KCNA Blasts Japan's Nasty Behavior to Derail Six-party Talks
Pyongyang, March 30 (KCNA) -- The chief executive and other politicians of Japan let loose a spate of balderdash over the action taken to defreeze the DPRK's funds at Banco Delta Asia in a bid to throw a hurdle in the way of the six-party talks.
Taking issue with the DPRK over its principled stand on the above-said measure, Abe impertinently blustered that "such attitude would get north Korea nowhere".
He, insisting on the "abduction issue" which has nothing to do with the agenda of the talks, threatened that Japan would not participate in "energy aid" to the DPRK.
The DPRK dismisses this as nothing but a nasty attempt of the Japanese politicians to derail the talks come what may, displeased with the progress made there.
Its participation in the talks or wish to see a satisfactory solution to the issue of defreezing its funds at the bank are not intended to get something from someone or to receive any aid.
As clarified by the DPRK more than once, its purpose is to realize the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and have its right to the legal funds regained.
Japan is behaving so at a time when the world public and the countries concerned are becoming more vocal in calling for creating an environment for the resumption of the talks. Its behavior cannot be construed otherwise than a wrong deed of a political dwarf.
No wonder, AFP, quoting an official of the U.S. State Department, said that at the department there is an atmosphere of commenting that Japan has gone too far.
It is the purpose of the six-party talks to denuclearize the peninsula and the economic and energy assistance to the DPRK promised by the participating countries in the Feb. 13 agreement is part of the projects to achieve the above-mentioned purpose.
As a matter of fact, Japan has neither qualification nor justification to participate in the talks. It cannot but be a big trouble-maker as it is behaving so badly after poking its nose into them.
Japan should be mindful that it will suffer bitterer disgrace and stand sidelined in the international community should it continue working mischievously instead of striving for the success of the talks and implementing the agreed points.
Mozambican Party Leader Hails WPK's Successes
Pyongyang, March 30 (KCNA) -- We admire the signal successes made by the Workers' Party of Korea under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.
The secretary general of the Mozambique Liberation Front Party said this on March 23 when the DPRK ambassador to his country paid a courtesy call on him.
He noted that the DPRK has turned into a world powerful country despite the pressure and sanctions of the imperialists because the WPK has led the Korean people to victory, having the greatest Kim Jong Il at its highest post. Our party will learn from the WPK's experience, he added.
Protest Staged against FTA Negotiations in S. Korea
Pyongyang, March 30 (KCNA) -- Members of the Headquarters of the All-People Movement for Checking S. Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement staged a demonstration on March 27 in protest against the negotiations for the signing of FTA, according to the south Korean CBS.
The participants entered the hotel, the venue of the final negotiations with the U.S., and lodged a protest with the negotiators, carrying the placard reading: "Stop negotiations for south Korea-U.S. FTA."
It was reported that the riot police outrageously walked away all of them.
Madcap Joint War Maneuvers Targeted against DPRK Go on
Pyongyang, March 30 (KCNA) -- The RSOI and Foal Eagle joint military exercises launched by the U.S. imperialist aggressor troops and south Korean warmongers are in their height, according to a military source.
On March 26 and 27, hundreds of groups comprising thousands of "commandoes" of an airborne special warfare brigade belonging to the "Special Warfare Command" and a commando regiment of every army corps of the south Korean forces infiltrated into the imaginary theatres of operations to observe, spy on, assault, destroy and destabilize the strategic and tactical targets in the DPRK as part of the joint military exercises.
Timed to coincide with this, troops of several army corps and tank and artillery forces of the south Korean forces conducted artillery fire strike drills and a ground offensive operation in coordinated operation with overseas-based U.S. forces and its aggressor troops in south Korea. In the meantime, south Korean troops, police, "Homeland Defence Reserve Forces" and administration institutions also took part in the frantic joint military exercises now under way across south Korea.
Naval warships of the U.S. and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fleets and other warships of the south Korean navy staged sea blockade and strike maneuvers combined with joint naval operation and live shell-firing drills in the East and West Seas of Korea on March 27 and 28.
Essex, a mixed landing helicopter carrier, and landing craft carrying forces of 1st marine division of the south Korean forces were busy with landing operation exercises, supported by the fire of flying corps and naval artillery on Mar. 28 and 29.
Meanwhile, at least 80 fighters aboard Ronald Reagan, a nuclear-powered super-large carrier functioning as a task force, staged in the East Sea of Korea drills of flying back to it after striking imaginary major targets in the DPRK.
On the same days at least 400 planes of different types such as F-4, F-5, F-15 and F-16 fighter-bombers, F-117 Stealth fighter bomber, F/A-18s, A-10s and KO-1 belonging to the U.S.-based and Japan-based 12th and 5th air forces, the six flying corps including the flying corps of the U.S. navy and 8th combat flying corps of the south Korean air force and 15th mixed flying corps conducted madcap air strike exercises aimed at neutralizing the combat capacity of the DPRK in case of "contingency," supported by E-3 and E-2C.
All parts of south Korea are now ridden with an atmosphere of war against the DPRK due to these provocative war maneuvers now under way on the ground, waters and air and the situation on the Korean Peninsula remains so tense that a war may break out any moment.
Action Program Set by Women's Headquarters of June 15 South Committee
Pyongyang, March 30 (KCNA) -- The women's headquarters of the South Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration reportedly held a meeting at the Christian Hall in Seoul on Mar. 23 and put forward the action program for this year.
Chief of Religious Affairs of Round Buddhism Ri Myong Sin was elected permanent representative of the organization at the meeting.
The organization stated that it would arrange work to guide women to actively join in the struggle for peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula this year.
To this end, it will undertake energetic activities for a success of grand festivals of national reunification and events for reunification of women in the north and the south and a proper settlement of the issue of the "comfort women" recruited for the imperial Japanese army, the organization declared.
Struggle against War Drills in S. Korea
Pyongyang, March 30 (KCNA) -- Struggles were waged across south Korea on March 25 and 26 in protest against the U.S.-south Korea joint military exercises, according to a news report.
Members of civic organizations in Kyonggi Province called a press conference at the plaza of Suwon Railway Station, demanding stop to the war games. And a struggle against the war drills was conducted in Pusan.
Members of civic organizations in South Jolla Province held a meeting of citizens at the plaza of Mokpho Railway Station, declaring that they would continue the struggle against the war exercises until the U.S. and south Korean military authorities stop them.
Members of civic organizations in South Chungchong Province called a press conference at the plaza of Chonan Railway Station, urging stop to the war drills and calling for peace in the Korean Peninsula.
In another development, members of civic organizations and inhabitants in northern Kyonggi Province held a rally in front of the training ground in Mugon-ri, Phaju City, on March 27 to denounce the joint military exercises.
Promising Juvenile Footballer
Pyongyang, March 30 (KCNA) -- A promising juvenile footballer has recently made a sudden rise from obscurity in the DPRK, drawing attention of soccer experts.
She is Yun Hyon Hi of the April 25 Sports Group.
She won the awards as the best player and top goal-scorer by seven goals at the first AFC U-16 Women's Championship, earning the fame as the best juvenile soccer star in Asia.
She, a forward, has high-speed, breakthrough and a good sense of goal-in.
She demonstrated her abilities to the full at the championship.
At the final with the Japanese team, she headed the ball which rebounded from a goalpost into the goal, at the eighth minute of the first half.
She made a goal and three goals respectively in the preliminaries with Japanese and Thai teams. At the semi-finals with south Korea she netted two goals.
Fascinated by her scoring scenes, spectators and experts lavished praises on her, saying that she was a desirable player and jewel of the team and that the DPRK produced another soccer star following Ri Kum Suk who was selected as a forward of the all-star women's football team of the world.
She started her football career at the Sunchon City Juvenile Sports School at the age of 10 and has been active at the April 25 Sports Group from four years ago.
She is 15 years old and 169 centimeters tall.
Korea Has Long History of Astronomical and Meteorological Observation
Pyongyang, March 30 (KCNA) -- Meteorology in Korea has a long history along with the development of astronomy.
Already in the early period of Tangun's Korea, the observation data on stars made in the Chamsongdan was applied to agriculture.
The three Kingdoms (Koguryo, Paekje and Silla) built Chomsongdae Observatories in the various parts of the country to research into astronomy and observe meteorology.
Koguryo (B.C. 277 - A.D. 668) carried out observations of solar and lunar eclipse, planets, meteors and comets and it made an astronomical chart.
In the period of Koryo (918-1392) astronomical and meteorological observations were undertaken in a diverse way and rain and wind were classified in detail.
During the period of the Ri Dynasty (1392-1910) research and analysis of meteorological phenomena and observation of weather and wind were conducted on a high level. Scientific rainfall gauges including metal one were made in 1441 and the book "Soungwan Record" (four volumes) systematizing the meteorology in an integrated way was published in 1818.
According to Jon Mun Gon, director of the scientific information laboratory in the Pyongyang Astronomical Observatory under the State Academy of Sciences, the Chomsongdae Observatory established in the first half of the 7th century is the oldest one among the astronomical and meteorological observatories which still remain in the world.
History of Comradeship Will Shine Forever: Rodong Sinmun
Pyongyang, March 30 (KCNA) -- The philosophy of comradeship is an eternal revolutionary philosophy of our party and the slogan of comradeship serves as an ever-victorious banner for the army and people of the DPRK and the "Song of Comradeship" as a solemn march for the Songun revolution, says Rodong Sinmun Friday in a signed article.
President Kim Il Sung is a peerlessly great man who made a new history of the Juche revolution that has advanced by dint of comradeship, the article says, and goes on:
After embarking upon the road of revolution in his early years, Kim Il Sung rallied comrades with ardent love, to begin with, and then secured arms and built the party and the government. He led the Korean revolution to victory with this love.
His comradeship represents absolute trust in the revolutionary comrades and total dedication to them and invariable love for them because he had always shared his destiny with anyone with whom he once shared his will.
The noble tradition of the single-minded unity unprecedented in the history of revolution was provided in the period when the Korean revolution was just kicked off and has been steadily carried forward and developed thanks to the ardent and genuine comradely love between the leader and his soldiers.
Our revolutionary ranks have not been affected by any ideological factions and alien ideological trends since their inception because the President's revolutionary idea is great and all their members have been pervaded with revolutionary faith and comradely obligation to remain true to his idea and intention though they might die.
His revolutionary history is an immortal chronicle during which he laid an eternal foundation on which the Korean revolution can always emerge victorious under the banner of comradeship.
Today the DPRK has a powerful driving force of revolution made up of the party, the army and the people that are closely rallied around the headquarters of the revolution. The party and the leader trust the people and vice versa. This powerful driving force of the Korean revolution in which the leader, the party and the masses are linked by the same destiny is based on the noble comradeship of Kim Il Sung.
Our revolutionary ranks are demonstrating their might as the ranks of faith and will as all the servicepersons and people are closely rallied around the headquarters of the revolution with do-or-die spirit and will and an unshakable community linked with the same destiny as they are determined to remain true to their pledge in the way of the long journey for the Songun revolution despite rain or snow.
Today socialism in the DPRK is shedding its rays as a big harmonious family all members of which revere Kim Jong Il as their father and a genuine human society in which all the people help and lead each other forward with one mind and intention, sharing bitters and sweets. The party and the state look after the people's destiny and living in a responsible manner and all the people absolutely trust and follow the party and a beautiful and noble human relationship is in bloom everywhere in the society on the basis of revolutionary comradeship. Such an advantageous society as the socialist society in the DPRK can hardly be found anywhere else in the world.
The revolutionary history of Kim Il Sung who created the ever-victorious epic with the revolutionary comradeship has been successfully carried forward thanks to the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il.
Kim Jong Il's ardent comradeship, characterized by absolute trust in the comrades, the army and the people, produced the Songun political mode, the mighty socialist political mode in our times, and the invincible revolutionary armed forces, a heir to the traditions of Mt. Paektu.
It is thanks to the comradely love between the leader and the servicepersons and the people who have always shared the intention and destiny that the DPRK has been able to heroically overcome the worst adversity and greet the bright dawn of a great prosperous powerful nation.
March of Youth and Students Held
Pyongyang, March 30 (KCNA) -- A grand march of youth and students was held Friday to honor the pledge made to Kim Jong Il at the meeting of members of youth vanguard for the Songun revolution and thoroughly implement the militant tasks set forth in a congratulatory message sent by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea to the participants in the meeting.
A ceremony of starting the march took place at Kim Il Sung Square.
Kim Jung Rin, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, read out the congratulatory message there.
Kim Kyong Ho, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, in a report at the ceremony called on all the participants of the meeting and other young people to make great contributions to defending the socialist homeland and building a rich and powerful country for the party and the homeland and become young heroes and patriots to be highly praised by the people.
After leaving the square, the participants of the meeting and other youths and students marched through streets with red flags in hands, led by the flags bearing the portraits of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
Pyongyangites warmly welcomed them marching in fine array toward the Arch of Triumph.
For Spanish-speaking people
Sera eterna la historia de camaraderia iniciada por Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, 30 de marzo (ATCC) -- La filosofia de camaraderia resulta para siempre la revolucionaria del Partido del Trabajo de Corea y la consigna de camaraderia es la bandera victoriosa del ejercito y el pueblo de Corea. Ademas, la "Cancion de camaraderia" es el solemne canto de marcha de la revolucion del Songun (priorizacion militar).
Senala asi el rotativo Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual publicado este viernes y prosigue:
El Presidente Kim Il Sung es el gran hombre sin igual que dio inicio a la nueva historia de la revolucion jucheana que avanza con el poderio de la camaraderia.
Tras emprender temprano el camino de la revolucion, el Presidente busco primero a los companeros con su calida camaraderia antes de adquirir las armas y fundar el partido y el poder.
La camaraderia del Presidente consiste en la absoluta confianza en sus companeros revolucionarios, la infinita abnegacion a estos y la determinacion de compartir con ellos la vida y muerte hasta las ultimas consecuencias.
Gracias a esta camaraderia tan sincera y calida entre el lider y los subalternos, ya en la etapa inicial de la revolucion coreana se preparo la noble tradicion de la unidad monolitica sin precedente en otros procesos revolucionarios, que se consolida incesantemente.
Desde el principio, nuestras filas revolucionarias no se dividieron nunca en fracciones ideologicas ni fueron afectadas por las corrientes ideologicas ajenas, lo cual se debe a la conviccion revolucionaria y la obligacion camaraderil con que ellas apoyan con fidelidad la idea del Presidente considerandola como la grandiosa guia revolucionaria.
La historia revolucionaria del Presidente es la trayectoria de preparacion de la eterna base de la revolucion coreana para salir siempre victoriosa con la bandera de la camaraderia en alto.
Hoy dia, nuestro pais cuenta con el poderoso sujeto de la revolucion, compuesto por el Partido, el ejercito y el pueblo unidos monoliticamente en torno a la Direccion de la Revolucion.
Este sujeto, caracterizado por la confianza reciproca entre el lider, el partido y el pueblo, tiene su genesis en la noble camaraderia del Presidente.
El socialismo coreano es la verdadera sociedad de la especie humana donde todo el pais compone un familion con el Dirigente Kim Jong Il como su padre y todos los habitantes se ayudan uno a otro y comparten la vida y muerte, la felicidad y amargura. En este mundo no hay otra sociedad tan ventajosa que el socialismo coreano donde el partido y el Estado se responsabilizan totalmente del destino y la vida del pueblo y los cuidan, el pueblo confia y apoya absolutamente al primero y todos los miembros de la sociedad se entrelazan en las nobles y hermosas relaciones personales a base de tal camaraderia revolucionaria.
La historia del Presidente, quien escribio una epopeya de victorias siempre con la camaraderia revolucionaria, se lleva adelante hoy por la orientacion del Songun del Dirigente Kim Jong Il.
Gracias a la camaraderia del Dirigente signada de la absoluta confianza en los camaradas, en el ejercito y el pueblo, nacio el Songun, modo politico socialista mas poderoso de la epoca actual, y se formaron las invencibles fuerzas armadas revolucionarias del monte Paektu.
Por el amor camaraderil entre el lider y decenas de millones de militares y habitantes, quienes con el mismo proposito comparten la vida y la muerte, nuestro pais pudo superar heroicamente las peores adversidades y acoger la esplendida alborada de la gran potencia prospera.
Entran en fase crucial maniobras militares conjuntas contra la RPDC
Pyongyang, 30 de marzo (ATCC) -- Segun una fuente castrense, llegan a su climax el "ejercicio combinado de refuerzo para el tiempo de guerra" y el simulacro "Aguilucho", que despliegan en conjunto las tropas agresoras norteamericanas y los belicistas surcoreanos.
Los dias 26 y 27, en el marco de tales maniobras militares, miles de "comandos" del ejercito surcoreano, divididos en centenares de grupos pertenecientes a la brigada de guerra especial aerotransportada adscrita a la "comandancia de guerras especiales" y a los regimientes de tropas especiales de cada cuerpo de ejercito, se infiltraron en las zonas operacionales con objetivos estrategicos y tacticos simulados de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, donde cumplieron sus misiones de vigilancia, reconocimiento, asalto, sabotaje y subversion.
Al mismo tiempo, los uniformados y las fuerzas tanquistas y artilleras de varios cuerpos del ejercito del Sur de Corea ejercitaron el fuego de artilleria y la operacion de ofensiva terrestre en colaboracion con las tropas norteamericanas provenientes de ultramar y las ocupantes del suelo surcoreano.
Mientras tanto, los militares, los policias, el "ejercito territorial de reserva" y los organos administrativos del Sur de Corea tambien tomaron parte activa en esos ejercicios militares en toda la extension surcoreana.
Los dias 27 y 28, los buques de guerra de las fuerzas navales de EE.UU. y las flotas 1, 2, 3 y otros barcos de combate del ejercito surcoreano llevaron a cabo el entrenamiento de bloqueo naval y el ataque combinando las operaciones navales conjuntas y el tiro de combate.
Los dias 28 y 29, el buque portador de helicopteros de desembarco mixto "Essex" y otras embarcaciones de igual mision, transportadoras de las fuerzas armadas de la primera division marina del ejercito surcoreano, se enfrascaron en las operaciones de desembarco en las zonas litorales con el respaldo de la aviacion y la bateria naval.
Por otra parte, el colectivo de ataque al mando del portaaviones de propulsion nuclear supergrande "Ronald Reagan" practico el despacho sucesivo de mas de 80 aviones de cubierta a las aguas del Mar Este de Corea y el aterrizaje de los mismos tras batir los simulados objetivos importantes de la RPDC.
Los mismos dias, mas de 400 aeronaves de distintos tipos como "F-4", "F-5", "F-15", "F-16", "F-117", "F/A-18", "A-10", "KO-1", pertenecientes a las duodecima y quinta fuerzas aereas de EE.UU. estacionadas en el territorio estadounidense y Japon y la aviacion de las fuerzas navales norteamericanas y a las 6 escuadrillas de aviones, inclusive la octava, y la escuadrilla mixta 15 del ejercito surcoreano, ejercitaron desenfrenadamente en colaboracion con "E-3" y "E-2C" el ataque aereo orientado a neutralizar en "tiempos de emergencia" la capacidad belica de la RPDC.
Estas maniobras militares, que se desarrollan de modo tridimensional en la tierra, el mar y el aire, sumergieron a todo el territorio surcoreano en el clima belicista contra el Norte de Corea y dieron en Corea una situacion muy tirante que en cualquier momento puede estallar una nueva guerra.
Aparece en Corea nina estrella de futbol
Pyongyang, 30 de marzo (ATCC) -- Ultimamente, Yun Hyon Hi del Equipo Deportivo "25 de Abril" emergio como nueva estrella de futbol femenino centrando la atencion de los especialistas.
Se trata de una nina de 15 anos y de 169cm de estatura.
Se hizo la reina del futbol asiatico de la categoria de juniores cuando conquisto de una vez el premio de mejor jugadora y el de mejor anotadora en el primer Campeonato Juvenil Asiatico de Futbol Sub-16 (F), efectuado recientemente.
Esta delantera se caracteriza por la rapida velocidad y buena capacidad de infiltracion en la cancha rival, en particular, por la extraordinaria sensibilidad al gol.
En la final del evento referido con el equipo japones, a los 8 minutos del primer tiempo ella anoto un gol al cabecear el balon rebotado en la porteria.
En la eliminatoria con el mismo equipo, marco el gol de oro contribuyendo a la victoria de la seleccion coreana por 1:0.
En el encuentro con Tailandia anoto tres goles y en la semifinal con el Sur de Corea, dos.
De esta manera, ella se hizo la mejor anotadora registrando 7 puntos en total.
Los espectadores y especialistas la calificaron de "muchacha que se les antoja" y "joya del equipo coreano" elogiando que aparecio en Corea otra jugadora estelar que sigue a Ri Kum Suk seleccionada como delantera del equipo mundial de estrellas de futbol.
Cuando tenia 10 anos, Yun comenzo el futbol en la Escuela de Deportes de Jovenes y Ninos de la ciudad de Sunchon y se afilio hace ahora 4 anos al Equipo Deportivo "25 de Abril".
Si se tiene en cuenta que mas de 20 anos es la edad promedia de las estrellas del futbol femenino mundial, resulta muy prometedora esta nina que a los 10 anos y pico, se erigio como la primera figura entre las futbolistas asiaticas juniores.