Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il sent a wreath on the occasion of the 70th death anniversary of Zhang Weihua.
It was placed before the tomb of Martyr Zhang Weihua in Fusong County, Jilin Province of China on Oct. 27.
Talks Held between Senior Officials of WPK and CPC
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Talks were held between Choe Thae Bok, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and secretary of its Central Committee, and Liu Yunshan, member of the Political Bureau, member of the Secretariat and head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, on Oct. 29.
Present there from the WPK side were Pak Kyong Son, vice department director of the C.C., the WPK and from the CPC side Liu Yunshan's party and Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK.
The talks proceeded in a comradely and friendly atmosphere.
CPC Officials Here
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Liu Yunshan, member of the Political Bureau, member of the Secretariat and head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and his party arrived here Monday.
Kim Ki Nam Meets Chinese Delegation
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Monday met and had a friendly talk with the visiting delegation of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China led by Education Director Li Xingshan.
During the stay in the DPRK, the delegation was deeply moved to see the achievements made by the Korean people in socialist construction under the guidance of Kim Jong Il, the head of the delegation said, hoping that the friendly and cooperative relations between China and the DPRK would grow stronger.
Gift to Kim Jong Il from Chinese Delegation
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift by the visiting delegation of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
The gift was handed to Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, on Monday by Education Director of the school Li Xingshan who is heading the delegation.
Film Show Held
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- A film show took place at the Chollima House of Culture on Monday to mark the national day of Germany and the 25th founding anniversary of the DPRK-Germany Friendship Association.
Present there on invitation were members of a delegation of the Goethe Research Institute of Germany on a visit to the DPRK.
On hand were Hong Son Ok, vice-chairperson of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries who is chairwoman of the association, its members and working people in the city.
The participants watched German feature film "Miracle of Bern" after going round the room for the dissemination of German scientific and technological books.
Memorial Service for Anti-Japanese Revolutionary Martyr
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- A memorial service for Zhang Weihua, an anti-Japanese revolutionary martyr, was held before his tomb in Fusong County, Jilin Province, China, on Saturday on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of his death.
The tomb was rebuilt on the occasions of the 15th anniversary of the erection of the monument to martyr Zhang Weihua by President Kim Il Sung and the 70th death anniversary of the martyr.
Present at the service were the deputy director of the Jilin provincial foreign affairs office, leading officials of party and government bodies in Baishan City and Fusong County, members of the bereaved family of Zhang Weihua and Chinese people from all walks of life.
Also on hand were members of the delegation of the History Institute of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea headed by Vice-Director Song Yong Su, members of the DPRK embassy in Beijing, the consul-general and members of the DPRK consulate general in Shenyang, officials of the General Association of Koreans in China and Korean residents in China.
At the service, a wreath from Kim Jong Il was placed before the tomb where a monument bearing President Kim Il Sung's autograph is erected.
Then, laid before the tomb were wreaths in the name of Jilin provincial, Baishan city and Fusong county governments, the bereaved family of Zhang Weihua, the General Association of Koreans in China and the DPRK consulate general in Shenyang.
The participants paid a silent tribute to martyr Zhang Weihua.
At the service the bust of the martyr was unveiled before speeches were made by the secretary of the Fusong County Committee of the Communist Party of China, the head of the delegation of the History Institute of the WPK Central Committee and Zhang Jinquan, son of the martyr.
The participants looked round the tomb and planted trees on the occasion.
Japanese Dietmen's Group Visit to "Yasukuni Shrine" under Fire
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The Japanese reactionary conservative forces' visit to "Yasukuni Shrine" aimed to rapidly revive the militarist idea came under fire by Rodong Sinmun Monday.
Shortly ago, nearly 70 Dietmen belonging to the Association of Dietmen for visiting "Yasukuni Shrine" flocked to the shrine. They talked rubbish, expressing regret at the fact that the prime minister and cabinet ministers did not visit it, a news analyst notes, and goes on:
This proves that by pressurizing politicians who did not visit the shrine the Japanese reactionaries seek to put the group visit of the ruling quarters to the shrine on a regular and traditional basis in a bid to let militarism prevail in the Japanese society and call back the departed soul of militarism and thus launch reinvasion come what may.
The Japanese ultra-right conservatives are contemplating converting the shrine into a state cemetery so that all Japanese including political heavyweights may regularly visit it.
This is nothing but a criminal move to arm the Japanese with militarist idea and militarize Japan. The ulterior aim sought by the Japanese reactionaries is to militarize Japan and realize their overseas aggression. Herein lies the serious and dangerous nature of the Japanese reactionary conservatives' visit to the shrine.
Whether the Japanese reactionary quarters visit the shrine or not is a touchstone showing whether Japan opts for peace after redressing its crime-woven past or pursues militarism and reinvasion.
The Japanese reactionaries have become evermore frantic in their moves to build an ideological groundwork for overseas aggression and create social atmosphere in favor of it through the visit to the shrine and other moves while persistently evading the redemption of Japan's past crimes, talking nonsense that it was Japan that underwent sufferings in the past. This is little short of precipitating its international isolation and digging its own grave.
Rodong Sinmun on Avowed Idea of DPRK's Foreign Policy
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea will as ever boost its relations of friendship and cooperation and good neighborliness with all countries of the world which respect its sovereignty and are friendly toward it and make positive efforts to make the world democratic and independent.
Rodong Sinmun Monday observes this in a signed article.
It goes on:
The DPRK has opened its diplomatic ties with different countries of the world one after another in recent years. This eventful development represents a great diplomatic success made by the DPRK and a powerful demonstration of the validity of its independent foreign policy.
The achievements gained by the DPRK in its external relations constitute a positive contribution to the development of the situation on the Korean Peninsula and Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world.
Independence, peace and friendship are the avowed idea of the foreign policy of the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government. The DPRK, guided by this idea, has developed the friendly and cooperative relations with different countries of the world advocating independence and consistently maintained the stand of developing good neighborly and friendly relations with the capitalist countries which respect its sovereignty and are friendly toward it.
The independent, peace-loving and friendly foreign policy of the DPRK government and its activities are fully supported and welcomed by the world progressives advocating independence. It has become an irresistible trend of the times that the international interest in the DPRK is growing deep day by day and many countries wish to improve and develop their relations with the DPRK.
Even those countries which had kept aloof from the DPRK are now developing their relations with it on good terms.
All the great successes and progress made by the DPRK in the external relations are the shining fruition of the Songun politics, independent politics pursued by Kim Jong Il.
It is the firm will of the DPRK to strictly abide by the generally accepted norms and principles governing the international relations and make sustained energetic endeavors to establish a new and fair international order and build a new world, independent, peaceful and friendly, concludes the article.
Juche Idea, Idea of Believing in People as in Heaven
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The immortal Juche idea is the idea of believing in people as in heaven.
This idea which was the cherished view and motto of President Kim Il Sung means in short to believe in the people as they are heaven.
It represents the noble idea of regarding the people as the most powerful and precious being in the world, resolving everything in reliance upon them with belief in their strength and serving them.
To believe in the people remained an empty talk in the past days.
This was because there was no scientific revolutionary idea for the people and, therefore, it was actually quite impossible to carry that idea into practice.
This historical tragedy was overcome only by the Juche idea.
The Juche idea was the first in history to propound the noble truth that the master of revolution and construction is the popular masses and they have the strength to propel the revolution and construction, thus proving scientifically that the most precious and powerful being in the world is the popular masses.
The Juche idea also originally formulated the view and stand of regarding the popular masses as the master of revolution, making everything serve them and making revolution in reliance upon the inexhaustible strength of the popular masses.
This furnished the scientific guideline for respecting and strictly defending the independent rights and interests of the popular masses and always emerging victorious in the revolutionary struggle through the maximum mobilization of their strength.
Like this, the Juche idea is a revolutionary idea which indicates a scientific way of embodying to the fullest measure the noble spirit of believing in people as in heaven and realizing it successfully.
Sol Islet and Tal Gate of Sea Chilbo
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- There are many scenic spots registered as natural monuments in Mt. Chilbo located in the southern part of North Hamgyong Province on the east coast.
Among them there are Sol (Pine) Islet and Tal (Moon) Gate of Sea Chilbo presenting peculiar scenic beauty.
Sol Islet is off Pochon-ri, Myongchon County.
Originally, there was one islet but it was divided into two by a space of two or three meters when the rock cracked. The height of the Sol Islet above the sea level is 34 meters and its circumference is 0.4 kilometer.
There is a deep Ryong Cave stretching downward on the mid-slope of the hill. The cave was made by the ablation function of the sea water in the course of long years and its bottom opens to the sea water.
The cliff, curiously shaped rocks, thick pine woods and narrow sandy beach of the islet are well harmonized with the sea.
The islet came into being nearly fifty million years ago.
Tal Gate of Sea Chilbo located in Mokjin-ri, Hwadae County, was made by sea water erosion and surfaced with geotumour.
Tal Gate rising on the sea 500 to 1,000 meters deep is ten meters high above the sea level, eight meters long and five meters wide.
One end of it is rooted in a large rock hill and the other lies in water.
Abolition of NSL Demanded
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Members of south Korean political parties and civic and public organizations including the Democratic Labor Party and the "Measure Committee of Families of Victims to the National Security Law in the Case of the Single-minded Association" reportedly called a press conference in Seoul on October 24 and demanded the abolition of the evil law.
The speakers at the press conference said one year had passed since the public security authorities cooked up the case of the "Single-minded Association" which they described as the "biggest spy ring case."
They termed the case a preposterous fraud of the pro-U.S. anti-reunification forces intended to pour filth on the Democratic Labor Party and brand it as "a spy ring" by invoking the NSL.
Noting that many people were still suffering from the evil law, they urged the public security authorities to immediately repeal the NSL and acquit those related to the case without delay.
The press release read out at the press conference strongly demanded that the authorities scrap the NSL, an obstacle to reunification and a legacy of the era of confrontation, at an early date according to the south-north agreement to readjust respective legal and institutional devices for the reunification-oriented development of the inter-Korean relations.
Grand National Party Denounced in S. Korea
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The "Korean National Council of Christian Churches", the "National Council of Christians for Justice and Peace" and other Christian organizations of south Korea reportedly held a forum in Seoul on October 18, at which they denounced presidential candidate from the Grand National Party of south Korea Ri Myong Bak.
Speakers at the forum warned that if the GNP pursuing inter-Korean confrontation and persisting in the Cold War order took power, democracy would back down in this land and things would go back to the past times.
They notably accused Ri Myong Bak of occasioning a good deal of controversy with such scandals as the BBK stock price manipulation, speculation in land at Togok-dong and improper language about massage women.
Noting that the repeal of the "National Security Law" and other steps had failed to be taken due to the maneuvers of the GNP and conservative forces, they stressed the forces for democratic reforms should realize them without fail.
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Kim Jong Il envia ofrenda floral a la tumba de Zhang Weihua
Pyongyang, 29 de octubre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il envio una ofrenda floral con motivo del 70o aniversario del fallecimiento de Zhang Weihua.
La ofrenda floral fue depositada el dia 27 ante su tumba en el distrito de Fusong, provincia de Jilin de China.
Gobierno vietnamita ofrece banquete en honor del premier coreano
Hanoi, 27 de octubre (Corresponsal de ATCC) -- El gobierno de la Republica Socialista de Vietnam ofrecio el dia 27 un banquete en honor del primer ministro del Consejo de Ministros de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, Kim Yong Il, quien realiza una visita oficial y de amistad a Vietnam.
Fueron invitados el premier Kim, el ministro de Comercio Exterior Rim Kyong Man, el ministro de Agricultura Ri Kyong Sik, el presidente interino del Comite Coreano de Relaciones Culturales con el Extranjero Mun Jae Chol, el vicecanciller Kim Yong Il y otros acompanantes, el embajador Ma Chol Su y otros miembros de la sede diplomatica coreana en Vietnam.
Estuvieron presentes el premier vietnamita Nguyen Tan Dung, el jefe de la Oficina General del Gobierno Nguyen Xuan Phuc, el ministro de Cultura, Deportes y Turismo Hoang Tuan Anh, el ministro de Industria y Comercio Vu Huy Hoang, el ministro de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural Cao Duc Phat, el vicecanciller Nguyen Van Tho, un asistente del primer ministro del gobierno, el embajador vietnamita en Corea Le Van Cu y otros miembros correspondientes.
El premier vietnamita, en su discurso, senalo que el Presidente Ho Chi Minh y el Presidente Kim Il Sung prepararon las relaciones de amistad entre los dos paises y destaco que en el pasado estas relaciones venian desarrollandose conforme a los intereses de los pueblos de ambos paises.
Expreso sincero agradecimiento al gobierno y el pueblo de Corea que dieron precioso apoyo a la causa revolucionaria del pueblo vietnamita.
Manifesto conviccion de que bajo la direccion del Secretario General Kim Jong Il, el hermano pueblo coreano logre mayores exitos en la construccion de una gran potencia prospera socialista.
El premier coreano, al hacer uso de la palabra, deseo al amistoso gobierno y pueblo de Vietnam mayores exitos en la labor para construir un Estado potente manteniendo el socialismo.
Destaco que en el futuro tambien, el gobierno y el pueblo de Corea haran ingentes esfuerzos por heredar y desarrollar las magnificas tradiciones de solidaridad y cooperacion entre los pueblos de los dos paises
Conversaciones entre los premieres de Corea y Vietnam
Hanoi, 27 de octubre (corresponsal de ATCC) -- Tuvieron lugar el dia 27 en esta capital las conversaciones entre el primer ministro del Consejo de Ministros de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y el primer ministro del gobierno de la Republica Socialista de Vietnam.
En la ocasion estuvieron presentes por la parte coreana el premier Kim Yong Il, el ministro de Comercio Exterior Rim Kyong Man, el ministro de Agricultura Ri Kyong Sik, el presidente interino del Comite Coreano de Relaciones Culturales con el Extranjero Mun Jae Chol, el vicecanciller Kim Yong Il y el embajador coreano Ma Chol Su en Vietnam y, por la vietnamita, el premier Nguyen Tan Dung, el jefe de la Oficina General del gobierno Nguyen Xuan Phuc, el ministro de Cultura, Deportes y Turismo Hoang Tuan Anh, el ministro de Industria y Comercio Vu Huy Hoang, el ministro de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural Cao Duc Phat, el vicecanciller Nguyen Van Tho, un asistente del primer ministro del gobierno y el embajador Le Van Cu en Corea.
Ambas partes intercambiaron las opiniones sobre el problema de consolidar las relaciones bilaterales heredando la tradicion de amistad entre los dos paises preparada por el Presidente Kim Il Sung y el Lider del pueblo vietnamita Ho Chi Minh, apoyar y cooperar reciprocamente en el cumplimiento de la causa del socialismo y otros de interes mutuo y llegaron a la identidad de criterios en los asuntos discutidos.
Las conversaciones se efectuaron en un ambiente sincero y amistoso.
Firmado plan de intercambio entre los gobiernos de Corea y Vietnam
Hanoi, 27 de octubre (Corresponsal de ATCC) -- Quedo rubricado el dia 27 en esta capital el plan de intercambio de cultura, arte, ciencia y educacion para 2008-2010 entre los gobiernos de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y de la Republica Socialista de Vietnam.
En la ocasion estuvieron presentes por la parte coreana el primer ministro del Consejo de Ministros Kim Yong Il, el ministro del Comercio Exterior Rim Kyong Man, el ministro de Agricultura Ri Kyong Sik, el presidente interino del Comite Coreano de Relaciones Culturales con el Extranjero Mun Jae Chol, el vicecanciller Kim Yong Il y el embajador en Vietnam Ma Chol Su, y por la vietnamita el premier Nguyen Tan Dung, el jefe de la Oficina General del Gobierno Nguyen Xuan Phuc, el ministro de Cultura, Deportes y Turismo Hoang Tuan Anh, el ministro de Industria y Comercio Vu Huy Hoang, el ministro de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural Cao Duc Phat, el vicecanciller Nguyen Van Tho, un asistente del premier del gobierno, y el embajador en Corea Le Van Cu.
Mun Jae Chol y Hoang Tuan Anh suscribieron el documento.
El mismo dia, tambien fue firmada una nota de entendimiento sobre la cooperacion en la rama de la ciencia y tecnica agricolas entre el Ministerio de Agricultura de la RPDC y el Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural de la RSV.