Fifth Inter-Korean General-level Military Talks Close
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- The fifth north-south general-level military talks came to a close Friday.
At the talks both sides reached a series of agreements after discussing the issues of preventing military clashes in the West Sea, realizing joint fishing there and taking measures for providing military guarantees necessary for inter-Korean economic cooperation and exchange and thoroughly implementing the military agreements already adopted between the north and the south.
According to the press release adopted at the talks Friday, both sides agreed to effect joint fishing on the principle of ensuring peace in the West Sea and promoting prosperity and interests common to the nation and further the discussion on the issues of preventing military clashes in the West Sea and fixing waters for joint fishing there.
They agreed to consult the issue of direct sailing of civilian ships of the north side to the port of Haeju depending on the military confidence building in the West Sea, it noted, and continued:
Both sides agreed to adopt and effectuate a tentative agreement on providing a military guarantee for the trial operation of train between the north and the south on May 17 and decided to pursue the discussion in the future on the issue of adopting an agreement on providing military guarantees for the transit on railways and traffic on the roads between the north and the south.
They agreed to discuss measures for providing military guarantees for the project to be undertaken for flood control in the River Rimjin and dredging work in the estuary of the River Han.
The two sides reiterated the need to strictly observe and implement the military agreements already adopted between the north and the south.
Both sides agreed to recommend that the second north-south defence minister-level talks be opened at the earliest possible date depending on the progress made at the general-level military talks.
They decided to open the sixth inter-Korean general-level military talks within July and agree upon the specific schedule through notice in the future.
KCNA Denounces Japan's Distortion of History
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- The Korean Central News Agency issued memorandum titled "We Denounce Japan's Despicable Distortion of History" on May 10.
It says:
The sheer distortion of the crime-woven past history has become all the more pronounced in Japan of late.
The history textbooks for middle school students which the Japanese authorities screened and approved seriously distort the acts of aggression committed by Japan against Korea for centuries and its military occupation of Korea.
The textbooks ambiguously describe Japan's invasion of Korea in 1592 as "the dispatch of its troops to Korea," thus whitewashing its aggression. They justify the Japanese imperialists' colonial rule over Korea by asserting that their military occupation and rule "helped Korea in modernization".
The textbooks do not mention anti-Japanese volunteers' struggle, massacre of fighters for independence, the March First Popular Uprising in 1919, the June 10 independence movement in 1926, the punitive campaign in 1920 and the massacre of Koreans during Kanto quake in 1923.
Aso, who was chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan in 2003, blustered that the Koreans' requests for Japanese names kicked off Koreans' change of their names into Japanese and that the Korean alphabets were taught by Japanese and it would be better to have correct understanding of historical facts.
Nakayama, who was minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2005, asserted that students should be taught that Tok Islet is part of Japan's territory, claiming that what is essential in education is to teach students what does belong to it.
A revised version of the textbook which was released by the Society for History Textbook Reform in 2005 beautified the Sino-Japanese, Russo-Japanese and the Pacific wars as wars for self-defence and wars for liberation and described Japan as the worst Pacific War victim.
Recently the government instructed the relevant institutions to describe Tok Islet as part of Japan's territory in textbooks for high schools to be used from 2007.
Japan's moves to tamper with its history date back to the mid 1950s when it concealed or downplayed its crimes. It has since systematically committed sheer distortion and denial of its wrongs while beautifying and exaggerating what it did.
What should not be overlooked is Japan's total denial of the crimes related to the sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese Army.
The denial of those crimes has become all the more undisguised since the emergence of the Abe regime.
Prime Minister Abe, when interviewed by reporters on March 1 this year, said that there is no evidence proving that Japan coercively recruited women to provide sex for the Imperial Japanese Army. He, addressing the meeting of the House of Councilors Budgetary Committee on March 5, said that Japan would never apologize even in case of the carriage of a resolution urging the Japanese government to make apology for the sexual slavery already presented to U.S. Congress.
Foreign Minister Aso, speaking at the meeting of the House of Representatives Budgetary Committee in February, expressed his displeasure with the submission of a resolution calling for the Japanese government's frank apology for the issue of "comfort women" to the U.S. House of Representatives, saying that it is not based on objective facts at all and it is very regrettable.
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shimomura on March 25 uttered that there were military nurses and war correspondents but no "comfort women", adding that the Japanese military was not involved in the issue of sexual servitude.
The chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan described as wrong the statement made by the then Chief Cabinet Secretary Kono in 1993 in which he admitted, apologized and repented of the crimes related to the "comfort women," asserting that there was something ambiguous and it caused misunderstanding.
The League of Dietmen Thinking of the Future of Japan and History Education concluded that there was no such coercive recruitment of "comfort women" for the Imperial Japanese Army and requested the authorities to adopt it as an official view of the government. It went the lengths of declaring that it would reexamine Kono's statement dealing with the crimes related to the "comfort women" for the Imperial Japanese Army.
On March 16 the government in what it called a written reply adopted at a Cabinet session claimed that the materials discovered by the government contained no evidence proving that women were coercively recruited by the Japanese army or police for sexual slavery.
Sankei Shimbun joined in the authorities' campaign to tamper with history, by carrying in its April 8th issue an article which claimed that there were cases in which the Japanese military was directly involved in the examination of sexually transmitted diseases at "comfort stations" but not in such coercive recruitment of women as slave-hunting.
But the crime-woven history can never be covered up.
It was hard facts that the Japanese imperialists took women from several countries and forced them to provide sex at battle fields during the war of aggression by use of government and military power. More facts about these monstrous crimes are being probed one after another by testimonies made by victims and witnesses, documents worked out at those times and confessions made by ex-servicemen of the Imperial Japanese Army.
Hirofumi Hayashi, professor at Kanto Gakuin University, Japan, at a press conference held by the Association of Foreign Correspondents on April 17 this year disclosed seven more materials related to the issue of "comfort women" for the Imperial Japanese Army.
These materials proved that quite many files of documents have been worked out and presented to disclose horrendous crimes committed in the regions occupied by the Japanese army thanks to the efforts exerted by prosecution authorities of various countries.
Koyama and Sakakura, ex-soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army, admitted sexual slavery at a press conference on April 26.
They confessed that there were "comfort stations" at every unit they belonged to, adding that the operation of such stations was impossible without the military's order.
A confidential document of the Dutch government testifying to the coercive recruitment of "comfort women" by the Imperial Japanese Army was recently declassified. The contents of the document which a Dutch officer sent to his country when he was in Indonesia right after the end of the Second World War proved that the Imperial Japanese Army deeply involved itself in the "comfort women" issue ranging from their coercive recruitment to the operation of the "comfort stations."
Japan's distortion of history is a serious criminal act to shirk off the responsibility for redeeming its past crimes and put spurs to the process of making the Japanese society turn reactionary in terms of ideology and mentality in a bid to repeat its history of aggression.
The world is called upon to heighten vigilance against the Japanese reactionaries' moves to distort history as they work hard to keep buried into oblivion the wars of aggression, massacres and the monstrous group rape perpetrated by Japan in the 20th century.
Japan's persistent distortion of history will leave another shameful blot on the human history in the 21st century and then it will never escape international isolation.
Special Bulletin Released in Denmark on Day of Sun
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- The Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association released a special bulletin on the occasion of the Day of the Sun.
The bulletin carried photos showing the revolutionary activities of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and articles under various titles.
It said in an article titled "The 95th Birth Anniversary of President Kim Il Sung" that his august name is widely known all over the world as father of socialist Korea, giving a detailed account of his undying feats.
The bulletin also noted that the inter-Korean summit was held in 2000 and the historic June 15 joint declaration was adopted and published thanks to the great courageous decision of Kim Jong Il who inherited the idea of national reunification of Kim Il Sung, adding that this brought a new era of reconciliation and cooperation to the Korean Peninsula.
Kim Il Sung made a great contribution to defending and advancing the socialist cause as a distinguished leader of the international labor movement, it stressed.
The bulletin dealt with the recent situation on the Korean Peninsula and the activities of the association.
Japanese Authorities' Despicable Horse Trading under Fire
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- The south Korean Internet broadcasting service Voice of People in a commentary on May 7 assailed the Japanese authorities for their despicable horse trading over the issue of marking the East Sea of Korea on the map.
The commentary accused the Japanese authorities of setting in motion all diplomatic forces of Japan to lobby member nations of the International Hydrographic Organization with its general meeting slated to take place to discuss the above-said issue.
The Japanese authorities persistently insist that the East Sea of Korea be marked as "the Japanese Sea" because they deem this issue part of their ambition to grab Tok Islet, it pointed out.
Marking the East Sea of Korea as the "Japanese Sea" is a leftover of the Japanese imperialists' colonial rule over Korea, the commentary said, stressing that this is absolutely unjustifiable as it is aimed at justifying Japan's imperialist aggression.
Veterinary and Anti-epizootic Presentation Held
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- A scientific and technological presentation took place at the People's Palace of Culture here on May 9 and 10 on the occasion of the 60th founding anniversary of the Epizootic Prevention Centre.
The presentation, sponsored by the Central Committee of the Korean General Federation of Science and Technology, brought together officials in the veterinary and anti-epizootic field across the country and scientists and technicians in the fields of science and education.
Introduced there were at least 190 achievements and experience gained in the anti-epizootic work and in the course of developing methods to put the diagnosing of domestic animals afflicted with diseases on a scientific basis.
Diplomas and prizes were awarded to those who presented successful papers.
April Holidays of DPRK Observed Abroad
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- World progressives significantly commemorated the 95th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, the 14th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army.
Heads of state and senior officials including the king and the great king of Cambodia and the Syrian vice-president and political parties, government ministries, militaries, institutions and organizations of different countries sent floral baskets to the DPRK missions or visited them on the above-said occasions.
Ceremonies of laying floral baskets before the portraits of smiling Kim Il Sung were held by the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America and at Kim Il Sung Economic Special School in Cuba, and the Leading Council of the Union for Peace and Friendship of Mongolia decided to award its highest order "Gold Star of Peace" to him.
Preparatory committees for commemorating the Day of the Sun and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the KPA were formed in at least 50 countries and regions of the world to hold significant political and cultural events.
Ceremonies of inaugurating a Kimilsungia exhibition and unveiling a monument to the historic visit paid by Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il took place in Indonesia and the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia greenhouse was built and opened to visitors in Puncak area, Bogor City of Indonesia on the occasions of the Day of the Sun and the 42nd anniversary of the naming of Kimilsungia.
Remembrance meetings, meetings, seminars, lectures, round-table talks, photo exhibitions and film shows were held in more than 80 countries and regions of the world and congratulatory letters and messages to Kim Jong Il were adopted there.
Publishing houses in at least 20 countries including Russia and Pakistan and media of different countries brought out or reported works of the peerlessly great men and the brief history of their revolutionary activities.
Media of at least 60 countries carried articles or showed Korean films on the same occasions.
Commemorative bulletins were issued by various organizations including the Bulgaria-Korea Friendship Association and the Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association.
Liquidation of Pro-U.S. Conservative Forces Urged in S. Korea
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- The south Korean Internet newspaper Chammallo on May 7 posted an article written by Kim Man Sik, an editorialist of the paper, calling for the liquidation of the pro-U.S. conservative forces in south Korea including the Grand National Party.
The article noted that the pro-U.S. conservative forces including the GNP and conservative media were bringing a violent storm of confrontation in this land by every conceivable sophism and agitation, failing to abandon their bad habits of the days of military dictatorship.
It is natural that the GNP is denounced by the people as a party taking money by trucks, a party of irregularities and corruption and a group of traitors, said the article, contending that the pro-U.S. conservative forces and conservative media must be removed.
Architectural Aesthetic Symposium Held
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- The 2nd architectural aesthetic symposium was held at the People's Palace of Culture on May 10.
It heard speeches from Pak Kil U, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Union of Architects, and others.
The speakers elaborated on questions of principle arising in placing architectures on a formative and artistic basis, true to Kim Jong Il's Juche-oriented architectural idea, and ways for incorporating them into practice.
Noting that the architectural three-dimension and space, the artistic means and building operation constitute the main contents of putting architectures on a formative and artistic basis, they outlined ways of placing city planning, architectural designing, afforestation and city reconstruction on a formative and artistic basis.
They put forward questions of forming streets and structures in a diversified, three-dimensional and deep-going manner, while definitely ensuring Juche and national characters in planning cities, and matters of principle to be adhered to by the architects in placing architectural designing on a formative and artistic basis.
They called for effecting innovations in the drive to build many more monumental edifices in the era of Songun by regarding as the steadfast guidelines and strictly implementing Kim Jong Il's idea and theory on putting architectures on a formative and artistic basis.
Present at the symposium were Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea, and Jon Sung Hun, vice-premier of the Cabinet.
Rodong Sinmun on Invincible Revolutionary Army
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- The Korean People's Army is displaying its grandiose sight as the powerful main force of the revolution while decorating its noble battle flag with victories, because it is incomparably strong in idea and faith, declares Rodong Sinmun in a signed article Friday, which reads in part:
The KPA is revolutionary ranks overflowing with the Songun idea and equipped with the spirit of devotedly defending the leader, the spirit of implementing his instructions to the last and the heroic self-sacrificing spirit.
The KPA has grown to be an invincible revolutionary army recording an ever-victorious history with the might of ideology as it holds in high esteem Kim Jong Il, a great man of Mt. Paektu, as the supreme commander of the revolutionary armed forces.
It is an ever-victorious revolutionary army devotedly defending the headquarters of the revolution with the might of ideology, a matchless revolutionary army immensely increasing its combat power and an invincible revolutionary army working miracles and creating ever-victorious heroic epic.
Our army is ready to become human bombs for the safety of the headquarters of the revolution. Its officers and men are always ready to courageously fight the enemy single-handed even far behind the enemy line in order to defend the authority of the headquarters and they do not hesitate to go through thick and thin to implement the orders and instructions of the headquarters.
It defended the blue sky of the country and demonstrated the dignity of Korean-style socialism to the whole world in each grim period when dark clouds of a nuclear war gathered in the sky above the country and imperialists came in attack on all sides. The KPA owes this to mighty combat power and matchless ideological might.
Scheme to Build Naval Base Denounced in S. Korea
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- Members of 41 environmental protection organizations of south Korea including the Green Federation and the Environment Movement Association reportedly called a press conference in front of the Jeju Island Provincial Office on May 7, at which they denounced the scheme of the Defense Ministry to build a naval base on the island.
The speakers at the press conference warned that the naval base, when built on the island, would bring disasters to the life of the islanders and destroy many natural monuments and historical relics.
They demanded the ministry and the provincial office authorities give up at once the projected building of the naval base which would affect the safety of the people and natural environment.
New Records Set in DPRK National Sports Festival
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- A national sports festival was held in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in commemoration of the Day of the Sun.
The festival, divided into hundreds of category games of more than 30 events, made a contribution to the development of the sports technique of the country.
Eighteen athletes won new record medals in the events of shooting, archery and weight-lifting.
In particular, shooters broke world and Asian records in shooting competition.
Kim Jong Su of the April 25 National Defense Sports Group set a new world record in the men's 10-meter air pistol individual event, and Kim Jong Su, Kwon Tong Hyok and Ryu Myong Yon made a new Asian record in the team event of the same category.
In archery, players of the April 25 National Defense Sports Group and Amnokgang National Defense Sports Group smashed the national record in the 70-meter range team event.
In addition, seven weightlifters made new national records in ten categories of weight-lifting.
New Stamp Issued
Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- A new stamp (a kind of souvenir sheet) was brought out in the DPRK recently. It reflects a campaign in the country to prevent bird flu which gives rise to serious concern among the world people.
The souvenir sheet shows a health worker who is engaged in vaccinating hens, ducks, pigs, dogs and other domestic animals against bird flu viruses including H5N1 strain which has spread in different parts of the world.
A powerful nation-wide campaign to prevent the avian influenza is launched in the DPRK every year under the unified guidance of the State Emergency Quarantine Committee.
The denomination of the stamp is 85 won.
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ATCC emite memorando de repudio a Japon
Pyongyang, 11 de mayo (ATCC) -- La Agencia Telegrafica Central de Corea emitio la vispera un memorando intitulado "En repudio a las sucias maniobras de Japon encaminadas a la tergiversacion de la historia".
Su texto resumido va como sigue:
En estos tiempos, en Japon se cometen expresamente las acciones antihistoricas orientadas a dar negativa al ensangrentado expediente criminal de este pais.
Los manuales de historia para las escuelas secundarias, examinados y aprobados por las autoridades japonesas, distorsionan de gravedad la agresion y la ocupacion militar a Corea por Japon, que se produjeron durante varios siglos.
En particular, estos libros anotan el inicio de la "guerra Imjin desatada por Japon" como la "marcha a Corea" para camuflar la agresion.
Igualmente, abogan por las "conveniencias" del colonialismo a Corea al apuntar que la ocupacion militar a esta por parte de los imperialistas japoneses "contribuyo a la modernizacion de ella".
Ademas, no se refieren a la matanza a las tropas voluntarias antijaponesas y otros independentistas y a los genocidios de los coreanos escenificados durante el Levantamiento Popular del Primero de Marzo de 1919, la manifestacion del 10 de junio de 1926, la "gran operacion punitiva del ano Kyongsin (1920)" y el gran terremoto de Kanto, Japon, ocurrido en 1923.
Por otra parte, Aso peroro en 2003, cuando fungia como presidente del comite de averiguacion de asuntos politicos del Partido Democratico Liberal de Japon, que "el cambio de nombres y apellidos de los coreanos al estilo japones comenzo cuando estos pidieron que los bautizaran" y "las letras coreanas fueron ensenadas por los japoneses y seria mejor tener correcta compresion de los hechos historicos".
En 2005, el ministro de Educacion, Cultura, Deporte, Ciencia y Tecnologia, Nakayama, dijo que deben instruir a los alumnos que la isla Tok es "parte del territorio japones" tras subrayar que lo clave en la ensenanza es educar la posicion territorial.
El libro reeditado el mismo ano por el "encuentro para la redaccion del nuevo manual de historia" califico la guerra China-Japon, la Rusia-Japon, la del Pacifico de "guerras para la autodefensa y liberacion" y mintio como si el pais isleno fuera el "mas perjudicado" en la ultima contienda.
Recientemente, el gobierno japones ordeno anotar la isla Tok como "territorio japones" en los manuales de historia para escuelas superiores que iban a entrar en uso desde el ano en curso.
Las maniobras de distorsion de la historia comenzaron a mediados de la decada de 1950 por el encubrimiento y disminucion de los crimenes y ahora se extendieron a la tergiversacion total, negacion y elogio a los mismos.
Lo mas grave del caso es la negativa total al arresto forzado a las "consoladoras sexuales" para el viejo ejercito nipon, que se torno mas porfiada y brutal en el gabinete de Abe.
En una rueda de prensa concedida el primero de marzo del ano en curso, el premier Abe asevero que no hay pruebas para confirmar lo forzado del reclutamiento de aquellas mujeres.
Ademas, el dia 5 del mismo mes, juro ante la comision presupuestaria de la camara de consejeros de la dieta que no pediria perdon jamas aunque sea aprobado en el congreso norteamericano el proyecto de resolucion en demanda de la excusa del gobierno japones por ese crimen de esclavitud sexual.
Mientras tanto, el canciller Aso expreso en febrero en la comision presupuestaria de la camara de representantes su descontento por el sometimiento de ese proyecto de resolucion en el mismo organo legislativo de EE.UU. al decir que "es muy lamentable que este documento no se basara en nada en los hechos objetivos".
El 25 de marzo, el subdirector del secretariado del gabinete japones, Simomura, trato de desvincular al viejo ejercito japones de este asunto al mentir que no hubo "consoladoras sexuales" si bien operaban las enfermeras y corresponsales de guerra mientras el presidente del comite de averiguacion de asuntos politicos del Partido Democratico Liberal tildo de "ambigua y productora de confusiones" la declaracion de 1993 del ex director del secretariado del gabinete Kono, que habia reconocido ese crimen y pedido excusas y reflexiones por el respecto.
En tanto, el "encuentro de los parlamentarios pensativos en el futuro de Japon y la educacion de historia" saco la conclusion de que no hubo el arresto forzado a las "consoladoras" para el viejo ejercito nipon y demando a las autoridades que la oficializaran.
Ademas, procedio a "reexaminar" esa "declaracion" de Kono.
El 16 de marzo, en una llamada respuesta aprobada en una reunion del gabinete, el gobierno nipon anuncio que en los datos hallados por si mismo no hay pruebas alusivas al arresto forzado de esas feminas por parte del ejercito o de la policia de su pais.
Mientras tanto, se unio a tal procedimiento de las autoridades el rotativo "Sankei Shimbun" al reportar en su edicion del 8 de abril que las tropas japonesas no participaron directamente en el arresto forzado de las "consoladoras sexuales", igual a la caza de esclavos, aunque habian metido la mano en el examen venereo llevado a cabo en las "casas de cita con ellas".
Pero es imposible encubrir la historia criminal.
Las declaraciones de las propias victimas y testigos, los documentos de aquel entonces y las confesiones de los uniformados del viejo ejercito japones esclarecen que los imperialistas del pais isleno impusieron la inhumana vida de esclava sexual a las mujeres de varios paises llevandoselas a los campos de guerra de agresion a fuerza de las autoridades gubernamentales y militares.
En conferencia de prensa concedida el 17 de abril de este ano en la asociacion de corresponsales extranjeros, el profesor de la Universidad Kanto Gakuin, Hirofumi Hayashi, dio a la publicidad 7 nuevos datos relacionados con el mismo caso.
Segun ellos, gracias a los esfuerzos de las autoridades fiscales de varios paises, se prepara y se presenta una fabulosa cantidad de documentos que prueban las atrocidades cometidas en los territorios ocupados por el viejo ejercito japones.
En tanto, los ex uniformados Koyama y Sakakura admitieron en una rueda de prensa del 26 de abril los hechos criminales del abuso sexual.
Precisaron que en todas las unidades donde ellos mismos fueron ubicados operaban las "casas de cita" y confesaron que el establecimiento de las mismas resultaba imposible sin las ordenes de la cupula militar.
Hace poco, quedo descifrado un documento secreto del gobierno holandes que confirma el caracter forzado del reclutamiento de esas victimas de abuso sexual.
Los detalles de un documento, que fue parte a su pais de un oficial holandes enviado a Indonesia inmediatamente despues del fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, corrobora la participacion entera de las tropas japonesas en todo el proceso criminal, o sea, desde el reclutamiento forzado hasta la operacion de las "casas de cita".
Tales maniobras para distorsionar la historia se encaminan a evadir la responsabilidad por la liquidacion del pasado criminal y reeditar la historia de agresion al fomentar la conversion de Japon en una sociedad reaccionaria ideo-espiritual.
Todo el mundo debe estar muy alerto ante esa conducta de los reaccionarios japoneses quienes tratan de dejar en el olvido de la historia los crimenes de su pais que mancharon el siglo XX con las guerras de agresion, genocidios y la violacion sexual colectiva de mayor magnitud.
Si el pais isleno no se deja de esas asquerosas maniobras, volvera a registrar los vergonzosos crimenes en la historia de la humanidad del siglo 21 y quedara aislado para siempre en el escenario internacional.
Fiestas coreanas de abril en el ambito mundial
Pyongyang, 11 de mayo (ATCC) -- Los pueblos progresistas del mundo celebraron solemnemente el 95 aniversario del nacimiento del Presidente Kim Il Sung, el 14 de la eleccion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il como Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y el 75 de la fundacion del Ejercito Popular de Corea.
El gran rey y el rey de Camboya, el vicepresidente de Siria y otros jefes de Estado, personalidades de alto rango, partidos politicos, ministerios, circulos militares, organismos y entidades de varios paises enviaron cestos de flores a las representaciones coreanas en sus respectivos paises o las visitaron.
La OSPAAAL y la Escuela Especializada en Economia Kim Il Sung de Cuba depositaron cestos de flores ante el retrato del Presidente con su amplia sonrisa. El consejo directivo de la Federacion de Organizaciones Mongolas por la Paz y la Amistad decidio otorgar al Presidente la orden "Estrella de Oro de la Paz", maxima distincion.
Ademas, en mas de 50 paises y regiones de los cinco continentes se constituyeron los comites preparatorios para el Dia del Sol y el 75 aniversario de la fundacion del EPC y se desarrollaron las actividades politicas y culturales.
Con motivo del Dia del Sol y el 42 aniversario de la denominacion de kimilsungia, en Indonesia tuvo lugar la exposicion de esta flor y se efectuo una ceremonia de inauguracion del monumento a la visita del Presidente Kim Il Sung y del Dirigente Kim Jong Il. Mientras tanto, se inauguro un invernaculo de kimilsungia y kimjongilia en la zona de Puncak de la ciudad de Bogor.
En mas de 80 paises y regiones de los 5 continentes se realizaron encuentros de recordacion, mitines, simposios, conferencias, charlas, exhibiciones de fotos y proyecciones filmicas, en los cuales fueron aprobados cartas y mensajes de felicitacion dedicados al Dirigente Kim Jong Il.
Las editoriales de mas de 20 paises, inclusive Rusia y Pakistan, periodicos y radioemisoras de varios paises dieron a conocer obras y biografias de actividades revolucionarias del Presidente y el Dirigente.
Los medios de prensa de mas de 60 paises insertaron articulos conmemorativos o proyectaron peliculas coreanas.
@La Asociacion de Amistad Bulgaria-Corea, la misma Dinamarca-Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y otras entidades emitieron boletines conmemorativos.
EPC sale siempre victorioso por el poderio ideologico
Pyongyang, 11 de mayo (ATCC) -- El Ejercito Popular de Corea exalta su poderio del grueso de la revolucion al marcar victorias en su sagrado estandarte por ser incomparablemente fuerte en la idea y conviccion.
Asi senala el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 11 y continua:
Nuestro ejercito saturado de la idea del Songun (priorizacion militar) es la fila revolucionaria armada con el espiritu de defensa decisiva al lider, de materializacion cabal de la mision y de sacrificio heroico.
El EPC ha podido crecer como un poderoso ejercito revolucionario que sale siempre victorioso por el poderio ideologico gracias a tener al Dirigente Kim Jong Il, gran hombre del Paektu, como su Comandante Supremo.
Es tambien el invencible ejercito revolucionario que defiende a costa de la vida la Direccion de la Revolucion con su poderio ideologico, que eleva extraordinariamente su poderio combativo y que crea milagros y epopeya heroica de victoria siempre.
Nuestro ejercito sirve de bomba para la seguridad de la Direccion de la Revolucion y se lanza sin titubeo al agua y fuego para cumplir su orden. Nuestros oficiales y soldados pelean a solas contra los enemigos aun en la retaguardia enemiga si es para defender la autoridad de la Direccion de la Revolucion.
En los periodos severos en que sobre la tierra patria se cernia el nubarron de la guerra nuclear y los imperialistas se nos arrojaban por todas las direcciones, el EPC defendio el cielo azul de la patria y exalto a todo el mundo el honor del socialismo coreano gracias a contar con la fuerte combatividad y el gran poderio ideologico.
Exitos logrados en el festival deportivo dedicado al Dia del Sol
Pyongyang, 11 de mayo (ATCC) -- Quedo clausurado recientemente en Corea el Festival Deportivo Nacional en conmemoracion del Dia del Sol (15 de abril, cumpleanos del Presidente Kim Il Sung).
En el marco del evento se entablaron los juegos en centenares de modalidades detalladas de mas de 30 disciplinas dejando optimos resultados que contribuyen al desarrollo tecnico del deporte coreano.
En particular, fueron otorgadas las medallas pertinentes a 18 recordistas en el tiro, el levantamiento de pesas y el tiro con arco.
El jugador del Equipo de Deporte de Defensa Nacional 25 de Abril Kim Jong Su batio el record mundial en el tiro individual de las pistolas de aire a 10 m y en la misma prueba colectiva establecio nuevo record asiatico junto con sus colegas Kwon Tong Hyok y Ryu Myong Yon.
En tanto, los arqueros del Equipo de Deporte de Defensa Nacional 25 de Abril y del Equipo de Deporte de Defensa Nacional Amrokgang implantaron nuevo record nacional en la competencia colectiva de tiro a 70 metros.
Igual hazana realizaron 7 pesistas en 10 modalidades detalladas.