President Kim Il Sung to Be Remembered in Austria

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- The Austrian Preparatory Committee for Remembering President Kim Il Sung was inaugurated in Vienna on July 3. The chairman of the Society for the Promotion of the Relations between Austria and the DPRK was elected chairman of the preparatory committee.
    The committee decided to hold colorful functions for remembering the brilliant life of the peerlessly great man Kim Il Sung in the capital and localities and widely introduce the undying exploits performed by him on behalf of humankind.

President Kim Il Sung Remembered in Different Countries

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Meetings for remembering President Kim Il Sung took place in Rome and Kinshasa on June 27 and 30 on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of his demise.
    On display in the venues of the meetings were works of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and books dealing with their undying feats.
    Speeches were made at the meetings.
    Miriam Pellegrini Ferri, chairman of the Italian Committee for the Study of Songun Idea for Independence and Sovereignty, highly praised Kim Il Sung as a great strategist and the world's statesman who defeated U.S. and Japanese imperialisms.
    Michele Capuano, member of the Central Committee of the Communists Party of Italy, said that they would extend full support and encouragement to the Korean people in their struggle to implement the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and fulfill the last instructions of Kim Il Sung on national reunification.
    Otete Gaston Mboyo, chairman of the National Committee of the Genuine Lumumbist Patriotic Party of Democratic Congo, and other speakers recollected with deep emotion the facts that Kim Il Sung wisely led the world socialist movement and the non-aligned movement and helped developing countries in their movement for national liberation in colonies and efforts for building a new society both materially and morally.
    Participants of the film shows watched Korean films "The Great Life in 1994", "The Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung Is Immortal", etc.

Solidarity with Korean People Expressed in Peru

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- A meeting, a photo exhibition and a film show took place on June 24 on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and the month of anti-U.S. joint struggle. They were cosponsored by the Peruvian-Korean Institute of Culture and Friendship and the Peruvian Committee for Supporting the Independent and Peaceful Reunification of Korea. Displayed in the venues of the functions were works of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, Korean books and photos showing the invincible might of the heroic Korean People's Army.
    At the meeting Yuri Castro Romero, secretary general of the Peruvian-Korean Institute of Culture and Friendship, told the attendants how the Korean war broke out and exposed the aggressive nature of U.S. imperialism.
    Felix Fernandes Torres, secretary general of the Peruvian Committee for Supporting the Independent and Peaceful Reunification of Korea, speaking next, vehemently denounced the moves of the U.S. imperialists to start another war and fully supported the Korean people in their struggle for the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
    At the end of the meeting its participants watched Korean films "The Korean People's Army, Steel-like Ranks" and "Korea Has Risen from Ruins".

Workers and Trade Union Members Vow Loyalty

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Workers and members of the trade unions met in front of the statue of President Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill on Thursday to vow their loyalty on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of his demise. Ryom Sun Gil, chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK), made a report to be followed by speeches.
    The reporter and speakers said that Kim Il Sung founded the immortal Juche idea in his early years, built an invincible powerful socialist nation on this land through his great revolutionary practice and made sure that the GFTUK was formed, wisely leading it to successfully discharge its noble mission and duty for the era and history.
    Under the leadership of Kim Jong Il the army and people of the DPRK are bringing about uninterrupted miracles and innovations in defending the country and building a great prosperous powerful nation and demonstrating the dignity and honor of the sun's nation to the world.
    They called upon all the workers and trade union members to make a new leap forward in building a great prosperous powerful socialist nation under the great banner of Songun and dedicate themselves to the sacred struggle to accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche pioneered by Kim Il Sung.
    Present at the meeting were Kim Jung Rin, secretary of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea, officials of the C.C., the GFTUK, and trade union officials, working people and trade union members in Pyongyang.

Struggle against Conclusion of FTA Declared in S. Korea

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- The Headquarters of the All-People Movement for Checking the south Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement reportedly called a press conference at citizens' park of Kwanghwamun in Seoul on July 3 to declare a struggle for checking the conclusion of the FTA. An appeal read out at the press conference said that the headquarters will set July 12 as the day of a rally for checking the conclusion of the FTA and conduct such actions as the holding of the second all-people rally, the publication of a declaration on the political situation, a signature campaign and the sending of protest e-mails to Chongwadae and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, calling upon all the people to come out in the actions.

Book and Photo Exhibition and Film Show Held

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- A book and photo exhibition and a film show took place at the Pyongyang Cultural Exhibition on Thursday for Chinese trainees and students studying at Kim Il Sung University on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. The Chinese trainees and students went round with keen interest the photos showing the undying feats of Kim Il Sung who always paid deep attention to the education of the rising generation.
    Then they looked round works of Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il and books introducing Korean politics, economy, culture and history.
    They watched Korean documentary film "The Great Life in 1994".

Military Attaches Visit Exhibition of Works on Juche Idea

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Military attaches of foreign embassies here visited the Exhibition of Works on the Juche Idea on Thursday on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of demise of President Kim Il Sung. They went round with keen interest works, photos and materials, being briefed on the outstanding ideological and theoretical activities of Kim Il Sung, father of the immortal Juche idea, and Kim Jong Il, who further developed it in depth as a guiding idea in the era of independence, wrote many famous works, clearly indicating the way of carving out the destiny of the popular masses.
    At the end of the visit Yang Xilian, military attache of the Chinese embassy who is doyen of the military attaches corps here, said that many works of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il clearly indicated the way for the Korean people to follow for the Korean revolution, socialist construction and the reunification of the country. These great feats are well known to the world people and serve as a shining example, he added.
    The guests made an entry in the visitor's book.

Kim Il Sung Remembered by Schoolchildren

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- A meeting of schoolchildren for remembering President Kim Il Sung was held at the education ground in front of his statue at the Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace on Thursday with the 12th anniversary of his death at hand. Addressing the meeting, Kim Kyong Ho, first secretary of the Central Committee of the youth league, said the schoolchildren nationwide were recollecting in a solemn frame of mind the life of Generalissimo Kim Il Sung who devoted his all to the bright future of the country, commemorating the lapse of 12 years since the day in 1994 when the whole country was seized with profound grief over his demise.
    He referred to the history of great loving care of Kim Il Sung who put the pencil problem on the agenda at the first meeting of the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea in the liberated country and took care that schools and palaces for children were built before anything else when every ton of cement and every ton of steel were counted due to the wounds of the war.
    Kim Ok Sun, an anti-Japanese revolutionary fighter, told the emotional legend of love of Kim Il Sung who took warm care of Children's Corps members and reliably brought up them into full-fledged successors to the revolution in the rigorous days of the bloody anti-Japanese battles. She asked the younger generation to hold in higher esteem Kim Jong Il who is identical to Kim Il Sung.
    Those recollecting him said the history of love for the rising generation and importance attached to youth was flowing endlessly in this land under the care of Kim Jong Il who has the same noble outlook on the rising generation as Kim Il Sung had. And they expressed their firm resolution to prepare themselves to be staunch Songun young vanguard, children's lifeguards devotedly defending Kim Jong Il.
    Present at the meeting together with schoolchildren were Kim Jung Rin, secretary of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Yong Jin, minister of Education, and others.

Special Envoy of Indonesian President Feted

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- The DPRK government hosted a reception at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Thursday in honor of the special envoy of the Indonesian president on a visit to the DPRK. Present on invitation were Councilor to the President Nana Sutresna, special envoy of the Indonesian president, and his entourage and Charge d'Affaires Bambang Irawan K. and officials of the Indonesian embassy here. On hand were Paek Nam Sun, minister of Foreign Affairs, and other officials concerned.
    Paek Nam Sun in his speech said the DPRK visit by the special envoy of the Indonesian president following his visit last February was an expression of the good faith of the Indonesian government attaching great importance to the development of the bilateral relations and a token that these relations have kept developing favorably in the new century.
    Korea-Indonesia friendship with a long history and a solid foundation is invariably being cemented and developed in conformity with the aspiration and interests of the governments and peoples of the two countries despite the complicated international situation, he noted.
    He expressed deep thanks to the Indonesian government and people for always paying deep attention to the accomplishment of the just cause of the Korean people and the issue of peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula and extending full support and encouragement to them.
    We highly appreciate the efforts of the Indonesian government to achieve the territorial integrity and economic growth of the country, defend independence in foreign relations and ensure impartiality in international problems and wish it greater progress in its future work, he stated.
    The special envoy said he cherished deep reverence for President Kim Il Sung, highly praising the undying feats performed by the President for the building of the DPRK.
    Saying he was visiting the DPRK again as a special envoy of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, he noted that his president was showing special concern for the building of deeper relations between Indonesia and the DPRK.
    The Indonesian president attaches importance to the reunification of Korea and the significance of the process of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and considers that achieving a durable peace in this region is highly important not only for the Korean people but for the world people, he declared.

New Cosmetic Agent Developed

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- A new kind of cosmetic agent to make skin supple with radiance and purity has been developed by researchers of the Aromatic and Cosmetic Engineering Institute of the Branch Academy of Light Industrial Science under the State Academy of Sciences in the DPRK. They analyzed in a scientific way why the hand skin of those who are making bean paste is smooth and fair. In this course, they found out that a kind of substance making organic acid promotes the metabolism of melanin pigment in the skin to give complexion a healthy appearance and radiance and prevent wrinkling.
    On the basis of this, they succeeded in making a new kind of cosmetic agent in a microbiological way.
    The face lotion and cream mixed with a small amount of the agent are very efficacious for lightening dark spots, freckles and skin moles in the face and making complexion fair and fresh.

Patriotic Struggle for National Reunification Called for

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Nobody can claim he has carried out his duty before the country and nation as its member unless he has contributed to putting an end to the tragedy they have undergone. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article. It goes on:
    The struggle for national reunification is a patriotic struggle to establish national sovereignty.
    National independence is what keeps a nation alive. A nation unable to live independently can neither lead a dignified life nor have any future.
    The struggle for national reunification is a patriotic struggle to achieve national unity.
    The national unity is an important requirement for carving out the destiny of a nation.
    The Korean nation is required to go united in order to preserve its 5000 year-old identity as a homogenous nation, glorify its long history and strikingly demonstrate its wisdom and talents.
    The U.S. imperialists are intensifying their anti-DPRK propaganda based on all sorts of sheer lies, keen to scrap the June 15 joint declaration the basic spirit of which is "By our nation itself." They are busy meddling in the cooperation projects under way between the north and the south, finding fault with them. They are, at the same time, egging the ultra-right conservatives in south Korea onto confrontation with their compatriots, pushing the situation to the brink of war. All these disturbing moves are aimed to prevent the divided Korea from becoming one.
    The struggle for the reunification of the divided Korean nation represents a patriotic cause of achieving national prosperity.
    When the country is reunified, Korea will shed its rays all over the world as an independent sovereign state with a population of 70 million, brilliant national culture and powerful economy. Precisely for this reason to struggle for national reunification means a manifestation of the most ardent patriotism.
    All the Koreans in the north and the south and overseas should devote themselves to the dynamic struggle for national reunification and make their life worthwhile and thus creditably fulfill their sacred duty they have assumed before the nation, the article urges.

Kim Yong Nam Meets Special Envoy of Indonesian President

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly talk with Councilor to President Nana Sutresna, special envoy of the Indonesian president, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. On hand were Kim Yong Il, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, officials concerned, Bambang Irawan K., Indonesian charge d'affaires a. i. here, and embassy officials.
    On the occasion the special envoy said that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has a firm will to further develop the friendly relations between Indonesia and Korea provided by former President Sukarno and President Kim Il Sung.

Congratulatory Message to Malawian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun sent a congratulatory message to Joyce Banda upon his appointment as minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Malawi. Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger in the future, the message wished him success in his new job.

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En Pyongyang el enviado especial del presidente indonesio

    Pyongyang, 7 de julio (ATCC) -- Nana Sutresna, enviado especial y asesor politico del presidente de la Republica de Indonesia, y su comitiva llegaron el dia 6 a esta capital. 　En el aeropuerto los acogieron el vicecanciller coreano Kim Yong Il y otros funcionarios, el encargado de negocios a.i. indonesio Bambang Irawan K y miembros de la sede diplomatica.

Lucha por reunificacion de la patria es la mas patriotica

    Pyongyang, 7 de julio (ATCC) -- Sin acabar con la tragedia nacional, ningun coreano puede decir que cumplio con su sagrado deber asumido ante la patria y la nacion. 　Comienza asi un articulo individual del diario Rodong Sinmun, publicado en la edicion del dia 7, y prosigue:
    　La lucha por la reunificacion de la patria es la batalla patriotica por lograr la soberania nacional.
    　La independencia nacional significa la vida de la nacion coreana, porque sin ella no puede llevar una vida digna ni hoy ni futuro.
    　Esa lucha, caracterizada por el amor a la nacion, se encamina a realizar la unidad nacional que es una demanda importante para la forja del destino de la nacion.
    　La unidad nacional es para mantener la homogeneidad nacional mantenida durante cinco milenios, hacer brillar la larga historia nacional y poner de pleno manifiesto la inteligencia y el talento de los coreanos.
    　A fin de impedir que el Norte y el Sur de Corea se unan en una nacion, los imperialistas norteamericanos intensifican la demagogia contra la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea con toda indole de desinformaciones rechazando la Declaracion Conjunta del 15 de Junio, fundamentada en el ideal de "entre nosotros, los connacionales".
    　Ademas, intervienen en las labores de cooperacion entre el Norte y el Sur y azuzan a las fuerzas conservadoras ultraderechistas del Sur de Corea a la confrontacion con el coterraneo Norte llevando asi la situacion al borde de la guerra.
    　En fin, la lucha por la reunificacion de la patria es la causa patriotica para aunar a la nacion dividida en dos partes y asegurar la prosperidad nacional.
    　Una vez reunificada, nuestra patria se erigira en este mundo como un Estado independiente y soberano con 70 millones de habitantes, cultura brillante y economia potencial. He aqui uno de los argumentos del dicho: la lucha por la reunificacion es lo mas patriotico.
    　Todos los coreanos del Norte y el Sur y en ultramar deben cumplir con todo su deber asumido ante la nacion al dejar sus huellas de vida en la grandiosa lucha por la reunificacion de la patria.

Actos de solidaridad en Peru con el pueblo coreano

    Pyongyang, 7 de julio (ATCC) -- Con motivo del VI aniversario de la publicacion de la Declaracion Conjunta Norte-Sur del 15 de Junio y el mes de la lucha conjunta antiyanqui tuvieron lugar el 24 de junio un mitin, foto-exhibicion y proyeccion filmica bajo coauspicios del Instituto Cultural y de Amistad Peruano-Coreano y el Comite Peruano de Apoyo a la Reunificacion Independiente y Pacifica de Corea. En el lugar de los actos estaban exhibidos las obras del Presidente Kim Il Sung y del Dirigente Kim Jong Il, libros coreanos y fotos alusivas al poderio invencible del heroico Ejercito Popular de Corea.
    En la ocasion, el secretario general de la primera entidad Yuri Castro Romero revelo como se desato la pasada guerra coreana y denuncio la naturaleza agresiva de los imperialistas norteamericanos.
    Al seguirle en usar la palabra, el secretario general de la segunda entidad, Felix Fernandez Torres, condeno categoricamente las maniobras de EE.UU. para desencadenar nueva guerra contra Corea y dio activo apoyo a la lucha del pueblo coreano por la reunificacion independiente y pacifica del pais.
    Terminado el mitin, los participantes vieron las peliculas coreanas "El Ejercito Popular de Corea - fila de acero" y "Corea reconstruida sobre las ruinas".

En Austria nace comite preparatorio de recordacion a Kim Il Sung

    Pyongyang, 7 de julio (ATCC) -- Quedo constituido el dia 3 en Viena el Comite Preparatorio de Austria para la recordacion al Presidente Kim Il Sung. Como presidente de la entidad naciente fue electo el presidente de la Asociacion Austriaca por el Fomento de las Relaciones con la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea.
    El comite decidio organizar en la capital y varias localidades diversos actos de recordacion de la brillante vida del Presidente y dar a conocer ampliamente sus imborrables hazanas acumuladas ante la humanidad.