TODAY'S NEWS (March.26.2001 Juche 90)
[CONTENTS]
*
Diplomatic ties between DPRK and New Zealand opened
*
WPK and Korean revolution based on comradeship
*
U.S. state secretary's remarks flailed
*
Independence Day of Bangladesh observed
*
Korean people's cause of reunification supported
*
Title of Labour Hero awarded to builders of youth hero motorway
*
Army-people rally held
*
DPRK's stand on racial discrimination clarified
*
Sinuiju Enamelware Factory
*
Statement of spokesman for international department of C.C., WPK
*
Gift to Kim Jong Il
For Spanish-speaking people
*
miembros de embajada de cuba depositan ramo de flores ante busto de camarada
kim jong suk
*
editadas mas de 120 obras de dirigente kim jong il
*
ciereco exhorta
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diplomatic ties between DPRK and New Zealand opened
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- A press statement was released today on
the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea and New Zealand. The statement reads:
Being desirous of developing friendly and cooperative relations on the
principles of mutual respects for sovereignty, non-interference in the
other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefits, the DPRK government
has decided to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level with
New Zealand as from March 26, 2001.
The establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will
contribute to the deepening of the mutual understanding and trusts of the
two countries and peoples as well as to the development of bilateral
relations in all fields.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
WPK and Korean revolution based on comradeship
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- It is the fixed will of the workers'
party and people of Korea to complete the Korean revolution on the basis of
comradeship, the revolution that started and has emerged victorious by
virtue of comradeship. Rodong Sinmun on Saturday said this in a signed
article entitled "our party and revolution based on comradeship."
It said:
Comradeship is the great spirit that gave origin to the Workers' Party
of Korea and the Korean revolution. This revolutionary tradition of
comradeship was established by President Kim Il Sung.
It was his creed that it is possible to do anything in the world only if
there are comrades ready to share life and death. With this creed he
embarked upon the road of revolution and rallied comrades before obtaining
arms and founding a party and government. With this might of comradeship he
led the Korean revolution to victory.
His comradeship was the warmest love based on the absolute trust in
comrades, and it was such enduring love that once he shared idea and purpose
with his comrades, he shared weal and woe with them to the last.
The revolutionary comradeship has served as a main factor in building
the eternal center of leadership and unity in the Korean revolution, and a
great source of strength to thoroughly embody the leader's idea and will in
the revolution.
The Korean people are united with the peerlessly great man by the blood
ties based on his warm comradeship towards them and remain boundlessly loyal
to him out of faith, conscience and the sense of obligation, not out of the
sense of duty, and they consider it as their highest honour to devote their
youth and life to him.
This intense loyalty and transparent spirit of devotedly safeguarding
him represent the comradeship whereby the glorious Korean revolution has
made progress and a steady continuity has been given to its cause. this has
served as a sure guarantee for firmly protecting the center of the
leadership and unity in the Korean revolution without the slightest
vacillation.
Perfect uniformity of the leader's guidance and ideology was creditably
established in the revolutionary ranks based on the revolutionary
comradeship. This was the fundamental characteristics of the origin of the
Korean revolution. The workers' party and the people's army of Korea and the
Korean socialist cause are based on these historical traditions and roots.
A steady continuity is given to the history of comradeship in the Korean
revolution and it is ever-victorious because leader Kim Jong Il is at the
helm of the revolution.
Comradeship is his revolutionary philosophy. It is his faith and will
that the might of comradeship will make it possible to turn any adverse wind
of history into a favourable one and victoriously advance the revolution and
construction.
Kim Jong Il's army-first politics has become an ever-victorious policy
which brought about miracles in the history of human politics and socialist
politics.
It is his transparent viewpoint and stand on the revolutionary army that
the army is not mere means of pursuing politics but revolutionary comrades
who can share life and death, bitters and sweets with him in the revolution
and an elite force which he can trust more than anything else and bring into
limelight. The army-first politics of the WPK is based on the deep-rooted
comradeship between the leader and the people's army and it is the great
political mode which can be set forth only by Kim Jong Il who converted the
whole army into the ranks of comrades.
His absolute comradely trust in the soldiers of the people's army and
his ardent love for them serve as a main factor in the creation of the
revolutionary spirit of soldiers, the great spirit of our times, and the
conversion of the whole army into ranks of vanguard fighters devotedly
safeguarding the leader.
Kim Jong Il's great politics based on the revolutionary comradeship was
also a main factor in achieving a shining victory in the "arduous march"
unprecedented in the history of the WPK, the army and the people of Korea
and a source of strength that consolidated the single-hearted unity of the
whole party and the army and all the people steel-strong.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. state secretary's remarks flailed
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- Recently U.S. secretary of state Powell
insisted that not only the "missile issue" of the DPRK but the "issue of
reduction of its conventional military forces" should be discussed. Rodong
Sinmun today in a signed commentary dismisses his remarks as preposterous,
shameless and brigandish sophistry.
It says:
The DPRK has been exposed to the military threat of the U.S.
imperialists for scores of years.
It is an invariable ambition of the U.S. to destroy socialism in Korea.
This U.S. assertion is aimed at further complicating the DPRK-U.S. dialogue
and sparking acute confrontation between them.
His remarks also disclose Washington's sinister intention to completely
disarm the DPRK in a bid to crush it with ease.
The U.S. talk about the "issue of reduction of conventional military
forces" is nothing but sophism intended to justify the U.S. troops'
occupation of South Korea and its arms buildup and the other side of the war
scenario to have a military edge and strike the DPRK by surprise on its
basis.
His remarks about the "reduction of conventional military forces" are
totally illogical and unreasonable.
If the U.S. keeps insisting on this new issue in a bid to put pressure
upon the DPRK and wring concession from it, it will only render the
situation more complicated.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Independence Day of Bangladesh observed
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- Papers here today say that the Korean
people extend felicitations and greetings to the friendly people of
Bangladesh on the occasion of the 30th Independence Day. They refer to the
great successes the Bangladeshi people have achieved in their efforts for
the development and prosperity of the country after its independence.
Rodong Sinmun in a signed article says:
Externally pursuing a non-aligned policy, the government of Bangladesh
has developed the relations of friendship and economic cooperation with
various countries and exerted efforts on regional cooperation.
The friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and Bangladesh
are now developing on good terms.
An article of Minju Joson says that the Korean people sincerely wish the
people of Bangladesh greater success in their efforts to build an
independent, prosperous and new society.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korean people's cause of reunification supported
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- Chea Sim, chairman of the central
committee of the People's Party of Cambodia, hoped that the relations
between his party and the Workers' Party of Korea with a good tradition
would be boosted in the future. He said this when meeting with the
delegation of the WPK on March 20. The friendly relations between the two
countries are special ones with a long history as they were provided by king
Norodom Sihanouk and President Kim Il Sung, he noted, and continued:
We always remember and feel thankful for strong support and
encouragement Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il have extended to Cambodia.
The People's Party of Cambodia is speaking highly of the exploits
performed by Kim Jong Il and supporting the cause of the workers' party and
people of Korea to achieve national reunification.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title of Labour Hero awarded to builders of youth hero motorway
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- A decree of the presidium of the Supreme
People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was issued on
march 21 to award the title of DPRK Labour Hero to builders of the youth
hero motorway in recognition of their distinguished labour exploits
performed in its construction. This title went to 34 officials and members
of youth shock brigades who, true to the guidance of leader Kim Jong Il,
performed distinguished labour exploits in building the modern youth hero
motorway, a great monumental edifice in the era of the workers' party, in a
short span of time by displaying the spirit of devotedly defending the
leader and the spirit of unconditionally carrying out his instructions
despite difficulties and ordeals in the period of the "arduous march" and
forced march, according to the decree.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army-people rally held
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- An army-people rally was held in Haeju,
the seat of South Hwanghae Province, on March 25. A plain region, the
province is the nation's noted rice producer.
Land levelling and rezoning are making rapid progress in this province
with the help of all other parts of the country.
Leader Kim Jong Il gave on-site guidance to the project of land
levelling and rezoning in the province two times in December last year,
indicating the orientation and ways of increasing grain production in the
realigned land.
He instructed the Korean People's Army to present a large amount of
chemical fertilizers and vinyl sheets to the cooperative farms in the
province.
Jo Myong Rok, director of the general political department of the KPA
who is first vice-chairman of the DPRK national defence commission, in his
report made at the rally called on the army and people to pool efforts to
level and rezone more land before the rice transplantation.
A deed for the presentation of chemical fertilizers and vinyl sheets was
conveyed in the name of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces at the
rally.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DPRK's stand on racial discrimination clarified
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- The Korean people still remain victims of
the harshest racial discrimination, said the head of the DPRK delegation in
his speech made at the discussion on racial discrimination at the 57th
session of the UN commission on human rights held in Geneva. He said:
The international community can expect neither the ultimate liquidation
of racism, its aspiration, nor the prevention of its recurrence unless the
past and present harsh discrimination policies and the consequences of this
practice and their baneful impact on modern human society are properly
analyzed and reviewed and this practice is rooted out.
The Korean people had undergone unbearable sufferings during over 40
years of the Japanese imperialist colonial rule after the outset of the last
century.
Japan, however, is deleting the parts referring to its crime-woven
history from its history textbooks, far from admitting its responsibility
for it, and free to incite extreme xenophobia.
This is only aimed to instill revengeful thought, not guilty conscience
into the younger generation.
This is proved by frequent violence committed against Koreans in Japan,
against children and students in particular.
He recalled that the 58th session of the U.N. committee on the
elimination of racial discrimination expressed concern about discriminative
remarks made by senior Japanese officials, assaults against Koreans in Japan
and discrimination against them in employment, education, etc., and urged
the Japanese government to take legal and practical measures for the
prevention and abolition of that practice.
Pointing out that the Korean people are subject to discrimination, even
blockade and threat of aggression by the west for the mere reason that they
are adhering to their just ideology, he said this is intolerable.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sinuiju Enamelware Factory
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- The Sinuiju Enamelware Factory is
massproducing a variety of enamelware. The factory, situated near the
northwestern borderline of Korea, is the largest production center of
ironwares for daily use.
Commissioned in Juche 43 (1954), the factory has been converted into a
modern production base with many workshops and a branch factory.
It manufactures more than 130 varieties of enamelware including bowls,
dishes, cups and basins.
Its production capacity has increased 5.6 times over that right after
its foundation, its variety 15 times and number of technicians and experts
40 times.
Most of production processes have been mechanized or automatized.
Products are well received as they are well decorated and convenient to
use, and stand heat, not eroded by food and drink.
The factory produces more than 10,000 enamelwares of various kinds a day
to supply them to differents parts of the country.
Some of them are exported to other countries.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statement of spokesman for international department of C.C., WPK
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the international
department of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee issued a
statement today as regards the recent Korea visit of a delegation of the
Communist Party of China. The statement says:
A delegation of the Communist Party of China led by Zeng Qinghong
visited the DPRK from March 20 to 24.
This visit conducted under the deep care of Kim Jong Il, General
Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the DPRK National
Defence Commission, marked an important occasion in further strengthening
and developing the traditional DPRK-China friendly relations.
During the visit a discussion was made on the Korea visit to be paid by
Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and president of
the People's Republic of China.
Taking note of the importance of Jiang's visit, both sides agreed to
realize Jiang's official goodwill visit to the DPRK within this year and
jointly make good preparations for the successful visit.
While staying in Korea, Zeng Qinghong informed the DPRK side that the
Chinese party and government have decided to provide 15,000 tons of diesel
to the DPRK gratis to help it in spring sowing.
The WPK Central Committee expressed thanks to the CPC Central Committee
and Jiang Zemin for this sincere assistance, noting that the Korean people
and students felt very thankful to china for providing school uniforms to
them free of charge last year on the basis of the tradition of fraternal
friendship.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gift to Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, March 26 (KCNA) -- A gift was presented to leader Kim Jong
Il by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on a visit to the DPRK. It was handed
to an official concerned by head of the orchestra Ye Zhikang, director
general of the Shanghai municipal culture, radio, film and TV
administration.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
For Spanish-speaking people
------------------------------------------------------------------------
miembros de embajada de cuba depositan ramo de flores ante busto de camarada
kim jong suk
pyongyang, 26 de diciembre (atcc) -- jose manuel inclan embade,
embajador de la republica de cuba en corea y los miembros de esta sede
diplomatica guardaron ayer un momento de silencio en memoria de la camarada
kim jong suk, gran combatiente revolucionaria comunista quien hizo
contribucion inmortal a la sagrada lucha por la causa revolucionaria del
juche, luego de depositar un ramo de flores ante su busto en el cementerio
de martires revolucionarios del monte taesong con motivo del 83 aniversario
de su nacimiento.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
editadas mas de 120 obras de dirigente kim jong il
pyongyang, 26 de diciembre (atcc) -- en la decada de 1990 el gran
dirigente kim jong il al desplegar las excepcionales actividades
ideo-teoricas publico numerosas obras iluminando el camino de la revolucion
coreana y la mundial. mas de 120 obras entre ellas fueron editadas por la
editora del partido del trabajo de corea.
a principios de la decada de los 90 cuando en algunos paises el
socialismo fue derrumbado por los traidores a la revolucion el dirigente kim
jong il dilucido la inevitabilidad del triunfo del socialismo como ciencia,
las lecciones historicas de la construccion socialista y las tareas y los
medios para defender y llevar adelante el socialismo coreano haciendo asi
una inmortal contribucion a salvar de la crisis la causa socialista y
llevarla adelante victoriosamente.
entre otras se pueden citar las siguientes obras "el socialismo es
ciencia", "lecciones historicas de la construccion socialista y la linea
general de nuestro partido", "la difamacion del socialismo no sera
tolerada", "nuestro socialismo centrado en las masas populares es
invencible", "el socialismo es la vida de nuestro pueblo", etc.
cuando el pueblo coreano sufria el gran duelo nacional al perder al gran
lider el dirigente kim jong il publico las obras "el gran lider camarada kim
il sung estara para siempre con nuestro pueblo" y "enaltezcamos eternamente
al gran lider y llevemos a feliz termino la causa de este" y otras obras
clasicas y oriento a nuestro pueblo a materializar el legado del presidente
kim il sung y completar hasta el fin la causa revolucionaria del juche.
entre otras figuran numerosas obras clasicas que dilucidan la profunda
verdad de la gran idea juche y el medio para materializarla y que dan claras
respuestas a los problemas que se presentan en todos los dominios politico,
militar, economico y cultural.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ciereco exhorta
pyongyang, 26 de febrero (atcc) -- la reunion ampliada del comite
ejecutivo del comite internacional de enlace por la reunificacion y la paz
de corea celebrada el dia 17 en paris exhorto al mundo a hacer del ano 2001
un ano de solidaridad internacional para promover la reunificacion de corea.
la reunion hizo analisis de la situacion favorable creada en la peninsula
coreana por el historico encuentro de nivel supremo del norte y el sur y la
aprobacion de la declaracion conjunta norte-sur del 15 de junio y aprobo un
llamamiento dirigido a los gobiernos, partidos politicos, organizaciones de
todos los paises del mundo y las organizaciones internacionales.
el llamamiento senala en particular:
los participantes en la reunion, para contribuir a la realizacion de la
reunificacion - aspiracion nacional suprema del pueblo coreano, exhorta a
los gobiernos, partidos politicos, organizaciones de todos los paises del
mundo y las organizaciones internacionales a hacer del ano 2001 el "ano de
solidaridad internacional para promover la reunificacion independiente de
corea", fijar como "periodo del movimiento de solidaridad internacional para
promover la reunificacion independiente de corea" desde abril en que se
presento la orientacion de cinco puntos para la gran unidad nacional hasta
octubre en que se presento el proyecto de fundacion de la republica
confederal democratica de koryo y librar activamente el movimiento de
solidaridad internacional con la lucha del pueblo coreano por ejecutar la
declaracion conjunta norte-sur del 15 de junio.
los participantes en la reunion expresan esperanza de que los gobiernos,
partidos politicos y organizaciones de todos los paises y las organizaciones
internacionales hagan contribucion activa a la realizacion de la causa de
reunificacion independiente y pacifica de corea.
_________________________________________________
KOMINFORM
P.O. Box 66
00841 Helsinki
Phone +358-40-7177941
Fax +358-9-7591081
http://www.kominf.pp.fi
General class struggle news:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Geopolitical news:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
__________________________________________________
