U.S. Sub-Critical Nuclear Test Assailed

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- The U.S. recently conducted the 23rd sub-critical nuclear test since 1997 in the underground nuclear test ground in Nevada despite strong rebuff and protest of the international community. Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a signed commentary terms this a challenge to humankind's desire for peace and an anti-peace act of sparking off a nuclear arms race.
    It is sheer sophism for the Bush administration to assert that the sub-critical nuclear test does not violate the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty, the commentary says, and goes on:
    The U.S. continued sub-critical nuclear test is aimed to put into practice its doctrine of preemptive nuclear strike. The Bush administration, obsessed by nuclear hysteria, set out the doctrine of preemptive nuclear strike and adopted it as a basic "national security strategy." On this basis it is getting ready to make a preemptive nuclear strike at other countries any moment.
    The Bush bellicose forces have simplified even the procedure for using nuclear weapons. Acting upon the doctrine of a preemptive nuclear attack, the U.S. is working hard to manufacture smaller nuclear weapons of high explosive power and use them as conventional weapons in all wars. The U.S. continues conducting sub-critical nuclear test to develop new type nuclear weapons after setting up a comprehensive nuclear substance production centre. This is part of its moves to modernize nuclear weapons and bolster them as required by the doctrine of preemptive nuclear attack, contain other nuclear powers and dominate the world by retaining an unchallenged nuclear edge.
    All facts go to clearly prove that the U.S. is chiefly to blame for proliferating nuclear weapons and technology and posing a nuclear threat to mankind.
    The U.S. had better drop its nuclear ambition and stop conducting nuclear tests and developing nuclear weapons.

DPRK's Birthday Celebrated in Different Countries

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Meetings took place in Russia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Uganda from September 2 to 6 to celebrate the 58th anniversary of the DPRK. The 58-year-long history of the DPRK is shining as a revolutionary history and an immortal history of Songun leadership of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il, speakers noted at the meetings.
    The President founded the DPRK and devoted his all to the efforts to accomplish the cause of reunification and the Korean people have made vigorous endeavors to build a great prosperous powerful socialist nation and achieve national reunification under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il, they added.
    Only victory and glory are in store for the Korean people advancing under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il, they noted, highly praising the undying feats the illustrious great persons of Mt. Paektu performed by building a socialist power, independent in politics, self-supporting in economy and self-reliant in national defence, and glorifying it.
    A message of greetings to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting held in Switzerland.

Floral Baskets to DPRK Missions Abroad

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Political parties, ministries of governments, organizations, organs and political and public figures of different countries sent floral baskets to DPRK missions on the occasion of the 58th birthday of the DPRK. Among them are the Commission for External Affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Vietnamese Ministries of Foreign Affairs, National Defence, Public Security, Culture and Information, Agriculture and Rural Development and Commerce, the Vietnam-Korea Friendship Association, the Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics, the Iranian Table Tennis Federation, the Central Committee of the People's Party of Cambodia, the Cambodian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Culture and Fine Arts and Health, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Pakistan-Korea Friendship Association, the Paektusan Czech-Korean Friendship Association, the Cuban minister of Foreign Affairs, the president of the Central Committee of the Fatherland Front of Vietnam, the deputy general secretary of the Syria's Baath Arab Socialist Party, the Syrian ministers of Foreign Affairs and Information, the Syrian chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces, the general secretary of the Syrian Arab Socialist Union Party, the chairman of the Proletarian and Islamic Revolutionary Wounded Organization of Iran, the chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, the president of the Cambodian Senate, the general secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the secretary general of the All India Indo-Korean Friendship Association, the joint secretary of the All India Agricultural Workers' Union, the director of the Indian Institute for the Foreign Policy, the president of the Doz Company in the Czech Republic, the chairman of the Global Group of Britain and the secretary general of the Asian Regional Institute of the Juche Idea.

Great Medal and Certificate Conferred upon Kim Jong Suk

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk was awarded a great medal "Sun of the National Association of Writers and Artists of Peru" and its certificate by the association on the occasion of the 58th birthday of the DPRK. The chairman of the association handed the great medal and its certificate to the DPRK ambassador to Peru on Sept. 7.
    Engraved on the heads of the medal describing the sun are letters "National Association of Writers and Artists of Peru. Founded on Feb. 11, 1938" and on its reverse letters "Great Medal of the Sun."
    Written on the certificate are letters "We have the pleasure to award the great medal 'Sun of the National Association of Writers and Artists of Peru' to Kim Jong Suk, mother of revolutionaries and eternal leader of all the intellectuals in Peru, in recognition of the shining exploits performed by her in developing education and culture and enhancing the value of human beings based on democracy. Sept. 5, 2006."
    The chairman said that the medal reflects the feelings of the Peruvian people highly praising the undying feats Kim Jong Suk performed by contributing to the liberation of the country and the founding of the DPRK and giving birth to and bringing up leader Kim Jong Il, the sun of mankind.

Halt to Third Round of Negotiations for Conclusion of FTA Urged

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- A south Korean tour group for checking the conclusion of the south Korea-U.S. "Free Trade Agreement" called a press conference at the historical industrial museum in Seattle, the U.S. on September 6 in demand of a halt to the third round of negotiations for the conclusion of the FTA, according to the south Korean KBS. At the press conference speakers brought to light the undisguised attempt of the U.S. to bankrupt public enterprises of south Korea in the negotiations.
    At the negotiation the U.S. is imposing a proposal for opening the market of rice and all other agricultural products upon the south Korean authorities, they said, pointing out that if the proposal is accepted, the food sovereignty of south Korea will be gravely encroached upon.
    It is unjust that the south Korean delegation of negotiations did not open to the public the content of the negotiations under the pretext of an agreement with the U.S., they said, urging the delegation to open it to the public at once.
    The participants made a demonstration march after the end of the press conference.

End to U.S. Forces' Presence in S. Korea Demanded

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- This year figures of at least 250 political parties, organizations and international and regional organizations and media of different countries strongly demanded an immediate end to the U.S. forces' presence in south Korea. Political parties, organizations and international and regional bodies and personages from all walks of life in their statements expressed full support to the slogan "Let us vigorously forward the patriotic movement for independent reunification, peace against war and the great national unity under the banner of "By our nation itself!" set out in the joint new year editorial of the DPRK.
    Political and public figures of Asian and Pacific countries including Laos, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Philippines and Australia issued a joint statement on Korea in India urging the U.S. to roll back its anachronistic hostile policy toward the DPRK, pull its forces out of south Korea without delay and convert the Armistice Agreement into a peace mechanism.
    A meeting of the Presidium of the International Liaison Committee for Reunification and Peace in Korea held in Brussels adopted a declaration in which it positively supported the Korean people in their struggle for national reunification and demanded the U.S. and the south Korean authorities immediately dismantle and remove such physical and legal barriers as the concrete wall and the "National Security Law."
    A meeting of the General Council of the World Federation of Democratic Youth held in Athens adopted a resolution on peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula urging the U.S. to actively cooperate in the efforts to implement the north-south joint declaration and an annual meeting of the Executive Committee of the World Peace Council held in Brazil also adopted a declaration on sending solidarity to the Korean people in their struggle against the U.S. forces' presence in south Korea.
    The Indian newspaper People's Democracy accused the U.S. of having reduced south Korea to its colony, demanding the former withdraw its aggression forces and nuclear weapons from the latter without delay.
    The Secretariat of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks in a statement urged the U.S. to pull back at once such weapons of mass destruction as nuclear weapons and its aggression forces from south Korea while the Swiss Committee for Supporting the Independent and Peaceful Reunification of Korea stressed that the U.S. troops present in south Korea are chiefly responsible for the division of the Korean nation and a stumbling block lying in the way of Korea's reunification.

Foreign Guests Come to Take Part in Film Festival

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Delegations and delegates of Germany, Sweden, Slovenia, Singapore, Britain, Italy, Japan, China, Hong Kong of China, Cambodia, France and Finland and a delegation of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) arrived here Tuesday by air or train to take part in the 10th Pyongyang International Film Festival. Secretary of State of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia Khim Sarith and Director of the Goethe Institute of Germany Uwe Schmelter who are guests of honor flew to Pyongyang.
    Earlier, international jury members of Germany, Russia, Italy and China and delegations and delegates of Laos, Syria and Austria arrived here.

Lao Embassy Officials Visit International Friendship Exhibition

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Lao Ambassador to the DPRK Chanpheng Sihaphom and embassy officials visited the International Friendship Exhibition on Sep. 12 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the conclusion of the agreement on cultural cooperation between the governments of the DPRK and Laos. The guests entered the exhibition and made a vow to the wax figure of President Kim Il Sung with infinite reverence for him who performed the great feats to be immortal in human history with century, considering believing in people as in Heaven as his maxim all his life.
    Then they looked round with keen interests several exhibition halls, being briefed on the precious gifts presented to Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il by heads of party, state and government, prominent public figures and people from all walks of life in many countries and regions of the world.
    The ambassador wrote in the visitor's book that he deems it an honor to inspect the exhibition which showcases precious treasures presented to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il as gifts from different countries.
    He also wrote he wishes the Korean people greater success in their work for the development and reunification of the country.

Gift to Kim Jong Il from Mongolian President

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift by Mongolian President Nambariin Enkhbayar. The gift was handed to an official concerned Tuesday by S. Khurelbaatar, head of the delegation of the Mongolian Foreign Ministry, on a visit to the DPRK.

Developing Badminton Technique

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Badminton technique is developing in the DPRK. In an interview with KCNA, Pak Chan Su, secretary-general of the Korean Badminton Association, said that badminton is suitable to the physiques and taste of Koreans and the country has witnessed a fast development of its technique.
    The DPRK shuttlers gave a good account of themselves in the Asia Juvenile Badminton Championship held in Malaysia last July.
    After seeing their matches, foreign badminton experts remarked that Korean shuttlers were high in technique for their age and promising.
    The DPRK organized the Haebangsan Sports Group in April 2005 for the purpose of training badminton players.
    Boys and girls in their teens are training themselves mentally, physically and technically there.
    There is a badminton gymnasium on Chongchun Street, Pyongyang, where various gymnasiums equipped with modern sporting facilities are.
    Amid growing social interest in badminton, more and more working people and school youth and children visit Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang Indoor Stadium, the Central Hall of Youth and some other places of the city to play badminton.

Breeding of Rabbits Encouraged

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Rabbits are extensively bred in the Democratic Peoplefs Republic of Korea. Rabbits are considered as economically profitable domestic animals in the mountainous DPRK with limited cropland.
    The mass media including newspapers and TV widely introduce the benefit of rabbits, their breeding and management based on advanced technology and scientific and technical issues such as veterinary and anti-epizootic measures.
    Rabbits are being raised by collective and wide-spread methods at factories, enterprises, cooperative farms and schools, to say nothing of stock-breeding farms.
    The issue of rabbit warren and feed has been solved to suit the physiological characteristics of rabbit and a breeding and management system established on the basis of the advanced technology. And the veterinary and anti-epizootic work is being intensified.
    Rabbit-breeding farms have been built to rapidly increase parent rabbits which have a high fertility rate, grow fast and produce much meat with less feed.
    Taking the lead in the rabbit breeding campaign are the youth league, women's union and other working people's organizations.
    Good experience of individual families in rabbit breeding is also being generalized widely.

Kim Yong Nam Leaves for Cuba

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Wednesday left here to participate in the 14th summit of non-aligned countries slated to be held in Cuba. He was seen off at the airport by Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the SPA, Kung Sok Ung, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, and Andrei Karlov, Russian ambassador to the DPRK, Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and Enrique Montoto Cruz, charge d'affaires ad interim of the Cuban embassy here.

Choe Thae Bok Meets Parliamentary Delegation of Indonesia

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- Chairman of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly Choe Thae Bok met and had a friendly talk with the parliamentary delegation of Indonesia headed by Yoseph Umarhadi, chairman of the Indonesia-DPRK Friendship Parliamentary Group, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Wednesday. On hand were Chairman of the DPRK-Indonesia Friendship Parliamentary Group Kim Wan Su, officials concerned and Indonesian Charge d'Affaires ad Interim here Bambang Irawan K.

Appeal of Swiss Preparatory Committee Supported

    Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- The visiting representative of the Society of Japan-Korea Culture Noboru Kameda issued a statement in Pyongyang on September 11, supporting the appeal of the Swiss preparatory committee to commemorate the Day of the Sun and February 16 in 2007. He said his society would inaugurate a preparatory committee for the occasions and sponsor multifarious political and cultural events to stir up an atmosphere of praising the great men in Japan.
    He declared his society expressed firm solidarity with the Korean people in their just struggle to achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country under the slogan "By our nation itself" and defend socialism, resolutely smashing the moves of the imperialist allied forces to isolate and stifle the DPRK and the Japanese government's reckless maneuvers against the DPRK and the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.

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Rodong Sinmun denuncia prueba nuclear de EE.UU.

    Pyongyang, 13 de septiembre (ATCC) -- Hace unos dias, pese al categorico rechazo de la sociedad internacional Estados Unidos realizo por vigesima tercera vez a partir de 1997 la prueba nuclear subcritica en el campo de experimento nuclear subterraneo en Nevada. Esto deviene un desafio a la aspiracion de la humanidad a la paz y un acto que acarrea la carrera de armamento nuclear.
    Asi senala el periodico Rodong Sinmun en un comentario individual del dia 13 y continua:
    La administracion Bush insiste en que la prueba nuclear subcritica no contraviene al tratado de prohibicion de prueba nuclear comprensiva. Pero, con tal logica absurda no puede convencer a nadie.
    La prueba nuclear de toda indole es para llevar a la practica su doctrina de ataque nuclear preventivo. La administracion Bush enajenada en la "omnipotencia nuclear" presento esta doctrina y la definio como lo principal de la "estrategia de seguridad estatal" con el objetivo de hacer preparativos para asestar a todo el momento la ofensiva nuclear preventiva a otros paises.
    Las fuerzas belicosas de Bush simplificaron el tramite para el uso de las armas nucleares.
    Segun esa doctrina EE.UU. trata de fabricar los miniartefactos nucleares para usarlos como armas convencionales en todas las guerras. Luego de crear el centro general para la produccion de material nuclear, EE.UU. no cesa de realizar la prueba nuclear subcritica para desarrollar nuevas armas nucleares. Esto deviene un eslabon de sus maniobras para ejercer presion sobre otras potencias nucleares y realizar la ambicion de dominar el mundo con la absoluta superioridad nuclear mediante la modernizacion y aumento de los artefactos nucleares conforme a la demanda de la doctrina de ataque nuclear preventivo.
    Todos los hechos evidencian que EE.UU. es el autor de la proliferacion nuclear y caudillo de la amenaza nuclear.
    El imperio debe abandonar su ambicion nuclear y cesar la prueba y el desarrollo de armas nucleares.

Kim Jong Il recibe presente del presidente mongol

    Pyongyang, 13 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il recibio presente que le dirigiera Nambariin Enkhbayar, presidente de Mongolia. @S. Khurelbaatar, jefe de la delegacion del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Mongolia, de visita en Corea, lo entrego el dia 12 a un funcionario coreano.

Rubricado protocolo entre cancillerias de Corea y Mongolia

    Pyongyang, 13 de septiembre (ATCC) -- Quedo firmado el dia 12 en esta capital un protocolo sobre la cooperacion entre las cancillerias de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y de Mongolia. En la ocasion estuvieron presentes por la parte coreana el vicecanciller Kim Yong Il y otros funcionarios y por la mongola, los miembros de la delegacion del MINREX presidida por S. Khurelbaatar, y el embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario mongol en Corea Janchivdorjyn Lomvo.
    Kim Yong Il y el embajador suscribieron el documento.

Otorgados a Kim Jong Suk medalla y diploma de una entidad peruana

    Pyongyang, 13 de septiembre (ATCC) -- Con motivo del 58o aniversario de la fundacion de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, la Asociacion Nacional de Escritores y Artistas del Peru invistio a la heroina de lucha antijaponesa Kim Jong Suk con la gran medalla "Sol de la Asociacion Nacional de Escritores y Artistas del Peru" y el diploma. @El presidente de dicha Asociacion los entrego el dia 7 al embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de la RPDC acreditado en su pais.
    @En la ocasion, el presidente dijo que la medalla refleja el alma del pueblo peruano que elogia altamente las inmortales hazanas de Kim Jong Suk quien contribuyo a la liberacion del pais y a la fundacion de la RPDC y dio a luz al Dirigente Kim Jong Il, Sol de la humanidad.