Initiative to Organize Visits to Old Home of Kim Jong Il Supported

    Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- Otete Gaston Mboyo, national chairman of the Genuine Lumumbist Patriotic Party of Democratic Congo who is chairman of the Democratic Congo-Korea Friendship and Solidarity Association, made public on Nov. 20 a statement titled "Let us turn out in the activities for the implementation of the Mt. Paektu declaration on the occasion of the February holiday, the birthday of H.E. Kim Jong Il". The great idea of President Kim Il Sung who is always alive in the hearts of humankind thanks to his immortal feats performed for the cause of global independence is successfully carried forward by Kim Jong Il, the statement said, adding:
    The National Committee of the Party and the association fully support the initiative to organize visits to the birthplace of the sun in February next year and will sponsor multifarious functions and conduct widespread activities for introducing the great personality of Kim Jong Il and Songun Korea in the period.
    They will significantly organize the work for recommending delegations to visit to the above-said place, the statement noted, calling on the organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people and international democratic organizations to take an active part in the event.

Sanctions of U.S. and Its Vassal States against DPRK under Fire in S. Korea

    Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- The U.S. and the south Korean authorities should bear in mind that sanctions are incompatible with dialogue. The Youth and Student Solidarity for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration of south Korea reportedly warned this in a statement on Nov. 22. Despite the fact that an agreement was reached on the resumption of the six-party talks, the U.S. and its vassal states are escalating their sanctions and pressure upon the DPRK behind the scene, the statement noted, and continued:
    The south Korean authorities' voting for the "resolution on human rights in north Korea" at the UN is an act of disregarding the idea of "By our nation itself", the main spirit of the June 15 joint declaration, and an anti-reunification act as it bedevils the inter-Korean relations.
    If the authorities truly want peace on this land, they should not opt for cooperation with outsiders which escalates the tension on the Korean Peninsula but stand for national cooperation.

Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Work Observed

    Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today dedicates an article to the fourth anniversary of Kim Jong Il's famous work "Let's Pave Way for Fresh Victory with Same Revolutionary Faith, Will and Pluck as Great Leader Had". Our people's conviction of sure victory displayed in the course of the all-out march of the Songun revolution finds its most vivid manifestation in that they are dynamically advancing along the road indicated by Kim Jong Il, reposing undisputed trust in him, the article notes, and goes on:
    This noble ideological and moral world of the Korean people characterized by their absolute trust in him finds a striking manifestation in their spirit of devotedly implementing his instructions to the letter. All the servicepersons and people consider it as their life and soul to devotedly defend the headquarters of the revolution and create anything from nothing and turn impossibility into possibility, if wished by him to do so.
    The Korean people are displaying unshakable faith in the above-said all-out march by strictly abiding by the principle of independence against imperialism, the principle of socialism, firmly convinced of the victory of Korean style socialism.
    They are upholding the Songun policy of the Workers' Party of Korea, regarding it the most sacred civic duty to defend the country even under the situation where they are hard pressed for everything and decisively shattering the economic blockade of the U.S. imperialists and reactionaries in the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance. They always live and work in a revolutionary and sound manner as required by the socialist way of life, standing firm against the enemies' vicious ideological and cultural poisoning.
    The above-mentioned firm faith of the Korean people finds a clear expression in the fact that they are giving full play to the fervent patriotic enthusiasm in their efforts to make their country rich, strong and prosperous.
    The Korean working class is manufacturing modern type machines and energetically pushing forward the technological updating of the national economy by itself with the grit and pluck instilled into it by the party. The agricultural workers in the DPRK are now all out in the drive to boost the agricultural production, true to the party's policy of bringing about a signal turn in agriculture. The scientists and technicians are reaching the eminence of ultra-modern science and technology by their own efforts and with their own wisdom and technology, single-mindedly determined to glorify their country. All the people in the DPRK are working hard to turn their residential areas and workplaces into a socialist land of bliss with ardent love for their country, worksites and native places.

All Koreans Called upon to Hold High Banner of "By Our Nation Itself"

    Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- No force on earth can deter the Koreans from advancing toward independent reunification under the banner of "By our nation itself," says Rodong Sinmun Sunday in a signed article. The June 15 era of reunification is the era of independent reunification as the idea of "By our nation itself", the transparent spirit of national independence, serves as the spirit of the times and national reconciliation and cooperation and the movement for independent reunification have become a trend of the times, the article notes, and goes on:
    The separatist forces forsaken by history with the advent of the June 15 era of reunification are making last-ditch efforts to block the advance of the era and restore the old era of confrontation. The foreign forces and the anti-reunification forces are frantically kicking up rackets of confrontation with the DPRK and persisting in their moves to provoke a new war, going against the desire of the nation and the trend of the times. All this is aimed at hamstringing the efforts of the Koreans to achieve reconciliation, peace and independent reunification through national cooperation. The unreasonable intervention and obstructions of the U.S. and the pro-U.S. conservative forces have repeatedly thrown the favorably developing inter-Korean relations and smoothly progressing undertakings for reconciliation and cooperation into crises. The June 15 era should not allow any foreign forces and anti-reunification forces to halt its advance or terminate it. It is the great idea and ideal that steers the era. The idea of "By our nation itself", the great spirit of independence, is cherished deep in the heart of every Korean. With no vicious obstructions can the separatist forces at home and abroad stop the advance of the June 15 era of reunification or terminate it.
    The era of independent reunification is making a dynamic advance under the banner of "By our nation itself" despite all difficulties though it is facing unprecedented challenges and ordeals.
    All Koreans have strong will and resolution to firmly preserve the June 15 era of reunification and further glorify it with firm confidence and optimism, the article concludes.

Japan's Moves for Overseas Expansion under Fire

    Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA) -- The Japanese reactionaries should immediately give up their militarist moves for overseas expansion as they drive their country to complete destruction. Minju Joson Sunday demands this in a signed commentary.
    It goes on:
    The present Japanese government has clearly opted for militarist overseas expansion as its preceding regimes did. The chief executive officially asserted himself that Japan's "pacifist constitution" is unjust as it was worked out under somebody's coercion after the war and blustered that he would take the "bold action" of revising the constitution during the tenure of his office.
    The Japanese reactionaries consider as a dagger thrust into their backs Article 9 of the constitution, its principal article which calls for renouncing Japan's right to belligerence and participation in wars, bans keeping an army as regular armed forces and does not recognize the right to collective self-defence.
    They seek to pull out this dagger in a bid to rush headlong into the operations to invade and conquer the Asian continent as they did in the past. This is the very reason why they are getting so frantic in their moves to revise the constitution.
    It is as clear as noonday that in case the present constitution is replaced by a war constitution in Japan to build a state mechanism for militarist overseas expansion, this will pose a direct threat to the peace and stability in Northeast Asia.
    The Asian countries will never tolerate Japan's moves for militarist overseas expansion as they experienced the vicious and brutal nature of the Japanese militarists, the commentary concludes.

Birthdays of Great Persons to Be Commemorated in Tanzania

    Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- It is a due obligation for all the organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people in the world to significantly commemorate the birthdays of the peerlessly great men as common holidays. Francis F. Lyimo, vice-chairman of the Tanzania-DPRK Friendship Association, said this in a statement issued on Nov. 16.
    He expressed full support to the appeal of the Swiss organization for significantly commemorating the Day of the Sun and February 16 in 2007 as common holidays of progressive humankind.
    President Kim Il Sung, the founder of the Juche idea, is the greatest man who performed immortal exploits for the Korean revolution and the cause of global independence, he noted, and continued:
    Kim Jong Il is highly praised by the world progressives as the sun of the 21st century as he has successfully carried forward the cause of the President. The association will form a preparatory committee for commemorating the Day of the Sun and February 16 in 2007 to hold multifarious political and cultural events across the country and thus create an atmosphere of praising the great men.
    It will also send a delegation of visitors to the old home of Kim Jong Il in the secret camp in Mt. Paektu in February 2007 and conduct dynamic solidarity activities for supporting the Korean people in their just cause.

Repeal of "Resolution" on Sanctions against DPRK Demanded in S. Korea

    Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- Representatives of student organizations including the south Korean Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon), the south Korean Federation of University Students in the 21st Century (Handaeryon) and the "National Federation of Journalists of University Newspapers" reportedly called a press conference in Seoul on Nov. 18 demanding the withdrawal of the "resolution" which calls for applying sanctions against the DPRK adopted at the UNSC. Kim Jong Hyon, chairman in charge of solidarity actions of Handaeryon, Jang Song Hoe, chairman of Hanchongryon, and other speakers said that the "resolution" would further deepen the war crisis on the Korean Peninsula.
    They bitterly denounced the south Korean authorities' voting for the "resolution on human rights in the north" at the UN by joining the U.S. in its sanctions and pressure upon the DPRK as a treacherous act of chilling the desire of all the fellow countrymen for reunification.
    They declared they would take the lead in the actions to scrap the above-said "resolutions."
    The participants conducted information activities, holding slogan boards reading: "UN, lift the sanctions against the DPRK as they would lead to a war" and "No war, for peace!"

General Strike in S. Korea

    Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The "Korean Confederation of Trade Unions" (KCTU) reportedly entered into a general strike in all fields on Nov. 22. The KCTU raised the four-point demand including opposition to the retrogressive revision of the labor law and adoption of a legislation for guaranteeing the rights of the part-time workers and a halt to the negotiation for concluding the south Korea-U.S. "Free Trade Agreement" before demanding the "government" and all political parties honest response to the demand through a series of warning strikes but no measure has been taken in this regard. The strike was called in protest against this behavior.
    A meeting took place in the plaza in front of the Seoul City Office that day to vow to stage the general strike.
    Jo Jun Ho, chairman of the KCTU, and other speakers said that they would surely win the rights of workers through the general strike and check the negotiation for FTA with the U.S. and thus protect workers, peasants and other people from the forthcoming disasters.
    The general strike across the country was participated in by at least 200,000 members of the organizations under the KCTU including the Federation of Metal Industry Trade Unions, the Federation of Chemical Fibre Trade Unions and the Transport Solidarity. Actions were staged in 15 areas including Seoul, Taejon and Kwangju on Nov. 22 to arouse all people to struggle for their rights.
    The "National Teachers Union" held a meeting of teachers across south Korea in front of the building of the Seoul City Office to take vacation en masse in protest against the educational authorities' introduction of a system for re-estimating teachers before joining in the general strike called by the KCTU.

U.S. Arbitrary and High-Handed Practices under Fire

    Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialists' arbitrary and high-handed practices are very dangerous acts as they go against humankind's desire for independence and progress, peace and stability, says Rodong Sinmun Saturday in a signed article. The injustice of those practices of the U.S. imperialists finds its expression in that they turn the international relations into the unfair and unequal relations governed by the law of the jungle, the article notes, and goes on:
    The U.S. is apt to put political and economic pressure upon other countries and perpetrate high-handed military actions against them for the mere reason that they have different ideologies and social systems from it and they fail to meekly meet its demands.
    This is an outrageous breach of international law and a criminal act of blocking the development of the fair international relations. The U.S. authorities insist on their unacceptable American-style logic and arrogant conception that their will is precisely a law to govern the world and any country violating this law is liable to become a target of their military strike. If the above-said practices of the U.S. imperialists are overlooked any longer, the life style governed by the law of the jungle will prevail over the international community and justice and truth will be mercilessly trampled down and the world will turn into a lawless one.
    Their arbitrary and high-handed practices are criminal acts of seriously disturbing the peace and stability of the world. It was a typical example of those practices that the U.S. perpetrated brigandish aggression against Iraq defying the wishes and will of the UN and the international community. Any aggression against a sovereign state constitutes state terrorism and an infringement upon its sovereignty. The U.S. imperialists' "anti-terrorism war" is chiefly aimed at establishing an American-style order for dominating the world by force.
    The above-mentioned practices of the U.S. imperialists are criminal acts to block the independent development of all the countries and nations, the progress and prosperity of humankind. Only when the principle of non-interference in other's internal affairs is observed in the international relations can all the countries and nations choose ideologies and social systems according to their wishes to suit their specific conditions and exist with their own political life style and their own way of managing economy. The U.S. has openly interfered in other countries' internal affairs, advocating the unacceptable logic that there should be no ideologies and social systems that do not meet its will and interests.
    The U.S. is neither entitled to represent the international community nor capable of doing so. The U.S. imperialist's persistent arbitrary and high-handed practices in the international arena would precipitate their thorough international isolation.

Songun Policy Supported

    Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- The people from all walks of life should positively support and uphold the Songun policy pursued by Kim Jong Il, always remembering his immortal leadership exploits, because his historic inspection of Panmunjom brought about a new phase in the movement for national reunification. The vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front (AINDF) said this in a statement issued on November 24 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his historic inspection of Panmunjom, according to the Kuguk Jonson Internet site.
    He said:
    The above-said inspection of Panmunjom by Kim Jong Il, the illustrious commander born in Mt. Paektu, was a great deed of special mention as it instilled into the Koreans strong conviction of reunification and redoubled courage to achieve it whereas it brought great uneasiness and horror to the separatists at home and abroad. This news came as a strong shock and created quite a stir worldwide.
    His historic inspection brought the dawn of reunification to the land of 3,000 ri frozen due to confrontation and division and gave all Koreans a new hope and confidence of national reunification. This immortal feat will always shine in the national history.
    The cause of national reunification is witnessing a new historic turning-point thanks to Kim Jong Il's Songun policy.
    The powerful war deterrent of the DPRK, a praiseworthy result of the Songun policy, serves as a mighty treasured sword as it provided the Korean people with a bright prospect of winning a decisive victory in the stand-off with the U.S. and achieving national reunification.
    All the people should wage a dynamic patriotic movement for independent reunification, peace against war and great national unity under the banner of the June 15 joint declaration to decisively frustrate the harsh sanctions of the U.S. and its followers against the DPRK and turn out as one in the struggle to foil the plot of the pro-U.S. conservatives to return to power.
    The AINDF will as always creditably fulfill its historic mission as the vanguard leading the struggle of the people from all walks of life to win independence against foreign forces and the movement for national reunification under the invincible banner of Songun.

Member of European Parliament and His Party Arrive

    Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- Glyn Ford, member of the European Parliament from the British Labour Party, and his party arrived here today.

Greetings to Surinamese President

    Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Friday sent a message of greetings to Surinamese President Runaldo Ronald Venetian on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of its independence. Expressing the belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would develop on good terms, the message wished the President success in his responsible work for the prosperity of the country and the welfare of the people.

Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath to Bier of Late Kye Ung Thae

    Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il Friday sent a wreath to the bier of the late Kye Ung Thae who was on pension after working as member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK and secretary of the C.C., WPK, expressing deep condolences over his death.

Kim Jong Il Appreciates Performance Given by State Symphony Orchestra

    Pyongyang, November 26 (KCNA)-- General Secretary Kim Jong Il appreciated a performance given by the State Symphony Orchestra. Also among the audience were First Vice Department Directors of the Central Committee of the WPK Ri Yong Chol, Ri Je Gang and Ri Jae Il and other leading officials of the C.C., WPK and Generals of the Korean People's Army Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and other commanding officers of the KPA.
    Artistes of the orchestra put on the stage colorful numbers including "Glory to the General", the fourth movement of the symphony suite "Long Journey for the Songun Revolution", orchestras "Swinging Girl", "Arirang", "Collection of Famous Songs", "The Sound of a Horse's Hooves in Mt. Paektu", "Rich Harvest Comes to the Chongsan Plain", and a female soprano "Spinning Wheel Ballad".
    They truthfully represented the strong spirit of the servicepersons and people dashing ahead like the wind to greet the dawn of a great prosperous powerful nation, holding aloft the great banner of Songun. They, at the same time, fully demonstrated the profound emotional power of the orchestras spiced with strong national flavor through the peculiar echo made by a mixed orchestra, thus clearly proving the validity and vitality of the WPK's policy of creating, arranging and representing music strictly in Korean style.
    Kim Jong Il highly appreciated the successful presentation and extended thanks to the creators and artistes of the orchestra, expressing great satisfaction over the fact that they have given a splendid performance meeting the need of the era of Songun by significantly improving their artistic talents in perfect unity.
    He also praised their creative style, noting that they have firmly adhered to the principle of developing the symphony in Korean style, thereby creating the Juche-based symphony loved by the people.
    He set forth tasks which would serve as guidelines in further developing symphony, underscoring the need to make a graceful and rich artistic representation of the spiritual world of the people growing nobler with the advance of the times to fully meet their cultural and emotional need.

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Son intolerables la arbitrariedad y el despotismo de EE.UU.

    Pyongyang, 25 de noviembre (ATCC) -- La arbitrariedad y el despotismo de los imperialistas norteamericanos son actos peligrosisimos que contravienen a la aspiracion de la humanidad a la independencia, el progreso, la paz y la estabilidad. Asi senala el periodico Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 25 y continua:
    La arbitrariedad y el despotismo de los imperialistas norteamericanos convierten las relaciones internacionales en las injustas y desiguales de la ley de selva.
    EE.UU. ejerce presion politico-economica y acto de despotismo militar contra los paises desobedientes que tienen ideas y regimenes distintos a los suyos.
    Esto es una flagrante violacion a la ley internacional y acto criminal que impide la implantacion de las justas relaciones internacionales.
    Las autoridades norteamericanas esgrimen la teoria bandidesca segun la cual su voluntad es precisamente la ley para gobernar el mundo y el pais que la infringe debe ser blanco del ataque militar suyo.
    De seguir tolerandose tal arbitrariedad y despotismo, se predominara el modo de vida por la ley de la selva en la sociedad internacional, se veran holladas despiadadamente la justicia y la verdad y, a la larga, el globo terraqueo se convertira en un mundo caotico.
    La arbitrariedad y el despotismo de EE.UU. son actos criminales que perturban gravemente la paz y la estabilidad del mundo. Ese pais americano perpetro la agresion bandidesca a Irak sin tomar en consideracion la demanda y voluntad de la ONU y la sociedad internacional. Esto es climax de la arbitrariedad y el despotismo. La agresion a un Estado soberano constituye un terrorismo estatal y violacion a la soberania. El objetivo fundamental de la "guerra antiterrorista" de EE.UU. es establecer por fuerza el orden norteamericano de dominio al mundo.
    Tambien, tales actos del imperio constituyen crimenes que detienen el desarrollo independiente de los paises y naciones, el progreso y la prosperidad de la humanidad.
    Se debe observar en las relaciones internacionales el principio de la no intervencion en los asuntos internos para que todos los paises y naciones escojan la ideologia y el regimen convenientes a sus condiciones concretas, realidades y demanda y vivir con su modo de vida politica y de administracion economica.
    Pero, EE.UU. interviene abiertamente en los asuntos internos de otros paises al esgrimir la bandidesca teoria de no permitir la existencia de la idea y regimen que chocan con la voluntad e intereses suyos.
    EE.UU. no tiene calificacion ni capacidad de representar la sociedad internacional. Con la arbitrariedad y el despotismo el imperio acelerara solo su aislamiento en la escena internacional.

Firmado protocolo de cooperacion entre RPDC y Malasia

    Pyongyang, 25 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Fue firmado la vispera en esta capital el protocolo de la primera reunion de la comision conjunta de cooperacion cientifico-tecnica entre los gobiernos de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y Malasia. En la ceremonia de firmas participaron por la parte coreana Ri Ui Gu, vicepresidente de la Academia Estatal de Ciencias, y otros funcionarios y, por la malaya, los integrantes de la delegacion del Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion presidida por el subsecretario general Alihan Bin Abdul Hamid, y el encargado de negocios a.i. malayo en Corea, Jamal Sharifuddin Bin Johan.
    Ri Ui Gu y Alihan Bin Abdul Hamid suscribieron el documento.

Se coronan boxeadoras coreanas en IV Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo (F)

    Pyongyang, 25 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Las boxeadoras coreanas se coronaron campeonas en la cuarta edicion del Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo (F) efectuada en la India. @En su categoria de 48 Kg, Ri Jong Hyang vencio de manera aplastante a sus rivales de Argelia, Rusia, Hungria y Estados Unidos y en la final obtuvo la medalla de oro tras derrotar por 14:10 a la argentina, fuerte rival sudamericana considerada como favorita a la corona. Por lo tanto, se hizo doble campeona mundial.
    @En tanto, en su peso de 57 Kg, Yun Kum Ju doblego a sus adversarias de Rusia, Hungria y China y derroto en la final a la jugadora india con el marcador de 17:7. De esta manera, ocupo el primer lugar y recibio el premio de mejor jugadora del evento.
    @Por otra parte, Jong Ok gano la medalla de bronce en la division de 46 Kg.

FDNA rememora decenario de la visita de Kim Jong Il a Phanmunjom

    Pyongyang, 25 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Segun el sitio web del Internet del "Frente de Salvacion Nacional", el vicepresidente del Comite Central del Frente Democratico Nacional Antiimperialista (FDNA) emitio el dia 24 una declaracion en homenaje al X aniversario de la historica inspeccion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il a Phanmunjom. Los habitantes de diferentes sectores deben guardar en el corazon las imborrables hazanas de orientacion del Dirigente quien preparo una nueva coyuntura de la reunificacion de la patria con su historica inspeccion a Phanmunjom y apoyar y acatar mas activamente la politica de Songun (priorizacion militar) de el, adelanta el documento y prosigue:
    Esa visita del Dirigente, Gran Hombre del monte Paektu, inspiro a la nacion coreana gran confianza en la reunificacion y desato inquietud y panico a los divisionistas dentro y fuera del pais. Este acontecimiento de especial importancia produjo grandes repercusiones en todo el mundo.
    Ademas, trajo el amanecer esplendido de reunificacion en el territorio patrio de 3 mil ri (unos mil 200 kilometros) donde reinaban antes la confrontacion y la division.
    Esta inmortal proeza del Dirigente se glorificara para siempre junto con la historia nacional.
    Hoy dia, la causa de reunificacion de la patria entra en una nueva etapa de viraje historico gracias a la politica de Songun del Dirigente.
    En particular, el poderoso disuasivo de guerra del Norte de Corea, criatura orgullosa de dicha politica, deviene un potente medio de la nacion coreana para lograr la victoria decisiva en la confrontacion con EE.UU. y abrir un horizonte amplio y prometedor para la reunificacion de la patria.
    Bajo la bandera de la Declaracion Conjunta Norte-Sur del 15 de Junio, todos los habitantes deben impulsar dinamicamente los tres movimientos patrioticos por la reunificacion independiente, por la paz contra la guerra y por la gran unidad nacional para frustrar tajantemente la cruel campana de sancion contra el Norte promovida por EE.UU. y sus fuerzas satelites.
    @Tambien han de sumarse unanimemente a la lucha por llevar al fracaso el intento de las fuerzas conservadoras proyanquis de retomar el poder.
    El FDNA sera fiel en lo adelante tambien a su mision historica de la vanguardia que bajo la invencible bandera del Songun, conduce en la delantera la lucha de los habitantes de diferentes estratos contra las fuerzas foraneas y por la independencia y el movimiento por la reunificacion de la patria.