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Korean Central News Agency Extracts Apr 27-28 Rodong Sinmun on President Kim Il Sung's independent policies Pyongyang, April 28 (KCNA) -- President Kim Il Sung was a peerlessly great man who glorified the century with his independent policies, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article. It goes on: The president wisely led the revolution, the country and people with his outstanding idea and tested leadership. His noble revolutionary life was the epitome of the political history of the 20th century and a glorious history in which an epoch-making example of an independent policy was created. His independent policies were great ones to achieve and defend the independence of the popular masses based on the immortal Juche idea and the most revolutionary ones to adhere to the steadfast anti-imperialist stand and strengthen the driving force of the revolution in every way and thus lead the revolution and construction to victory. The policies shaped by the president were independent ones strictly based on the philosophical principle of Juche. Adhering to the steadfast anti-imperialist stand is an important requirement for pursuing an independent policy. He formed the down-with-imperialism union under the banner of the anti-imperialist independence and started the Korean revolution in his early years. Since those days of the anti-Japanese revolution, he had firmly adhered to the anti-imperialist independent stand all his life. He rallied the popular masses as one, guided by the Juche idea and solved all problems relying on their strength, thus giving origin to the benevolent politics, the first of its kind in history. The tradition of following independent policies has been successfully carried forward by leader Kim Jong Il. as a result, the country enjoys the highest dignity and honor and the 21st century is shining as a century of independent policies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bush's repeated remarks about "axis of evil" under fire Pyongyang, April 28 (KCNA) -- Bush in a recent speech made before cadets of Virginia military academy termed any country possessing or developing "biological and chemical and nuclear weapons" and manufacturing missiles capable of carrying those weapons an "axis of evil" and "rogue state." Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary dismisses this as an American style brigandish logic. It is the united states that stockpiled nuclear weapons more than any other powers in the world and keeps huge aggressor forces in different parts of the world. It is none other than the u.s. which is creating the danger of war on the Korean Peninsula and watching for a chance to invade the DPRK. Bush's repeated clamour about an "axis of evil" glaringly reveals the U.S. invariable design to stifle the DPRK. The DPRK considers his repeated talk about "an axis of evil" as an open provocation and threat of aggression to it no matter what intention and calculation prompted him to let loose such remarks again. This behaviour of bush only hardens the DPRK's determination to react to the U.S. hard-line with a toughest stand. The U.S. ruling quarters are well advised to bear in mind that they are bound to stand isolated in the international arena, if they continue talking about an "axis of evil." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joint statement between WPK and October 8 Revolutionary Movement of Brazil Pyongyang, April 28 (KCNA) -- A joint statement was made public by the Workers' Party of Korea and the October 8 Revolutionary Movement of Brazil in Pyongyang on April 27. In the joint statement, the WPK highly praised the October 8 Revolutionary Movement for its positive efforts to strengthen the party ranks and rally the democratic political parties and organizations and popular masses around one united front under the banner of anti-imperialist independence and socialism and promote the process of independence, social justice and democracy in the country against the domination and interference of the imperialists, and extended support and solidarity to them. The October 8 Revolutionary Movement highly appreciated the WPK and the Korean people for their great progress and achievements in the struggle to defend and glorify Korean-style socialism centering on the popular masses and realise the independent reunification of the country under the outstanding army-based revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the WPK, sternly smashing the imperialists' continued moves for isolation and suffocation, and extended firm solidarity to them. The statement went on: Both sides expressed their firm will to make all efforts to further strengthen international unity and solidarity among the revolutionary parties and arrange a decisive occasion for new progress in the struggle for a victory of the socialist cause, a hope and future of humankind. Both sides reaffirmed their determination to take a powerful joint action in defence of world peace and security. The Workers' Party of Korea and the October 8 Revolutionary Movement of Brazil will, in the future, too, support and cooperate close in the joint struggle for a victory of the human cause of independence and the socialist cause, holding high the revolutionary banner of independence against imperialism. The joint statement was signed by Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, and Claudio Campos, General Secretary of the October 8 Revolutionary Movement of Brazil. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Revival of Japanese militarism under fire Pyongyang, April 28 (KCNNA)-- The south headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification reportedly issued a statement titled "we strongly denounce the revival of Japanese militarism" on April 23. Recalling that Japanese prime minister Koizumi on April 21 visited the Yasukuni Shrine to be followed by 91 ruling and opposition dietmen on April 23, the statement said: The price for the blood shed by the Koreans owing to the arson, plunder and murder committed by the Japanese imperialists during their military rule over Korea still remains unpaid. Despite this, they commit again such outrage as scattering salt on internal organs of human bodies. It strongly urged the authorities to terminate the unequal and shackling relations with the Japanese government, force it to make an apology and compensation for Japan's past crimes and strongly react to those acts of hurting the dignity of the Korean nation including the distortion of the history textbook and claim for dominion over Tok islet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ S. Korean foreign minister hit for his reckless remarks Pyongyang, April 28 (KCNA) -- South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade Choe Song Hong spoke highly of the hard-line policy of the Bush administration toward the DPRK during his visit to the U.S., saying that it brought new progress in the north-south relations. The committee for the peaceful reunification of the fatherland in a statement today said that his remarks betray an ulterior intention to curry favour with the master and harm the fellow countrymen with his help, utterly indifferent to improving the north-south relations and developing dialogue. The north-south relations, which had been in a state of freeze due to the U.S. hard-line policy toward the DPRK, have been brought back on track and dialogue and contacts between the north and the south resumed entirely thanks to the steadfast will and sincere efforts of the DPRK to resolve the national question independently by the efforts of the Korean nation without depending on outside forces, the statement noted, and went on: The South Korean foreign minister's remarks attributing the restored north-south relations to the result of the U.S. policy of "strength" are an unpardonable insult and challenge to the dialogue partner and an intolerable slavish submission. What merits a serious attention is that such outburst let loose by the senior most official who is in charge of the issues of inter-Korean relations and peace on the Korean peninsula is by no means his personal view but represents the official stand of the authorities. It is the consistent stand of the DPRK to react to the U.S. policy of "strength" intended to infringe upon its sovereignty with its toughest position, not tolerating it in the least, and it is its firm will to let the nation play a main role in solving its internal problem by itself under all circumstances. Those who react to good with evil are fated to meet only sledge-hammer blows. Such traitors who make a mockery of and insult the fellow countrymen, kowtowing to their master the U.S., as Choe Song Hong should be dislodged and eliminated at once. It is impossible to implement the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and expect any improvement in the inter-Korean relations as long as these elements remain in office. If the authorities of the south side sincerely hope that the inter-Korean relations will improve in the spirit of the joint declaration, they should apologize for the reckless remarks made by Choe Song Hong and take a responsible and understandable measure against his practice. The DPRK will closely watch the south side's attitude. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Separated families and relatives from north and south of Korea reunite Kumgangsan, April 28 (KCNA) -- Separated families and relatives from the north of Korea reunited with kinsfolk from the south in Mt. Kumgang today. This reunion of 100 persons from each side, the fourth of its kind since the publication of the historic June 15 joint declaration, was made according to the joint press release agreed upon and published at the time when the special envoy of the south side visited Pyongyang early in April at its own request. Under the agreement of the two sides, those persons from the south reunited with a group of their families and relatives in the north at Kumgangsan Hotel, the first meeting place, at 17:00. They were deeply moved to see the dream-like realities in which their children, brothers and sisters and relatives have grown up beyond recognition under the care of the DPRK, and expressed deep admiration at the popular policies of the Workers' Party of Korea. The reunion continues. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kim Jong Il meets leading members of Russia national dance ensemble Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il yesterday received Elena Aleksandrovna Sherbakova, head of the Moiseyev State Academy National Dance Ensemble on a visit to the DPRK, and its other leading members and principal actors and actresses. Present there were Konstantin Borisovich Pulikovski, plenipotentiary representative of the president of the Russian Federation to the far east federal district, on a visit to the DPRK and Andrei Gennadievich Karlov, Russian ambassador to the DPRK. After warmly welcoming the dance ensemble's visit to the DPRK and expressing thanks for giving a splendid performance, Kim Jong Il had an amicable and friendly talk with the guests. The head of the dance ensemble expressed heartfelt thanks to Kim Jong Il for seeing its performance on the auspicious occasion of celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Korean People's Army and giving the ensemble a pep talk. Kim Jong Il had a photograph taken with the artistes of the ensemble. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greetings to South African President Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- President Kim Yong Nam of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK sent a message of greetings to South African President Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki on April 19 on the occasion of its national day. The message wished the president and the people of South Africa greater success in their work for peace and development of the country and expressed belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger in the interests of the two peoples. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WPS signs signature paper Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- Leading officials of the Workers' Party of Switzerland on April 13 signed a signature paper on behalf of the party, supporting the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and demanding the immediate withdrawal of the U.S. troops from South Korea. Among them were national chairman Christian Jaquet, chairman of its leadership committee Anjuska Weil and the chairman of the central committee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. responsible for Korea's division Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- Stephen Palmer Clark, member of the political bureau of the Socialist Workers' Party of the United States, who is heading the delegation of the party was interviewed by KCNA at Panmunjom on April 22. He said that the United States is chiefly responsible for the division of Korea into two parts. The U.S. forces in South Korea are the stumbling block lying in the way of Korea's reunification, he noted, and went on: But for the intervention and obstructions on the part of the U.S., a foreign power, Korea would have already been reunified. In this context we are strongly opposed to and critical of the U.S. forces' presence in South Korea. With no pretext can the u.s. justify its forces' presence in South Korea. Our party will work hard to get the u.s. forces withdrawn from South Korea. The U.S. administration should withdraw its forces from South Korea at once, swimming with the trend of the world and properly understanding the desire of the Korean people. This will do the Americans good either. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Solidarity with Korean people expressed in Europe Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- A joint meeting of organizations for friendship and solidarity with theKorean people in Europe was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 20. Present there were delegations of the Sweden-Korea Friendship Association, the Germany-DPRK Association, the France-Korea Friendship Association, the Finland-Korea Association, the Norway-Korea Friendship Association, the Luxembourg-Korea Friendship Association, the British Association for Friendship with Korea, the Spanish Association for Friendship with Korea, the Malta-Korea Friendship Association, the Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association and the Swiss Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification. A report of the secretary general of the British Association for Friendship with Korea was followed by speeches at the joint meeting. Then the meeting heard about the experience gained by the Spanish Association for Friendship with Korea in its activities. The meeting adopted an action program of the organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people in Europe and a letter of protest addressed to the U.S. President. The action program underscored the need to intensify the activities for supporting the Korean people in their just struggle to defend and glorify socialism and achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country. The letter denounced the U.S. administration for undisguisedly interfering in the internal affairs of the DPRK in wanton violation of its sovereignty and bringing dark clouds of war there. It strongly demanded the U.S. administration drop its reckless hostile policy to isolate and stifle the DPRK and its moves for aggression against the DPRK, withdraw its forces from South Korea as soon as possible and stop at once its acts obstructive to the implementation of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Banquet given on occasion of Army Day Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- A banquet was given by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the National Defence Commission of the DPRK at the People's Palace of Culture yesterday in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the heroic Korean People's Army. Present there were officials of the party, the state and the army. Among those present were chairman So Man Sul of the central standing committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, delegations of overseas compatriots in different parts of the world including the delegation of Koreans in Japan and overseas compatriots on visits to the homeland on the occasion of the Day of the Sun. Invited there were the chief of the Pyongyang mission of the National Democratic Front of South Korea, foreign diplomatic envoys and members of the military attaches' corps here. KPA vice marshal Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and director of the general political department of the KPA, made a speech there. The foundation of the KPA was a historic event which brought about an epochal turn in the revolutionary struggle of the Korean people and a solemn declaration proclaiming the birth of the first revolutionary people's armed forces of Juche type in Korea, he said, and continued: Thanks to the army-based tradition of Mt. Paektu established by President Kim Il Sung the Korean army and people could win historic victories in the two grim wars of revolution, ushering in a new era of national independence and prosperity, and dynamically advance the revolution and construction despite all difficulties and challenges. Regarding it as an immovable principle of revolutionary leadership to give priority to the army and accomplish the cause of Juche, leader Kim Jong Il has pursued an invincible army-based policy and strengthened and developed the KPA into an invincible army by carrying forward and developing Kim Il Sung's idea of giving priority to the army and, at the same time, dynamically pushed forward the overall socialist construction by raising the leadership role of the revolutionary armed forces. Thanks to Kim Jong Il's outstanding army-based revolutionary leadership the army and people of the DPRK have been able to firmly defend the socialist country despite unprecedentedly grim ordeals, standing in acute confrontation with the imperialists. No force on earth can bar the army and people of the DPRK from making a victorious advance on the strength of the single-hearted unity of the leader, the party, the army and the people under the banner of the great army-based policy and the revolutionary cause of the Korean people is always sure to triumph, he stressed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New book on history of anti-Japanese armed struggle published Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- The science and encyclopedia press recently brought out the first two volumes of the ten-volume enlarged edition of book "History of Anti-Japanese Armed Struggle". The book comprehensively deals with the immortal exploits President Kim Il Sung performed by leading the anti-Japanese armed struggle to a brilliant victory. The vol. 1 deals with the president's immortal exploits performed in the course of leading the preparations for the anti-Japanese armed struggle from the time he took the road of revolution to the period just before the Japanese imperialists' invasion of manchuria. The vol. 2 tells about his undying feats performed from the time he set forth the strategic and tactical policy on organizing an armed struggle right after the Japanese imperialists' invasion of Manchuria to the time he founded the anti-Japanese people's guerrilla army and carried out all democratic reforms in the guerrilla base on the shore of the River Tuman. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kim Jong Il gives dinner for Russian guests Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il yesterday hosted a dinner for Konstantin Borisovich Pulikovski, plenipotentiary representative of the president of the Russian Federation to the far east federal district, and his party on a visit to the DPRK. Invited to the dinner were Pulikovski's party, ambassador Andrei Gennadievich Karlov and official diplomats of the Russian embassy here. There Pulikovski warmly congratulated Kim Jong Il, Supreme Commander of the KPA, on its 70th birthday and sincerely wished him greater success in carrying out the army-based policy. Kim Jong Il expressed deep thanks to Pulikovski for all conveniences he provided with sincerity, accompanying him during the whole period of his Russia visit last august. The dinner proceeded in a friendly and amicable atmosphere _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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