Kim Jong Il Meets Participants in Meeting of Commanders and Political Instructors of KPA Battalions

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il met and congratulated the participants in the meeting of commanders and political instructors of KPA battalions. When Kim Jong Il appeared in the photographing site, the participants enthusiastically welcomed him with stormy cheers of "hurrah!" and loud shouts of slogans "Let's defend with our lives the headquarters of the revolution headed by the great Comrade Kim Jong Il!," "Let's fight at the cost of our lives for the respected Supreme Commander Comrade Kim Jong Il!," "Human bullets and bombs!" and "Devoted defence!"
    Kim Jong Il waved back to the enthusiastically cheering attendants of the meeting and sent warm greetings to them.
    Present there were Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the NDC of the DPRK and director of the General Political Department of the KPA, Kim Yong Chun, member of the NDC of the DPRK and chief of the KPA General Staff, Kim Il Chol, member of the NDC of the DPRK and minister of the People's Armed Forces, the commanders of the services and arms of the KPA, staff members of the KPA Supreme Command and general officers.
    Kim Jong Il warmly congratulated the participants of the meeting for having consolidated their battalions as a-match-for-a-hundred elite ranks of human bullets and bombs through a vigorous drive to implement the party's military line and thus made positive contributions to bolstering the KPA as invincible revolutionary armed forces intensely loyal to the party, the leader, the country and the people.
    Then he had a picture taken with them.
    He expressed expectation and belief that the battalion commanders and political instructors would further strengthen the battalions, the lowest units of the KPA to be commanded and basic combat units, politically and militarily so that the KPA may creditably discharge its honorable mission and duty as the pillar and main force of the revolution.

Anniversary of Kim Il Sung's Work Marked

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- A scientific symposium on President Kim Il Sung's idea of sports and his leadership exploits was held at the People's Palace of Culture on October 4 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his famous work "For the Development of Physical Culture and Sports on a Mass Scale." The work, published on October 6, Juche 35 (1946), set out a unique idea of developing the sports of Korea into sports for all as part of the nation-building for the sovereignty and independence of the country and its democratic development.
    Mun Jae Dok, chairman of the Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission, and other speakers said that the President's line of developing sports for all, guided by the Juche idea, made it possible to fully convert sports into the work of the popular masses and put the nation's sports technique on a solid popular basis, thus laying an eternal foundation for developing the Juche-oriented sports.
    They said that the policy of intensifying sporting activities at schools and popularizing sports provides an important guarantee for rapidly developing the country's sports technique to suit the intrinsic nature of sports under socialism.
    They pointed out that under the wise guidance of Kim Jong Il DPRK sportspersons fully demonstrated the dignity and spirit of the Korean nation at many international games including three sports games held among armies of the world and the FIFA U-20 Women's Football Championship.
    They called on all the sportspersons to firmly arm with the idea and theory of developing sports enunciated by the President in the work and bring about a new turn in the development of the nation's sports under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    Present at the symposium were Kim Jung Rin, secretary of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea, senior officials of the working people's organizations, officials of ministries and national institutions and officials and players of sports groups and juvenile sports schools in Pyongyang.

Kim Jong Il Absolutely Trusted by World People

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- The progressives repose profound trust in Kim Jong Il today when the people's struggle for independence has entered on a new high phase, says Rodong Sinmun in a signed article Thursday. Personages of different strata, political parties and organizations of various countries sent a large number of wholehearted gifts, congratulatory letters and messages of greetings to him and influential news media gave wide coverage of his revolutionary activities, the article says, and goes on:
    The progressive people repose absolute trust in him, first of all, because they have a good understanding of the greatness of his feats.
    Kim Jong Il has dedicated himself to the human cause of independence for a long time, performing outstanding ideological and theoretical exploits which no other politicians and great men in history can ever match.
    In his famous work "Let Us Advance under the Banner of Marxism-Leninism and the Juche Idea" he set forth the issue of stepping up global independence as an important strategic task to accomplish the revolutionary cause of the working class and achieve victory of human cause of independence. He made public famous works one after another to clarify the revolutionary character, essence and goal of the cause of global independence, the appearance of the independent world and the way of accomplishing the human cause of independence.
    With his energetic and tireless ideological and theoretical activities he proved the scientific accuracy and truth of the socialist idea and the inevitability of its victory to deal a telling blow to the imperialists keen on the anti-socialist campaign and instill faith in victory of the human cause of independence and revolutionary spirit into the revolutionary people of the world.
    One of his outstanding feats is that he founded the political mode of Songun.
    The progressive people repose absolute trust in him next because they believe that he will wisely lead the cause of global independence in the 21st century to victory with responsibility for its future.

Floral Basket and Letter to Kim Jong Il

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a floral basket and a congratulatory letter by the diplomatic corps here on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea. They were handed to Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, Thursday by Bashir Ramadan Khalifa Abu Janah, secretary of the People's Bureau of Libya who is doyen of the corps.

Gift and letter to Kim Jong Il

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift and letter by the Ugandan National Women's Council. They were handed to Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Thursday by Chairwoman Rose Najjemba Muyinda who is heading the delegation of the council on a visit to the DPRK.

Kim Yong Nam Meets Ugandan Delegation

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly talk with the delegation of the Ugandan National Women's Council headed by Chairwoman Rose Najjemba Muyinda at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Thursday. On hand were Ri Yong Hui, vice-chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Korean Democratic Women's Union, and officials concerned.
    The head of the delegation said that she could know better about personalities of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il as great men through her current visit to the DPRK. Under their wise leadership the DPRK has developed into an invincible country whose national power is strong and where the people are in single-minded unity, she added.

Hangawi, Folk Holiday of Korea

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- Hangawi (the lunar August 15th) this year falls on October 6. The Korean nation has celebrated it as an auspicious folk holiday since ancient times.
    On the day the Korean people visit their ancestral graves with folk dishes they have prepared with sincerity and enjoy the holiday, sharing the dishes with their neighbors.
    Among the national food are half-moon-shaped rice cakes (stuffed with beans and flavored with pine needles), steamed rice cakes in layers and glutinous rice-cakes. They are all made with new crops for the year.
    Apple, pear, grapes and jujube are the typical fruits on the day.
    During the daytime, people have their strength and wisdom contest through swinging, Korean wrestling and other folk games. In the evening, they gather together to view the full moon, while dancing and singing.
    The Hangawi customs show the beautiful moral traits of the Korean people who are courteous and faithful to their duty.
    The Hangawi customs of Korea with a time-honored history and brilliant culture is being further encouraged under the wise leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea which values the good manners and customs peculiar to the Korean nation.

Uson Foodstuff Processing Factory

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- The Uson Foodstuff Processing Factory, situated in Phyongchon District, Pyongyang, produces dairy goods of unique taste, with the brands of "Uson Yogurt", "Uson Drink" and the like. The goods, made with milk, sugar and natural fruit flavor as the main raw material, enjoy popularity as they are well digested and assimilated and have unique taste.
    Uson Yogurt is made with various raw materials under the pressure of 200 atm and sterilized at 100 degrees centigrade. It can be kept for three months.
    Uson Drink is packed in the convenience of travelers.
    Kim Son Sil, manager of the factory, said the factory which was opened last June would increase the variety of dairy goods and put production on normal track by scrupulously conducting the business activities.

First National Martial Arts Games for "September 10 Prize" Held

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- The First National Martial Arts Games for "September 10 Prize" was held at the Taekwon-Do Hall in Pyongyang from September 29 to October 5. The games were participated in by some 600 players from teams of Taekwon-Do schools in different provinces of the country and the Taekwon-Do team of the Sunchon Cement Complex.
    They competed in Taekwon-Do, Ssirum (Korean wrestling) and paduk (go) events.
    The Taekwon-Do games were held, divided into pattern, sparring, self-defence and special techniques events, and the Ssirum into team and individual events and individual events without weight distinction. And the paduk competition included team, individual and mixed double events.
    The first three standings of Taekwon-Do events were taken respectively by Pyongyang, North Hwanghae and North Phyongan provinces, those of the Ssirum events respectively by Pyongyang, North and South Phyongan provinces and those of the paduk events respectively by Pyongyang, South Hamgyong and South Phyongan provinces.

Austrian Delegation Arrives

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the Left Bloc of the Austrian Trade Union Federation led by Secretary of the federation Oliver Jonischkeit arrived here Thursday by air.

Congolese Preparatory Committee for Celebrating Important Days in DPRK Formed

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- An inaugural ceremony of the Congolese preparatory committee for celebrating the 61st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea and the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Down-with-Imperialism Union was held in Brazzaville on Sept. 27. Present at the ceremony were personages of the Congolese Socialist Party and Marien Ngouabi University and members of organizations for the study of the Juche idea.
    The ceremony elected Leon Nzokene, general secretary of the Congolese Socialist Party, chairman of the preparatory committee.

Struggle of Korean People Supported

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- Niculae Pavelescu, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Left United Party of Romania, made public a statement on Sept. 30 on the occasion of the 61st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea and the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Down-with-Imperialism Union (DIU). The DIU formed by President Kim Il Sung, the great leader of the Korean people, was the first political organization for accomplishing the cause of Songun revolution, the statement pointed out, stressing: The Songun revolution started in Korea since then.
    The Korean revolution greeted a new heyday as the WPK which inherited the tradition of the DIU was founded after the liberation of Korea, it said, and went on:
    Holding high the treasured sword of Songun politics, the WPK has aroused the Korean people to building a great prosperous powerful nation and displayed the invincibility and solidity of people-centered Korean-style socialism all over the world despite the imperialists' present undisguised moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK.
    Abdul Wahab Rashwani, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Syria (Bagdash), and Bonakele Majuba, secretary of the Mfumalanga Provincial Committee of the South African Communist Party, separately made public statements on Sept. 27 and 28.
    In the statements they said that the WPK and the Korean people have come to guarantee the eternal victory of the Korean revolution as they have Kim Jong Il at the head of the party.
    The WPK and the Korean people under the guidance of Kim Jong Il will surely accomplish the cause of Kim Il Sung, they stressed.

Libyan Diplomatic Envoy Hosts Reception

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- Bashir Ramadan Khalifa Abu Janah, secretary of the People's Bureau of Libya to the DPRK, hosted a reception at the Taedonggang Club for the Diplomatic Corps on October 4 to mark the 61st anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea. Present on invitation were Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, Choe Chang Sik, minister of Public Health, Ryom Sun Gil, chairman of the C.C., the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea, Mun Jae Chol, acting chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, and other officials concerned.
    Members of the People's Bureau were on hand.
    The secretary in his speech said the Libyan people were remembering President Kim Il Sung who founded the great party in humble reverence.
    Recalling that the President formed the Down-with-Imperialism Union on October 17, 1926, he said the WPK has grown stronger since Kim Jong Il started his work at the Central Committee of the Party.
    The Libyan people support the Korean people in their struggle to achieve progress and prosperity, and peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and reunify the country under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il, he stated.
    Choe Thae Bok, speaking next, said the foundation of the WPK by the President 61 years ago was the grand birth of a revolutionary party of new type with the Juche idea as its guiding idea.
    He wished the Libyan people greater successes in their struggle to build a free and prosperous new society and achieve the unity and solidarity of the African continent under the guidance of Colonel Moammer el Gaddafi, leader of the Great September First Revolution.

Lift of Sanctions against DPRK Demanded in Japan

    Tokyo, October 3 (KNS-KCNA) -- The Japanese Women's Society for Solidarity with the Korean Women sent a letter of request to the Japanese prime minister on Sept. 22 demanding the lift of sanctions against the DPRK and the negotiated solution to the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula. The letter recalled that the Japanese government applied financial sanctions against the DPRK one year since the joint statement of the fourth six-party talks for the settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula was adopted and four years since the Japan-DPRK Pyongyang Declaration was adopted.
    Referring to the recent moves of the countries concerned as regards the six-party talks, the letter said that the government's continued pursuance of the one-sided policy of pressure, toeing the U.S. line is not only violating the Japan-DPRK Pyongyang Declaration but delaying the solution of the nuclear issue on the peninsula and escalating the tension in Northeast Asia.
    Inhumane infringement upon the rights of the Koreans in Japan has persisted as evidenced by the Japanese government's restriction on the reentry of Koreans into Japan and its prohibition of portcall of the ship "Mangyongbong-92" since July, the letter noted.
    It strongly demanded the government stop the unreasonable financial sanctions and pressure, a proof of infringement upon the rights of the Koreans in Japan, make efforts to create environment for the resumption of the six-party talks, normalize the Japan-DPRK relations on the basis of the sincere implementation of the Japan-DPRK Pyongyang Declaration, seek genuine solutions to the pending problems including the nuclear issue and exert efforts for peace and stability in Northeast Asia.

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Simposio por 60o aniversario de obra de Kim Il Sung

    Pyongyang, 5 de octubre (ATCC) -- Con motivo del 60o aniversario de la obra maestra del Presidente Kim Il Sung "Por un deporte multitudinario", publicada el 6 de octubre del 35 (1946) de la Era Juche, tuvo lugar el dia 4 en el capitalino Palacio Cultural del Pueblo el simposio sobre la idea del Presidente en materia de deporte y sus proezas realizadas al dirigir esta rama. 　La obra dilucida una original idea de que el deporte coreano debe desarrollarse abarcando a todo el pueblo como un eslabon de la construccion del Estado para la soberania, la independencia y el desarrollo democratico del pais.
    　El presidente del Comite de Direccion de Deportes, Mun Jae Dok y otros oradores senalaron que la linea del Presidente de construir el deporte de todo el pueblo, basada en la idea Juche, permitio sentar solidos cimientos para el desarrollo del deporte autoctono al convertirlo en una labor de las mismas masas populares y desarrollar las tecnicas deportivas ateniendose firmemente a ellas y continuaron:
    　La orientacion de intensificar la educacion fisica en las escuelas y masificar el deporte deviene una importante garantia para desarrollar con rapidez la tecnica de la rama de acuerdo con el caracter esencial del deporte socialista.
    　Bajo la sabia guia del Dirigente Kim Jong Il, en tres ediciones de los Juegos Mundiales del Ejercito, el tercer Campeonato Mundial de Futbol Sub-20 (F) y otros eventos internacionales se exaltaron la dignidad y el impetu de la nacion coreana.
    　Por ultimo, los oradores destacaron la necesidad de armarse firmemente con la idea y la teoria del Presidente acerca de la construccion del deporte y registrar un nuevo viraje en el desarrollo deportivo del pais bajo la direccion del Songun (priorizacion militar) del Dirigente.
    　En la ocasion estuvieron presentes el secretario del Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, Kim Jung Rin, cuadros de organizaciones de masas, funcionarios de ministerios y organos centrales, directivos y jugadores de los equipos deportivos y escuelas del deporte para jovenes y ninos en esta capital.

Comite preparatorio de Congo para efemerides coreanas

    Pyongyang, 5 de octubre (ATCC) -- Quedo constituido el 27 de septiembre en Brazzaville el comite preparatorio del Congo para el 61o aniversario de la fundacion del Partido del Trabajo de Corea (PTC) y el 80o aniversario de la formacion de la UDI (Union para Derrotar al Imperialismo). En la ocasion participaron personalidades del Partido Socialista Congoleno (PSC) y de la Universidad Marien Mgouabi y miembros de la organizacion de estudio de la idea Juche.
    　Como presidente de la entidad naciente fue electo Leon Nzokene, secretario general del PSC.

Hangawi - fiesta folklorica de Corea

    Pyongyang, 5 de octubre (ATCC) -- Este ano, Hangawi (el 15 de agosto del calendario lunar) cae en el 6 de octubre. Desde antiguedad, los coreanos lo celebraban como una de las grandes fiestas folcloricas.
    Ese dia, los habitantes intercambian platos nacionales especialmente preparados, con los cuales visitan a las tumbas de sus antecesores para honrarlos.
    Songphyon, Sirutok y Chaltok (pasteles hechos con la harina de arroz) elaborados con cereales frescos de cada ano son comidas que no pueden faltar para la fiesta. Las frutas que mas se consumen este dia son la manzana, pera, uva y azufaifa, entre otras.
    Tambien pasan el dia de la fiesta con variados juegos folcloricos incluyendo el columpio y el Sirum (lucha coreana) y, por la noche, bailan y cantan contemplando la salida de la luna.
    Esta costumbre muestra una gran cortesia y el alto sentido de obligacion moral del pueblo coreano.
    Las tradiciones de Hangawi de Corea, que ostenta su larga historia y brillante cultura, se desarrollan cada dia mas bajo la sabia direccion del Partido del Trabajo de Corea que aprecia las bellas costumbres nacionales.

Alimentos de marca "Uson"

    Pyongyang, 5 de octubre (ATCC) -- La Fabrica Gastronomica "Uson", inaugurada en junio ultimo y enclavada en el municipio de Phyongchon de esta capital, produce nuevos productos lacteos muy deliciosos. 　El kefir y la bebida de marca "Uson" se producen fermentando la leche con bacterias lacticas.
    　Sus materias primas son leche, azucar e incienso natural de frutas.
    　Registran alto porcentaje de digestion y tienen sabores tipicos que les gustan mucho a los consumidores.
    　El kefir se produce al mezclar diversas materias primas bajo la presion de 200 atm y esterilizarlas luego en 100oC. Es posible conservarlo durante 3 meses bajo la temperatura normal.
    　La bebida de marca "Uson" es disenada para los viajeros.
    　Citada por la Agencia Telegrafica Central de Corea, la gerente de la fabrica, Kim Son Sil, juro mejorar la administracion para diversificar los productos lacteos y activar la produccion.
    　De esta manera sere fiel a mi deber como servidora al pueblo, concluyo.