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Korean Central News Agency Extracts. Kim Jong Il receives Kim Ryon Ja and her party ��� Pyongyang, April 11 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il on Wednesday received Kim Ryon Ja, a South Korean singer in Japan, and her party, who were staying here to attend the 20th April Spring Friendship Art Festival. He warmly welcomed the singer's visit to Pyongyang and conversed with her in a cordial atmosphere. ��� Kim Ryon Ja expressed deep thanks to Kim Jong Il for meeting with them though he was very busy. ��� Kim Jong Il hosted a dinner in honor of the singer and her party. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPRK, Armenia cooperate in culture ��� Pyongyang, April 11 (KCNA) -- An agreement on cultural cooperation between the governments of the DPRK and Armenia was signed on April 5. The agreement was inked by a vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries who visited Armenia as head of the DPRK government cultural delegation, and a vice-minister of culture, youth and sports of Armenia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Iranian ambassador hosts party on Day of Sun ��� Pyongyang, April 11 (KCNA) -- Jalaleddin Namini Mianji, Iranian ambassador to the DPRK, hosted a party yesterday on the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung. In his speech at the party, he praised Kim Il Sung as a great leader who brought a change in the history of the nation and a prominent commander of the struggle against outsiders, the banner of the anti-imperialist struggle, who liberated the Korean people from outsiders' domination and brought them freedom. ��� The president made a distinguished contribution to the Korean revolution and the strengthening and development of the non-aligned movement, the ambassador said, adding: he left indelible impressions in the memory of the Iranian people as he provided close and excellent relations between the DPRK and the Islamic Republic of Iran. ��� Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, said in his speech: ��� The DPRK-Iran relations are based on close friendship Kim Il Sung forged with top leaders of Iran and have been verified in the struggle against imperialism and dominationism over the past years. ��� These relations are now continuing to develop on good terms under the deep care of the leaders of the two countries. ��� The Korean people sincerely hope that the friendly Iranian people will achieve greater success in their efforts to develop the national economy and build a modern and developed country while defending national sovereignty and consolidating political stability under the guidance of Islamic leader Khamenei and President Khatami. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Arirang" performance praised ��� Pyongyang, April 11 (KCNA) -- South Korean singer Kim Ryon Ja in Japan and her party who came here to participate in the 20th April Spring Friendship Art Festival had an opportunity to watch some scenes of the mass gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang" in overall rehearsal at the May day Stadium on Tuesday evening. After seeing them Kim Ryon Ja had this to say: ��� I have heard about the "Arirang" performance but, seeing this grandiose and fascinating performance for myself today, I could scarcely believe my eyes. ��� Thousands of performers acting as one remind one of a machine. ��� Huge lighting devices are in use and everything is in perfect harmony to increase the artistic effect of the work. ��� Especially, background scenes are really marvellous. ��� I cannot understand how can over 18,000 students move as one in one mind without a single mistake. ��� It is my hope that not only people in South Korea and Japan but many people of the world will come here to see this splendid performance. ��� Conductor Kim Ho Sik said that he was greatly excited to see the "Arirang" performance. ��� He added: ��� I find it not easy to conduct over 10 musicians. So I admire the talents of the creators and artistes who produced such a masterpiece by conducting 100, 000 performers. ��� Musician Mitsunobu Kono said that "Arirang" can be listed as an acme of human culture and arts as it is staged in three dimensions, turning its background, the ground of the stadium and the air above it into fantastic scenery. ��� Musician Hiroto Kume said that seeing the flawless scenes of "Arirang," he came to have deeper understanding of the DPRK. ��� ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Builder of independent machine-building industry in DPRK ��� Pyongyang, April 11 (KCNA) -- The Korean people are retrospecting with deep emotion the immortal exploits performed by President Kim Il Sung on the occasion of the Day of the Sun, April 15. The people are deeply moved by the enormous efforts exerted by him to build an independent machine-building industry. ��� Right after the liberation of the country there was no machine-building industry to speak of even a negligible number of machine works were severely destroyed during the three-year Korean War provoked by the U.S. imperialists. ��� The machine-building industry entered a stage of development only after the war. ��� The president, possessed of clairvoyant wisdom, rebuffed great-power chauvinists' "theory of integrated economy" and advanced his original basic line of economic construction, the line of giving priority to the development of heavy industry while simultaneously developing light industry and agriculture. He led the people to build an independent machine-building industry remaining unaffected by any fluctuation, after putting up the slogan "Iron And The Machine Are The King Of Industry" as a result, tractors, trucks, bulldozers and cranes were produced in a matter of five years after the war which were followed by the manufacture of an 8-meter turning lathe and electric locomotive. ��� The president wrought such a miracle as a machine begetting a new machine and a factory begetting another factory, smashing all sorts of mysticism about technique. As a result, the industrialization of the country was realized in a matter of 14 years. ��� It was thanks to this independent and modern machine-building industry that the Korean people could successfully manufacture machines and equipment requiring up-to-the-minute technology and launch a satellite even in the period of the "Arduous March" and the forced march, thus demonstrating the tremendous might of the state. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Talks held between delegations of WPK and Danish Communist Party (M-L) ��� Pyongyang, April 11 (KCNA) -- Talks between the delegations of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Danish Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) were held here today. Present at the talks on our side were Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, and officials concerned and on the opposite side were the members of the delegation of the Danish Communist Party (M-L) led by its chairman Jorgen Petersen. ��� At the talks both sides informed each other of the activities of their parties and exchanged views on the issue of developing the friendly relations between the two parties and on a series of issues of mutual concern. ��� The talks proceeded in a friendly atmosphere. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry on resumption of DPRK-U.S. talks ��� Pyongyang, April 11 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK answered a question put by KCNA today as regards some misinformation about the resumption of the DPRK-U.S. talks as follows: Recently media of some countries are reporting about the issue of resuming the DPRK-U.S. dialogue as they please. ��� The stand of the DPRK hoping for the resumption of the DPRK-U.S. talks is well known. ��� In order to improve the bilateral relations that had been brought back to those in the period of confrontation it is necessary to resume the DPRK-U.S. talks and they will be resumed any time when conditions are created. ��� The DPRK is of the view that such environment has not yet been created. ��� Given that there are factors of blocking the resumption of the DPRK-U.S. dialogue, it is necessary to remove them as soon as possible. ��� As the DPRK clarified more than once, it considers it possible to resume the DPRK-U.S. dialogue, if it is the true intention of the U.S. to respect its dialogue partner and let it have the dialogue on an equal footing. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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