Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Air Force Unit
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA air force unit 874.
After acquainting himself with the unit's performance of duty, he saw the victorious course covered by the unit.
Kim Jong Il highly praised the feats performed by the unit, noting that the unit has traversed a glorious path of shining victories for a long period as it was born and developed into matchless combat ranks under the warm care and wise leadership of President Kim Il Sung.
He watched airmen in training in the drill grounds.
He was satisfied to learn that the unit has made energetic endeavors to thoroughly implement the WPK's military line, thus fully preparing all airmen as self-blasting fighters of Hero Kil Yong Jo type in the sky.
He dropped in at a room for getting ready for flight to learn about the combat readiness and highly praised the airmen for reliably defending the sky of the country.
Noting that it is the most worthwhile and proud life and the highest honor for an independent human-being to live as a hero and become such fighter, he urged everybody to become a hero in the sacred struggle to defend the country.
He took warm care of the service and living of the airmen as their father would do, going round the servicemen's hall, a bedroom, a mess hall, a wash-cum-bath house, a daily provision store and other places of the unit.
He expressed satisfaction over the fact that the unit has built sufficient entertainment and educational and supply service facilities and conducted effective ideological work by various methods to suit the peculiarities of the airmen.
All our proud airmen are fighters strong in faith and idea as they are filled with ardent patriotism to readily dedicate their youth and lives to the defence of the country, he said, adding that the country is like an invulnerable fortress as the sky of the country is reliably guarded by these ranks.
He had a photo session with the servicepersons of the unit.
Survey of Khasan-Rajin Railways and Rajin Port Made
Rason, November 22 (KCNA) -- The DPRK and Russia have conducted several negotiations and field survey of the Khasan-Rajin railways and the Rajin Port and agreed on ways of the operation of the railways and the port after it was agreed that the "Russian Railways" Company would take charge of the reconstruction of those projects to embody the spirit of the August 4, 2001 DPRK-Russia Moscow Declaration.
The delegation of the "Russian Railways" Company is to conduct its final field survey of some sections of the above-said railways and port and round off the technical preparations for the start of the projects.
The projects for the reconstruction of the Khasan-Rajin railways and the Rajin Port will be put into practice, in the near future.
Anti-DPRK "Human Rights Resolution" under Fire
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA Thursday as regards the adoption of the anti-DPRK "Human Rights Resolution" at the 3rd Committee of the 62nd UN General Assembly:
A "resolution" slandering the DPRK over the "human rights situation" was adopted at the meeting of the 3rd Committee of the 62nd UN General Assembly on Nov. 20.
As it happened last year, the "resolution" cooked up through the collusion of Japan and the EU is a document to serve the purpose of false propaganda as it was based on sheer lies and fabrications.
The "resolution" which is nothing but the falsification of hard facts and profound confusion of right and wrong was prompted by sheer repugnancy towards Korean-style socialism centred on the popular masses. It, therefore, has nothing to do with the defence of human rights and would only stoke confrontation and distrust.
The results of the voting showed that many countries said no to the "resolution" and this testifies to the fact that the political purpose of the "resolution" is regarded as a problem from an objective point of view.
It is the worst human rights abuse in the present times to occupy other country by force of arms and turn it into a sea of blood. The worst human rights abuser is the country that ignited such a war and the countries that supported it.
These countries are crowded with tens of thousands of wanderers, beggars and prisoners and plagued with all sorts of crimes and human rights abuses such as extreme racial discrimination, murder and rape.
It is the most shameless hypocrisy in the modern times for such countries to dare talk about "human rights performance" in the DPRK.
The DPRK categorically dismisses the above-said "resolution" produced by hypocrites and strongly denounces the sinister political aim sought by it.
Message of Sympathy to Bangladeshi President
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of sympathy to Iajuddin Ahmed, President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, on Nov. 20 as regards the recent natural disaster that hit the country, causing many casualties and material losses.
In the message, Kim Yong Nam hoped that the Bangladeshi president and government would eradicate the aftermath of the disaster and bring the living of the disaster-stricken people to normal as early as possible.
Credentials Presented to Kim Yong Nam by Slovenian Ambassador
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, received credentials from Marjan Cencen, Slovenian ambassador to the DPRK, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
After receiving the credentials, Kim had a talk with the ambassador.
Visits
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the Korean Council of Religionists led by its Chairman Jang Jae On left here today to visit Russia.
A delegation of the Laos-Korea Friendship Association headed by its Chairman Tong Yeu Tho arrived here on the same day.
Trees Planted in Important Places of Pyongyang
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- Officials and members of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea Wednesday planted trees in the arboretum of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace and the Mangyongdae Revolutionary Site.
Officials of the Central Committee of the above-said union and officials and members of the union in Pyongyang, Kangso County of South Phyongan Province, Hwangju, Rinsan, Suan, Pongsan, Unpha and Yonthan Counties of North Hwanghae Province, Manpho City and Jasong County of Jagang Province brought and planted with good care nearly 1,000 trees of 19 species including pine-nut tree, apricot tree and plum tree and a lot of roots of flowers in the arboretum of the above-mentioned palace.
Officials and members of the union in Phyongsong City, Tokchon City, Sukchon and Songchon Counties of South Phyongan Province and Sohung County of North Hwanghae Province and Kaesong City planted hundreds of trees of 15 good species in the Mangyongdae Revolutionary Site.
National Cultural Heritage "Hyonunsan Diary"
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- "Hyonunsan Diary" which was written by Hyon Jok Bok, a literary man of the 16th century, for 43 years from 1558 to 1600 is one of the national cultural heritages of Korea.
This diary consists of main notes and separate notes. It is the largest one in content and scale among the diaries conveyed down to date.
Described in the main notes are principally the author's daily life and relations with his associates and in the separate notes are various noteworthy events.
The styles of handwriting in the diary are cursive writing, abbreviated and simplified forms of Chinese characters and Ridu (Chinese characters used for their sound values in writing Korean words).
It is useful for researches into the socio-economic conditions and local ruling system of the feudal state of the Ri Dynasty and the then literature, linguistics, history and geography, way of life, good manners and customs, etc.
Six volumes of "Hyonunsan Diary" have survived up to date.
Imaginary Space Probe System
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- Young scientists of the Pyongyang Information Center have developed an imaginary space probe system which can give answers to questions and dreams about outer space among the school youth and children.
It is a program which gives them detailed knowledge of the solar system and planets and enables them to make an imaginary space expedition by using a computer as an imaginary astronomic observation center.
The program based on the fourth-dimensional virtual technology consists of three parts.
"Video Lesson" (first part) gives diversified astronomical knowledge through actual satellite pictures about the position of earth in the space, the history of constellations and their number, the features of the planets in the solar system, the moon, the only natural satellite of the earth, faint planets, asteroids, comets and meteors.
Besides, it gives detailed knowledge of rockets, artificial satellites and null gravity as well as the time-honored astronomical observation history of the Korean nation.
"View of Constellations" (second part) shows not only all the planets of the solar system but also asteroids, faint planets, meteors and other celestial objects as vividly as they were in the nocturnal sky.
Attracting particular attention of the students is the third part "Exploration of Solar System".
It gives the impression that they fly in a spaceship, operating the instruments. The swaying of the spaceship seems so real that they feel as if they were astronauts.
The imaginary space probe system is now greatly popular among the school youth and children.
Ideological and Theoretical Exploits of Kim Il Sung Praised
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- More than 370, 000 foreigners of over 39,800 organizations have visited the Tower of the Juche Idea here since it was unveiled on April 15, Juche 71 (1982).
They highly appreciated the ideological and theoretical exploits President Kim Il Sung performed by fathering the immortal Juche idea to clearly indicate the way to be followed by progressive humankind.
Vishwanath, director-general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea, praised the President as a peerlessly great man and eternal sun of humankind as he performed undying feats to shine long along with the era of independence with his extraordinary wisdom, outstanding leadership ability and noble virtues, noting that the Juche idea serves as permanent guidelines to be held fast to by not only the Korean people but other progressive peoples of the world in the revolution and construction.
Ricardo Cantu Garza, coordinator of the National Coordinating Committee of the Workers' Party of Mexico, said that the invincible might of the Workers' Party of Korea would be unthinkable without the Juche idea fathered by the President and the Workers' Party of Mexico regards the Juche idea as guidelines for its party building and activities.
Thongsing Thammavong, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party who is also president of the National Assembly of Laos, said that the tower is a monumental edifice of great significance for not only the Korean people but other progressive peoples of the world in studying the revolutionary idea of Kim Il Sung.
Li Xingshan, who visited the DPRK, leading a delegation of Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, wrote in the visitor's book that he hoped that the Korean people advancing under the uplifted banner of the Juche idea would register greater successes in building a great prosperous powerful socialist nation under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il, noting that the great idea and exploits of Kim Il Sung would shine long.
Yuri Kovelenov, chairman of the Experts Council of the Russian International Charity Fund "Protectors of Arts for the Century", after conveying a commemorative stone sent by the fund to the Tower of the Juche Idea, said that the fund had the pleasure to present its highest orders and honorary titles to the great leaders of the Korean people several times.
U.S. Wild Ambition behind Its Moves to Establish MD Disclosed
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) - Rodong Sinmun Thursday in a signed article discloses the U.S. wild ambition for world domination hidden behind its moves to establish the missile defense system (MD).
The aim sought by the U.S. in persistently pushing forward its moves to establish the MD by plugging even other countries into it is to save its position as "the world's only superpower" from collapse at any cost and realize with ease its ambition for world supremacy and its design for aggression and domination over other countries, the article notes, and goes on:
By driving various countries into an arms race through the MD, the U.S. seeks to frustrate the scenarios of its "potential enemies" to emerge superpowers. It is the intention of the U.S. to spark off a new arms race and draw on the experience in which it brought the former Soviet Union to a collapse.
The U.S. administration is keen to construct a U.S.-led pyramid-like structure for world domination through the MD.
Under the pretext of joint research and development of the technology of interceptor missile the U.S. is plugging Japan, Australia and other countries into the moves to establish the MD. By doing so, the U.S. wants to shift its heavy financial burden onto those countries and reduce them to its faithful servants.
The U.S. MD is also designed to put military pressure on the anti-imperialist independent countries and lay a siege to Russia and China.
Through the MD the U.S. also seeks to harm the independence of Europe which has emerged as one pole and, at the same time, help the U.S. munitions monopolies rake up greater profits and tide over the economic crisis.
The U.S. moves to form a missile defense network make the international relations more complicated and aggravate the new arms race and military confrontation. This development is naturally arousing concern and vigilance among many countries.
It is an anachronistic daydream for the U.S. to realize its wild ambition for domination by throwing a global missile defense network.
Rodong Sinmun on All-Embracing Policy
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- The all-embracing policy pursued by Kim Jong Il serves as a policy of noble human love as he shows loving care for all people and a patriotic policy based on the broadest magnanimity as it unites close Koreans of all classes and strata for the accomplishment of the common cause of the country and the nation.
Rodong Sinmun Thursday says this in a signed article.
Patriotism is the core of the all-embracing policy pursued by Kim Jong Il, the article notes, and goes on:
His famous works "Let Us Carry Out the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung's Instructions for National Reunification" and "Let Us Reunify the Country Independently and Peacefully through the Great Unity of the Entire Nation" fully reflect his noble idea of patriotism.
He is widely known for such broad magnanimity as showing loving care for all members of the nation irrespective of idea, ism, religious belief and social system and for such personality as a great man as treating with tolerance and broad mindedness those persons ready to sincerely devote themselves to the cause of national reunification without asking their past though they took a wrong path in the past. He made a bold patriotic decision to unite with all those who set store by the common interests of the nation and stand for the country's reunification under the banner of the great national unity, be they in the ruling upper crust, ruling and opposition figures, capitalists and army generals in south Korea. This policy attracted all fellow countrymen and ushered in the new era of national independence and reunification.
Thanks to this all-embracing policy all the Koreans in the north and the south and overseas could greet the June 15 era of reunification in which they are advancing by their concerted efforts and confidently foresee the victory of the national cause of independent reunification.
The above-said policy serves as a patriotic policy based on the broadest magnanimity as it unites all Koreans as one to achieve unity and reunification.
Too many to tell are legendary stories about those who made a U turn from anti-communism to patriotism to serve the country and the nation and enjoyed an eternal life thanks to the great magnanimity and warm love and trust of Kim Jong Il who regards patriotic intention and aspiration more important than anything else.
The attraction and vitality of his all-embracing policy have already been proved by the reality in the June 15 era of reunification.
It is his steadfast will to achieve unity and reunification of the nation and build a great prosperous powerful nation on this land by enforcing the policy of love, the patriotic all-embracing policy.
S. Korean Ultra-Right Conservatives' Anti-North Smear Campaign Dismissed
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- Riffraffs of at least 40 anti-DPRK human rights organizations in south Korea were recently reported to have kicked up a frantic anti-DPRK ruckus in the wake of the formation of the "Federation for Human Rights Organizations in north Korea." A spokesman for the Council for National Reconciliation issued a statement Thursday denouncing this racket.
At the so-called inaugural meeting they declared that they would conduct brisk activities to settle the "human rights issue in the north" and pressurized the authorities to take up the issue as a major item at the inter-Korean premier talks. They also kicked up a madcap row against the DPRK in front of Walker Hill Hotel in Seoul at a time when the talks were under way. They slandered the DPRK and incited inter-Korean confrontation, shouting "No drain on resources," "defense of the National Security Law" and "Down with north."
The intolerable confrontational racket kicked up by the above-said organizations is nothing but part of a premeditated and undisguised anti-DPRK confrontational campaign of the south Korean ultra-right conservative forces to persistently pursue the hostile moves against the north, bringing the human rights issue to the fore instead of the nuclear issue under the backstage manipulation of the U.S., the statement said, and went on:
As recognized by the public at home and abroad, the "human rights issue in the north" is a product of the despicable anti-DPRK smear campaign staged by the anti-reunification ultra-right conservatives in south Korea under the backstage manipulation of the U.S. conservative quarters.
It is only south Korea which is plagued with human rights issue as the pro-U.S. anti-reunification conservative forces are still at large though they are taking issue even with the freedom of expression of thinking and will of the people aspiring after reunification and patriotism and incriminating even the free meeting with fellow countrymen under the pretext of "defending the NSL," a draconic law against human rights, democracy and reunification.
However, anti-reunification conservatives in south Korea who are no more than human scum are foolish enough to link the sincere efforts of the people in the DPRK to protect the genuine popular system chosen by themselves with the "human rights issue" and the like in wanton violation of the north-south agreement and declaration on definitely converting the inter-Korean relations into those of mutual respect and trust. This is an unpardonable insult and challenge to justice, human rights, reunification and patriotism and an intolerable mockery of the public at home and abroad.
Now that the anti-reunification conservative forces in south Korea have lost any justification to pursue any longer their moves for confrontation with the DPRK under the pretext of the nuclear issue, pursuant to the U.S. policy, they are working hard to stem the trend of the times toward independence and reunification by hyping the "human rights issue" and stoking inter-Korean confrontation.
Their ridiculous row over "human rights issue" can never work on anyone.
Those hell-bent on the reckless anti-DPRK human rights racket are bound to be forsaken by the nation and meet destruction as their behavior is quite contrary to the aspiration of all the fellow countrymen and the trend of the times.
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Kim Jong Il inspecciona companias de la Unidad no. 297 del EPC
Pyongyang, 22 de noviembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il, Secretario General del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y Comandante Supremo del Ejercito Popular de Corea, inspecciono companias adscritas a la Unidad no. 297 del EPC.
Ante todo, el Comandante Supremo inspecciono la primera compania del tercer batallon de la citada unidad.
En la sala de mando de guardia se entero del cumplimiento de la mision de ella.
Se mostro satisfecho de que todas las militares de aqui realizan la guardia avanzada con alta vigilancia revolucionaria y responsabilidad y se arman con la firme conciencia clasista mediante la intensificacion de la educacion clasista.
Acto seguido, recorrio la sala de educacion, el dormitorio, el comedor, el bano, el almacen de alimentos subsidiarios, el corral y otros lugares prestando profunda atencion a la vida de las uniformadas.
Alabo a las comandantes y soldados de la compania, quienes unidas con una sola voluntad, acondicionan pulcramente el cuartel y organizan con mucho esmero la vida economica y destaco que es muy importante el papel de las oficiales en el establecimiento de la disciplina militar revolucionaria.
Al encontrarse con la jefa de la compania Jon Hye Yong, graduada de la Escuela Revolucionaria Kang Pan Sok, aprecio el patriotismo de ella que se puso en el puesto de defensa de la patria heredando el espiritu de su padre, quien dio su vida para el partido y la revolucion, y le encomendo que se formara como excelente revolucionaria.
El Comandante Supremo se fotografio junto a las militares de la compania.
Luego, el Comandante Supremo se dirigio a la primera compania del segundo batallon de la misma unidad.
Despues de hacer conocimiento del cumplimiento del deber de la compania, averiguo el estado de entrenamiento.
Elogio a la compania que obtuvo notas sobresalientes en el control de calificacion por haber prestado atencion primordial a los ejercicios y apunto que entrenar sustancialmente constituye la garantia fundamental del fortalecimiento de la combatividad.
Tras escuchar de los comandantes de la compania como marcha la labor de intendencia, recorrio las instalaciones educacionales, culturales y de intendencia para darse cuenta de la vida de los soldados.
Es loable que los militares de la compania desarrollen diversas actividades culturales utilizando los instrumentos musicales hechos en el frente y los equipos de acompanamiento musical, dijo y agrego que la compania debe ser ejemplar tambien en las actividades artisticas.
Se quedo contento de que los militares de la compania acondicionaron magnificamente su puesto revolucionario y viven con el animo revolucionario y combativo y evaluo sus exitos logrados.
Todos los militares del EPC son heroes que viven como estrellas apoyando al partido, subrayo y recalco que la revolucion coreana avanza a pasos firmes porque este contingente de revolucionarios encauza la epoca.
A continuacion, el Comandante Supremo tomo una foto de recuerdo junto a los militares de la compania.
Desarrollada investigacion sobre objetos de colaboracion Corea-Rusia
Rason, 22 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Para materializar el fundamento de la Declaracion Corea-Rusia de Moscu publicada el 4 de agosto de 2001, ambos paises decidieron poner a cargo del "Ferrocarril de Rusia" S.A. la reconstruccion de la ferrovia Jasan-Rajin y el Puerto de Rajin.
Ademas, realizaron en varias ocasiones las negociaciones y la investigacion en el terreno y acordaron el modo de administracion del referido ferrocarril y puerto.
Durante la presente visita a Corea, la delegacion de dicha compania rusa llevara a cabo en el terreno la investigacion final sobre algunas partes del ferrocarril y el puerto y ultimara los preparativos tecnicos para iniciar la obra.
En un futuro cercano, entrara en la etapa practica ese proyecto de reconstruccion.
Portavoz del MINREX rechaza la "resolucion de DDHH" anti-RPDC
Pyongyang, 22 de noviembre (ATCC) -- A la pregunta de un reportero de la Agencia Telegrafica Central de Corea, formulada en relacion con la aprobacion de la "resolucion de derechos humanos" contra la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea en la reunion del tercer comite del 62o periodo de sesiones de la Asamblea General de la ONU, el portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la RPDC dio este jueves la siguiente respuesta:
En la reunion del tercer comite del 62o periodo de sesiones de la Asamblea General de la ONU fue aprobada el dia 20 la "resolucion" que censura la "situacion de derechos humanos" de la RPDC.
Al igual que en el ano pasado, esta resolucion fue inventada como un producto de la confabulacion entre Japon y la UE, siendo un documento demagogico plagado de fraudes y falsificaciones.
La jugada de aprobar tales "resoluciones", en que acostumbrados al veto al regimen socialista al estilo coreano centrado en las masas populares, incurren dando espaldas a la realidad irrefutable e invirtiendo lo blanco en lo negro, no tiene nada que ver con la defensa de DDHH y solo agudizara la confrontacion y la desconfianza.
El resultado de votacion demostro que muchos paises estuvieron en contra de la resolucion, lo cual deviene una prueba de que el objetivo politico de ella esta cuestionado objetivamente.
En la actualidad, la peor violacion de DDHH es el genocidio, que convierte a un pais en un bano de sangre despues de ser ocupado por las fuerzas armadas. Por lo tanto, los peores violadores de DDHH son el pais que desato esa guerra y sus seguidores.
En estos paises existen decenas de miles de vagabundos, mendigos y reos y se practican extremada discriminacion racial, crimenes y violacion de DDHH de toda clase como el asesinato y la violacion sexual.
Seria la hipocresia mas grande de la edad moderna el hecho de que esos paises se atrevieran a cuestionar la "situacion de derechos humanos" de alguien.
La RPDC rechaza totalmente esa "resolucion de derechos humanos" inventada por esos hipocritas y denuncia categoricamente su malsano objetivo politico.
Kim Yong Nam envia telegrama de consuelo al presidente bengali
Pyongyang, 22 de noviembre (ATCC) -- El presidente del Presidium de la Asamblea Popular Suprema de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, Kim Yong Nam, envio el dia 20 un telegrama de consuelo al presidente de la Republica Popular de Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed, en relacion con las grandes perdidas humanas y materiales ocasionadas en este pais por un desastre natural.
El remitente desea que el destinatario y su gobierno recuperen pronto las secuelas del siniestro y estabilicen la vida de los damnificados.