Five-Point Policy, Milestone for Independent and Peaceful Reunification
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- May 24 is the 17th anniversary of the publication of the five-point policy for the country's reunification reflecting the desire and will of the Korean people.
President Kim Il Sung laid down the five-point policy on May 24, Juche 79 (1990) to usher in a bright phase for the fellow-countrymen in their efforts for the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
The five-point policy is as follows: First, tension on the Korean peninsula must be eased and a peaceful climate for the country's reunification be created. Secondly, the barrier of division must be removed and free travel and a full-scale open-door policy effected between the north and the south. Thirdly, the north and south must develop their foreign relations on the principle of creating an international climate favorable for the independent, peaceful reunification of the country. Fourthly, we must develop the dialogue for national reunification. Fifthly, a nationwide united front for the country's reunification must be formed.
The policy gave correct answers to the principled problems arising in the course of realizing the national reunification and won absolute support and welcome from broad sections of the world people as well as the entire Korean people for its realistic and fair nature. And its vitality has been clearly proved in practices.
The policy has positively encouraged the Korean people in their efforts for the reconciliation and unity of the nation and for national reunification over the last ten-odd years.
The efforts for national unity and national reunification were turned into a pan-national movement and a new historical era for the reconciliation and collaboration between the north and the south and for an independent reunification opened up.
A north-south summit meeting was provided in 2000 for the first time since the division of the nation and the publication of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration gave the new vitality to the fellow-countrymen aspiring after the reunification.
Colorful pro-reunification functions, contacts, co-operations and exchanges in the fields, political, economic and cultural, are being extensively held between the north and south in the teeth of obstructions of the internal and external enemies.
The national reunification movement still faces manifold difficulties but the Korean people will achieve the cause of independent reunification without fail with the concerted efforts of the nation.
Asian Solidarity Meeting Held in S. Korea
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- The 8th Asian solidarity meeting for solution to the issue of the "comfort women" for the Imperial Japanese Army was held in Seoul from May 19 to 21.
Present there were the delegation of the DPRK Measure Committee for Demanding Compensation to Comfort Women for the Japanese Army and the Victims of Forcible Drafting headed by Chairwoman Hong Son Ok and delegates of organizations for demanding Japan's compensation and protecting human rights from different countries and regions and delegates of international organizations.
A keynote report, a special report and speeches were made there.
Reporters and speakers accused the Japanese imperialists of taking away a large number of foreign women including 200,000 Korean women to the shambles of war of aggression to commit hideous sexual abuses and other outrages against them.
They bitterly denounced Japan for evading the settlement of its past crimes and fostering hysteric row of confrontation with the DPRK and phobia about the Koreans in Japan.
Noting that not only the victims but also the international community are condemning the Japanese government for denying its crimes related to the sexual slavery, they called upon the organizations in Asia and different countries and regions of the world to conduct a dynamic movement demanding the settlement of the above-said issue through international solidarity.
A resolution and a joint statement of figures of organizations from the north and the south of Korea and abroad were adopted at the meeting.
The resolution appealed to all the participants to support the activities now being conducted by the parliaments of the U.S. and other countries to adopt resolutions on the issue of the "comfort women" for the Imperial Japanese Army and develop the Asian solidarity meeting for the settlement of the issue into an international solidarity meeting.
In the joint statement the organizations in the north and the south of Korea and abroad strongly demanded that the Japanese government disclose all the materials on the crimes Japan committed against the Korean nation in the past and take immediate political and legal measures to fulfill its legal responsibility including formal apology and compensation for them.
The joint statement urged Japan to immediately halt its acts of tampering with its history and whitewashing its war crimes, stop its national discrimination and suppression of the Koreans in Japan and take social and institutional measures for the protection of their rights.
The organizations in the north and the south of Korea and abroad will steadily boost pan-national solidarity and join various women and human rights organizations of the world in their dynamic struggle till they wrest from the Japanese government a thorough probe into the truth behind the crimes, formal apology and full compensation for them on the basis of the successes they gained in the solidarity actions demanding Japan's liquidation of the past, the joint statement noted.
Special Information Bulletin Published by CILRECO
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- The International Liaison Committee for Reunification and Peace in Korea (CILRECO) published a special bulletin titled "The three principles of national reunification are a cornerstone of the unity of the Korean nation and a sure guarantee for Korea's independent and peaceful reunification" on May 17 on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of President Kim Il Sung's famous work "On the Three Principles of National Reunification".
Noting that the President laid down the three principles of national reunification on May 3, 1972, the bulletin said that it was a historic event of weighty significance in accomplishing the Korean nation's cause of reunification.
The three principles--independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity--indicate the most realistic and reasonable way of reunification as they are acceptable to all the Koreans aspiring after the country's reunification, irrespective of ideology, system and political view, the bulletin noted, and went on:
The three principles serve as a basis of all the DPRK proposals for reunification and the reunification movement of the whole Korean nation, and they were reaffirmed in the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration released in 2000.
Kim Jong Il made sure that the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration was adopted and came into force, thus providing a great programme for accomplishing the independent reunification of Korea in the new century and further developing and enriching the three principles of national reunification through the enunciation of the idea of "By our nation itself".
The three principles of national reunification will as always provide the Korean people with a sure guarantee for independently achieving the country's reunification, ensuring peace and building a great prosperous powerful nation.
Anniversary of Kwangju Popular Uprising Marked in S. Korea
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- Commemorations of the 27th anniversary of the May 18 Kwangju Popular Uprising were reportedly held in Kwangju on May 19.
The South Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification (Pomminryon) held a meeting to vow to implement the tasks of attaching importance to the nation, defending peace and achieving unity in Kumnam-ro.
Ri Kyu Jae, chairman of the headquarters, said at the meeting that Kwangju dyed by the blood of those involved in the uprising 27 years ago awakened the people on this land to the truth that the U.S. forces are not "helper" and "ally" but occupation forces and killers.
He said that the South Headquarters of Pomminryon should take the lead in implementing the three tasks of attaching importance to the nation, defending peace and achieving unity and thus building a new society in this land where there is no pro-U.S. sycophantic and Cold War force and the genuine politics for the people is administered.
Solidarity messages from the North and Overseas headquarters of Pomminryon were introduced at the meeting.
Then a resolution was read out. It called for strengthening the June 15 All-Korean Committee, forming a great anti-conservative alliance involving broad forces and further enhancing the role of Pomminryon to bring about a decisive phase for the country's reunification through the implementation of the three tasks.
Meanwhile, the preparatory committee of the Solidarity for Progress in south Korea sponsored a "people's meeting to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula, check the conclusion of the south Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and inherit the May 18 spirit."
It was attended by at least 2,000 people from all walks of life including workers, peasants and students.
At the end of the meeting the participants staged a demonstration.
A joint memorial service for the solidarity with people's democracy was held at the Mangwoldong cemetery and meetings to honor the memory of those who fell in the uprising took place in various places of the city.
And there were a photo exhibition showing the struggle of those involved in the Kwangju uprising who had perseveringly fought for 10 days and the fascist dictators' suppression, a cultural event of youths and children, an art performance and so forth.
Dynamic Actions against FTA Called for in S. Korea
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- A workers' meeting to inherit the May spirit was reportedly held in Kwangju, south Korea, on May 19 under the sponsorship of the south Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.
Speakers at the meeting called for inheriting the spirit displayed by the participants in the Kwangju Popular Uprising who fought against the military dictatorial group and frustrating the moves for the conclusion of the south Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement through struggle.
Noting that the era of military dictatorship should never be allowed to return, they appealed to the people from all walks of life to dynamically struggle for independence, democracy and reunification.
They branded those making desperate efforts to conclude the FTA as faithful servants of the U.S. and reactionaries going against the era of independent reunification.
Present there were members of the KCTU and representatives of political parties and civic and public organizations including O Jong Ryol, co-chairman of the preparatory committee of the Solidarity for Progress in south Korea, Ri Kyu Jae, chairman of the South Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification, Mun Kyong Sik, chairman of the south Korean Federation of Peasants Associations, and Mun Song Hyon, representative of the Democratic Labor Party.
Dissolution of GNP Demanded
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- Ryu Son Min, chairman of the south Korean Federation of University Student Councils, in a statement on May 17 demanded the dissolution of the Grand National Party of south Korea, a party against human rights, according to a media report.
Recalling that ex-Mayor of Seoul Ri Myong Bak belonging to the GNP on May 12 let loose a jargon insulting the handicapped, the statement noted that public voices denouncing it were growing louder.
This clearly revealed the anti-human rights nature of the GNP, which suppressed the people desirous of democracy and reunification while holding power and ruling this land for a long time, noted the statement.
It is clear that if the GNP wins in the "presidential election," the dark days of fascist dictatorship will return to this land, the statement said, adding: Such political party against human rights as the GNP must be removed at an early date for democracy and human rights.
Greetings to Jordanian King
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Thursday sent a message of greetings to Abdullah the Second, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on the 61st anniversary of the independence of the kingdom.
Wishing Jordan peace and prosperity, he in the message expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative relationship between the DPRK and Jordan would continue to develop in mutual interests.
Paek Son Haeng Memorial House Repaired
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- The Paek Son Haeng Memorial House located in front of the Ryongwang Pavilion in Pyongyang has been recently repaired.
The three-storied stone house built in Juche 17 (1928) as the Pyongyang Public Hall by the effort of Paek Son Haeng on her initiative conveys her patriotic deeds. She donated large amounts of funds for the Korean people suffering from the Japanese imperialists' military occupation.
Hanging on the front wall of the house is the then marble plaque engraved with "Paek Son Haeng Memorial House" in Chinese characters.
Her bust stands in the front yard of the house. There are a monument with an inscription "Monument to good deeds of Mrs. Paek" written in Chinese characters and a board explaining it. Originally, the Monument to Paek Son Haeng was erected in the vicinity of Changdok School in 1927 to convey the patriotic deeds of the woman who donated funds to various schools including Changdok School and thus contributed to the development of national education. The monument was transplanted by her bust when restoring the house.
There is a library on the first floor of the house and a meeting hall on the second floor. Data on her are preserved on the third floor.
Greetings to Chairman of AU Committee
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Alpha Oumar Konare, chairman of the Committee of the African Union, Monday on the occasion of the Day of Africa.
The message said that the founding of the Organization of African Unity more than four decades ago marked a historic event which reflected the desire and will of all the African people to achieve the complete liberation of the continent and hasten its progress and development by their concerted efforts and an important occasion that brought about a fundamental change in its position and appearance.
It expressed an unequivocal support and solidarity with the AU and its member states in their efforts to consolidate peace and stability of the continent and achieve the political and economic integration.
Expressing the belief that the long-standing friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and the AU member states would develop onto a new higher stage in the future, the message wished the chairman greater success in his responsible work.
Unsavory Remarks over Inter-Korean Trial Train Operations Refuted
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- We in the name of all the Koreans bitterly denounce the unsavory remarks made by the U.S. and anti-reunification forces in south Korea over the recent trial train operations conducted between the north and the south, terming them deliberate and premeditated moves to stem the trend of the June 15 era of reunification, hamstring the efforts for inter-Korean cooperation undertakings and incite confrontation.
A spokesman for the National Reconciliation Council of the DPRK declared this in a statement Thursday.
The attempt of the ultra-right conservative forces and conservative media in south Korea to use the inter-Korean cooperation undertaking for meeting a sinister political purpose, linking it to the "nuclear issue" and citing it as a "sign of reform and opening" on the part of someone, is an intolerable provocation and challenge to the north and other members of the nation aspiring after reunification, the statement noted, and continued:
Their anti-DPRK vituperations and the disclosure of their sinister political purpose are intended to get on the nerves of the other party in a bid to scuttle the work for operating the railways between the north and the south at any cost.
To find fault with steps for providing military guarantees for the train operations across the Military Demarcation Line along which the armed forces of both sides are standing in acute confrontation is little short of completely rejecting them.
The statement urged the U.S. and the anti-reunification forces in south Korea to stop such shameless behavior intended to deprive the Koreans of the joy brought to them by the June 15 joint declaration.
Unreasonable Search by Japanese Police Denounced
Tokyo, May 22 (KNS-KCNA) -- Representatives of the Central Standing Committee of the Korean Students Union in Japan on May 18 called a press conference at the Tokyo District Court to denounce an unreasonable search by the Japanese police authorities.
Jo Tu Song, chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the union, recalled that the Public Security Department of the Japanese National Police Agency on April 25 searched the office of the union under the pretext of "the abduction issue" and unwarrantably confiscated materials and a roll of names which had nothing to do with the issue.
The police search brought the operations of other organizations and business bodies in the Korean Press Hall to a halt and led to the arrest of a Korean in Japan who protested against the search, he said, and laid bare the injustice of the search.
Noting that the Japanese police authorities were trying to link the union to "the abduction issue" in a far-fetched manner, branding the union as an "operative body," he said the search of the union office was a robber-like act abusing state power.
Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Historic Letter Observed
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today devotes a signed article to the 12th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's historic letter "On Developing the Movement of Koreans in Japan onto a New Higher Stage" sent to the officials of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) and Koreans in Japan on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the foundation of Chongryon.
His historic letter serves as an important document as it indicates the basic orientation and overall tasks and ways for putting the movement of Koreans in Japan onto a new higher stage in keeping with the changed situation and the law-governed requirements for its development, the article notes, and goes on:
Kim Jong Il in his letter highly praised Chongryon and Koreans in Japan for having glorified its dignity and honor as an overseas compatriots' organization of Juche Korea and remained faithful to the homeland and the nation under the guidance of President Kim Il Sung, and provided them with a banner of struggle to advance the patriotic cause successfully.
He also defined it as the main orientation of the work of Chongryon to invariably remain loyal to the President, true to the Juche idea, and clarified it as the main mission of the movement of Koreans in Japan to defend their national rights and work hard for the prosperity and development of the homeland and the nation.
The historic letter provided the officials of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan with a powerful ideological and theoretical weapon for preserving the tradition of the patriotic cause and successfully carving out a bright future. It, at the same time, made it possible for the movement of Koreans in Japan to steadily advance along the orbit of its development despite grave difficulties and trials.
The past more than a decade since Chongryon received the letter was characterized by the most rigorous trials and difficulties since its foundation, but Chongryon and Koreans in Japan have successfully paved the way for the movement of Koreans in Japan thanks to the treasured sword provided by Kim Jong Il.
21st Congress of Chongryon Hailed
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Thursday dedicates an editorial to the 21st Congress of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) opening on May 25.
Excerpts from the editorial read:
The people in the homeland firmly believe that the officials of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan will bring a new upsurge in the movement of Koreans in Japan with a clear target and confidence in victory with the congress as a momentum.
The last three years following the 20th Congress have been proud years in which the Chongryon officials and Koreans in Japan have given powerful impetus to the victorious advance of the movement of Koreans in Japan, bravely breaking through manifold rigid ordeals and adversities with patriotic confidence and united strength.
In the period all the Koreans in Japan have successfully fulfilled the tasks put forward at the 20th Congress by waging a vigorous struggle in single-minded unity under the banner of Chongryon, firmly trusting only Kim Jong Il.
These years were years of adversities in which the reactionaries of history became more malicious than ever before in their maneuvers against the DPRK and Chongryon. In those days the officials of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan have waged an unflinching fight, regarding the struggle for frustrating suppression of Chongryon by reactionaries within and without Japan as a political struggle to defend the precious patriotic heritage of President Kim Il Sung, thereby not only firmly defending Chongryon but also further strengthening and developing it as a true organization of overseas citizens of the DPRK faithful to the homeland and the nation.
All the achievements made by Chongryon in the period under review are a brilliant fruition of the outstanding leadership whereby Kim Jong Il reliably protected the patriotic cause of Chongryon with the invincible Songun politics and guided it to grow in strength and develop to suit the requirements of the times and the desire of Koreans in Japan.
It is a great pride and highest honor of the DPRK to have such powerful overseas compatriots' organization as Chongryon which remains intensely loyal to its leader, homeland and nation and firmly defends the lifeline of the patriotic cause without pessimism and vacillation even under grim circumstances.
21st Congress of Chongryon Greeted
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- The Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly sent a congratulatory message to the 21st Congress of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) today.
The last three years since the 20th Congress have been a worthwhile period in which Chongryon and Koreans in Japan have built a reliable foundation for the victorious advance of the movement of Koreans in Japan in the new century, the message noted, and went on:
Chongryon has firmly defended its organization, a precious patriotic legacy left by President Kim Il Sung, from an unprecedented violent wave of suppression by the reactionaries inside and outside Japan and further developed it into a genuine organization of overseas citizens of the DPRK.
Chongryon should consolidate the mass foundation of broad strata of compatriots including younger generation to firmly protect its organization from the crackdown by the reactionaries inside and outside Japan.
The officials of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan should make a tangible contribution to the independent reunification of the country and the cause of building a great prosperous powerful nation, boost solidarity with the world progressives and conduct positive activities for friendship with the Japanese people so that they may create a favorable environment for the work of Chongryon and the development of the Korean community in Japan.
Believing that the 21st Congress would mark a historic landmark occasion in further strengthening Chongryon organizationally and ideologically and bringing about a fresh surge in the movement of Koreans in Japan, the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly in the message wished the congress shining success in its work.
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VIII reunion solidaria asiatica para solucion de caso de ex "consoladoras"
Pyongyang, 24 de mayo (ATCC) -- Tuvo lugar del 19 al 21 del mes en curso en Seul, Sur de Corea, la VIII Reunion Solidaria Asiatica para la solucion del problema de las ex "consoladoras sexuales" para el viejo ejercito japones.
En la ocasion participaron la delegacion del Comite Coreano de Medidas por la Indemnizacion a las "Consoladoras" de las Tropas Japonesas y Victimas de Arresto Forzoso, encabezada por su presidenta Hong Son Ok, las entidades demandantes de la indemnizacion de parte de Japon y defensoras de los DDHH, provenientes de varios paises y regiones, y los delegados de organizaciones internacionales.
En el foro hubo el informe de base, el informe especial y discursos.
Los oradores revelaron que los imperialistas nipones arrestaron por la fuerza a 200 mil coreanas y a otro gran numero de las feminas de varios paises para llevarlas a los campos de guerra de agresion donde cometieron abuso sexual y otras barbaras vejaciones contra ellas.
Denunciaron fuertemente que Japon elude la liquidacion de su pasado criminal y fomenta una histerica conciencia conflictiva con la RPDC y la xenofobia a la nacion coreana.
El gobierno japones, que niega ese crimen de esclavitud sexual, esta repudiado no solo por sus victimas sino tambien por la sociedad internacional, senalaron y agregaron que las entidades de varios paises y regiones del mundo, especialmente de Asia, deben lograr la solidaridad internacional para desarrollar activamente el movimiento en demanda de la solucion del problema de ex "consoladoras sexuales" en cuestion.
En el foro fueron aprobadas una resolucion y una declaracion conjunta de las personalidades de las entidades del Norte, el Sur y en ultramar.
La resolucion subraya que todos los participantes deben apoyar las actividades de los parlamentos de varios paises, incluso el de EE.UU., para la aprobacion de resoluciones sobre el controvertido asunto y trabajar para dar la dimension internacional a la reunion solidaria asiatica.
Segun la declaracion, las entidades del Norte, el Sur y en ultramar demandaron fuertemente al gobierno japones que de a la publicidad todos los documentos referentes a los crimenes del pasado cometidos contra la nacion coreana y tome pronto las medidas politicas y legales para pedir perdon oficial, recompensar y cumplir su responsabilidad legal por el respecto.
Prosigue que Japon debe dejar ahora mismo de tergiversar la historia y de dar tinte positivo a sus crimenes de guerra, parar la discriminacion nacional y la represion contra los coreanos residentes en este pais isleno y tomar las medidas sociales e institucionales para proteger sus derechos humanos.
A base de los exitos ya logrados en la lucha solidaria en demanda de la liquidacion del pasado criminal por Japon, las entidades del Norte, el Sur y en ultramar seguiran fortaleciendo la solidaridad pannacional y luchando dinamicamente junto con las entidades femeninas y las de DDHH del mundo, hasta cuando el gobierno japones esclarezca los verdaderos aspectos de su pasado criminal, pida disculpa de modo oficial y haga indemnizacion completa por el respecto.
Numero especial del boletin de CIERECO
Pyongyang, 24 de mayo (ATCC) -- Con motivo del 35o aniversario de la obra maestra del Presidente Kim Il Sung "Sobre los tres principios de la reunificacion de la patria" publicada el 3 de mayo de 1972, el Comite Internacional de Enlace por la Reunificacion y la Paz en Corea (CIERECO) dio a luz el dia 17 un numero especial de su boletin intitulado "Los tres principios de la reunificacion de la patria devienen la piedra angular de la unidad de la nacion coreana y la garantia fundamental de la reunificacion independiente y pacifica de Corea".
La publicacion subraya que la presentacion de esos principios por el Presidente resulta un acontecimiento historico de capital importancia para el cumplimiento de la causa de reunificacion de la nacion coreana.
Prosigue que los tres principios, o sea, la independencia, la reunificacion pacifica y la gran unidad nacional indican el remedio para la reunificacion de Corea mas practico, racional y aceptable para todos los coreanos que deseen lograrla por encima de las diferencias de ideas, sistemas y criterios politicos.
Los principios referidos sirvieron de base en todas las iniciativas y el movimiento por la reunificacion de toda la nacion coreana y fueron ratificados por la Declaracion Conjunta Norte-Sur publicada el 15 de junio de 2000, rememora el panfleto.
Al posibilitar la aprobacion y la publicacion de esa declaracion, el Dirigente Kim Jong Il preparo un gran programa del nuevo siglo para realizar la reunificacion independiente de Corea y enriqueciolos principios en cuestion con su ideal de "entre nosotros, los connacionales", enfatiza.
Esos principios son y seran siempre la garantia fundamental que permitira al pueblo coreano reunificar el pais de modo independiente, asegurar la paz y construir una gran potencia prospera, concluye el boletin.
Rodong Sinmun felicita el XXI congreso de la Chongryon
Pyongyang, 24 de mayo (ATCC) -- Los habitantes de la patria (Republica Popular Democratica de Corea) estan bien convencidos de que los funcionarios de la Asociacion General de Coreanos Residentes en Japon (Chongryon) y otros coreanos residentes en este pais isleno produciran, en ocasion del XXI congreso de esta entidad, un nuevo periodo de auge en el movimiento de si mismos con su objetivo claro y fe en el triunfo.
Senala asi el periodico Rodong Sinmun en un editorial publicado este jueves para felicitar ese conclave que sesionara el viernes y continua:
Durante el orgulloso trienio despues del XX congreso, los funcionarios de la Chongryon y otros coreanos en Japon impulsaron de modo victorioso el movimiento de si mismos superando valientemente con la conviccion patriotica y las fuerzas unidas las multiples pruebas y adversidades.
En ese plazo, ellos desplegaron unidos monoliticamente una intensa lucha bajo la bandera de la Chongryon confiando solo en el General Kim Jong Il, de modo que materializaron con exito las tareas presentadas en el XX congreso.
Esos 3 anos se caracterizan por el recrudecimiento sin precedente de las maniobras de los reaccionarios de la historia contra la RPDC y la Chongryon.
Sin embargo, los funcionarios de esta institucion y otros compatriotas en Japon la defendieron con firmeza y la desarrollaron mas como verdadera entidad de ciudadanos de la RPDC en ultramar, fiel a su patria y su nacion, al desplegar una valiente lucha por frustrar las maniobras represivas a la Chongryon de los reaccionarios internos y externos considerandola como la batalla politica para salvaguardar las valiosas herencias del patriotismo que les dejo el Presidente Kim Il Sung.
Todos los exitos logrados en el periodo de balance son un resultado brillante de la destacada guia del Dirigente Kim Jong Il quien protegio firmemente con su invencible politica de Songun (priorizacion militar) la causa patriotica de la Chongryon e hizo desarrollarla conforme a la demanda de la epoca y la aspiracion de los compatriotas.
Es un gran orgullo de la RPDC y honor de la nacion coreana esta poderosa organizacion de los coreanos en ultramar, que queda infinitamente fiel a su lider, su patria y su nacion y defiende con firmeza las tradiciones de la causa patriotica sin caer en el pesimismo ni vacilar bajo cualesquiera circunstancias severas.
Rodong Sinmun rememora mensaje de Kim Jong Il a la Chongryon
Pyongyang, 24 de mayo (ATCC) -- El diario Rodong Sinmun publico en su edicion de este jueves un articulo individual rememorando el historico mensaje titulado "Para llevar el movimiento de los coreanos residentes en Japon a una etapa superior", que el Dirigente Kim Jong Il envio el 24 de mayo de 1995 a los funcionarios de la Chongryon (Asociacion General de Coreanos Residentes en Japon) y otros coreanos en este pais en ocasion del 40 aniversario de la fundacion de esa institucion.
El articulo va como sigue:
Ese documento programatico aclaro globalmente la direccion principal, las tareas y los metodos de su cumplimiento para llevar a una etapa superior el movimiento de los coreanos residentes en Japon conforme a la demanda legitima de su desarrollo y a la situacion cambiada.
En la nota el Dirigente aprecio mucho a la Chongryon y los coreanos residentes en Japon que glorificaron la dignidad y el honor de esta organizacion de compatriotas en el extranjero de Corea del Juche en pleno acato a la orientacion del Presidente Kim Il Sung y quedaron fieles a la patria y la nacion, y presento la bandera de lucha para impulsar la causa patriotica por la unica senda de victorias. Ademas indico la direccion principal del trabajo de la Chongryon: quedar invariablemente fiel al Presidente tomando firmemente la idea Juche y la mision principal de ese movimiento: defender los derechos nacionales de los coreanos residentes en Japon y luchar por la prosperidad y desarrollo de la patria y la nacion.
Gracias a tal mensaje historico, los funcionarios de la Chongryon y otros coterraneos radicados en Japon pudieron contar con una poderosa arma ideo-teorica para dar firme seguimiento a la causa patriotica y forjar exitosamente su brillante futuro y el movimiento en cuestion pudo recorrer a pasos firmes por el camino de su desarrollo sobreponiendose a severas dificultades y pruebas.
Mas de 10 anos, que datan de la publicacion del mensaje, fueron un periodo en que la Chongryon paso pruebas y dificultades mas duras despues de su fundacion.
Pero, la Chongryon y los coreanos en el pais isleno allanaron la senda victoriosa del movimiento referido ateniendose a ese documento del Dirigente, que les resulto un remedio omnipotente.