Negotiations for S. Korea-U.S. FTA Lambasted

    Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- Representatives of civic and public organizations of south Korea including the Headquarters of the All-People Movement for Checking south Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement reportedly held a press conference in Kwanghwamun of Seoul on June 5 at which they strongly denounced the first round of the negotiations for concluding FTA now under way in the United States. At the press conference speakers recalled that there is nothing that may meet the expectations of the people in the proposal for the negotiations prepared by the authorities.
    If FTA is concluded, its aftermath will rapidly reach even the public domains, they noted, declaring that the workers would take the lead in the struggle to check the conclusion of the agreement.
    A statement read out at the press conference said that FTA the authorities are going to conclude with the U.S. will more seriously threaten the existence of the people.
    Demanding the authorities immediately recall the delegation they sent to the U.S. for the conclusion of FTA, the statement referred to the resolution of the organizations to wage a dynamic struggle to check the conclusion of the agreement.

Cause of Korea's Reunification Supported by Indonesian President

    Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- The friendly relations between Indonesia and the DPRK are developing on good terms, said Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when meeting with the outgoing DPRK ambassador to his country on June 5. He hoped that everything would go well in Korea under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    It is the stand of Indonesia that Korea should be reunified by the Korean people themselves without outside interference, he stressed.

Greater Leap with Faith in Socialism Urged

    Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- We should powerfully accelerate the current general march of Songun revolution with the unshakable creed hardened in ordeals, cherishing deeper in our minds the firm faith in socialism, says Rodong Sinmun in its editorial Friday. It is the invariable faith rooted deep in the minds of the army and people of the DPRK that Korean socialism centered on the popular masses is best and the cause of Korean socialism advancing along the road of Songun will surely emerge victorious, the editorial says, and goes on:
    Let us make a higher leap toward the peak of a great prosperous powerful nation, full of faith in sure victory and optimism under the Songun leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea--this is the slogan of struggle and advance we should hold aloft today.
    Unquestioned trust in the headquarters of the revolution is the hard core of the faith in socialism the revolutionary fighters should cherish in the era of Songun.
    The invincibility of socialism entirely depends on the greatness of the headquarters, its guide.
    The headquarters of our revolution is confidently leading the cause of socialism to a brilliant victory with superb ideology and theory and tested leadership. To the army and people of the DPRK the headquarters of the revolution is immediately socialism and the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il is immediately the victory of Korean-style socialism.
    We should struggle more staunchly with the firm belief that Korean-style socialism will certainly win and the day is not far off when we will live as well as any other thanks to the great Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    We should give fuller play to the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance with faith in the politico-ideological and military and economic potentials of Korean-style socialism.
    We owe it to the unbreakable single-minded unity of the Party, the army and the people and enormous military power that the DPRK is fully exercising its sovereignty under any circumstances and vigorously hastening the building of a great prosperous powerful nation with flying colors, despite the U.S. imperialists' dastardly economic blockade.
    We should continue to give full scope to the optimistic spirit displayed in the days of the "Arduous March" during which we lived and struggled with unflinching confidence, reconciling ourselves to a thousand and one tests.
    We should steadily intensify the class struggle to thoroughly frustrate the U.S. imperialists' reactionary ideological and cultural penetration.
    We should do everything in an innovative and bold manner, guided by the high aspirations and idea of Kim Jong Il and his staunch spirit of attack.
    Every one should make a higher leap and race faster toward the peak of a great prosperous powerful socialist nation, overflowing with the conviction of sure victory and optimism under the Songun leadership of the great Workers' Party of Korea, concludes the editorial.

Schoolchildren Give Art Performance

    Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- An art performance of the national art festival of schoolchildren for celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean Children's Union was given at the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace on June 8. The performance began with chorus to the accompaniment of national music instruments "June 6 Is Our Holiday". Performers put on the stage colorful numbers representing their earnest yearning for President Kim Il Sung, their wishes to see leader Kim Jong Il, and their boundless cheers and joy of celebrating the 60th anniversary of the KCU.
    Solo and Oungum ensemble "The Embrace of the Fatherland", a famous song, vocal solo and chorus "The Generalissimo Is Our Sun", female vocal solo "Longing for the Father", violin ensemble "The General and Children" and other numbers depicted the infinite gratitude of the schoolchildren to Kim Il Sung who loved the children most, calling them "king" of the country, and to Kim Jong Il who is working heart and soul for the future of the country.
    Dance "The Day of Joining the KCU", poem and story telling "A KCU Decision in Last Five Minutes" and other numbers showed well the firm pledge of the schoolchildren across the country to firmly prepare themselves to be juvenile revolutionaries intensely loyal to the Party and the leader and credible reserves for the building of a great prosperous powerful nation.
    The performance was appreciated by Kim Jung Rin, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Kyong Ho, first secretary of the Central Committee of the youth league, officials concerned and the participants in the 6th Congress of the KCU.
    Meanwhile, the participants in the congress visited the national schoolchildren's scientific fantasy work and talent exhibition for celebrating the 60th anniversary of the KCU. On display there were at least 1,300 pieces of exhibits presented by children of primary and middle schools and group members of schoolchildren's palaces and halls across the country.

State Theatrical Company

    Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- The State Theatrical Company with a long tradition is very popular among the people in the DPRK. The company was the first art troupe founded in the country after the liberation on the initiative of President Kim Il Sung and under his guidance. Then, it was called the National Artistic Operation Troupe.
    Its drama artistes created the maiden drama "Thunder" showing the revolutionary history of the President and performed it before the three generals of Mt. Paektu.
    Under the tireless guidance of Kim Jong Il, the company ushered in the heyday of the Juche-oriented drama in the 1970s.
    In those years the company created hundreds of many-act, two-act and one-act plays and story-telling pieces including "A Mountain Shrine"-style revolutionary dramas. Among them are "A Mountain Shrine", "Blood at an International Conference", "A Letter from a Daughter", "Three Pretenders" and "Celebration Meeting".
    After then it created and put on stage such revolutionary dramas as "Wish" and "Mother's Wish" to inspire the servicepersons and people with the revolutionary enthusiasm.
    Its artistes have played the revolutionary drama "A Mountain Shrine" on more than 1,670 occasions and taken an active part in making hundreds of artistic works including the grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang".
    In particular, its actors and actresses gave good accounts of themselves in playing the lead part in a number of feature films including the revolutionary feature film "Star of Korea" and the multi-part feature film "The Nation and Destiny". In the process it has produced many People's Artistes, Merited Artistes and Merited Artists including Ri Tan and Han Jin Sop.
    The creative staff is reinforced by those who have received professional education or trained by the company itself.
    The company organizes in a systematic way the work for raising the standard of creative and artistic technique among the creators and players.

June 15 Pilgrims Group Starts Its Activities in S. Korea

    Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- The June 15 pilgrims group made up of members of the Solidarity of Youth and Students for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration of south Korea reportedly held a press conference in Kwanghwamun of Seoul on June 5 before the start of its activities. It plans to tour all areas of south Korea including Seoul, Chunchon and Taejon from June 5 to 13 during which it will conduct information service and give art performances to celebrate with splendor June 15 as the "day of by our nation itself" and struggle to check the expansion of the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek in solidarity with youth and students organizations and civic and public organizations.
    Speakers at the press conference said that the group would take the lead in the drive to hold successful grand festival for national reunification celebrating the 6th anniversary of the June 15 joint declaration in Kwangju and make the enthusiasm to achieve reunification by the concerted efforts of the nation prevail throughout south Korea.
    The grand festival for national reunification will prove to be an important event as it will demonstrate before the world an atmosphere of national unity and peace, they said, calling for making the function a great success and thus showing once again the ardent desire of the nation for reunification to the anti-reunification forces including the "Grand National Party".
    Then an action program of the group was published.

Old Castles of Koguryo Restored

    Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- Some parts of the castles of Mt. Taesong and Pyongyang have been restored to their original state. They are the national treasures showing the history of Koguryo, a powerful state which existed in Korea for nearly a thousand years, and the prominent wisdom of its people.
    The castle of Mt. Taesong has a long history as one of large castles of Koguryo.
    Researchers in the fields of history study and relics preservation have ascertained historical evidence of many issues including the structure and building method of mountain walls in the course of studying the remaining walls of the castle on Mt. Taesong and historical documents belonging to the period of Koguryo. And they provided scientific guarantee for restoring to its original state the wall between Somun and Ulji peaks on the principle of historicism.
    The wall of this part was built double to prevent enemies from climbing up. The wall has been rehabilitated in its original form.
    The promenade has also been built along the wall for the convenience of tourists.
    Some parts of the inner and outer walls of Pyongyang have been restored with success.
    The part of the inner wall from the Ulmil Pavilion to the Chongryu Pavilion on Moran Hill has been rebuilt with old wall stones. Its defence setups were also restored to their original state. Besides, a part of the outer wall near Jang Chol Gu Commercial University has been rehabilitated in the form of the walls belonging to Koguryo.

Greetings to Ugandan Foreign Minister

    Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- Paek Nam Sun, minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, sent a message of greetings to Sam Kutesa on his reappointment as foreign minister of Uganda. Expressing the belief that the traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries would grow stronger in the future, the message sincerely wished him greater success in his responsible work.

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Nuevo salto en construccion de gran potencia, recalca Rodong Sinmun

    Pyongyang, 9 de junio (ATCC) -- Debemos guardar con mas profundidad la fe en el socialismo y acelerar la marcha general de la revolucion del Songun (priorizacion militar) de hoy con el poderio de la ferrea conviccion forjada en medio de vicisitudes. 　Comienza el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 9 y prosigue:
    　Nuestro ejercito y pueblo tienen el ferreo credo de que el socialismo coreano centrado en las masas populares es el mejor y saldra ciertamente victoriosa la causa socialista de corea que avanza por el camino del Songun.
    　Demos salto mas alto hacia la cima de una gran potencia prospera llenos de optimismo y la fe en la victoria cierta bajo la direccion del partido mediante Songun, esta es nuestra consigna de lucha y marcha.
    　La absoluta confianza en la Direccion de la Revolucion es lo medular de la fe en el socialismo que deben poseer los soldados revolucionarios de la epoca del Songun.
    　La invencibilidad de la causa del socialismo depende enteramente de la grandeza de su orientador-Direccion de la Revolucion.
    　En la actualidad la Direccion de la Revolucion Coreana orienta ciertamente a la brillante victoria la causa del socialismo con la destacada ideologia y teoria y la probada direccion. Para nuestro ejercito y pueblo la Direccion de la Revolucion es precisamente el socialismo y la orientacion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il mediante el Songun es la victoria del socialismo coreano.
    　Debemos luchar con mas firmeza con la conviccion de que bajo la gran orientacion del Dirigente sobre la revolucion mediante el Songun el socialismo coreano saldra ciertamente victorioso y no es lejano el dia en que podremos vivir mejor sin tener nada que envidiar.
    　Debemos dar pruebas del elevado espiritu revolucionario de autoconfianza con la fe en el poderio ideo-politico, economico-militar de nuestro socialismo.
    　Gracias a la unidad monolitica entre el partido, el ejercito y el pueblo y a las poderosas fuerzas armadas, ejercemos con dignidad la soberania en cualesquier circunstancias e impulsamos la construccion de una gran potencia prospera pese al terco bloqueo economico de los imperialistas norteamericanos.
    　Debemos manifestar plenamente el espiritu optimista desplegado en la epoca de la "marcha penosa" en que vivimos y luchamos con redoblado animo sobreponiendose a miles de pruebas.
    　Debemos elevar de continuo el grado de la lucha clasista por frustrar todas las maniobras de infiltracion ideo-cultural reaccionaria de los yanquis.
    　Debemos desplegar con gran ambicion y gran espiritu emprendedor todos los trabajos segun lo indican el proposito, el ideal y el espiritu de ofensiva intrepido y tenaz del Dirigente.
    　Debemos dar mas salto hacia la cumbre de la gran potencia socialista prospera llenos del optimismo y la fe en la victoria cierta siguiendo la direccion del gran Partido mediante el Songun.

Presidente de Indonesia apoya causa de reunificacion de Corea

    Pyongyang, 9 de junio (ATCC) -- El presidente de la Republica de Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, al departir el dia 5 con el embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea en su pais quien le hizo una visita de despedida, dijo que las relaciones de amistad entre Indonesia y Corea se desarrollan favorablemente y deseo que bajo la direccion de Su Excelencia Kim Jong Il, gran Dirigente todo marche bien. 　Recalco que la posicion de Indonesia es que la reunificacion de Corea debe ser realizada con las fuerzas propias del pueblo coreano sin ninguna ingerencia extranjera.

Participantes en VI congreso de UNC se fotografian junto con cuadros

    Pyongyang, 9 de junio (ATCC) -- Los participantes en el VI Congreso de la Union de Ninos de Corea se fotografiaron el dia 8 junto con Kim Yong Nam, Choe Thae Bok y Kim Jung Rin, ex combatientes revolucionarios antijaponeses y funcionarios de la Union de la Juventud Socialista Kim Il Sung.

Funcion de Festival Artistico Nacional de Ninos Escolares

    Pyongyang, 9 de junio (ATCC) -- Tuvo lugar el dia 8 en el capitalino Palacio de Ninos y Escolares de Mangyongdae la funcion del Festival Artistico Nacional de Ninos Escolares en celebracion del 60o aniversario de la fundacion de la Union de Ninos de Corea (UNC). 　En la funcion iniciada con la cancion con acompanamiento instrumental nacional "El 6 de Junio es nuestra fiesta", los ejecutantes pusieron en la escena diversas piezas que reflejan la ferviente anoranza al Generalisimo Kim Il Sung, el deseo de reunirse con el Dirigente Kim Jong Il, el infinito jubilo y alegria de acoger el 60o aniversario de la fundacion de la UNC; la cancion y solo de Ounkum (instrumento musical nacional) "El regazo de la patria" (obra maestra), el solo y coro "El Generalisimo es nuestro Sol", el solo femenino "Pensando en el padre", el acoplamiento de violin "El General y los ninos" y otras piezas que describen con emocion el sentimiento de infinito agradecimiento de los ninos escolares hacia el Generalisimo, quien amaba muchisimo a los ninos considerandolos como "reyes" del pais, y hacia el Dirigente quien hace ingentes esfuerzos por el porvenir de la patria.
    　Tambien, a traves de la danza "Dia de ingreso en la UNC", la poesia y narracion "Resolucion de la UNC en los ultimos 5 minutos" y otras, ellos reflejaron bien el firme juramento de los escolares y ninos de todo el pais de prepararse con firmeza como ninos revolucionarios infinitamente fieles al partido y al Lider y como confiables reservas para la construccion de una gran potencia prospera.
    　Vieron la funcion Kim Jung Rin, secretario del Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, Kim Kyong Ho, primer secretario del CC de la Union de la Juventud Socialista Kim Il Sung, y otros funcionarios asi como los participantes en el VI Congreso de la UNC.
    　El mismo dia, estos participantes visitaron la exhibicion nacional de las obras fantasticas cientificas y habilidades de ninos en ocasion del citado aniversario, donde estan exhibidas mas de mil 300 obras preparadas por los escolares primarios y secundarios y los miembros de grupos de los palacios y casas de escolares y ninos en todo el pais.