National Seminar on Juche Idea Held in Nepal

     Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- A national seminar on the Juche idea was held in Katmandu on Dec. 22 last year 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. Manik Lal Shrestha, chairman of the Nepal Institute for Juche Studies, in a keynote report at the seminar said that the exploits President Kim Il Sung performed in the movement for global independence are really great, adding that the President embodied the Juche idea, liberating Korea through an anti-Japanese armed struggle, establishing people's power and building a powerful socialist country of Juche on the land of Korea, once a backward agricultural state.
    He noted that Kim Il Sung was a great leader whom no politicians in the world could match.
    One of the greatest feats performed by Kim Il Sung was the successful solution of the problem of the succession to the revolutionary cause, the reporter said, and went on:
    Korean-style socialism remains shining as a bulwark for the cause of independence, displaying its tremendous vitality despite the imperialists' offensive to isolate and stifle the DPRK thanks to the Juche idea fathered by President Kim Il Sung and the guidance of Kim Jong Il, his great successor. The life and undying exploits of President Kim Il Sung are associated with the life of anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk who was his most faithful bodyguard and a great model of the Korean women's movement.
    Kim Jong Il's assumption of office as supreme commander of the KPA convinced everyone that the cause of independence against imperialism is sure to be crowned with a decisive victory. Speakers deeply explained and proved the undying exploits the three generals of Mt. Paektu performed by founding the Juche idea and developing it in depth and the originality and vitality of the Juche idea.
    Lam Prid Paswan, vice-president of the Senate of the Nepalese National Assembly, addressing the seminar, noted that the seminar offered an opportunity to deepen the conviction that the Juche idea is the greatest idea in the present times. The Korean people are ushering in an era of independence at the head of progressive mankind, guided by the Juche idea, he added.
    A message of greetings to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the seminar.

Rodong Sinmun on WPK's Idea of Its Foreign Policy

     Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- Independence, peace and friendship are the avowed idea of the foreign policy of the Workers' Party of Korea. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article.
    It goes on:
    It is the main principle governing the activities of the WPK and the DPRK government to take an independent view and judgment of all problems, act according to its own faith and solve all issues independently. The political and military potentials the WPK and the people of the DPRK have consolidated as firm as a rock by implementing the independent revolutionary line serve as a sure guarantee for protecting the sovereignty of the country and the gains of the revolution, successfully advancing the revolution and construction and checking and frustrating the imperialists' aggression and interference. It is an urgent task common to humankind to avert a war and defend peace. Doing so is prerequisite to building a new independent world. Peace can be won only when the people of all the countries in the world who love independence and peace turn out as one in the stubborn struggle against the imperialists' aggression and their war policy.
    It is the consistent stand of the WPK to develop the friendly and cooperative relations with the world people who advocate independence. The WPK will develop the good neighborly and friendly relations with all the countries of the world on the principle of independence and on the basis of international justice. The DPRK will strive to improve and normalize the relations even with those countries which were hostile towards it in the past should they respect the sovereignty of the DPRK and abandon their hostile policy toward it.
    The DPRK will as ever make a positive contribution to the building of an independent, peaceful and friendly new world.

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

     Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- Figures of all social standings affiliated to the "Korean National Council for the Promotion of the Reunification by Federal Formula" in south Korea reportedly held a meeting to see 2005 out in Seoul on Dec. 26 last year. Speakers at the meeting recalled that the council staged a sit-in strike for the removal of the statue of MacArthur and actions for the pullout of the U.S. forces from south Korea before the U.S. embassy, etc. in the year of 2005.
    Koreans can force the U.S. troops to quit south Korea not through actions of a specified body or some student movements but through the movement to be waged by broad-based organizations and popular masses, they declared.
    In order to drive the U.S. forces out of south Korea and reunify the country by federal formula it is necessary to put anti-U.S. actions on a more popular basis, they asserted, calling for making 2006 a year of the pullback of the U.S. forces.

Immediate Pullback of Jaitun Unit from Iraq Demanded

     Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- The South Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification reportedly issued a statement titled "We condemn the government and the Uri Party for having railroaded the treacherous motion calling for extending again presence of the south Korean troops in Iraq through the National Assembly" on Dec. 30 last year. Referring to the fact that the "motion calling for extending again the presence of south Korean troops in Iraq" the keynote of which is the extension of the presence of Jaitun unit was passed at the session of the NA that day, the statement noted that the ruling party revealed its true colors as a servant of the U.S. by cooperating with the U.S. in its Iraqi war of aggression.
    The statement branded the action taken by the government and the ruling party to support the U.S. war of aggression against Iraq and extend again the presence of troops in Iraq as an act of blindly worshipping the U.S. and submitting to it, demanding an immediate pullback of the troops from Iraq.

New Turning Point in Cause of Reunification Called for

     Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- "Let us vigorously forward the patriotic movement for independent reunification, peace against war and great national unity under the banner of 'by our nation itself'"--this is the slogan to be held up by the Korean nation in this year's movement for national reunification, says Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a signed article. It goes on:
    As called for by the militant task set forth in the joint new year editorial all Koreans should wage a powerful patriotic movement for independent reunification, peace against war and great national unity under the uplifted banner of "by our nation itself" to more vigorously push forward the cause of national reunification that has entered a new phase.
    The whole nation should stage a vigorous patriotic movement for independent reunification.
    National independence paves the way for the reunification movement and the destiny and future of the fellow countrymen depend on it. An illusion about the U.S. means subordination and death. All the fellow countrymen in the north and the south and abroad should resolutely reject the U.S. intervention and domination with bitter hatred for the U.S. and through inter-Korean cooperation and must never tolerate the treacherous acts of anti-reunification forces who are conspiring with foreign forces.
    We should launch a dynamic patriotic campaign for peace against war.
    Peace and peaceful reunification are unthinkable without the struggle against aggression and moves for war.
    As long as the U.S., the biggest empire of evil in the world, persistently pursues the policy for stifling the DPRK characterized by arbitrary and high-handed practices, the DPRK will decisively cope with it with a powerful treasured sword for defending the sovereignty of the nation and peace. We should wage a more vigorous patriotic movement for the great national unity.
    It is urgently required to achieve a great alliance against the conservatives in south Korea. The people from all walks of life in south Korea should destroy the tie-up and challenge of "neo-conservatives" by dint of great alliance of progressives to push the group of traitors to final ruin. All Koreans in the north and the south and abroad should wage a vigorous patriotic movement for independent reunification, peace against war and great national unity to add luster to the rosy era of June 15 reunification as called for by the joint new year editorial.

Bush's Rhetoric under Fire

     Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- U.S. President Bush in a recent TV appearance admitted his Iraqi policy was wrong. But at a press conference held next day, he again justified the Iraqi war, asserting the ouster of Hussein was a just decision. In this regard Minju Joson today says in a signed commentary:
    Bush tried hard to justify the Iraqi war though he admitted it was totally wrong. It is extremely preposterous for him to make such outcries which admit of no argument.
    What Bush uttered is nothing but brazen-faced sheer sophism because it is based on the brigandish logic that everything sought by the U.S. is "just." Bush's assertion about the Iraqi war reflects the invariable nature of the U.S. as a robber.
    The sovereignty of every country can be guaranteed and defended only by dint of indigenous powerful physical deterrent capable of resolutely smashing any act of aggression. This is a serious lesson drawn by many countries of the world from the developments of the Iraqi war. The reality eloquently proves how just is the great Songun policy of the Workers' Party of Korea which has built the powerful self-reliant defence power capable of reliably defending the sovereignty of the country without the slightest hesitation despite the persistent moves of the U.S.-led imperialist allied forces to isolate, blockade and stifle the DPRK.
    The army and people of the DPRK will surely build a great prosperous powerful socialist nation and achieve the cause of national reunification under the banner of great Songun in any storm and stress and no matter how the earth may change.

Anti-North Campaign of Remnants of Fascists under Fire

     Pyongyang, December 4 (KCNA) -- The "law on private schools" was railroaded through the last day-regular session of the National Assembly in south Korea in December last year. In this regard the "Grand National Party" clans launched a noisy conspiratorial "coloring" offensive as part of their dastardly anti-north campaign. They claimed that the law was "legislation of socialist Reds" as it is intended to conduct "pro-north education against the U.S." and a "plot to turn private schools into centres for a revolutionary struggle." Minju Joson Wednesday observes in a signed commentary in this regard:
    The keynote of the law is to combat irregularities and corruption at private schools as it has long been promoted by many civic and social organizations including the "National Teachers Union."
    Since the publication of the historic June 15 joint declaration the south Koreans' consciousness of national independence has rapidly mounted and, accordingly, the progressive pro-reform forces, reunification and patriotic forces have grown stronger whereas the ultra-right conservative forces have been seriously marginalized and weakened.
    The real intention of the GNP group is to do harm and stifle the progressive pro-reform forces, reunification and patriotic forces under the absurd pretext of any linkage with the north, a trite method employed by their predecessors in a bid to tide over their crisis and create an environment favorable for their return to power. They kicked off a frantic "witch hunt" just as they did after the case of the "People's Revolutionary Party" and the case of the "National Democratic Youths and Students League" were fabricated. All this is aimed to attain the above-said sinister aim.
    Now is the June 15 era when the Koreans are working hard to achieve independent reunification through national reconciliation and unity. In order to reunify the country by implementing the June 15 joint declaration one should not take issue with any pro-north gesture in south Korea but encourage it.

Monument to King Kwanggaetho's Mausoleum

     Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- The monument to King Kwanggaetho's mausoleum was erected in 414 in praise of the feats performed by the King (391-412) of Koguryo. It, the biggest one of its kind at that time in the world, is a square pillar-shaped tuff monolith 6.34 meters high.
    Engraved on the monument are nearly 1,800 letters. The text of the epitaph consists of three paragraphs.
    The first paragraph, the preface, gives the course of building the state by King Tongmyong, founder of Koguryo, inheritance relations of successive kings of Koguryo, the general estimation of the feats performed by King Kwanggaetho and the purpose of building his mausoleum and the monument. The second paragraph conveys the feats of King Kwanggaetho in chronological order and according to events. It deals with the facts that he expanded the territory widely northward, delivered a telling blow to Paekje, Kaya and Japan in the south to capture many castles of Paekje and helped and put Silla under its stronger control, demonstrating the might of the country.
    The third paragraph includes regulations to manage and protect the mausoleum.
    As it gives in details many facts that the Korean and foreign historical records have missed, the epitaph serves as very valuable data in correctly understanding and systematizing the then Oriental history, to say nothing of the history of Koguryo.
    The monument is one of the most priceless cultural relics for the peoples of Korea and other countries in the East for its valuable historical data, rich content, grandeur, well-arranged sentences and delicate penmanship.
    The monument stands on the eastern hill in the Kuknae Castle, the capital of Koguryo (Jian City, Jilin Province, China at present).

Scientific Foundation Laid for Maricultural Development

     Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- Scientists at the Branch Academy of Fishery Science under the State Academy of Sciences of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have scored successes in researches into protecting and increasing marine resources of the country, thus opening up a bright vista for the development of mariculture. They succeeded in finding out an artificial proliferation method of sea-animals, developing plant growth stimulant with kelp-soaked water and breeding new species of fish and others.
    They invented new technologies for artificially collecting eggs and breeding larva, fry and young fish and built fishing farms equipped with oceanographic and hydrological conditions favorable to the sea cultivation and raised hundreds of thousands of sea urchin, sea cucumber, abalone and other animals in the farms.
    The plant growth stimulant makes plants resist low-oxygen, promotes their growth and protects them from stress. It is also applicable to the treatment of seeds.
    Scientists bred a new species of silver carp. It grows fast and is big, viable and productive.
    Successes were made in researches into locating fish farms in a scientific and technical way according to kinds of fish, raising mother catfish in the winter and arranging a process for mass-producing fermented feed by treating prolific protein plants with microorganism.

Pyongyangites Vow to Make New Leap Forward

     Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- A mass rally of Pyongyangites was held at the Kim Il Sung Square Wednesday to vow to make a new leap forward in the building of a great prosperous powerful socialist nation with the might of Songun. At least 100,000 Pyongyangites gathered on the square in warm response to the joint New Year editorial.
    Seen on the tribune of honor were Pak Pong Ju, Choe Thae Bok, Yang Hyong Sop, Kim Jung Rin and other senior officials. Ryang Man Gil, chairman of the Pyongyang City People's Committee, in a report referred to the successes achieved in the capital city last year, adding that these are the brilliant fruition of the outstanding Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    He called upon the officials and other working people in the city to become steadfast revolutionaries who, united as firm as a rock around Kim Jong Il, follow him on the basis of ideology and faith and defend him at the cost of their lives.
    He underscored the need for everybody to have confidence in certain victory of socialism, thoroughly establish the trait of giving priority to the military affairs and developing the national defence industry on a preferential basis and fully display the trait of assisting the army. Underlining the need to put forward agriculture as the main front of the economic construction and provide preferentially the labor force, materials and equipment needed for agriculture, bearing in mind the Party's intention to mobilize and concentrate all forces on farming once again, he called on the agricultural front to do farm work tenaciously in a revolutionary manner as the People's Army does.
    Production should be increased in the field of electricity and coal industries and light industry and greater efforts be channeled into the construction of the capital and city management to turn the city into a modern and highly civilized one and improve the economic management in a revolutionary manner, he noted.
    The reporter stressed the need to effect a signal turn in education, successfully solve scientific and technological issues arising in the building of a great prosperous powerful nation, preserve the Juche character and national identity in social life and bring the revolutionary soldier culture into full bloom at all units.
    The report was followed by speeches. A resolution was adopted at the rally.

Kim Jong Il Gives Field Guidance to New E-Library and Gymnasium at Kim Chaek University of Technology

     Pyongyang, January 4 (KCNA) -- 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, gave field guidance to the new e-library and gymnasium at Kim Chaek University of Technology. Going round the art work depicting President Kim Il Sung among teachers and students of the university, he said the university turned into the highest seat for training scientists and technicians of the country under his wise leadership and meticulous care.
    The immortal revolutionary exploits performed by the President will always remain shining along with the university, he added. He first went round the e-library.
    The library with a total floor space of more than 16,000 square meters is a modern library where all the services ranging from the retrieval of lists of books to reading books and other materials and lectures are computerized.
    After being briefed on the library before a huge painting showing its panoramic view, he made the rounds of the exterior and interior of the library including book lending and reading rooms, remote controlled-lecture hall and control panel.
    Learning in detail about its construction, equipment and operation, he expressed great satisfaction over the successful construction of the modern library which reflects the appearance of the ideal society desired by the Korean people.
    The library built to the convenience of the teachers and students in their study and researches is a precious asset of the country to be handed down to posterity, he noted, setting forth tasks to be tackled to manage and operate the library. He indicated a specific orientation and ways for developing the library into the world's leading library under a long-term plan.
    He then looked round the exhibition of scientific and technological achievements in the library. He extended thanks to the teachers and students of the university, expressing great satisfaction over the fact that they have made successes in their researches greatly conducive to the development of the nation's economy and science and technology with ardent patriotism.
    Going round the gymnasium, he expressed great satisfaction over the successful construction of the huge multi-purpose gymnasium where various sports events and training, art performances and conferences can take place and set forth tasks to be fulfilled to manage and operate it. Noting that the new e-library and gymnasium at Kim Chaek University of Technology has been designed and constructed at the highest level, he appreciated the feats the builders and their helpers have performed by constructing with patriotic devotion modern structures which will win even the admiration of posterity. He extended thanks to them.
    He expressed expectation and conviction that the university would train more able technicians needed for the building of a great prosperous powerful nation and more strikingly demonstrate its might in the future, too.
    He was accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK, Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the C.C., the WPK, and Pak Nam Gi and Ri Kwang Ho, department directors of the C.C., the WPK, and Ri Jae Il, first vice department director of the C.C., the WPK.

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Revelacion de la naturaleza bandidesca de EE.UU.

    　Pyongyang, 4 de enero (ATCC) -- El presidente estadounidense Bush, en un discurso televisivo, reconocio su erronea politica con respecto a Irak. Sin embargo, en una rueda de prensa del dia siguiente volvio a decir que "la decision de expulsar a Hussein fue justa" para "justificar" la guerra iraqui. La "justificacion" de la guerra iraqui es un sofisma descarado que parte de la teoria bandidesca de que es "justo" todo lo que persigue EE.UU. Senala asi el periodico Minju Joson en un comentario individual del dia 4 y prosigue:
    Tal insistencia de Bush refleja la invariable naturaleza agresiva del Tio Sam.
    La soberania de cada pais se defiende solo por la poderosa fuerza de detencion fisica capaz de frustrar la agresion de toda indole. Esto es una seria leccion que numerosos paises del orbe sacan de la evolucion de la guerra iraqui.
    La realidad demuestra cuan justa es la gran politica de Songun (priorizacion militar) de nuestro partido que sin la menor vacilacion ante las maquinaciones de EE.UU. y de las demas fuerzas aliadas imperialistas para aislar, bloquear y aplastar a la RPDC preparo las poderosas fuerzas autodefensivas capaces de preservar la soberania del pais.
    Sea cual fuere la situacion en que se hallen en lo adelante, el ejercito y el pueblo de Corea, bajo la gran bandera del Songun, construiran sin falta una gran potencia socialista prospera y lograran la causa de reunificacion del pais.

Rodong Sinmun se refiere a tres movimientos patrioticos

    　Pyongyang, 4 de enero (ATCC) -- "!Libremos con pujanza los tres movimientos patrioticos por la reunificacion independiente, por la paz contra la guerra y por la gran unidad nacional bajo la bandera de 'entre nosotros, los connacionales'!", esta es la consigna que la nacion coreana debe enarbolar este ano en el movimiento por la reunificacion del pais. 　Asi senala el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 4 y prosigue:
    Toda la nacion coreana debe desplegar con dinamismo estos tres movimientos indicados en el editorial conjunto de los periodicos Rodong Sinmun, Josoninmingun y Chongnyonjonwi publicado en ocasion del ano nuevo para llevar adelante con mas vigor la causa de la reunificacion de la patria que ha entrado en una nueva etapa.
    　Tambien debe librar activamente el movimiento patriotico por la reunificacion independiente.
    　En la independencia nacional hay la verdadera ruta del movimiento por la reunificacion y tambien de ella dependen el destino y la perspectiva de todos los connacionales.
    　Abrigar ilusion sobre EE.UU. significa la subyugacion y la muerte. Todos los coreanos del Norte, el Sur y en ultramar, con el vehemente odio a los imperialistas norteamericanos, deben oponerse y rechazar resueltamente con la cooperacion nacional a la intervencion y el dominio de EE.UU. y no perdonar jamas los actos traidores de las fuerzas que se ponen en contubernio con las foraneas para estorbar la reintegracion de la nacion coreana. 　Toda la nacion coreana debe desplegar con pujanza el movimiento patriotico por la paz contra la guerra.
    　Al margen de la lucha contra la agresion y la guerra no se puede preservar la paz ni pensar en la reunificacion pacifica del pais. 　Mientras EE.UU., imperio del mal mayor del mundo persiga obstinadamente la politica penetrada de la bandidesca arbitrariedad y despotismo para aplastar a la RPDC, esta se le enfrentara categoricamente con el poderoso remedio para la defensa de la soberania nacional y la paz. 　Toda la nacion coreana debe prender la furiosa llama del movimiento patriotico por la gran unidad nacional.
    　En el Sur de Corea se presenta como una demanda apremiante lograr la gran alianza contra las fuerzas conservadoras. Los habitantes de distintos sectores del Sur de Corea deben frustrar con la gran alianza de las fuerzas progresistas la confabulacion y el desafio de los "neoconservadurismo" imponiendo asi la bancarrota final al grupo de traidores.
    　 Todos los coreanos del Norte, el Sur y en ultramar deben desplegar con vigor los tres movimientos patrioticos segun la exhortacion del editorial conjunto del ano nuevo para glorificar la prometedora epoca de reunificacion del 15 de junio.

Independencia, paz y amistad es ideal de politica exterior del PTC

    　Pyongyang, 4 de enero (ATCC) -- La independencia, paz y la amistad componen el invariable ideal de la politica exterior del Partido del Trabajo de Corea. Asi senala el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 4 y continua:
    Analizar y resolver de modo independiente todos los problemas que se presentan y actuar segun el credo suyo, es el principio fundamental que mantienen en sus actividades el partido y el gobierno de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea. La fuerza politico-militar, que nuestro partido y pueblo prepararon al materializar la linea revolucionaria de independencia, deviene la fidedigna garantia para defender la soberania del pais y las conquistas de la revolucion, impulsar con exito la revolucion y la construccion y detener y frustrar la agresion e intervencion de los imperialistas. Impedir la guerra y preservar la paz es la apremiante tarea comun de la humanidad y la condicion indispensable para construir un nuevo mundo en que sea verificada la independencia. La paz se preserva solo cuando los pueblos de todos los paises del mundo, que aman la paz y aprecian la independencia, se levanten unanimemente para librar una lucha tenaz contra la politica de agresion y guerra de los imperialistas.
    Desarrollar las relaciones de amistad y cooperacion con los pueblos del mundo que abogan por la independencia es la invariable posicion de nuestro partido.
    El PTC desarrollara las relaciones de buena vecindad y amistad con todos los paises del mundo a base del principio de independencia y justicia internacional y se esforzara por mejorar y normalizar las relaciones con los paises que en el pasado trataban con hostilidad a la RPDC, si ahora respetan la soberania de esta y abandonan su politica hostil.
    En lo adelante tambien la RPDC contribuira activamente a la construccion de un nuevo mundo independiente, pacifico y amistoso.