DPRK News Apr 16
Kim Jong Il visits KPA navy command
Message to Kim Jong Il from Cambodian King
Floral baskets laid before statues of Kim Il Sung
Senior party and state officials pay respects to Kim Il Sung
Delegates to IIJI meeting arrive
Art festival participants feted
Foreigners and overseas Koreans pay homage to Kim Il Sung
Joint performance of Korean and foreign artistes
Anniversary of Spanish Communist Party celebrated
Message of thanks to Kim Jong Il from Chongryon
Foreigners visit Kimilsungia Show
Sun's Day commemorated
Camping of children's union members begins
For Spanish-speaking people
Kim Jong Il visits KPA navy command
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited the
navy command of the Korean People's Army on April 15 and congratulated
officers and men of the KPA on Sun's Day.
He was accompanied by Jo Myong Rok, director of the KPA general political
department, Kim Yong Chun, chief of the KPA general staff, Kim Il Chol,
Minister of the People's Armed Forces, and staff members of the KPA supreme
command.
At the navy command, he acknowledged the enthusiastic cheers of
servicepersons and warmly congratulated officers and men of the KPA on
Sun's Day.
Looking at the historic relics and data in the room for the education in
the revolutionary history, he said the undying revolutionary exploits
performed by the President Kim Il Sung for the cause of building the navy
will shine long in the history of the country.
At the operational command room he was informed of the situation by the
commander of the navy and learned about its unit's performance of the duty.
He noted with great satisfaction that all the commanding officers of the
navy command, equipped with the Juche-based military tactics of the WPK,
are fully capable of commanding operations and firmly defending the seas of
the country in the do-or-die spirit of safeguarding the party, the
revolution and the socialist country by force of arms, and highly
appreciated their feats.
He put forward highly important tasks that would serve as guidelines in
further strengthening and developing naval forces.
He went round the education room, bedroom and other places of a unit under
the navy command. He said commanding officers should take tender care of
details of the living of soldiers as their parents would do.
He enjoyed an art performance given by soldiers of the unit and gave it an
automatic rifle as a gift.
He posed for a photograph with officers and men of the navy command and
soldiers of the unit under the command.
Message to Kim Jong Il from Cambodian King
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a
message from Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk on the occasion of Sun's Day.
In the message Norodom Sihanouk said President Kim Il Sung steadfastly
stood on the side of all people aspiring after freedom, independence and
non-alignment and set a brilliant model of solidarity and friendship among
all the oppressed nations and people while leading the gigantic
construction on all daily-changing fronts.
The message further said:
I extend warmest greetings to you, the most respected man, and the
government and people of the DPRK, firmly believing that the most rich and
valuable invariable relations of friendship forged between us in the past
will be everlasting with you.
I take this opportunity to express my wish from the bottom of my heart that
you at the head of the people-centred and democratic state will achieve
greater success in accomplishing the historical and most noble and glorious
cause.
I express my best and warmest regards to you, the supreme leader.
Floral baskets laid before statues of Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- Working people, servicemen and school youth
and children of the DPRK laid floral baskets, bouquets and flowers before
the statues of the President Kim Il Sung on April 15, Sun's Day.
Those in Pyongyang visited his statue on Mansu Hill.
Before the statue there was a basket of flowers sent by General Secretary
Kim Jong Il.
Laid amid the playing of music were floral baskets, bouquets and flowers in
the name of institutions, KPA units, industrial establishments,
organizations, farms, schools and families.
The visitors paid homage to the statue of the President.
Other statues of the President in Pyongyang, including those at Kim Il Sung
University, Kim Il Sung Political University, the Korean Film Studio and
the Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace were also visited.
On the same day working people, servicemen and school youth and children
across the country visited his statues in their residential quarters to lay
floral baskets, bouquets and flowers.
Meanwhile, his statue on Mansu Hill was visited on Sun's Day by the
diplomatic corps and the military attaches' corps, participants in the 18th
April Spring Friendship Art Festival, overseas Koreans and members of the
Pyongyang mission of the National Democratic Front of South Korea. The
visitors laid baskets of flowers and made deep bows before the statue.
Officials of the Chinese and Russian consulates-general in the city of
Chongjin laid baskets and bunches of flowers before the statue of the
President in the city.
Chinese delegations and Korean residents in China, too, visited his statues
in Chongjin and Kanggye, carrying floral baskets and bouquets.
That day the members of the NDFSK Pyongyang mission visited the
Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on Mt. Taesong.
They laid bunches of flowers before the bust of Kim Jong Suk, an
indomitable communist revolutionary fighter, and paid a silent tribute to
her.
Senior party and state officials pay respects to Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- Premier Hong Song Nam and other senior party
and state officials of the DPRK visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace on
April 15, Sun's Day, to pay homage to the President Kim Il Sung.
Laid before the statue of the President was a basket of flowers in the
joint name of the central committee and the central military commission of
the Worker's Party of Korea and the National Defence Commission, the
presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and the cabinet of the DPRK.
The visitors paid deep respects to the statue. And they went upstairs to
make deep bows to the President who lies in state.
Then they looked round with deep emotion orders and medals the President
received from different countries, a portrait of the President with sunny
smile against the background of the red flag and bronze sculptures in
relief in the wailers hall, a train that he used for on-site guidance and
foreign tour and a car he used in the last period of his life.
On the same day the palace, the sacred temple of Juche, was visited by
officials of party, military and power bodies, public organizations,
ministries and national institutions, anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters,
bereaved families of the revolutionary martyrs, officials of scientific,
educational, cultural and art, public health and press organs, men and
officers of the Korean People's Army and citizens.
Delegates to IIJI meeting arrive
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- Bishwanath, secretary general of the
International Kim Il Sung Prize Council and secretary general of the Asian
Regional Institute of the Juche Idea, arrived here on Saturday to attend
the 15th meeting of the board of directors of the International Institute
of the Juche idea.
He was met at the airport by Kim Yong Il, vice-chairman of the Korean
Social Scientists Society.
Earlier, Rui Matos Dias, chief of the Portuguese Group for the Study of
Kimilsungism, came here.
Art festival participants feted
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- The presidium of the Supreme People's
Assembly of the DPRK gave a reception at Okryu and Chonryu restaurants on
Saturday in honor of the participants in the 18th April Spring Friendship
Art Festival.
Invited to the reception were delegations, delegates and artistes of
different countries and overseas. Korean artistes who are participating in
the festival.
Present were premier of the DPRK cabinet Hong Song Nam, vice-president of
the SPA presidium Yang Hyong Sop, chairman of the festival organizing
committee Jang Chol and officials concerned.
Speeches were made there.
Foreigners and overseas Koreans pay homage to Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- Foreigners and overseas Koreans visited the
Kumsusan Memorial Palace where the President Kim Il Sung is preserved in
state for perpetuity, on Saturday, Sun's Day, to pay homage to him.
Among those foreigners were the diplomatic corps and military attaches'
corps in the DPRK and delegates to the 15th meeting of the board of
directors of the International Institute of the Juche Idea.
The visitors paid deep respects to the statue of the President and went
upstairs to make a deep bow to him at the palace.
Then they looked round with deep emotion orders and medals he received from
different countries, the wailers hall, a train that he used for on-site
guidance and foreign tour and a car he used in the last period of his life.
Joint performance of Korean and foreign artistes
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- A joint performance of Korean artistes and
the participants in the 18th April Spring Friendship Art Festival was given
in the pleasure ground on Mt. Taesong here on Saturday, Sun's Day.
The performance was appreciated by artistes of different countries,
overseas. Korean artistes, foreign guests, and working people and youth and
students in the city.
Korean artistes put on the stage numbers such as choruses "Let Us Sing of
Sun's Day" and "There Is No Such Person As Our Leader In the World" and
dance "Yangsando".
Foreign artistes presented Korean songs "Enjoying Sunrise on Taedong River"
and "A Girl In Spring" and folk songs of different countries to delight the
Korean people on Sun's Day.
Anniversary of Spanish Communist Party celebrated
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Worker's Party
of Korea yesterday sent a congratulatory message to the federal committee
of the Spanish Communist Party on the 80th foundation anniversary of the
party.
The message noted that over 80 years after its foundation the Spanish
Communist Party has waged a vigorous struggle to protect the democratic
rights and vital interests of the working masses and defend the global
peace and security against imperialism.
The WPK expresses full support and solidarity with the just struggle of the
Spanish Communist Party, it said.
It also believes that the friendly and cooperative relations between the
two parties will continue to strengthen and develop, the message said,
wishing the Spanish Communist Party fresh success in its activities.
Message of thanks to Kim Jong Il from Chongryon
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- The central standing committee of the General
Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) on Friday sent a
message of thanks to General Secretary Kim Jong Il for having sent
Educational Aid Fund and Stipend.
Noting that Kim Jong Il sent 211.4 million yen of Educational Aid Fund and
Stipend again for the democratic national education of Chongryon on the
occasion of Sun's Day, the message expressed the highest glory and the
deepest thanks to him, reflecting the boundless reverence and loyalty.
The message said: The Chongryon central standing committee will hold you in
high esteem with loyalty in any adversity and build up Chongryon as an
organization of overseas. Koreans which remains intensely loyal to you.
The committee wholeheartedly wishes a long life in good health to you, the
great leader and the benevolent father, reflecting the unbounded reverence
and loyalty of all the Korean residents in Japan.
Foreigners visit Kimilsungia Show
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- Foreigners staying here to attend the 15th
meeting of the board of directors of the International Institute of the
Juche Idea visited the 2nd Kimilsungia Show on Saturday.
Kimilsungia came into being as a flower symbolic of the greatness of the
respected President Kim Il Sung and as flower in the era of independence.
The visitors looked round Kimilsungias on show with keen interest, being
briefed on the fact that the flowers have come into full bloom, carrying
the world and Korean people's deep reverence for the President.
Sun's Day commemorated
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- Sun's Day was commemorated yesterday in
different parts of the country.
An evening gala of youth and students in Pyongyang was held at Kim Il Sung
Square.
Present at the gala were premier Hong Song Nam and other senior party and
state leaders.
Present on invitation were members of overseas Korean delegations and
individuals on a visit to the socialist homeland to commemorate the 88th
birth anniversary of the President Kim Il Sung, foreign delegations and
delegates and other foreign guests and diplomatic envoys and embassy
officials here.
The gala began with firecrackers fizzling. The participants danced to the
tune of songs "We Visit Mangyongdae," "Let Us Uphold Our Marshal" and so
on.
Overseas Koreans and foreigners joined them in dancing.
On the same day, 50,000 members of the shock brigade of the Kim Il Sung
Socialist Youth League participating in the Pyongyang-Nampho Motorway
project held a gathering to sing songs reflecting their loyalty.
Artistes of National Art Troupes gave colorful performances at theatres and
outdoor stages in the city.
Provincial art troupes gave commemoration performances at local theatres.
Camping of children's union members begins
Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- The first-term camping has begun at
children's camps in different parts of the country to mark Sun's Day.
The Mangyongdae children's camp and other camps held meetings to receive
campers yesterday.
Campers will visit revolutionary sites and conduct different activities
including plant-collecting, mountain-climbing, sports games and amusements
and art performances.
Participating in camping were sons and daughters of people's army officers,
scientists, technicians and workers in the major fields of the national
economy including electric power and coal industries.
For Spanish-speaking people
terminadas funciones por separado y grupo de festival de pyongyang
pyongyang, 14 de abril (atcc) -- terminaron las funciones por separado y
grupo del 18 festival artistico de amistad abril en primavera iniciado el
pasado dia 11 con motivo del dia del sol.
los artistas de varios paises y coreanos en el ultramar pusieron en escenas
"cancion del dia del sol", "al acoger la primavera en extranjero", "al
recordar del lider" y otras numerosas creadas y asi elogiaron
fervientemente la gloriosa vida del gran lider presidente kim il sung.
se interpretaron numerosas obras que cantan efusivamente al gran dirigente
kim jong il como esperanza de la humanidad y sol del siglo 21.
se representaron tambien las obras alusivas a las hazanas revolucionarias
de la camarada kim jong suk, heroina de la lucha antijaponesa e indomable
combatiente revolucionaria comunista.
los ejecutores interpretaron las canciones preferentes del pueblo coreano
como "pino verde del monte nam", "cancion de la camaraderia", "arco iris de
reunificacion" y otras asi como danzas y canciones, musica instrumental y
otras de varios paises que reflejan las costumbres de vida tradicionales y
nacionales.
la "cancion de la revolucion", "amistad", "anoranza a la muchacha", "eco
del amor", "kalinca" y otras danzas y canciones arrancaron efusivas
ovasiones de los espectadores.
se pusieron en escenas las piezas acrobaticas que reflejan las grandes
facultades creadoras, inteligencia, valentia, audacia del ser humano y el
optimismo y el vigor de la juventud.
las funciones por separado y grupo pasan a las conjuntas.
acto central de informe por 88 aniversario de nacimiento de kim il sung
pyongyang, 14 de abril (atcc) -- el acto central de informe por el 88
aniversario del nacimiento del gran lider presidente kim il sung tuvo lugar
hoy en el teatro con cabida para 6 mil de la casa cultural "25 de abril" de
esta capital.
participaron jo myong rok, hong song nam y otros cuadros dirigentes del
partido y el estado.
estuvieron presentes los representantes diplomaticos acreditados aqui,
huespedes extranjeros y coreanos en ultramar.
el informe de la ocasion estuvo a cargo de yang hyong sop, miembro suplente
del buro politico del cc del partido del trabajo de corea y vicepresidente
del comite permanente de la asamblea popular suprema de la rpdc, quien dijo
en particular:
el dia 15 de abril - cumpleanos del gran lider camarada kim il sung es la
fecha de maximo jubilo que dio la fortuna suprema a toda la nacion coreana
que aspiro largo tiempo a la dignidad y la autentica vida del ser humano
bajo la opresion de la dominacion y subyugacion y a los demas pueblos
revolucionarios del mundo.
el gran lider fue el destacado dirigente de la epoca de la independencia y
el sol de la revolucion que hizo del siglo 20 un nuevo siglo del cambio
radical en la forja del destino de la nacion coreana y la humanidad.
durante un largo periodo desde la decada de los 20 hasta mediados de la
decada de los 90, lleno de eventos sensacionales, poniendose a la delantera
de la lucha revolucionaria de la clase obrera condujo por el unico camino
de la victoria la lucha de liberacion nacional antimperialista, la
revolucion democratica antimperialista y antifeudal, la revolucion y
construccion socialistas del pueblo coreano realizando asi destacadas
proezas en la historia de lucha de liberacion de la humanidad.
el gran lider, en reflejo del requerimiento de la epoca y la aspiracion de
la humanidad, creo por primera vez en la historia la inmortal idea juche
dejando abierta una nueva epoca de la independencia en que las masas
populares forjan de manera independiente su destino.
el fundo el partido del trabajo de corea y lo desarrollo en una poderosa
organizacion politica directiva.
sus hazanas y experiencias adquiridas al construir el partido probaron
patentemente la veracidad universal de la revolucion de que al contar con
el poderoso y veterano partido revolucionario la lucha del pueblo sale
siempre victoriosa aun en cualesquier vicisitudes.
la construccion de las autenticas fuerzas armadas revolucionarias para
defender la libertad y la felicidad del pueblo es la sobresaliente proeza
del gran lider realizada en la empresa para formar con firmeza el grueso de
la culminacion de la causa del juche.
gracias a las poderosas fuerzas armadas revolucionarias fundadas por el el
partido del trabajo y el pueblo de corea cumplen con exito la causa
socialista sin dejarse vacilar en lo minimo aun en medio de las perversas
conjuras de aislamiento y supresion de las fuerzas aliadas imperialistas y
otros reaccionarios.
el gran lider a base de la filosofia popular aplico la politica de
beneficios, politica de confianza y afecto para defender y atender el
destino de las masas populares e hizo de la lucha revolucionaria por la
independencia una autentica causa del amor al ser humano.
de veras el es el veterano lider reconocido quien al conducir a la victoria
la causa socialista en todos los dominios: la fundacion del partido, el
estado y fuerzas armadas y la transformacion de la sociedad, la naturaleza
y el hombre creo el ejemplo orientador de la revolucion de nuestra epoca y
asi dio gran estimulo al proceso del cambio revolucionario del mundo.
la historia del sol del juche continua invariablemente tambien hoy gracias
al respetado camarada kim jong il, gran hombre simpar, quien mantiene el
inconmovible principio revolucionario de hacerlo todo a la manera del gran
lider y abre con destacada y probada direccion la epoca de viraje historico
de la causa revolucionaria del juche, causa de la independencia de las
masas populares.
kim jong il rinde tributo a presidente kim il sung
pyongyang, 15 de abril (atcc) -- el estimado comandante supremo kim jong
il, secretario general del partido del trabajo de corea y presidente del
comite de defensa nacional de la republica popular democratica de corea,
junto con los miembros de este comite y de mando del epc, rindio tributo
muy respetuoso a la hora cero de hoy, al gran lider presidente kim il sung,
fundador de la corea socialista y padre de la nacion, ante su estatua de
marmol y cuerpo en el palacio memorial kumsusan en ocasion del dia del sol.
el palacio memorial, supremo lugar sagrado del juche estaba envuelto en un
ambiente muy sublime.
le acompanaron jo myong rok, primer vicepresidente del comite de defensa
nacional de la rpdc y jefe de la direccion politica general del epc, kim
yong chun, miembro del comite de defensa nacional y jefe del estado mayor
general del epc, kim il chol, vicepresidente del comite de defensa nacional
y ministro de las fuerzas armadas populares, el secretario del cc del ptc
jon pyong ho, el mariscal del epc ri ul sol, kim chol man, el ministro de
seguridad del pueblo paek hak rim, estos cuatro miembros del comite de
defensa nacional, ri yong mu, vicepresidente del comite de defensa nacional
y miembros de mando operacional de la comandancia suprema del epc.
kim jong il envia subsidios escolares y becas
pyongyang, 15 de abril (atcc) -- el gran dirigente kim jong il envio
subsidios escolares y becas por valor de 211 millones 400 mil yenes para la
educacion nacional democratica de la asociacion general de coreanos
residentes en el japon (chongryon).
la suma total del dinero enviada en 146 ocasiones hasta la presente para
los hijos de los coreanos residentes en el japon por el gran lider
presidente kim il sung y el gran dirigente kim jong il se estima en 44 357
millones 363 mil yenes.
funciones conjuntas de festival artistico de pyongyang
pyongyang, 15 de abril (atcc) -- las representaciones conjuntas del 18
festival artistico de amistad abril en primavera tuvieron lugar el dia 14
en el teatro de arte mansudae, teatro de arte ponghwa, gran teatro de
pyongyang este y casa central de obreros.
vieronlas el primer ministro hong song nam y otros cuadros dirigentes del
partido y el estado.
presenciaronlas tambien los representantes diplomaticos y otros miembros de
las embajadas de varios paises en la rpdc y los demas huespedes
extranjeros.
ese dia los artistas extranjeros ejecutaron el coro, canciones y danazas,
musica instrumental y otras piezas.
cantaron con vigor en ocasion del dia del sol los inmortales himnos
revolucionarios "cancion del general kim il sung" y la "cancion del general
kim jong il" que arrancaron nutritivos aplausos de los espectadores.
interpretaron la cancion "nostalgia" compuesta por el gran lider presidente
kim il sung y la cancion "acogida del sol en el rio taedong" compuesta por
el gran dirigente kim jong il que hicieron reinar en las escenas un sublime
ambiente de veneracion infinita a estos dos grandes hombres.
representaron excelentemente canciones y danzas coreanas asi como
canciones, bailes y otras piezas de sus respectivos paises, que se
granjearon efusivos aplausos del publico.
terminadas funciones los cuadros dirigentes del partido y el estado de
corea subieron a las escenas para entregar cestos de flores a los actores y
felicitarlos por sus exitos.
tercer simposio de estetica sobre epoca actual y arte nacional
pyongyang, 15 de abril (atcc) -- tuvo lugar en esta capital el tercer
simposio de estetica sobre la epoca atual y arte nacional.
participaron los creadores y artistas de corea, delegados culturales
gubernamentales de china, rusia, mongolia, belarus, egipto y uzbekistan,
delegaciones y delegados al simposio y los jefes de conjuntos artisticos y
artistas de varios paises y artistas coreanos en el ultramar participantes
en el 18 festival artistico de amistad abril en primavera, jang chol,
presidente del comite central de la federacion general de escritores y
artistas de corea en su informe senala:
el desarrollo independiente del arte nacional es un importante asunto
relacionado con el destino de los paises que eran colonias y semicolonias.
sin defender el arte nacional independiente no puede librarse de la
subyugacion ideo-culutral del imperialismo ni construir un autentico estado
soberano e independiente.
los artistas de la epoca acutal deben librar vigorosa lucha comun por
lograr el desarrollo independiente del arte nacional conforme a la unanime
aspiracion de la humanidad.
se presentaron las experiencias de corea adquiridas en el mejoramiento de
los instrumentos musicales nacionales, el descubrimiento de danzas
folcloricas y la descripcion escenica.
se intercambiaron exitos y experiencias logrados en el desarrrollo del arte
nacional en la epoca de independencia, es decir en la cultura y arte de
egipto que mantiene y desarrolla la nacionalidad y la musica especializada
contemporanea de mongolia.
los oradores subrayaron la necesidad de fortalecer la unidad y cooperacion
de los literatos y artistas progresistas en mantener y llevar adelante el
arte nacional de la humanidad.
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