>Greetings to Italian Prime Minister
>
>Congratulations to Italian Foreign Minister
>
>Sahyon-ri, heron colony
>
>FM of Australia on relations with DPRK
>
>Kim Jong Il's army-first politics praised in Guinea
>
>Japan prepares war for reinvasion of Korea
>
>KCNA advises Japan to fulfil its responsibility
>
>Members of Chinese embassy visit school in DPRK
>
>S. Korean victims to chemical weapons protest against authorities
>
>S. Korean unionists demand restoration of original wage level
>
>An annual meeting of the Peru-Korea Institute of Culture and Friendship
>
>S. Korean students' anti-U.S. struggle supported
>
>Korea's reunification supported abroad
>
>Achievements in quality and measuring science
>
>55th anniversary of Soviet people's victory marked
>
>Japan's move to expand overseas operation theatre
>
>For Spanish-speaking people
>
>
>
>
>
>Greetings to Italian Prime Minister
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Premier Hong Song Nam of the DPRK cabinet sent a
>message of greetings to his Italian counterpart Guiliano Amato.
>
>Congratulating him upon his assumption of office as Prime Minister of Italy,
>the message wished him success in his responsible work.
>
>It expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between
>the two countries would continue to develop on good terms.
>
>Congratulations to Italian Foreign Minister
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun sent a
>congratulatory message to Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini.
>
>The message sincerely congratulated Lamberto Dini on his reappointment as
>Foreign Minister.
>
>Saying that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries
>will expand and develop in conformity with the interests of the two peoples,
>the message sincerely wished him great success in his responsible work.
>
>Sahyon-ri, heron colony
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- The heronry at Sahyon-ri in pyoksong county, South
>Hwanghae Province, is under state protection as a living monument. An ideal
>place for breeding, feeding, rest and sleep of herons, it is an annual habitat
>for hundreds of pairs of breeding herons.
>
>The heron is a migratory bird which breeds in Korea from early March to the
>late autumn, when it leaves for the winter.
>
>It feeds mainly on fish and crabs in aquatic fields, swamps, tidal flats, at
>lake shores, in reed fields and the lower reaches of rivers.
>
>Between early May and mid-June, it lays eggs, normally one every other day, a
>total of three to five or rarely four to six in one birth. The eggs are
>oval-shaped and azure-colored.
>
>During egg-laying, the hen stays in the nest protecting the eggs while the
>cock goes out to rice fields and lake shores to collect food. After
>egg-laying, they take turns brooding on the eggs.
>
>The hatched young grow to maturity in 40 to 45 days and leave the nest to
>venture out for food in a family group.
>
>When their family mixes with other families, they become independent of their
>parents.
>
>After breeding, the place is used for sleep or rest.
>
>Under state protection, an increasing number of herons frequent the Sahyon-ri
>rookery.
>
>FM of Australia on relations with DPRK
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- The Foreign Minister of Australia released a
>statement on May 8 as regards the reopening of diplomatic relations with the
>DPRK.
>
>He in the statement said he was glad to see an agreement reached between
>Australia and the DPRK on putting an end to the temporary suspension of
>bilateral diplomatic relations and reopening them.
>
>The development of the bilateral relations is an affirmative contribution to
>improving relations among Asia-Pacific countries and strengthening regional
>liaison, the statement said.
>
>Kim Jong Il's army-first politics praised in Guinea
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Sekou Koureissy Conde, Minister of Security of
>Guinea, on May 4 lauded the army-first politics of General Secretary Kim Jong
>Il.
>
>Kim Jong Il's policy of attaching importance to the army is very just and wise
>politics that conforms to the present international and Korean situation, he
>said, and went on:
>
>Kim Jong Il stressed that army priority is a strategic line to be consistently
>maintained as long as imperialism remains. This is very just.
>
>It is thanks to the powerful military strength that Korea is victoriously
>overcoming a lot of difficulties caused by outsiders' obstruction and natural
>disasters and making continued progress.
>
>He wisely leads the work of establishing the all-people and nationwide defence
>system with the army as its core and maintaining the trait of all the people
>mastering military affairs and assisting the army. This excellent method of
>leadership should be followed by all countries.
>
>Japan prepares war for reinvasion of Korea
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- The chief of the Japan Defense Agency provoked the
>DPRK at the first meeting which was held on May 9 to examine the next
>2001-2005 "mid-term defence readjustment plan," according to the Tokyo Shimbun
>May 10.
>
>At the meeting the agency disclosed that its next plan would focus on putting
>equipment and function of commanding communication on a high-tech basis
>increasing capabilities to "cope" with "threat of attacks" by "guerrillas,"
>"mysterious ships" and nuclear and bio-chemical weapons and securing "SDF"
>servicemen.
>
>The chief of the agency also raised a hue and cry over "missile launch" and
>"case of operation ship" of the DPRK in a bid to justify its planned arms
>buildup and upgrading.
>
>KCNA advises Japan to fulfil its responsibility
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- The Foreign Ministry of Japan released the "2000
>diplomatic blue book" on Tuesday. There is no need to comment on it as it is
>an annual report.
>
>However, what cannot go unnoticed is that the ministry in this report raised
>again the "missile issue" of the DPRK.
>
>And it said Japan would stick to its policy of "dialogue and deterrence" in
>dealing with the DPRK, while sustaining its efforts to establish diplomatic
>ties with it.
>
>Such disgusting argument was prompted by Japan's sinister intention to use the
>DPRK's "missile issue" as a bargaining chip in a bid to get a sort of
>"concession" at the ongoing DPRK-Japan talks.
>
>As for the DPRK's "missile issue," it is a matter pertaining to our
>sovereignty from A to Z which does not allow Japan to go overboard about it.
>
>If Japan truly hopes for the establishment of diplomatic ties and
>good-neighborly relations with the DPRK, it should not raise that issue but
>honestly repent of and fully liquidate its past crimes against the Korean
>people.
>
>Calling for the establishment of bilateral relations, Japan refuses to do what
>it should do, but raises the issue which has nothing in common with it. It is
>self-evident that this will bring Japan to nowhere.
>
>"Dialogue" and "deterrence can never go together.
>
>It is a mockery and an insult to the dialogue partner to call for talks while
>slandering it.
>
>Japan should abandon its wrong position and attitude. The establishment of
>bilateral relations depends on its position and behaviour.
>
>Members of Chinese embassy visit school in DPRK
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Chinese ambassador to Korea Wang Guozhang and
>members of the embassy yesterday visited east Pyongyang senior middle school
>no. 1.
>
>The visitors went round "Mao Zedong class," "friendship room" and practical
>training rooms of the school, while being briefed on the history of the school
>built into an excellent educational base for the rising generations thanks to
>the correct educational policy of the Worker's Party of Korea and the state.
>
>They presented educational equipment to the school.
>
>S. Korean victims to chemical weapons protest against authorities
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Residents and several social organizations in
>Yongdong, North Chungchong Orovince of South Korea are lodging a protest with
>the authorities against damage caused by chemical weapons, according to a
>radio report from Seoul.
>
>The protest was made when it was brought to light that the authorities began
>"scrapping" chemical weapons at a factory built in Yongdong last year.
>
>Yielding to public pressure, the Yongdong county authorities began an
>"investigation into the truth behind the case" but investigators were kept
>away from the factory by the "ROK" army authorities, the radio reported.
>
>S. Korean unionists demand restoration of original wage level
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Chairman Tan Pyong Ho and other leading members of
>the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions on May 8 called on the General
>Association of Managers, an organization of South Korean enterprise owners, to
>clarify the position of trade unions on the outstanding issue between
>employers and workers, according to a radio report from Seoul.
>
>They urged the reduction of working hours and the restoration of the original
>level of wages which have decreased owing to the foreign exchange crisis.
>
>The General Association of Managers refused to meet the demand, arguing that
>it was premature. This has sparked the resistance of the KCTU and workers, the
>radio reported.
>
>
>
>An annual meeting of the Peru-Korea Institute of Culture and Friendship
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- An annual meeting of the Peru-Korea Institute of
>Culture and Friendship was held in Lima on May 5.
>
>Present at the meeting were leader of the national executive committee of the
>New Left Movement of Peru Tany Valer, chairman of the Peru-Korea Institute of
>Culture and Friendship Angel Castro Lavarello and members of the institute.
>
>The meeting reviewed last year's work and discussed action program for this
>year.
>
>Then new leadership members of the institute were elected.
>
>S. Korean students' anti-U.S. struggle supported
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Papers here today in signed commentaries support
>the South Korean students' surprise demonstration after thronging into the
>embassy of the United States in Seoul a few days ago.
>
>Rodong Sinmun describes this as an eruption of the pent-up anger and
>resentment at the U.S. aggressors.
>
>The U.S. drove murderer Chun Doo Hwan into brutal killings of thousands of
>people in Kwangju, the daily notes, and goes on: South Korean students' attack
>on the U.S. embassy with the approach of the anniversary of the Kwangju
>Popular Uprising reflects the South Korean people's towering grudge against
>the U.S.
>
>South Korean students turned out in the anti-U.S. struggle, aware that the
>Korean nation can neither achieve the reunification of the country nor escape
>a scourge of nuclear war as long as the U.S. aggressive forces are allowed to
>stay in South Korea.
>
>Minju Joson points out that through the surprise demonstration the South
>Korean students fully demonstrated their firm will to put an end to the
>colonial rule of the U.S., bring independence and democracy to South Korean
>society and achieve national reunification.
>
>Korea's reunification supported abroad
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Political parties and organizations of different
>countries joined in the international signature campaign supporting the
>three-point charter of Korea's reunification.
>
>The signature paper was signed in Egypt by general secretary of the Nasser
>Arab Democratic Party Diya al Din Daud on behalf of 80,000 party members,
>general secretary of the Misr al-Patat Party Ahmad Sunbul on behalf of 80,000
>party members and general secretary of the National Progressive Unionist Party
>Rifaat Es-Said, chairman of the Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee of Egypt Ahmed
>Hamroush and chairman of the Peace and Disarmament Committee of Egypt Khalid
>Muheddin on behalf of their party and organizations.
>
>In Madagascar a rally related to the international signature campaign
>supporting the charter was held at the building of the trade unions' front on
>May 11.
>
>After the rally the paper was signed by the general secretary of the
>Revolutionary Trade Union, the chairman of the Transport and Information Trade
>Union, the general secretary of the Trade Unions' Front, the administrative
>secretary of the Federation of Militant Worker's Occupation Unions and the
>general secretary of the Christian Workers Union in the name of their
>organizations.
>
>In Uganda the signature campaign was participated in on May 2 by the chairman
>of the National Youth Council on behalf of eight million youth and students,
>the chairman of the National Students Association in the name of his
>organization, the general secretary of the Federation of Railway Workers on
>behalf of 3,000 members.
>
>Meanwhile, the paper was signed by the chairman of the Post and
>Telecommunications Workers Union of Guyana on behalf of 1,000 members on May 5
>and members of the Portuguese Group for the Study of Kimilsungism and the
>Carcabelos, Portugal, Group for the Study of Kimilsung-Kimjongilism on April
>25.
>
>Achievements in quality and measuring science
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- 50 years have passed since the DPRK began to
>develop the quality and measuring science and technology.
>
>This science started from scratch. The workers in this field are successfully
>performing measuring and quality supervising work in different sectors of the
>national economy by using many prototype gauges, meters, scales and standard
>tools.
>
>The rapid development of the Juche-based measuring science and technology was
>clearly shown by a recent exhibition sponsored by the National Institute of
>Quality and Measuring Science.
>
>More than a hundred prototype densimeters attracted the attention of visitors.
>Much larger in measuring scope than the previous ones, these meters ensure
>several times more accurate measure of density of different kinds of liquid
>than others. They fully guarantee scientific accuracy and correctness in
>measuring including meteorological observation.
>
>Devices for examining watt-hour meters have also reached the level of
>prototype meters. They have been improved to solve the problem of shortage of
>electricity.
>
>They are very instrumental in making a most satisfactory measurement of the
>power production and consumption in various sectors.
>
>Devices for measuring luminous flux, noise and radiate coefficient in low
>temperature, an electronic turbine current meter, a scale measuring vehicle
>weight, standard counterpoises, etc. are greatly helpful to the
>Juche-orientation, modernization and scientification of the national economy.
>
>Standard counterpoises, in particular, are in great demand in foreign markets.
>
>Kim Chong Un, director of the institute, said that the quality and measuring
>science of Korea fully guarantees the successful development of the nation's
>science and technology.
>
>55th anniversary of Soviet people's victory marked
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- A photo exhibition and film show were held here
>yesterday on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Soviet people's
>victory in the great patriotic war.
>
>Invited there were Valery Denisov, ambassador of the Russian Federation here,
>and embassy officials.
>
>Present were Ri Song Ho, vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural
>Relations with Foreign Countries and chairman of the DPRK-Russia Friendship
>Association, officials concerned and working people in the city.
>
>The participants looked round the photos showing the great victory of the
>Soviet army and people in the patriotic war against the Hitler fascists.
>
>Then they appreciated a Soviet feature film.
>
>Japan's move to expand overseas operation theatre
>
>Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- The Japan Defence Agency has reportedly planned to
>introduce heavy transport planes during the next "mid-term defence
>readjustment plan" (2001-2005).
>
>Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary says the introduction of new
>transport planes is part of dangerous preparations for a war of aggression to
>increase the carrying capacity of Japan's aggression forces and expand
>overseas military operation to vast areas of the world.
>
>The Japanese reactionaries drew a conclusion from the recent dispatch of
>"Self-Defence Forces" to Indonesia that they can not achieve their ambition
>for overseas expansion without introduction of up-to-date, large and
>long-distance arms equipment. With the introduction of transport planes they
>seeks to increase the combat capacity of the air "Self-Defence Force" and keep
>it ready to join in any war of overseas aggression, the commentary notes, and
>goes on:
>
>The Japanese reactionaries are describing their introduction as for
>"evacuation of Japanese" and "UN peace-keeping activity" in an effort to cover
>up their overseas aggression moves.
>
>Japan has presented itself as a dangerous force of war in Asia. But the
>overseas aggression war moves of the Japanese reactionaries will only hasten
>their destruction.
>
>For Spanish-speaking people
>
>japon no debe salir con problema impertinente
>
>pyongyang, 12 de mayo (atcc) -- el ministerio de relaciones exteriores del
>japon publico el pasado dia 9 "carta azul diplomatica del 2000" en la cual al
>referirse al "problema de misiles" de la rpd de corea reitero el designio de
>mantener su politica de "dialogo y disuacion" en el trabajo para la
>normalizacion de relaciones diplomaticas con la rpdc.
>
>esta maligna insistencia refleja la verdadera intencion de las autoridades
>japonesas de valerse del "problema de misiles" de la rpdc para obligar a esta
>alguna "concesion" en las conversaciones intergubernamentales en marcha.
>
>el "problema de misiles" de la rpdc pertenece a la soberania de esta. por lo
>tanto el japon no debe intervenir en este problema.
>
>si el japon aspira de veras a normalizar sus relaciones diplomaticas con la
>rpdc y a enlazar los vinculos de buena vecindad con esta no debe referirse al
>"problema de misiles" que pertenece a la soberania de ella sino hacer sincera
>reflexion y saldar la cuenta de sus actos cometidos en el pasado contra el
>pueblo coreano.
>
>el japon no podra llevar el dialogo al exito al salir con tal problema
>incoherente aunque habla de la mejora de sus relaciones con la rpdc.
>
>el japon debe abandonar su erronea posicion y actitud.
>
>la mejora de las relaciones binacionales depende de la actitud de este pais.
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