TODAY'S NEWS (June.09.2000 Juche 89)
[CONTENTS]
a.. Greetings to Portuguese President
b.. Russian President to visit DPRK
c.. Arms buildup in S. Korea
d.. Reception given on Russian National Day e.. Withdrawal of U.S. troops
from S. Korea urged f.. U.S. rumour of "threat from N. Korea" g..
Anti-national and anti-reunification action assailed h.. S. Korean students
demonstrate before U.S. embassy i.. Citizens committee for probing truth
behind massacre formed j.. Japan's redress for its past urged
k.. S. Korean teachers on strike
l.. FM spokesman on U.S. fiction of "missile threat" m.. Famous mountains
of Korea
n.. Truth behind Korean War provocation disclosed
Greetings to Portuguese President
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the
DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Wednesday sent a message of greetings to
Jorge Fernando Branco De Sampaio, President of the Portuguese Republic, on
the occasion of its National Day. The message extended congratulations to
the President, government and people of Portugal on the National Day.
Expressing the belief that the friendly relations between the two countries
will further expand and develop in various fields, the message sincerely
wished the President and people of Portugal greater success in their work
for the prosperity of the country.
Russian President to visit DPRK
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the
Russian Federation, will shortly visit the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea at the invitation of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
Arms buildup in S. Korea
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- The U.S. has stepped up their preparations for
a war against the DPRK from the first days of their presence in South
Korea. The U.S. organized the "national defence command" and the "national
defence constabulary" in October Juche 34 (1945) and a "coast guard" the
next year on the basis of the South Korean "national defence preparations
program". And they organized ordinance, engineering, communications and
other specialized units one after another. They made a "law on organizing
ROK Army" at the end of November 1948, increased the "ROK" Army to 8
divisions in June next year and set up the air force and marine corps, thus
bringing the total number of land, naval and air forces of the "ROK" Army
to 160,000 including 50,000-odd policemen in 1949. They handed to the "ROK"
Army over 105,000 rifles and carbines, over 2,000 heavy and light machine
guns, over 50 million rounds of ammunition, guns and shells, 5,000 military
trucks, 79 warships and at least 20 planes in the same year. They
registered 1.25 million youths and students as reserves and gave them
military drill. The U.S. had the South Korean authorities built offensive
positions along the 38th parallel and amassed "ROK" Army there. And they
kept the 24th and 7th divisions of the U.S. Army ready at sea ports and
airports of Japan for the Korean War. Navy and air force bases were built
in Japan and pacific ocean islands and aircraft carriers, cruisers and
destroyers of the U.S. 7th fleet were sent to the far east. Also deployed
in the regions were 12 flying corps including fighters, bombers and
transport planes. The Korean War broke out after the U.S. premeditated and
meticulous preparations. With nothing can the U.S. shirk off its
responsibility for igniting the Korean War.
Reception given on Russian National Day
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- Valery Denisov, Russian ambassador to the DPRK,
hosted a reception yesterday at the embassy on the National Day of Russia.
Invited to the reception were Minister of Foreign Trade Kang Jong Mo,
acting chairman of the Korean Committee For Cultural Relations With Foreign
Countries Mun Jae Chol, vice-ministers of the people's armed forces,
foreign affairs and fisheries and officials concerned. Speeches were made
there.
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from S. Korea urged Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA)
-- The Asian Regional Institute of the Juche Idea released a statement on
June 5 supporting the memorandum of the DPRK government. In the statement
it strongly demanded the immediate withdrawal of the U.S. troops from South
Korea, considering that genuine peace and security of the Korean peninsula
are impossible in the U.S. military presence in South Korea. The statement
said:
The U.S. troops stationed in South Korea entirely hold the right of
operation and command over the "ROK" Army and are stepping up preparations
for a new war, legitimatizing their occupation of South Korea. At the
DPRK-U.S. talks and "four-party talks" the DPRK government, proceeding from
the stand of good faith to achieve substantial peace of the Korean
peninsula, has consistently proposed withdrawal of the U.S. troops from
South Korea and conclusion of a peace accord between the DPRK and the U.S.,
which are key to the solution of the Korean question. If the U.S. had
accepted any of the DPRK's fair and aboveboard proposals, there would have
been no such danger of war as it is today in the Korean peninsula and a
durable peace would have already come to the peninsula. We support the
realistic peace proposals put forward by the DPRK government to achieve the
independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
U.S. rumour of "threat from N. Korea"
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- Talbott, deputy secretary of the U.S.
Department of State, officially made a very provocative statement at a
press conference on June 4 that the DPRK is the imaginary enemy of the U.S.
"National Missile Defense" initiative. The U.S. authorities are spreading
such rumour of "threat from North Korea" to achieve two aims. One is to
retain monopoly of missiles and realize its military domination over the
world by establishing the "National Missile Defense" system at any cost
under the pretext of the "missile threat" from the DPRK. Another is to
isolate and suffocate the DPRK politically and militarily by branding it as
a "missile proliferating state." This brings into bolder relief the
long-standing U.S. dominationist ambition and impudence. It also eloquently
shows that the U.S. call for "dialogue and cooperation", "peace and
disarmament" is nothing but sheer hypocrisy. This impudence of the U.S. may
throw a grave obstacle in the way of improving relations with the DPRK. The
DPRK and the U.S. are in dialogue process. Action getting on dialogue
partner's nerves should be avoided to advance dialogue and establish
cooperative relations. Nonetheless, the U.S. is intensifying the political
and military moves against the DPRK, persistently floating baseless rumour
of "missile threat." Unless the U.S. discards its intention to stifle the
DPRK, the latter will have no option but to take a strong countermeasure,
which belongs to the DPRK's sovereignty. In that case the situation will
not be in favor of the U.S. and it will be held wholly responsible for all
the consequences arising therefrom.
Anti-national and anti-reunification action assailed Pyongyang, June 9
(KCNA) --
Shortly ago, the "Seoul district court" of South Korea sentenced Buddhist
priest Jin Kwan to prison terms on charges that he exchanged facsimile
messages with the north side as head of the reunification vanguard of the
south headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification
and spearheaded the pan-national rally held in Seoul last year. The court
also sentenced father Mun Kyu Hyon of the South Korean Catholic Priests'
Council For Justice to prison terms on charges that he participated in the
August 15 Grand Festival For Reunification during his visit to Pyongyang in
1998. Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary dismisses these actions as
unpardonable crimes that go against the reconciliation, unity and
reunification of the nation. These repressive actions betray their stand of
opposing national reconciliation, unity and reunification, the commentary
observes, and goes on: Such legal actions taken against pro-reunification
patriots at a time when the fellow countrymen's desire for reunification is
mounting higher than ever before can not be construed otherwise than
sinister actions to stymie national reconciliation, unity and
reunification. The South Korean authorities should bear in mind that all
the fellow countrymen are closely watching their behaviour, the commentary
warns.
S. Korean students demonstrate before U.S. embassy Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) --
Students of Seoul National University staged a demonstration in front of
the U.S. embassy in Seoul on June 8 against the backdrop of the anti-U.S.
sentiment rapidly mounting among the South Korean people these days,
according to Yonhap News from Seoul. They attempted to enter the embassy,
chanting "abolish 'Security Law'," "pull back U.S. troops" and other
slogans and scattering propaganda literature.
Citizens committee for probing truth behind massacre formed Pyongyang, June
9 (KCNA) --
14 citizens' organizations in Taejon and South Chungchong Province of South
Korea including the Taejon Citizens' Solidarity For Autonomy on June 1
formed a committee for probing the truth behind the massacre at Taejon
prison and started its activities in real earnest, according to a South
Korean newspaper. The committee called a press conference at which it urged
the "government" authorities to find out how many prisoners were killed at
Taejon prison in July 1950 and who ordered the killing and to probe the
truth about massacres of civilians as soon as possible. The committee
declared that it would form a measure committee made up of those from
across South Korea, collect testimonies of witnesses and materials related
to the case and work to preserve the place where the massacre was
committed.
Japan's redress for its past urged
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- Japan's redress for its past is a prerequisite
for the improvement of the DPRK-Japan relations, and this is the only way
to put an end to the inglorious relations between the DPRK and Japan and
make them good neighbors, not near yet distant countries, says Rodong
Sinmun today in a signed article. It goes on:
The Korean people suffered immeasurable mental, moral, physical and
material damage due to Japan, and apology and compensation should be made
by it. But, Japan has not made any proper apology for its monstrous crimes.
The relationship between the DPRK and Japan is that between the victim and
the assailant. It is quite natural for the criminal to admit his crimes,
face judgement and make an apology and pay compensation to the victim from
a legal and moral point of view. Accusing the Japanese government of
whitewashing its crime-woven past in a bid to evade its settlement, the
article notes: Termination of hostile relations between the DPRK and Japan
and the opening of diplomatic ties between them can not be expected without
Japan's settlement of its past. There is only one basic principle to govern
the process to improve the DPRK-Japan relations. This principle is that
Japan's redress for its crimes committed against the Korean people in the
past is a prerequisite to improving the relations between the DPRK and
Japan. This principle can never change.
If Japan is to admit and settle its past crimes, it should, first of all,
apologize for its military aggression on Korea and for misfortune,
sufferings, disasters and damage it imposed upon the Korean people during
its occupation of Korea. It should be a political apology which reflects
its sincere repentance for its past crimes and its will not to repeat them
and this apology be made by the chief executive of the Japanese government
before the normalization of the relations. Japan should also compensate for
the human and material losses it inflicted upon the Korean people. Japan
should make material compensation for the destroyed cultural treasures and
return all the looted ones to meet the principled demands of the DPRK. The
improvement of the legal status of the Koreans in Japan should be part of
Japan's settlement of its crimes committed against the DPRK in the past.
Not only those who suffered damage directly from Japan but also their
descendants are demanding Japan settle its crimes perpetrated against them.
Japan's delay in liquidating its past crimes against the DPRK would add to
its crimes. The Korean people will surely force Japan to pay compensation
for its past crimes.
S. Korean teachers on strike
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- Struggle of teachers' unions is gaining in
scope in South Korea, according to a radio report from Seoul. The "National
Teachers Union" (Jongyojo) demanded normalization of education at schools,
guarantee for teachers' union activities on the campus and wage hike by
15.2 percent and have launched the struggle since late May, contending that
those demands should be met through collective negotiations. However, the
"Ministry of Education" has refused to accept the demand. Enraged at this,
Jongyojo decided to hold a rally for ensuring the collective negotiations
in Seoul on June 8 and is working to bring together over 1,900 chairmen of
its branches in different parts of South Korea in Seoul. The South Korean
teachers' union also launched a struggle in demand of collective
negotiations with the "ministry." The union began a hunger strike of its
leadership on June 5, which was scheduled to start on June 15. The
teachers' unions clarified that they would intensify their struggle
including meetings and strikes across South Korea unless the negotiations
are held.
FM spokesman on U.S. fiction of "missile threat"
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the
DPRK flayed the United States for pulling up the DPRK again over "missile
issue." U.S. President Clinton during his recent visit to Russia employed
every possible means to seek modifications in the Russia-U.S. ABM treaty,
which he considered as a hurdle in establishing the "National Missile
Defence" system (NMD) and cited the "missile threat" from the DPRK as a
pretext for the NMD. Answering a question put by KCNA today in this regard,
the spokesman said: The U.S. employs the trite method of sacrificing small
countries to please big countries, but it is gravely mistaken if it thinks
that will work on the DPRK. The U.S. moves to establish the NMD aimed to
get unchallenged upper hand in strength are censured and condemned not only
by its allies and Americans but by the international community as they are
very dangerous and reckless moves to vitiate the world strategic stability.
The U.S. is brazen-faced enough to talk about "threat" of the DPRK's
peaceful satellite launch although it deployed thousands of nuclear
missiles in different parts of the world and carries out test-firing almost
every day. The U.S. should ponder over the consequences to be entailed by
its insincere implementation of the DPRK-U.S. agreed framework. The
countries concerned should properly judge what the U.S. truly seeks in
talking about "new threat" from the DPRK. The DPRK is always ready to
demonstrate its will not to pardon anyone infringing upon the sovereignty
and dignity of the nation even a bit.
Famous mountains of Korea
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- There are many famous mountains in Korea, 80
percent of whose land is mountainous. Among them are Mt. Paektu, Mt.
Kumgang, Mt. Myohyang, Mt. Chilbo and Mt. Kuwol known to the world for
their beautiful scenery. The highest of them is Mt. Paektu (2,750 m)
soaring imposingly in the northern inland. It is called Mt. Paektu (white
head) because it looks as if it is covered with snow all the year round. It
consists of many peaks of various forms such as Janggun Peak, Hyangdo Peak
and Ssangmujigae Peak with rocks of fantastic shape. On the top of it is
Lake Chon, a crater which is more than 14 km round. There are thick forests
around the mountain. Fascinating is the scenery of the mountain at sunrise.
The area of the mountain is associated with the history of the
anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle of the President Kim Il Sung. And
there is a native home of General Secretary Kim Jong Il. That is why it is
called a holy mountain of the Korean revolution. Mt. Kumgang is a
world-famous one in the northern part of the Thaebaek mountain range which
lies in the central part of Korea. It is called Mt. Kumgang for its
jewel-like scenery in spring when all things in the universe come back to
life and all kinds of flowers come into bloom and emit fragrance.
Multifarious and grand landscape scenery can be seen in the vast area of
the mountain, 40 km from east to west and 60 km from north to south. There
are upper Paldam pool with a legend that eight fairies of heaven used to
come down to have a bath, the Kuryong pond, the Kuryong Falls and many
other ponds and waterfalls, rocks of fantastic shape, rocky cliffs and
mountain beauty remind us of a painting. Especially, on the Piro Peak
(1,639 m), its main peak, you command a bird's-eye view of 12,000 peaks and
valleys of Mt. Kumgang, the East Sea of Korea and landscape of vast area.
The mountain has been well known not only to Korea but to the world as well
from thousands of years ago for its superb scenery. Mt. Myohyang in the
western inland is one of the famous mountains. It is called Mt. Myohyang
for its beauty and fragrance. It tops grand and magnificent beauty as many
peaks of 1,300 m and over with the Piro Peak (1,909m) as its main one rise
like the teeth of a saw. The mountain boasts of 8 famous views of Hyangsan
including meeting and seeing off guests at the Simjin pavilion,
moon-viewing at the Bulyong pavilion, waterfall-viewing at the Inho rock
and night glow at the Tangun pavilion. Indeed, Korea is rich in famous
mountains.
Truth behind Korean War provocation disclosed
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- The History Society of the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea made public an article captioned "Facts Tell" bringing to
light the truth behind the provocation of the Korean War on the part of the
U.S. The article describes the Korean War as an inevitable product of the
U.S. imperialists' strategy for world supremacy and their policy of
aggression on Korea. It goes on:
Taking advantage of its favorable position as the leader of imperialists
after World War II, the U.S. considered it as strategic aim of its
immediate foreign policy to "lead the world," that is, to achieve world
supremacy. To this end the U.S. declared "Cold War" against the socialist
countries and the revolutionary forces around the world, set forth what
they called "deterrence strategy" ("blockade strategy") and the then U.S.
President Truman declared "Truman doctrine" at a joint meeting of the U.S.
House and Senate in March 1947. The Korean War was an inevitable product of
the brigandish world supremacy strategy and policy of aggression on Korea
pursued by the U.S. in a bid to colonialize the whole of Korea and realise
world supremacy design in the far east with Korea as an advance base. The
U.S. worked out the "plan for northward expedition," noisily called for
"northward expedition" and modified and rounded off the plan for the Korean
War. For the execution of their world supremacy strategy and policy of
aggression on Korea they worked hard to map out the plan for the Korean
War. The "A.B.C. plan" was part of their plan of aggression on the Far
East. It is known to the world that the "A.B.C. plan" was worked out by the
Macarthur command at pentagon's instruction from 1948 to early 1950 and
approved by the U.S. joint chiefs of staff in around January 1950. The plan
envisaged the three stages of war--the first stage (A) was to begin the war
of aggression on Korea involving the U.S. troops and the "ROK" Army, the
second stage (B) to spread the war to Manchuria involving the re-armed
Japanese Army and the Chiang Kai-shek Army and the third stage (C) to
conquer the whole Siberia, including Ural. Under the "a scenario" the U.S.
worked out the "plan for northward expedition" by the "ROK" Army, a
detailed military action program for the provocation of a war of aggression
in Korea. While crying out for "northward expedition," the U.S. and the
South Korean ruling quarters made an unbroken chain of armed assaults
across the 38th parallel, paving the way for full-dress war of aggression
on the North Korea. The U.S.'s new war plan for "northward expedition" was
to begin the Korean War before July 1950 and round off the war preparations
in the U.S. mainland and Japan, particularly in South Korea just before the
outbreak of war. It also called for making the U.S. troops as well as the
"ROK" Army take an active part in the war from its outset and concentrating
all forces on breaking through the 38th parallel instead of carrying out
landing operations on the east and west coasts of the North Korea which had
been envisaged in the "northward expedition" plan. It elaborated on the
diplomatic plan of the U.S. Department of State to give political backing
to the military operation plan of pentagon and the U.S. joint chiefs of
staff, the intelligence action program of the KLO and the South Korean
ruling quarters, etc. With a view to meeting the demands for their world
supremacy strategy and Korea policy of aggression the U.S. imperialists
worked out and rounded off the very reckless plan of war of aggression to
let the "ROK" Army provoke the war of aggression on the North Korea,
promptly hurl the U.S. troops into the front to conquer the whole of Korea
in a short time and turn the Korean War into a world war. The article
discloses that the armed intrusion of the U.S. and the South Korean rulers
into the area north of the 38th parallel was a prelude to the Korean War.
The U.S. orchestrated a series of "small wars" and armed intrusions into
areas north of the 38th parallel against the DPRK from 1947 and escalated
them to provoke the Korean War on June 25, 1950. The number of cases of
armed intrusion reached 2,617 in 1949 when their "plan for the northward
expedition" entered a phase of implementation and this continued and got
more pronounced in the first half of 1950. The U.S. employed broad hoax to
cover up their aggressive nature and shift the responsibility for the war
on to the DPRK. Behind the curtain of this deceptive offensive the U.S.
finally rounded off their war preparations. They, among other things,
decided to move up the month for the start of the war to June from July.
Under this decision the U.S. rushed political adviser to the U.S. President
Dulles, secretary of defence Johnson and chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs
of staff Bradley and others to South Korea and Tokyo to finally examine the
preparations for the Korean War and take necessary measures. Military
proposals set out at the "four-party talks" were ratified by Truman and a
combat order was issued to the "ROK" Army to invade the north all at once
at dawn of June 25. Robert, head of the U.S. military advisory group,
explaining the reason "why the U.S. chose June 25," said that June 25 being
Sunday, no one would believe that the U.S. and South Korea started a war on
Sunday, as the U.S. and South Korea, both Christian lands, observed Sunday
as the lord's day. With nothing can the U.S. imperialists cover up their
true colors as the provoker of the Korean War and escape a severe judgement
of history, the article warns.
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