Kim Jong Il Enjoys Performance Given by Russian Dance Company
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il appreciated a performance given by the visiting State Academic Moiseyev Dance Company of Russia.
He was greeted at the theatre by Head of the Company Elena Scherbakova and Director and Russian People's Artiste Lev Golobanov.
The head of the dance company presented a gift of the dance company to Kim Jong Il.
Kim Jong Il thanked for this and highly appreciated the enthusiastic performances given by the company in the capital city and local areas during its visit to the DPRK. He had a cordial conversation with Russian guests.
When Kim Jong Il appeared in the auditorium of the theatre, the whole audience enthusiastically welcomed him with a loud applause.
Among the audience were Secretaries of the Central Committee of the WPK Choe Thae Bok and Kim Ki Nam, First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Sok Ju, First Vice Department Director of the Central Committee of the WPK Jang Song Thaek, Vice-Director of the International Department of the C.C., WPK Pak Kyong Son, Generals of the Korean People's Army Hyon Chol Hae and Ri Myong Su, and officials, creators and artistes in the field of culture and arts.
The Russian dancers put on the stage such colorful numbers as Russian Dance "Summer," "Guerrillas," "Kalmyk," "Tatar Girl," "Russian Comedian Dance," "Yablochko" from a fleet dance suite, Korean folk dance "Trio Dance," a dance "Chinese Ribbon Dance," an "Egyptian Dance," Uzbek Dance "Dish Dance," Venezuelan Dance "Joropo" and one-act ballet dance drama " Mt. Rusaya at Night."
They truthfully represented the optimistic life, emotion and peculiar life customs of the Russian people and other nations with high artistry, clearly demonstrating the appearance of the dance company with a long history and tradition.
The performance was acclaimed by the audience as it impressively depicted the feelings of people of various countries with peculiar rhythms and perfect ensemble.
Kim Jong Il congratulated the Russian artistes on their successful performance and extended greetings to them.
Diplomatic Ties at Ambassadorial Level Established between DPRK and Kingdom of Swaziland
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- A joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic ties between the governments of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Swaziland was made public in New York on September 20.
According to it, the governments of the two countries decided to establish diplomatic ties at ambassadorial level effective from the date of signing the joint communique, out of their desire to promote and reinforce friendly relations between the two countries and the two peoples, on the basis of equality, mutual respect for sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-interference in the internal affairs of States and guided by the principles and purpose of the United Nations Charter and the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations dated April 18, 1961.
The joint communique was signed by Pak Kil Yon, DPRK permanent representative and ambassador e. p. to the United Nations, on behalf of the DPRK government and Senzangakhona Phesheya Dlamini, permanent representative of Swaziland and its ambassador e. p. to the United Nations, on behalf of its government.
Kim Yong Nam Meets Officials of Syrian Political Party
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly talk with Saaeed Eleia Dawood, director of the Organizational Department of the Syria's Baath Arab Socialist Party, and his party at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
On hand were officials concerned and the Syrian charge d'affaires ad interim here.
Saaeed Eleia Dawood said that the friendly and cooperative ties between Syria and the DPRK provided by President Hafez Al-Assad and President Kim Il Sung, who are always remembered, are growing stronger under the deep care of President Bashar Al-Assad and Kim Jong Il.
Floral Tribute Paid to Kim Jong Suk
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid before the bust of anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk in the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on Mt. Taesong on Saturday on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of her demise.
Seen standing before the bust was a wreath sent by General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
Present at the wreath-laying ceremony were senior officials of the party, the army and the state, chairpersons of the friendly parties, leading officials of party and armed forces organs, the working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions, servicepersons of the KPA, working people and schoolchildren in Pyongyang.
Wreaths in the name of the WPK Central Committee, the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK and the DPRK Cabinet were placed there.
Also laid there then were wreaths in the name of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, working people's organizations, ministries, national institutions, units of the KPA, scientific, educational, public health and media institutions, the national organization of the Korean Children's Union, party and power organs, factories and farms in Pyongyang.
The ribbons of the wreaths bore letters "The revolutionary exploits of anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk will be immortal!"
The participants paid silent tribute to her, recollecting her noble revolutionary life and exploits as she dedicated herself to the Party, the revolution, the country and the people.
On the same day, floral baskets and bouquets were placed before her statues standing in Kimjongsuk County of Ryanggang Province, Hoeryong City of North Hamgyong Province, Kim Jong Suk Naval Academy and Kim Jong Suk General Military Academy.
Feats Performed by Kim Jong Suk in Anti-Japanese Revolutionary Struggle
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- The distinguished military feats performed by anti-Japanese woman hero Kim Jong Suk in fierce battles shine in the history of the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle.
She, who joined the Children's Vanguards, a para-military organization, in her early age, devotedly fought to defend the guerrilla zone. She made a great contribution to the victory in the battle for protecting the guerrilla zone from the Japanese imperialists' "winter punitive operation" in 1933 and in the operation of harassing the rear of the enemy in 1934.
She entered the Korean People's Revolutionary Army at the Chechangzi Guerrilla Zone in September Juche 24 (1935) and took part in several hundred battles including the battles at Xinancha, at Xigang, at Ershidaogou of Changbai County, at Banjiegou, near Shuangshanzi and at Taehongdan during the anti-Japanese revolutionary war.
In particular, she covered President Kim Il Sung with her body in a crucial moment and mowed down enemy soldiers mercilessly at the battle of Daeshahe Gully. Her feats are still conveyed as a paragon for guarding the leader with very life.
She participated in the battles of Laoling and Fusong County Seat which were commanded by the President and rendered distinguished military services to crushing the enemy's attempt at every step and to realizing the operational intention of the Headquarters with her outstanding military strategy and marksmanship worthy of crack shot.
She used to make a breach of victory in battle with her unparalleled courage, distinguished marksmanship, unrivaled bravery and self-sacrificing spirit.
In the battle for defending the Chechangzi Guerilla Zone in October 1935 after her entry into the army, she grasped the weak links of the enemy and put forward a good plan to put the 10,000-strong enemy "punitive" forces to the disadvantage with some 100 armed personnel, thus making a great contribution to the victory in the battle.
She, with two Mausers in both hands, shot down some ten enemy soldiers in a twinkle at Fusong County Seat battle in August 1936 and killed nearly 40 enemies at the Hongtoushan battle in February 1937. The history of the anti-Japanese war conveys many stories lauding her combat activities.
For her uncommon military wisdom and courage displayed in the years of the anti-Japanese war, she was praised as "Woman General of Mt. Paektu" and "Anti-Japanese Woman Hero" by the guerrillas and people.
Judoka Kye Sun Hui Feted
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- The Cabinet of the DPRK Friday hosted a reception for judoka Kye Sun Hui who won the title of the women's 57 kg category of the 2007 World Judo Championships.
Vice-Premier of the Cabinet Kwak Pom Gi, addressing the reception, warmly congratulated Kye Sun Hui on having beaten every rival to retain the world judo title four times straight.
Then Kye Sun Hui in a reply speech said she could emerge a four-time world title holder as an ordinary sports woman thanks to the warm loving care of leader Kim Jong Il who has taken care of the work and living of sportspersons as their real father would do, always paying deep attention to the sports development.
She was accorded warm welcome by Pyongyangites and sportspersons upon her return home.
Russian Dance Company Gives Performances in Wonsan
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- The State Academic Moiseyev Dance Company of Russia gave its performances in Wonsan from September 17 to 20.
The performers staged dances "Guerillas," "Summer," "Kalmyk" and others depicting well the Russian people's ardent love for their motherland and optimistic life with high artistry, deeply impressing the audience.
Also put on the stage were such dances as Uzbek dance "Dish Dance," Venezuelan dance "Joropo," Moldovan humorous dance "Tabakeryaska" and others reflecting lifestyle of different nations.
The performances were appreciated by people from all walks of life.
National Ssirum Tournament for Grand Bull Prize Held
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- The Fifth National Ssirum (Korean wrestling) Tournament for Grand Bull Prize which was opened on September 17 amid the concern of the whole country was closed on Friday.
Amid the growing interests of the spectators in the Ssirum Ground on Rungra Island, Pak Chun Min from Pyongyang and Ri Jo Won from North Phyongan Province met with each other in the final of the catch-weight ssirum contest.
Whenever the wrestlers showed their quick wits by applying belly throw and catching leg tactics, the audience raised cheers.
Pak placed first, winning the grand bull, a gold bell and diploma.
He became the twice-winner at the fourth and fifth tournaments.
The rankings of the teams were decided according to the game results of body-weight grades.
The first place came to the Pyongyang City team, the second to the North Phyongan Provincial team and the third to the North Hwanghae Provincial team.
Rodong Sinmun Calls on Korean Nation to Fulfil Its Mission
Pyongyang, September 23 (KCNA) -- The Korean nation should be clearly aware of its responsibility as the driving force for national reunification and enhance its role in every way and thus accomplish the cause of independent and peaceful reunification of the country without fail.
Rodong Sinmun Sunday says this in a signed article.
The cause of national reunification is the one for national independence which the Korean nation should fully take charge of and carry out with responsibility, the article notes, and goes on:
The progress and success in the movement for national reunification are unthinkable without the role of the driving force. And no outside forces can replace the Korean nation in accomplishing the cause of national reunification. The Korean nation with 5,000 year-long proud history of development is able to hew out its destiny with responsibility. It is a clear manifestation of the fact that the movement for national reunification has steadily developed, overcoming ordeals and difficulties caused by the vicious moves of the separatist forces at home and abroad against reunification.
All these facts go to prove that as the Korean nation is the very one responsible for national reunification,it comes to be the driving force of the movement for national reunification.
As the Korean nation's movement for national reunification is accompanied by the fierce struggle against the U.S. and its followers bent on the scheme to keep the Korean Peninsula permanently divided into two, it is essential for all the Koreans in the north and the south and abroad to unite. The decisive guarantee for the cause of national reunification lies in the great unity of the whole nation.
Only when the Korean nation flatly rejects the outside forces' interference and obstructions to the issue of national reunification and closely unites on the principle of national independence resolutely opposing flunkeyism and idea of dependence on outside forces, can it become the decisive force in the movement for reunification as the driving force for national reunification.
The entire Korean nation should firmly rally under the banner of "By our nation itself", the idea of national independence and great unity, to consolidate the driving force of national reunification in every way.
Rodong Sinmun on DPRK's Foreign Policy
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- The DPRK will make every possible effort to ensure peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and the rest of Asia and the world, invariably regarding it as an important principle of its external activities to defend peace.
Rodong Sinmun Saturday observes this in a signed article.
It goes on:
Ensuring peace on the Korean Peninsula is very important for keeping peace in the world at present.
If a new war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula, the powers around it cannot but get involved in it whether they like it or not due to its military and strategic importance. In that case the fallout of the war may extend not only to the Asia-Pacific region but also to all other parts of the world.
The Korean Peninsula is the region fraught with the greatest danger of war in the world. There is no legal and institutional mechanism for averting a war on the Korean Peninsula. The DPRK and the U.S. have been technically at war for several decades and it has reached a more dangerous phase due to the moves of the U.S. imperialists for war.
The Korean Peninsula has become the primary target of the Japanese reactionaries' oversea aggression. The U. S. imperialists' means of nuclear strike are targeted on the DPRK round-the-clock and their nuclear war exercises are being escalated. In consequence, a nuclear war may break out on the peninsula any moment due to the moves of the U.S. imperialists.
It is entirely thanks to the DPRK's peace-loving stand and its efforts to ensure peace that a war has not broken out in Korea and peace has been preserved there though the situation there remains so tense.
The DPRK is striving hard to ensure durable peace in Korea, while frustrating all incessant moves of the imperialists for war, pursuant to its policy of giving importance to military affairs, the policy based on the philosophy on army that peace can be guaranteed with arms only, concludes the article.
Conclusion of Peace Agreement Urged in S. Korea
Pyongyang, September 23 (KCNA) -- The People for Achieving Peace and Reunification of south Korea reportedly held the 72nd rally for peace and disarmament in Seoul on Sept. 18 and demanded the conclusion of the peace agreement on the Korean Peninsula.
Noting that the south Korean authorities have become all the more zealous in their moves to increase the "spending for national defence" pursuant to the U.S. strategy for a preemptive attack on the DPRK, the speakers branded them as anti-reunification acts of hamstringing the efforts to build peace mechanism on the Korean Peninsula.
Urging the need to force the U.S., chiefly responsible for a war crisis, to repeal the scenario for a preemptive attack on the DPRK to achieve genuine peace and reunification on this land they strongly demanded the stop to south Korea-U.S. "alliance", which can never go with the conclusion of the peace agreement on the Korean Peninsula, and withdrawal of the U.S. forces from south Korea.
At the end of the rally the participants thrust a letter of protest to the "Ministry of National Defence."
Unjust Behavior of Ministry of Information and Communications of S. Korea under Fire
Pyongyang, September 23 (KCNA) -- More than 10 political parties, civic and public organizations and media organs of south Korea including the Democratic Labor Party, the Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration, the south Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the National People's Solidarity, the south Korean Council of Youth Organizations, the south Korean Federation of University Student Councils and the Thongil News reportedly called a joint press conference in Seoul on September 19 in protest against the unjust behavior of the Ministry of Information and Communications in curbing the free activities of Internet subscribers.
A press release read out at the press conference referred to the fact that the above-said ministry charged that north-related articles posted on Internet homepages of 13 organizations are a violation of the "Security Law" and issued an order to delete them on September 18. This is a clear violation of freedom of thinking and expression as it was caused by pressure from the organ of public security investigation, the release said.
It strongly urged the ministry to cancel the order and immediately stop the inspection and examination of Internet activities of progressive organizations.
Leaders of San Marino on Friendly Relations with DPRK
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- The DPRK ambassador to the Republic of San Marino presented credentials to Captains Regents of that country Alessandro Mancini and Alessandro Rossi on Sept. 14.
At the meeting they expressed support and solidarity with the DPRK in its efforts to clear away the flood damage and bring the living of the people to normal, referring to the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il and the Korean people's will to reunify the country.
They reiterated the sustained efforts to boost the friendly relations with the DPRK in various fields on the principles of peace and friendship, equality and mutual benefits.
Songun Policy Praised by Chief of Staff of Indonesian Navy
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- The Korean People's Army will always emerge victorious under the great illustrious commander of Songun, said Chief of Staff of Navy of the Indonesian National Army Slamet Soebieanto who visited the DPRK recently.
Noting that his tour of various places in the DPRK helped him know well that its army and people have built the military capability for self-defense strong enough to beat any formidable enemy, he stressed that the successes made by the Korean people in boosting the DPRK's national defence power are the brilliant result of the wise leadership of Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il.
The Korean people have dynamically pushed forward the building of a great prosperous powerful nation despite the imperialists' pressure and blockade because they have a strong army, he said, emphasizing that no force on earth can match the army and people of the DPRK single-heartedly united around Kim Jong Il.
Bulletin Released in Egypt
Pyongyang, September 23 (KCNA) -- The Egypt-Korea Friendship Association released a bulletin titled "Mother of Korea Kim Jong Suk, Heroine of Mt. Paektu" on Sept. 18.
The bulletin in an article noted that Kim Jong Suk devotedly safeguarded President Kim Il Sung, sun of the Korean nation, in the period of fierce anti-Japanese struggle, adding that to devotedly safeguard the headquarters of the revolution represented her whole life and struggle and was the greatest goal of her life.
The bulletin introduced in detail her undying feats in the period of anti-Japanese armed struggle and stressed that her exploits will shine for all ages.
DPRK's Birthday Celebrated in Foreign Countries
Pyongyang, September 23 (KCNA) -- Seminars, a round-table talk, a reading session, lecture meetings and a film show took place in Mongolia, Peru, Brazil, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea from September 1 to 7 on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the DPRK.
On display in the venues of the functions were photos showing immortal feats performed by President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and photos introducing achievements made by the Korean people in building socialism.
The secretary general of the Centre for the Study of the Juche Idea of Mongolian Chinggis Khan College said at the seminar that the President founded the DPRK and made the Korean people a dignified people of the independent sovereign state.
The international secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party of Peru said at the seminar that the DPRK is fully demonstrating its might over the world as a political and military power thanks to the original Songun politics of Kim Jong Il.
The acting chairman of the Social Party of Brazil said at the round-table talk that the Songun politics of the DPRK serves as a treasured sword as it helps firmly defend independence and justice and victoriously advance the cause of socialism.
The chairman of the Nigerian Group for the Study of Kimjongilism stressed at the reading session that the DPRK would win only victories in the future, too.
The participants of the film shows saw the Korean film "The 55th Founding Anniversary of the DPRK".
Anti-Reunification Moves under Fire
Pyongyang, September 23 (KCNA) -- The Internet newspaper of Koreans in the U.S. "Minjok Thongsin" carried an article dedicated by an editor on September 19 denouncing outsiders and the sycophantic and treacherous forces of south Korea for their moves to disturb the holding of inter-Korean summit meeting.
The article dealt with all the more pronounced moves of the foreign forces and the sycophantic and treacherous forces of south Korea to check the holding of the summit with its approach.
It went on:
Recently, John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., has gone so impudent as to meddle in the issue of the summit and some politicians of the U.S. emphasized the need to adjust the speed of the improvement of the inter-Korean ties and its war-like forces have spread all sorts of rumors to pull up the DPRK.
Japan deliberately suppressed the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) and Koreans in Japan while insistently pursuing its one-sided hostile policy toward the DPRK. It also turned down even the humanitarian demand of Chongryon to render aid to the DPRK to clear away the flood damage and impudently repeated the "abduction issue".
The Grand National Party of south Korea, a traitors' party, has become all the more vicious in its moves to openly oppose the summit and left no stone unturned to put a break on its holding.
The article called on all Koreans to shatter the anti-reunification moves of the outsiders and the sycophantic and treacherous forces of south Korea including the GNP, their followers, and achieve the independent and peaceful reunification by the concerted efforts of the Korean nation.
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RPDC y Suazilandia establecen relaciones diplomaticas
Pyongyang, 22 de septiembre (ATCC) -- Quedo publicado el dia 20 en Nueva York el comunicado conjunto sobre el establecimiento de las relaciones diplomaticas entre los gobiernos de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y del Reino de Suazilandia.
Segun el texto, partiendo del deseo mutuo de fomentar y fortalecer las relaciones de amistad entre los dos paises y pueblos y basandose en el respeto reciproco a la igualdad, la soberania, la independencia, la integridad territorial y en la no-intervencion en los asuntos internos de los Estados, los gobiernos de Corea y Suazilandia acordaron establecer las relaciones diplomaticas a nivel de embajador a partir de la fecha en que firmaran el citado comunicado conjunto de acuerdo con los principios y el objetivo de la Carta de la ONU y con la Convencion de Viena del 18 de abril de 1961 sobre las relaciones diplomaticas.
? En representacion de los gobiernos de ambos paises, el documento fue rubricado por Pak Kil Yon, embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario y representante permanente de la RPDC ante la ONU, y por su homologo de Suazilandia, Senzangakhona Phesheya Dlamini.
Defensa de la paz es la invariable politica exterior de Corea
Pyongyang, 22 de septiembre (ATCC) -- La Republica Popular Democratica de Corea tomara invariablemente la defensa de la paz como importante principio de sus actividades exteriores y hara todos los esfuerzos por preservar la paz y la seguridad de la Peninsula Coreana y el resto de Asia y el mundo.
Asi senala el periodico Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 22 y continua:
Hoy en dia, la paz de la Peninsula Coreana se presenta como un asunto muy importante para preservar la paz del mundo.
Por la importancia militar y estrategica de esta peninsula las potencias circunvecinas de esta se incorporaran de buena o mala gana a la nueva guerra que se desate. Entonces, la guerra se extendera inevitablemente a la region de Asia y el Pacifico, y las demas regiones del mundo.
La Peninsula Coreana es la region que prena la mayor peligrosidad de la guerra en el mundo. En ella no existe el mecanismo juridico e institucional para detener la guerra. Tambien, durante decenios esta peninsula se halla tecnicamente en el estado de guerra que se agrava mas por las recrudescentes maniobras de provocacion de la guerra de los imperialistas norteamericanos.
Los reaccionarios japoneses la toman como primer blanco de ataque en su agresion a ultramar.
Los medios de golpe nuclear de EE.UU. estan apuntados contra la RPDC y se menudean los ejercicios de guerra nuclear de aquel contra esta.
Es posible que se desate a todo momento la guerra nuclear en la Peninsula Coreana por este imperio.
Pese a esta situacion tirante se mantiene la paz en esta region gracias a la posicion y los esfuerzos de la RPDC por la preservacion de la paz.
La RPDC, al practicar la politica de dar importancia a los asuntos militares basada en la filosofia segun la cual el fusil mantiene la paz, se esfuerza activamente por preservar la paz duradera de la Peninsula Coreana frustrando a cada paso las incesantes maniobras de agresion de los imperialistas.
Consejo de Ministros ofrece banquete en honor de Kye Sun Hui
Pyongyang, 22 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El Consejo de Ministros de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea ofrecio la vispera un banquete en honor de Kye Sun Hui quien resulto campeona en la categoria de 57 Kg para damas del Campeonato Mundial de Judo de 2007.
Al pronunciar un discurso en la ocasion, el vicepremier Kwak Pom Gi dio una calida bienvenida a Kye Sun Hui quien logro su cuarto titulo mundial al derrotar a todas sus rivales.
En sus palabras de respuesta, Kye subrayo que aun siendo una deportista comun, pudo alcanzar 4 victorias consecutivas en ese evento mundial gracias al gran amor del Dirigente Kim Jong Il quien siempre presta profunda atencion al desarrollo deportivo y atiende con afecto paternal el trabajo y la vida de los deportistas.
Antes de la recepcion, los capitalinos y deportistas acogieron hospitalariamente a la cuatricampeona mundial de regreso a la patria.
Conjunto ruso Moiseyev ofrece funcion en Wonsan
Pyongyang, 22 de septiembre (ATCC) -- Se ofrecio del 17 al 20 del mes en curso en la ciudad de Wonsan la funcion del Conjunto de Danza Folclorica Academica Nacional Moiseyev de Rusia.
En variados programas como las danzas "Guerrilleros", "Verano" y "El baile Kalmyk", los artistas visitantes describieron de modo impresionante con ritmos artisticos el patriotismo y la vida romantica del pueblo ruso.
Igualmente, los ejecutantes rusos pusieron en la escena la danza de Uzbek "El baile de platos", la de Venezuela "Joropo" y el baile comico de Moldova "Tabakeryaska" y otras piezas que reflejan las costumbres de vida de varias naciones.
La vieron los trabajadores de distintos estratos.