TODAY'S NEWS (March.13.2001 Juche 90)
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Japan's claim to Tok islet flailed
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Permanent under-secretary of FCO of United Kingdom and his party interviewed
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Seminar on great army-first politics held
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Measures for preventing environmental pollution by U.S. military bases
demanded
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National science and technology festival under way
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Struggle for peace against war called for
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Beautiful Korean characteristics
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Monggumpho, scenic spot on west coast
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KEDO delegation leaves
For Spanish-speaking people
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el vicepresidente honorario pak song chol declara
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"rodong sinmun" se refiere a principio de respeto a soberania
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consignas de este ano
Japan's claim to Tok islet flailed
Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- Discussions on and assertions for the
dominium over Tok islet now being made in Japan do not deserve even a
passing note, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary. It says:
The Japanese reactionaries peddled a "diplomatic blue paper for the year
2000" in which they claimed Tok islet is "an inalienable part" of Japan's
territory and had diet discussions on more than 150 issues related to
dominium over Tok islet. The governor of Shimane Prefecture asserted at a
recent session of the prefectural assembly that "Takeshima (Tok islet) is an
inalienable part of Japan's territory in view of historical facts and
international law." This touched off bitter wrath among the Korean people.
The Japanese reactionaries are becoming increasingly assertive for the
claim to Tok islet despite the fact that the Tok islet is marked as a
territory belonging to Korea in Japan's historical materials and in the past
the Japanese authorities admitted themselves that the islet belongs to
Korea. Lurking behind their persistent claim is a black-hearted intention to
put the islet under its control and stage a comeback to Korea at any cost.
The Japanese reactionaries' moves to usurp the islet are part of their
premeditated moves to check Korea from becoming a reunified powerful
country, afraid of it. This can not but be interpreted as a fit of those
obsessed by guilty conscience and a ridiculous folly of political dwarfs
forsaken by history and the times.
It is intolerable for Japan which occupied Korea and inflicted
unspeakable misfortune and sufferings upon the Korean people in the past to
give its eye-teeth for the inviolable territory of Korea instead of
admitting those crimes and making an apology for them. Japan is well advised
to behave with discretion and drop its claim to Tok islet.
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Permanent under-secretary of FCO of United Kingdom and his party interviewed
Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- Permanent under-secretary of the Foreign
and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom John Kerr and his party on a
visit to the DPRK had a press conference at Pyongyang Koryo Hotel on Monday.
Present there were media persons in Pyongyang and correspondents from
different countries here.
At the conference the permanent under-secretary said that while staying
in Pyongyang he had in-depth dialogues with officials concerned over the
development of the relations between the two countries, and hoped that the
bilateral relations would develop in various fields including politics,
economy and culture.
He expressed his will to make positive efforts for the development of
relations between the two countries.
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Seminar on great army-first politics held
Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- A joint seminar on the great army-first
politics of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was held by Dominican
political parties on March 1. Speakers at the seminar said it is entirely
thanks to leader Kim Jong Il's army-first politics and army-first
revolutionary leadership that the WPK has firmly defended and glorified
socialism, frustrating all moves of the imperialists to isolate and stifle
the DPRK.
His army-first politics is a unique political method that all statesmen
of the world should learn, they noted.
They expressed the belief that the WPK would consolidate socialism
centred on the popular masses as an invincible fortress and achieve shining
successes in the efforts to build a powerful nation under his army-first
revolutionary leadership.
The seminar was attended by Dominican Political Party leaders and
representatives including the chairman of the Central Committee of the
Dominican Workers' Party.
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Measures for preventing environmental pollution by U.S. military bases
demanded
Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- South Korean magazine Mal called for
taking measures for preventing environment from being polluted by the U.S.
military bases. The South Korean government is not in a position to make
timely investigation into various environmental pollution committed by the
U.S. troops stationed in South Korea, the magazine said, and went on:
According to the "status of forces agreement," "South Korea has no right
to demand compensation for the environmental destruction committed by the
U.S. troops and the latter is not under an obligation to restore environment
around establishments used as military bases."
Under this situation the government should purify the polluted land and
pay huge restoration costs in case of using those bases which were used by
the U.S. troops.
But the government is transferring environmental damage and financial
burdens to the people.
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National science and technology festival under way
Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- The 16th National Science and Technology
Festival is now going on in the DPRK. The festival was opened in last
December under the sponsorship of the Korean General Federation of Science
and Technology. It is now under way at provincial (or municipal) level after
its successful holding at the level of institutions, industrial
establishments, cities and counties.
Those scientific research successes and technological innovations
appreciated at the above-said festivals will be on display at the central
science and technology festival slated for April.
Over 300 items were showcased at the festival in Pyongyang scores of
which were highly appreciated.
This festival has been an annual event since Juche 75 (1986). many
exhibits were evaluated as instrumental in solving urgent scientific and
technological problems in the socialist economic construction.
The festival is open to anyone wishing to participate in it.
Successful contributors will be awarded honorary titles and state
commendations as well as festival citation, cup, medal and certificate.
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Struggle for peace against war called for
Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- In order to make the new century a
century of peace, the world people should put up a more vigorous struggle
for peace against imperialism, observes Rodong Sinmun today in a signed
article. It says:
The imperialists are more blatantly challenging the aspiration of the
people for peace. This is evidenced by the U.S. imperialists' large-scale
airstrike against Iraq and moves to establish the "National Missile Defense"
system (NMD), etc.
People can never be safe nor can achieve peace unless the imperialists'
moves for aggression and war are checked and frustrated.
What is important in the struggle of the people for peace is not to
allow hegemonism and high-handed policy of the imperialists under any
circumstances but put collective pressure upon them and shatter them.
The world progressives should brand imperialists' hegemonism and
high-handed policy as acts of infringing upon sovereignty and harassing
world peace and put up strong opposition to them.
For the guarantee of the world peace, it is necessary to decisively foil
military interference and aggression committed by the imperialists under the
signboard of the UN.
For this the world people should heighten vigilance against the
"establishment of a democratic order" and the "protection of human rights"
touted by the imperialists.
They should not overlook the imperialists' aggression against other
countries, regarding it as aggression against their own countries. under no
circumstances they should allow themselves to give assistance in the
imperialists' military invasion or get involved in it.
Holding that the U.S. moves for establishing the NMD are a main factor
of disturbing global strategic stability and security at present, the
article calls for scotching the imperialists' development of new type weapon
systems.
Peace should be won through struggle, the article notes, adding:
The world progressives should make the 21st century a century of peace
in name and reality through the intensified struggle for peace.
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Beautiful Korean characteristics
Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- Since olden times, the Korean nation has
been resourceful, courageous and virtuous and has cared for justice and
truth and valued moral obligation. Sharing joy and sorrow and living in
cooperation and harmony with neighbours and friends is part of their
traditional customs.
A glimpse of this is given by the existence of Hyangdo, a community of
villagers for amity and assistance that was traced to the Koryo dynasty
(918-1392), about which a relevant ancient record runs in part: "Hyangdo is
a beautiful entity. It was mostly a gathering of neighbours."
Hyangdo gatherings were set on promoting harmony through discussions of
communal affairs and dinner pastimes.
It laid a special stress on financial assistance in case of happy and,
particularly, unfortunate events. The members united to criticize any breach
of promise or ethics and help the sinners out of it.
This fine custom was motivated by desire for mutual help, harmony and
unity and a concept of value that stressed morality at the expense of power
and wealth.
The Korean nation has lived in harmony for thousands of years until the
mid-20th century when it was bisected by foreign forces. However, national
harmony, or national commonness, runs steady and deep across the barrier.
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Monggumpho, scenic spot on west coast
Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- Monggumpho, (literally Mong means dream,
Gum gold and Pho spit) one of the scenic spots on the west coast of Korea,
makes a splendid and harmonious ensemble with white sand, green pine trees
and full-blossomed sweet briars. Monggumpho, as the name goes, is said of a
fine scenery which can be seen in a dream. It is also called a "ten-ri
golden beach" whose name was derived from the sand of weathered quartzites
at the foot of the Pultha range.
There is 7 to 8-metre-high elephant rock floating above the sea.
according to a legend, a mammoth elephant came here from the tropics to see
the sights of Monggumpho and was turned into a rock, carried away by its
scenic beauty. At high tide it looks like an elephant dipping its lengthy
trunk into the sea water to drink water, and at low tide exposing its full
body on the tidal flat. Viewed from the rock downward, one can see the full
spectacle of waves beating upon the curious-looking rocks lying like a
folding screen to form the cloud of mist, and presenting a view of wonderful
cliffs and rocks, its beauty similar to rock mass in sea kumgang.
There are also many rock reminding one of a "sentry" standing guard over
Monggumpho and Imdangsu which is said to be associated with the Korean
classical tale about Sim Chong, a filial daughter who threw herself into the
sea after having been sold for 300 Sok of rice for the sake of her blind
father.
Natural wealth is found in abundance here. The sand is in wide use not
only as a raw material for glass but casting along with that in Kumipho. It
abounds in effective medicinal herbs including parsnip. Sea shores teem with
pacific sand launce, sea cucumber, anchovy, oyster, lobster and kelp. The
swimming beach surrounded by recreation parks is crowded with holiday-makers
in the summer season.
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KEDO delegation leaves
Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the Korean Peninsula
Energy Development Organization (KEDO), which had participated in the
high-level negotiations between the DPRK and KEDO for the implementation of
the agreement on the provision of light water reactors, left here today by
air.
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For Spanish-speaking people
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el vicepresidente honorario pak song chol declara
enero (atcc) -- siempre nos uniremos gustosamente con todas las fuerzas
y las personas que liberadas del antiguo concepto de enfrentamiento apoyan
la declaracion conjunta norte-sur y se disponen a ejecutarla, senalo asi pak
song chol, vicepresidente honorario del presidium de la asamblea popular
suprema de la republica popular democratica de corea en una declaracion oral
publicada el dia 11 en apoyo a la propuesta y el llamamiento del acto del
ano 2001 para abrir por cuenta propia de la nacion coreana la puerta de
reunificacion y continua: el acto fue un foro de gran significado que expuso
al pais y el extranjero la firme posicion y voluntad del partido del trabajo
de corea y el gobierno de la rpdc de hacer del presente un ano historico que
abrira una coyuntura trascendental para la reunificacion independiente de la
nacion.
el acto sirvio de un motivo que estimulo vigorosamente a toda la nacion
coreana a la gran marcha nacional para ejecutar la declaracion conjunta
norte-sur del 15 de junio e infundio con mas firmeza a ante nacion esperanza
y fe en la reunificacion independiente.
la llave principal para adelantar la causa de la reunificacion de la
patria que continua de siglo en siglo reside en ejecutar cabalmente la
declaracion conjunta.
las autoridades y politicos del norte y el sur deben mantener la firme
posicion de independencia nacional en la solucion del asunto de la
reunificacion de la patria y sostener la invariable posicion de lograr la
unidad y cooperacion de la nacion en repudio a colaboracion con las fuerzas
extranjeras y a la dependencia de estas.
todos los coreanos en el norte y el sur de corea y el ultramar, segun el
llamamiento del acto, deben producir nuevo auge en el cumplimiento de la
causa de reintegracion de la patria durante el "periodo del movimiento por
la promocion de la reunificacion nacional del 15 de junio al 15 de agosto"
para manifestar la autentica fisonomia de una sola nacion y su voluntad de
reunificarla y hacer del presente un "ano para abrir por cuenta propia de la
nacion coreana la puerta de reunificacion".
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"rodong sinmun" se refiere a principio de respeto a soberania
pyongyang, 12 de enero (atcc) -- el periodico "rodong sinmun" en un
articulo individual de hoy subraya que mejorar las relaciones exteriores con
todos los paises que respetan la soberania es la politica exterior -que es
la materializacion de la linea de independencia- del partido del trabajo y
el gobierno de la republica popular democratica de corea. esta posicion y
actitud elevaran la autoridad y el derecho a la palabra de corea en la
escena internacional, estimularan vigorosamente el establecimiento de las
sanas relaciones internacionales y contribuiran con eficacia a la paz, la
estabilidad, la prosperidad y el desarrollo del mundo.
al mantener el principio de respeto a la soberania todos los paises y
pueblos del mundo podran establecer relaciones de amistad y buena vecindad y
vivir en buena armonia y lograr la prosperidad y desarrollo comunes, por
encima de las diferencias de ideologia, ideal y regimen politico.
el respeto a la soberania constituye una base y un principio del
desarrollo de las sanas relaciones entre estados.
la violacion a la soberania es el acto criminal que engendra las
relaciones hostiles entre los paises, que perturba la paz y la estabilidad
del mundo y que obstaculiza el desarrollo de la civilizacion de la
humanidad.
el intento de dominar y subyugar a otros y de sacar provechos de las
desiguales relaciones internacionales es de modo pensar anacronico. un pais
que se comporta asi se pondra fuera de la epoca siendo objeto de la condena
y repudio del mundo.
no hay motivo por el cual no se pueda mejorar las relaciones exteriores
con los paises capitalistas.
el respeto a la soberania es la garantia fundamental de la verificacion
de la independencia, la paz y el desarrollo del mundo.
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consignas de este ano
pyongyang, 12 de enero (atcc) -- la rpdc ha empezado el ano 2001 con la
primera y vigorosa marcha del nuevo siglo enarbolando las consignas "
abramos el camino del avance del nuevo siglo con aquel impetu con que
triunfamos en la 'marcha penosa' " y " hagamos del presente un ano de nuevo
avance de la construccion de potencia economica del siglo 21 ". las
consignas reflejan la firme voluntad del partido del trabajo de corea de
desplegar plenamente la superioridad del socialismo coreano con aquel
espiritu e impetu con que defendimos y consolidamos el socialismo durante
los ultimos anos en que todos eran escasos y dificiles.
el ptc se propone abrir el camino del avance del nuevo siglo al
desplegar mas plenamente la superioridad del socialismo coreano en todos los
dominios de la revolucion y la construccion y dar nuevo impulso a la
construccion de potencia.
la potencia en que se despliegue plenamente la superioridad del
socialismo coreano es el paraiso socialista donde todo prospere y el pueblo
viva sin tener nada que envidiar en el mundo.
el ano pasado el pueblo coreano bajo la situacion dificil del pais logro
grandes exitos en la construccion de potencia al trabajar con la
indoblegable voluntad y tocando el tambor del gran auge de chollima.
subsisten todavia no pocas dificultades economicas.
pero las consignas de este ano presentadas en el editorial conjunto de
los periodicos del partido, el ejercito y la juventud estimulan grandemente
al pueblo coreano que lleno de confianza y optimismo acelera el camino del
avance en la construccion de potencia.
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