Kim Jong Il Inspects Company of KPA
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected a company under the direct control of KPA Unit 493.
He acquainted himself with the company's performance of duty before watching soldiers in training in the combined training hall.
He set forth the tasks to be fulfilled by the company to increase its combat capability, expressing satisfaction over the fact that all the soldiers are growing to be all-round soldiers capable of undertaking any difficult and complicated combat duty.
Then he took care of the soldiers' living with paternal love, going round an educational room, a bedroom, a mess hall, a daily provision store, a wash-cum-bath house, an outdoor resting place, a barn and other places of the company.
The shining successes made by the company, a model in all aspects including its management and politico-ideological education, are the precious fruition of its soldiers' intense loyalty to the party and the revolution, he said, adding that world startling great miracles are being reported from different parts of the country thanks to this revolutionary fighting spirit and way of life of the KPA, successor to the brilliant traditions of the anti-Japanese guerrilla army.
Noting that it is very important to strengthen the company, a main combat unit of the KPA, he stressed the need to make sustained great efforts for solidly building up the company.
He enjoyed an art performance given by the soldiers of the company.
He had a photo session with them.
DPRK Permanent Representative at UN Appointed
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- Sin Son Ho was appointed as the DPRK permanent representative at the United Nations, according to a decree of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly.
Congratulations to Kim Jong Il from Chinese
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- The family of Zhang Weihua, an anti-Japanese revolutionary martyr, sent a floral basket to General Secretary Kim Jong Il on Monday on the occasions of the Day of the Sun and the 15th anniversary of his election as chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission.
Written in the ribbon of the basket are letters reading "We wholeheartedly wish the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il good health."
Film Show Held
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- A documentary film "Building of a military power" from "The great leader steering the building of a great prosperous powerful nation to victory" was shown at the People's Palace of Culture on Monday on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's election as chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission.
The film shows historical scenes on the long journeys of Songun made by Kim Jong Il with great devotion to train the Korean People's Army into a powerful revolutionary army of Mt. Paektu and turn the DPRK into a strong military power.
The film shows the history of the Songun revolutionary leadership Kim Jong Il has provided to lay a solid military foundation of the Korean revolution to defend the socialist country, the legacy of President Kim Il Sung, crossing steep mountain ridges on the forefront and braving turbulent waves in the East and West seas.
It also deals with the fact that under the leadership of the brilliant commander of Mt. Paektu the People's Army has grown to be a standard-bearer of the Songun revolution and vanguard to achieve the prosperity of the country, creditably discharging its honorable mission in the battle to defend socialism and in the building of a great prosperous powerful nation and demonstrating its invincible power.
Among the audience were senior officials of the party and state, the chairman of a friendly party, officials of ministries and national institutions and working people in the city.
Book and Photo Exhibition and Film Show Held
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- A book and photo exhibition and a film show for foreign students studying at Kim Hyong Jik University of Education were arranged at the Pyongyang Cultural Exhibition on Monday on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's election as chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.
The students looked round photos of Kim Jong Il traveling an endless journey of on-site guidance to strengthen the Korean People's Army, build a great prosperous powerful nation and provide the people with happiness with his unique Songun policy.
They also saw works of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and books introducing the politics, the economy, culture, history and other fields of the DPRK.
Then they appreciated Korean documentary film "The Ever-victorious, Invincible Military Ranks in Parade".
World Health Day Observed
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- An event on the theme of "Protecting health from climate change" was held at the People's Palace of Culture on Monday on the occasion of World Health Day.
Ri Pong Hun, vice-minister of Public Health, and Tej Walia, representative of the WHO to the DPRK, made speeches at the event.
Then speeches were made on the protection of health from climatic changes and dust storm caused by global warming.
Present there were officials concerned from the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Land and Environment Preservation and the Ministry of City Management and other organs, health workers in Pyongyang and UN acting resident coordinator to the DPRK, representative of the WHO and members of missions of international organizations and officials of different embassies here.
Many Works on Economic Construction Authored by Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- President Kim Il Sung authored a lot of famous works comprehending the Juche-oriented ideas and theories on the economic construction during the whole period of his leadership over the revolution and construction, thus providing a powerful ideological and theoretical weapon for the development of the Korean-style socialist economy.
In "The Tasks of Korean Communists", "The Results of the Agrarian Reform and Future Tasks", "Nationalization of Major Industries-the Foundation for Building an Independent, Sovereign State" and other works the President gave scientific answers to the theoretical and practical problems arising in carrying out the democratic reforms.
"On the Victory of Socialist Agricultural Cooperativization and the Future Development of Agriculture in Our Country", "On Some Experiences of the Democratic and Socialist Revolutions in Our Country" and other works made significant, ideological and theoretical contribution to establishing the socialist system centered on the popular masses in a short span of time after the war.
He advanced theories on the basic line of the socialist economic construction, the line of giving priority to the development of heavy industry and developing the light industry and agriculture simultaneously. The theories are expounded in such works as "Everything for the Postwar Rehabilitation and Development of the National Economy" and "On the Orientation of Our National Economy Today".
In "The Present Situation and the Tasks of Our Party", "Let Us Develop Our People's Army into a Revolutionary Army and Implement the Policy of Self-Reliance in National Defence" and other works he gave clear exposition of theoretical and practical problems arising in building the self-supporting and modern defence industry.
"Theses on the Socialist Rural Question in Our Country", "Let Us Further Strengthen the Socialist System of Our Country", "On Some Problems for the Improvement of the Management of the Socialist Economy" and other works give comprehensive answers to the theoretical and practical problems arising in strengthening the socialist economic system.
The famous works of the President are a great encyclopedia on the economic construction as they clearly indicate the orientation and ways for building the Juche-oriented socialist economic system.
Commemorative Stamps Released
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- The Korea Stamp Corporation released a commemorative stamp on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the historic April joint conference of representatives of political parties and public organizations in north and south Korea organized by President Kim Il Sung.
Portrayed in the center of the stamp are a panoramic view of Moranbong Theater, the venue of the conference, and a Korean map.
Also seen on the stamp are letters "Commemoration of 60th anniversary of April North-South Joint Conference" and "April 19-23, Juche 37 (1948)".
The corporation also released a sheet of stamps on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's work "Theory of Cinematic Art".
Seen in the sheet are letters "Commemoration of 35th anniversary of publication of 'Theory of Cinematic Art'" and "April 11, Juche 62 (1973)".
Stamps depicting impressive scenes from such feature films as "Star of Korea", "Five Guerrilla Brothers", "Pyongyang Nalpharam" and "Diary of a Girl Student" successfully deal with the leadership exploits performed by Kim Jong Il who has ushered in the golden days of the Juche-oriented literature and art.
Commemorative stamps (1 kind of sheet stamp and 4 kinds of individual stamps) were also released in the run-up to the 29th Olympic Games.
Peculiar Double-faced Embroidery in Different Colors and Forms Created
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- The Korean Embroidery Center has produced the double-faced embroidery in different colors and forms "Puppies", which attracts the attention of experts and fans.
Embroidered on the front side of a thin tracing cloth are two romping puppies and on the back side are three sleeping puppies.
Watching the embroidery, many people stay long before it, asking how it was embroidered.
This embroidery technique was registered as a state invention in last October.
In an interview with KCNA, Choe Jong Sun, vice-director of the center, said:
Today when the cultural level grows higher day by day, people in the world require individual and peculiar embroidery works created by a new high depiction technique.
In order to meet this demand, the centre produced the double-faced embroidery work in different colors and forms.
The double-faced embroidery in different colors and forms arouses the curiosity and admiration of the people as they can appreciate two kinds of embroideries of delicate and high artistic technique in one work.
It is Hong Myong Sun (34) who created the double-faced embroidery in different colors and forms "Puppies".
Over last years she has created many embroidery works including "Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia", "Isonnam Falls" and "Freesia hybrida".
Kindergarten Well-known in DPRK
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- The Ponbu Kindergarten in Sinuiju City of the DPRK has earned fame for rearing quite a few talented children in the past years.
In January Juche 95 (2006) General Secretary Kim Jong Il saw calligraphic works and paintings by Ku Tae Hong and Kim Hyok Il, then six-year old children of rare talent reared by the kindergarten, and was deeply pleased with their skill.
The poetic talent of Kim Il Sin, who was known to be "a little poet" in her childhood, sprouted at the kindergarten.
She recited her poem in the presence of President Kim Il Sung at the New Year gathering of Pyongyang schoolchildren in 1990, filling him with pleasure.
In recent years, the kindergarten has produced many promising children of talent.
Those kindergarteners gave a spectacular performance of flower-decorated rope skipping at the grand mass gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang", leaving deep impressions on the spectators.
Hwang Song Hae (four years old at that time) presented his calligraphic work "Our Country" to the national calligraphic festival celebrating the 59th founding anniversary of the DPRK, which struck experts and visitors with wonders.
Labor Hero and People's Teacher Kim Ok Son, chief of the kindergarten, told KCNA the socialist system of the country is a fertile soil and warm cradle where everyone can cultivate his or her talent to the full.
The kindergarten founded in 1954 has dozens of rooms for education, music, dance and intelligence-developing game and an indoor swimming pool and is furnished with various kinds of musical instruments, lots of teaching materials and outdoor sport apparatus.
Lee Myung Bak Group Accused of Bringing Danger of Nuclear War
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- Lee Myung Bak talked such nonsense as "it is impossible to head for reunification and hard to improve the south-north relations unless nukes are dismantled." This was followed by reckless remarks of the minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of south Korea urging the DPRK to dismantle its nuclear weapons. In the meantime, the minister of Unification blustered that he would "adjust the speed, scope and ways for the development of the inter-Korean relations depending on the progress made in the efforts to settle the north's nuclear issue."
Rodong Sinmun Monday in a signed commentary terms the reckless remarks made by the Lee Myung Bak group a revelation of their ulterior aim to pull out of all the inter-Korean agreements over the nuclear issue on the peninsula and bring the inter-Korean relations back to the era of fascist dictatorship and an open declaration of confrontation with the DPRK and a war against it.
It goes on:
The nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula was spawned as the United States turned south Korea into the biggest nuclear arsenal in the world in a bid to stifle the DPRK with nukes.
If Lee and his gentries are interested in the denuclearization of the peninsula, they should make a bold decision to force the U.S. to withdraw its nuclear weapons massively stockpiled in south Korea.
They are behaving so provocatively as to dare demand someone dismantle nuclear weapons, while putting their crimes and obligations on the shelf. This is only putting a brake on the process of the denuclearization of the peninsula. What is prerequisite to settling the nuclear issue on the peninsula is to create an environment necessary for this process. The U.S. should make a policy switchover and adjust its nuclear policy and put an end to all its political and military threat to the DPRK's security and sovereignty.
The Lee group's outbursts demanding "the north dismantle its nukes first" put the inter-Korean relations in a crisis and threw a stumbling block in the way of the denuclearization process. It is as clear as noonday that their persistent insistence on the above-said provocative assertion would only lead to a war on this land.
Those who go reckless, turning their backs on compatriots and dancing to the tune of foreign forces, are bound to meet self- destruction, warns the commentary.
U.S. Chiefly to Blame for Nuclear Threat and Proliferation
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- The U.S. delivery of detonating devices for nuclear warheads to Taiwan is aimed at driving it to nuclear weaponization in a bid to contain China and maintain a military edge and hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region.
Rodong Sinmun today observes this in a signed commentary.
It cites facts that the U.S. has kept transferring nuclear technology to a series of countries including Israel though it is not in a position to properly control its nukes.
The nuclear threat and proliferation, serious issues facing humankind, are attributable to the U.S. unreasonable nuclear policy.
The U.S. was the first to manufacture a nuclear weapon and impose a nuclear holocaust upon humankind in the world. The U.S. has kept conducting nuclear tests and bolstering its nuclear forces despite international protest and condemnation. It is bringing the danger of a nuclear war to the Korean Peninsula after massively deploying nuclear weapons in south Korea. This is clearly evidenced by the fact that the U.S. warmongers brought to south Korea means for nuclear strikes including nuclear-powered carriers and nuclear submarines in March, staging a nuclear test war.
The U.S. is not entitled to say anything about someone's "nuclear issue" or pull him up over it. The country with a lot of criminal records is accusing others with a clean record. Nothing is more foolish than this.
The U.S. can never cover up its true colors as the arch criminal posing a nuclear threat and proliferating nukes.
Anti-Reunification Remarks Condemned in S. Korea
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- The Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration in south Korea released a statement on March 27, slashing at the south Korean ruling forces' anti-reunification and bellicose remarks.
Referring to the remarks, made by the minister of Unification on March 26, that they would adjust the speed, scope and mode of pushing the development of the south-north relations, depending on progress in the settlement of the "north's nuclear issue," the statement said: This fully revealed the anti-reunification nature of "no nukes, opening and 3,000 dollars" set forth by the present "government" as its policy towards the north.
What is worse is the fact that Lee Myung Bak seeks even the unilateral abolition of the October 4 declaration, a commitment of the nation nobody can deny, the statement said, adding that it shows the treacherous colors of the present ruling forces.
It said that every action of the Lee Myung Bak group denying the reunification landmark of the Korean nation and fanning up the war fever compels the people to turn out in the strong protest against it.
S. Korean Authorities' Anti-DPRK Confrontation Campaign Assailed
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- The British branch of the Korean Friendship Association headquartered in Spain released a statement on April 1, denouncing the south Korean authorities for their anti-DPRK confrontation moves.
Saying that the Lee Myung Bak regime in south Korea is now intensifying the moves against the DPRK, the statement recalled that some time ago the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the south Korean forces made outbursts calling for "preemptive strike" at the nuclear facilities in the DPRK and the south Korean chief executive talked about "opening" of the DPRK.
Such remarks have coincided with the authorities' undisguised crackdown upon the pro-reunification progressive forces in south Korea, it pointed out, adding:
This shows that the south Korean authorities are seeking to go back to the past era of fascist rule and Lee Myung Bak intends to follow in the footsteps of such traitors as Syngman Rhee, Park Chung Hee and Chun Doo Hwan.
We fully support the DPRK's stand to meet force with force.
As it has a colonial dependent economy, south Korea is not qualified to comment on the DPRK's independent national economy.
We demand that the Lee Myung Bak regime face up to the reality, ridding itself of the stance for confrontation and reaction.
We fully support the south Korean people in their struggle for reunification and democracy.
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Kim Jong Il inspecciona compania de la Unidad no. 350 del EPC
Pyongyang, 7 de abril (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 una compania adscrita a la Unidad no. 350 del EPC.
Tras enterarse del estado de cumplimiento del deber de la compania, el Dirigente vio un entrenamiento de los militares.
Se mostro satisfecho de que todos los militares de la compania hayan poseido una elevada tecnica militar y capacidad combativa capaz de frustrar de un solo golpe la invasion de los enemigos y de defender con firmeza la patria socialista y presento las tareas que se presentan para fortalecer mas la combatividad de la compania.
El ejercito popular materializo cabalmente la consigna del partido "!El entrenamiento, el estudio y la vida a manera de la Guerrilla Antijaponesa!" y establecio el ambiente revolucionario de ejercicios de hacerlos de la noche a la madrugada, gracias a lo cual pudo convertirse en las invencibles fuerzas armadas revolucionarias, dijo el Comandante Supremo y agrego que es invencible nuestra causa revolucionaria por tal ejercito sin rival, que glorifica la tradicion e historia de la gran unidad monolitica y exalta su poderio,.
Acto seguido, recorrio la sala de educacion, el dormitorio, el comedor, la cocina, el deposito de alimentos diarios, el bano y otros lugares de la compania prestando profunda atencion a la labor y vida de los soldados.
Al ver los medios de la educacion cultural, las condiciones de dormitorio, las fotos tomadas por los militares y obras de bellas artes creadas por los soldados, hizo conocimiento detallado de la labor y la vida de los militares y les dio instrucciones minuciosas.
Aprecio altamente que la compania acondiciono bien las instalaciones de cultura, educacion e intendencia, en particular, los oficiales y soldados, unidos como un solo hombre, arreglaron limpiamente la compania y produjeron un nuevo cambio en la economia suplementaria inclusive la agricultura y ganaderia.
El Comandante Supremo dio como recuerdo binoculos, ametralladora y fusil automatico a los militares de la compania y se fotografio junto a ellos.
Kim Jong Il inspecciona subunidad de Unidad No. 776 del EPC
Pyongyang, 7 de abril (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 la subunidad de entrenamiento de bisonos de la Unidad no. 776 del EPC que adquirio el Titulo de Septimo Regimiento de O Jung Hup.
Tras enterarse del estado de cumplimiento del deber de la subunidad el Comandante Supremo entro en la sala de educacion donde viendo variados datos de educacion visual hizo conocimiento detallado del estado de su utilizacion.
El Dirigente indico las tareas que se presentan en la realizacion profunda de la labor ideologica.
Al ver la leccion de talento artistico que se realiza para los bisonos senalo que es muy loable el que los bisonos recien ingresados acumulan ricos conocimientos del sector artistico y hacen florecer a sus anchas sus talentos y evaluo que la unidad presta profunda atencion a la vida cultural de ellos.
Apunto que en el periodo de servicio militar llegan a saber la revolucion, el amor camaraderil, la preciosidad de la tierra natal y la patria y experimentan en carne propia todas las cosas de la vida y destaco que en este sentido, el periodo de servicio militar es la universidad de la revolucion.
Al reunirse con Yu Hyang Sim quien se presento en la leccion, departio cordialmente preguntandole sobre sus padres y hermanos y elogio sus esfuerzos que hace dedicando toda su inteligencia y fervor para los bisonos.
Recorrio el extenso campo deportivo dispuesto de toda clase de aparatos deportivos y el lugar de descanso al aire libre acondicionado magnificamente con varios aparatos recreativos y expreso su gran satisfaccion de que se aseguraron suficientemente las condiciones para que los bisonos puedan disfrutar a su gusto del descanso cultural.
Acto seguido, el Dirigente hizo recorrido por el dormitorio, el comedor, la cocina, el almacen de alimentos diarios, el bano y otras instalaciones de intendencia y evaluo de alto el estilo de vida revolucionaria de los oficiales de la unidad.
Gracias a que nuestro pueblo, que con la sublime conciencia civil: la defensa de la patria es el maximo patriotismo ama infinitamente el fusil, defiende al pais como un baluarte, nuestra patria es la muralla de acero inexpugnable, dijo y senalo que durante el periodo de digno servicio militar los bisonos deben forjarse en lo ideo-espiritual y en lo fisico y prepararse como fervientes revolucionarios y firmes combatientes.
El Comandante Supremo se fotografio junto a los militares de la subunidad.
Nombrado Sin Son Ho como representante coreano ante la ONU
Pyongyang, 7 de abril (ATCC) -- Segun un decreto del Presidium de la Asamblea Popular Suprema de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, Sin Son Ho fue designado como representante permanente de la RPDC ante la ONU.
Kim Jong Il recibe cesto de flores de la familia de Zhang Weihua
Pyongyang, 7 de abril (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il recibio un cesto de flores que le dirigiera el dia 7 la familia del chino martir revolucionario antijapones, Zhang Weihua, con motivo del Dia del Sol (15 de abril, cumpleanos del Presidente Kim Il Sung) y del 15o aniversario de la eleccion del Dirigente como Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea.
En la cinta del cesto se leia: "Formulamos sinceros votos por buena salud del gran Dirigente, camarada Kim Jong Il".