- El Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea envio el dia 24 un mensaje de felicitacion al 6o congreso del Partido de Toda Rusia "Rusia Unida". 　La misiva senala:
    　Estamos seguros que el presente congreso servira de un importante motivo en las actividades de vuestro partido para construir una potente Rusia, defender los intereses del pueblo ruso y mejorar el bienestar de este.
    　Aprovechamos esta oportunidad para expresar nuestra conviccion de que el vinculo de amistad entre nuestros dos partidos contribuira al desarrollo de las tradicionales relaciones de amistad y cooperacion entre ambos paises y pueblos y deseamos mayores exitos en la labor del congreso y en las actividades ulteriores de vuestro partido.

Editados libros de monumentos naturales y patrimonios culturales

    　 Pyongyang, 25 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Recientemente, la Editora de Conservacion de la Cultura de Corea edito el primer tomo de la "Coleccion de monumentos naturales de Corea". Este libro, que constara de 5 tomos, recopilara objetos naturales de la flora, la fauna, la geografia y la geologia de Corea. En el nuevo libro aparece una imagen del Presidente Kim Il Sung apreciando en mayo del 81 (1992) de la Era Juche los monumentos naturales de Songgyungwan de Coryo, enclavado en la ciudad de Kaesong.
    El primer tomo presenta las especies de gingkos y plantas coniferas por orden de su independencia, comunidad y bosques en que se hallan y por orden de su anejamiento.
    En particular, anota sus nombres cientificos en 5 idiomas y explica sus rasgos generales con respectivas ilustraciones. Ademas, presenta las fotos detalladas de monumentos naturales adjuntando de diversas formas breves explicaciones.
    Tambien contiene el catalogo de monumentos naturales por provincias, ciudades y distritos y el mapa de distribucion regional de estos. Por otra parte, fueron impresos varios libros sobre los patrimonios culturales de Corea.
    El primer tomo de "Los conocimientos de referencia sobre patrimonios culturales" presenta las tres tumbas de Kangso, reliquias Komunmoru, tipo metalico, episodios clasicos, leyendas y anecdotas de Corea como la mitologia de Kumo, la historia de Coryo y la cronica de la dinastia de los Ri. En tanto, "La historia y la cultura del monte Jongbang" demuestra la naturaleza, origen de su nombre, historia, geografia, vestigios del Jongbang y las leyendas, poesias antiguas y cantos folcloricos referentes al mismo.
    De otro lado, "Las pagodas de la edad media de Corea" da explicaciones cientificas a la construccion de pagodas, su ubicacion en los templos, sus tipos y variedades, sus esculturas y adornos, su estructuracion por cada periodo y la posicion que ocupan las pagodas de la edad media en la historia cultural de Corea.