TODAY'S NEWS (June.13.2000 Juche 89)
[CONTENTS]
* Leader Kim Jong Il greets President Kim Dae Jung
* Kim Dae Jung pays courtesy call on Kim Yong Nam
* President Kim Yong Nam hosts banquet in honor of President Kim Dae Jung
* Kim Dae Jung sees art performance
* U.S. attempt to cover up GIs' massacres during Korean War
* "Joint Vision 2020" assailed
* Japan's participation in "RIMPAC" war exercise
* 20th anniversary of Kwangju Popular Uprising marked
* Chongsan-ri spirit and Chongsan-ri method
* Bright future of Korean nation
* U.S. orchestrated prelude to Korean War
* Remember-kim Il Sung committee formed in Uganda
* Kim Il Sung's exploits praised
Leader Kim Jong Il greets President Kim Dae Jung
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- President Kim Dae Jung and his entourage
arrived here today by air to visit Pyongyang at his own request for
historic Pyongyang meeting and inter-Korean summit.
At Pyongyang Airport General Secretary Kim Jong Il warmly greeted President
Kim Dae Jung.
The airport and streets of the capital city of Pyongyang were wrapped in an
atmosphere of warm welcome.
Citizens from all walks of life were present at the airport to give welcome
to a delegation of the south side.
Leader Kim Jong Il went there.
Also present there were Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the
DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the
NDC of the DPRK and director of the KPA General Political Department, Choe
Thae Bok, chairman of the SPA, Kim Kuk Thae and Kim Yong Sun, secretaries
of the Worker's Party of Korea Central Committee, Kim Yun Hyok, secretary
of the SPA presidium, Kim Yong Dae, chairman of the c.c., the Korean Social
Democratic Party, and other leading officials of the party and power
bodies, public organizations, ministries and national institutions.
The plane carrying the south side's delegation landed at the airport.
Kim Jong Il shook hands and exchanged greetings with Kim Dae Jung.
Also arriving today were his suite members including Unification Minister
Pak Jae Gyu, Minister of Finance and Economy Ri Hon Jae, Minister of
Culture and Tourism Pak Ji Won and special aide to the President Rim Tong
Won and journalists.
Kim Jong Il, together with Kim Dae Jung, reviewed a guard of honor of the
KPA three services.
Children gave bouquets to Kim Dae Jung.
Then the honor guard marched past.
Kim Dae Jung made public a written arrival statement at the airport.
Escorted by motorcycles, the limousine carrying Kim Jong Il and Kim Dae
Jung headed for downtown Pyongyang.
Over 600,000 citizens from all walks of life warmly welcomed Kim Dae Jung
and his entourage with compatriotic feelings along the route extending tens
of kilometers.
On the route women workers presented bunches of flowers to Kim Dae Jung and
his wife.
Kim Jong Il acknowledged the warm cheers of the crowd.
Kim Dae Jung and his entourage waved to Pyongyangites, deeply touched by
their enthusiastic welcome.
Kim Jong Il went together with Kim Dae Jung to the state guest house where
he had a conversation and posed for a picture with Kim Dae Jung and his
suite members.
Kim Dae Jung pays courtesy call on Kim Yong Nam
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- President Kim Dae Jung who came here for
historic Pyongyang meeting and north-south summit today paid a courtesy
call on Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's
Assembly of the DPRK.
Present there were Unification Minister Pak Jae Gyu, Minister of Finance
and Economy Ri Hon Jae, Minister of Culture and Tourism Pak Ji Won, special
aide to the president Rim Tong Won and other members of the delegation of
the south side.
Also present there were Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the presidium of
the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Yun Hyok, secretary of the SPA
presidium, Kim Yong Dae, chairman of the c.c., the Korean Social Democratic
Party, Ryo Won Gu, presidium member of the c.c., the Democratic Front for
the Reunification of the Fatherland, Kang Nung Su, Minister of Culture, and
An Kyong Ho, director of the secretariat of the Committee For the Peaceful
Reunification of the Fatherland.
Kim Yong Nam talked with President Kim Dae Jung in an atmosphere
overflowing with compatriotic feelings.
President Kim Yong Nam hosts banquet in honor of President Kim Dae Jung
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of
the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
gave a banquet at the People's Palace of Culture today in honor of
President Kim Dae Jung and his entourage.
Present on invitation were President Kim Dae Jung and members of the south
side's delegation including Unification Minister Pak Jae Gyu, Minister of
Finance and Economy Ri Hon Jae, Minister of Culture and Tourism Pak Ji Won
and special aide to the president Rim Tong Won, and journalists.
Present there were vice-president of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme
People's Assembly Yang Hyong Sop, chairman of the SPA Choe Thae Bok,
secretary of the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea Kim Yong
Sun, secretary of the presidium of the SPA of the DPRK Kim Yun Hyok,
chairman of the c.c., the Korean Social Democratic Party Kim Yong Dae,
leading officials of the party and power bodies, public organizations,
ministries and national institutions and officials of science, education,
culture and arts, public health and the press.
Kim Yong Nam in his speech said that he was pleased with the visit of
President Kim Dae Jung and his entourage to Pyongyang.
This meeting overflowing with compatriotic feelings is a significant one
arranged by our independent choice and patriotic resolution, he noted.
We have lost too much time in the efforts to achieve the reunification of
the country, he said, adding that the history of nation's distress in the
20th century which witnessed national ruin and then division teaches us
that it was attributable to the consequences of the interference of outside
forces and deep-rooted flunkeyism towards them.
He told that we should usher in the 21st century of reunification and
prosperity with our own efforts.
Speaking at the banquet next, Kim Dae Jung said accorded the cordial
hospitality of the north, he was deeply moved by compatriotic love. It is
fortunate, indeed, for me to meet with chairman of the DPRK National
Defence Commission Kim Jong Il to discuss the future of the fellow
countrymen, he added.
Pointing out that our future should be carved out by ourselves, he
sincerely hoped that the current visit would help switch relations of
distrust and confrontation that have lasted for more than half a century to
those of reconciliation and cooperation.
There is nothing out of our reach if the nation pools its strength, he
said, calling on the nation to work together so that the era of division
may be recalled as a thing of the past.
History will obviously bring honor to our nation that has chosen
reconciliation and cooperation, he noted.
He prayed that today will be a day for the nation to make a new start
toward reconciliation and cooperation.
The banquet proceeded in a warm atmosphere overflowing with compatriotic
feelings.
An art performance was given there by Pyongyang artistes.
Kim Dae Jung sees art performance
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- President Kim Dae Jung and his entourage,
staying here for historic Pyongyang meeting and inter-Korean summit,
appreciated a music and dance performance given by Pyongyang artistes at
the Mansudae Art Theatre today.
Invited to see the art performance were President Kim Dae Jung and members
of the south side's delegation including Unification Minister Pak Jae Gyu,
Minister of Finance and Economy Ri Hon Jae, Minister of Culture and Tourism
Pak Ji Won and special aide to the president Rim Tong Won and journalists.
Seeing it together with the guests were President of the presidium of the
DPRK Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong Nam, chairman of the c.c., the
Korean Social Democratic Party Kim Yong Dae, presidium member of the c.c.,
the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland Ryo Won Gu,
Minister of Culture Kang Nung Su, director of the secretariat of the
Committee For the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland An Kyong Ho and
working people in the city.
When Kim Dae Jung and his wife and his entourage appeared in the auditorium
amidst the playing of the welcome music all those present gave a warm
welcome to them with ardent compatriotic feelings.
Put on the stage were numbers including an orchestra "Arirang" and a dance
"Jaeggang Dance".
The performance was acclaimed by the audience for its strong national
flavor and high artistic skill.
Kim Dae Jung and members of the south side's delegation enthusiastically
applauded every number of the program.
At the end of the performance, he and his wife, together with Kim Yong Nam,
mounted the stage and presented a floral basket to the artistes,
congratulating them on their successful performance, and posed for a
photograph with them.
U.S. attempt to cover up GIs' massacres during Korean War
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- Minju Joson today in a signed commentary slams
the U.S. warmongers for getting frantic in their moves to evade the
responsibility for GIs' massacres of civilians during the Korean War (June
1950-July 1953).
It goes on:
The United States is spreading the sheer fiction that there might be
soldiers of the people's army among the refugees in a bid to justify GIs'
bestial atrocities and evade the state responsibility for them.
The Korean People's Army liberated Seoul three days after the Korean War
was ignited by the U.S. against the DPRK and advanced southward, dealing
crushing blows to the enemy. Then, who on earth believes the false story
that there might be soldiers of the people's army among the refugees?
Among the innocent peaceable civilians killed by GIs were aged people,
mothers with babies, children and pregnant women.
According to the U.S. assertion, all of them appeared as soldiers of the
people's army. Is there any more sheer whooping lie than this?
Clear is the true aim sought by the warmongers of the united states in
letting reptile media and riff-raffs spread this lie.
They seek to justify GIs' brutal massacres, evade the state responsibility,
to tone down the anti-U.S. sentiment mounting among the South Korean people
these days and incite confrontation with the DPRK.
The United States should clearly know that the day is sure to come when it
will be forced to pay for the crimes committed against the Korean people
and history.
"Joint Vision 2020" assailed
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- Some time ago, the U.S. joint chiefs of staff
released a strategic document called "Joint Vision 2020". It is a document
worked out to carry out its extremely dangerous strategy for world
supremacy with military strength, Rodong Sinmun today says in a signed
article.
This document, in which strategic targets and tasks of the United States
are laid down, fully reveals its unchanged dominationist design, the daily
says, and goes on:
The U.S. reexamined its world strategy for the new century at hand and has
set strategic targets in Asia, more keenly aware of the importance of the
region.
What merits attention in the "vision" is that the U.S. attack is targeted
against the DPRK to materialize its Asia strategy for world supremacy.
That is why the U.S. has intentionally aggravated the situation on the
Korean peninsula and raised a hue and cry over "threat" from the DPRK in
recent years in a bid to invent a pretext for aggression.
Such movement of the U.S. does not aim at the Korean peninsula only. Its
intention is to realize its military
Domination over the peninsula under the pretext of "threat" from the DPRK
and contain countries surrounding it, taking it as a strategic stronghold
and thus establish its military and political domination over Asia.
Struggle against the U.S. strategy for world supremacy is the only way for
ensuring global peace and security and building a free and prosperous, new
world, the paper stresses.
Japan's participation in "RIMPAC" war exercise
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- The Japanese reactionaries seek to expand the
scope of military actions of the "Self-Defence Forces" through "RIMPAC" war
exercise which focuses on "dealing with local disputes" unlike in the Cold
War era.
Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary terms this a maneuver
presupposing its overseas aggression.
The "SDF" has participated in "RIMPAC" in such a way as shunning joint
operation exercises with multi-national forces and forming "special teams"
with the United States with the purpose of "improving its tactical skills
by examining its capacity of naval vessels."
The Japan Defence Agency asserts that now that the objective of "RIMPAC"
has been changed to "deal with disputes," the "SDF's" joining in the
multi-national forces under the name of "international contribution and the
UN peace-keeping operations" including "humanitarian operation and disaster
relief operations" is not contradictory to the existing constitution which
bans "collective exercise of the right of self-defence." They are going to
decide on this issue after its exhaustive examination till the next
"RIMPAC" joint military exercise.
If the "SDF" is allowed to exercise the "collective right of self-defence,"
it will be free to dispatch its forces to different parts of the world and
undertake military actions under the pretext of the "UN peace-keeping
operations," the commentary notes, and goes on:
This is little short of scrapping the institutional mechanism banning the
"SDF's" participation in overseas military operations.
The strategic balance is upset on the international arena and
"peace-keeping operations," in particular, are carried out under the UN
name. Considering this situation as the best chance to realize their design
for overseas invasion the Japanese reactionaries have allowed "SDF's"
dispatch overseas and its use of weapons and expanded the sphere of their
military actions beyond its boundary.
Japan can launch overseas invasion anytime. Danger of a new war is
increasing in Asia. The commentary calls on the Asian people to heighten
vigilance against the Japanese reactionaries' moves for a war of aggression
overseas and foil them.
20th anniversary of Kwangju Popular Uprising marked
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- A joint statement was issued on may 22 by 18
Dominican political parties and organizations affiliated to the Dominican
Solidarity Committee To Support the Struggle of the National Democratic
Front of South Korea and the South Korean people on the occasion of the
20th anniversary of the Kwangju Popular Uprising in South Korea.
The statement said: Kwangju citizens put the city under their control and
fought to the last, calling for independence, democracy and reunification.
The uprising will shine forever as a historic struggle which recorded a new
page in the history of the revolutionary movement in South Korea.
The U.S. imperialists put the South Korean people into distress and are
persisting in their moves to provoke a new war, thus throwing hurdles in
the way of peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula, while the South
Korean authorities are zealously following them. This is a mockery of the
Kwangju uprisers and an unpardonable challenge to the world's progressive
humankind and the South Korean people.
The U.S., the back-stage manipulator of the Kwangju massacre, must make an
official apology to the South Korean people for the crimes and withdraw its
forces and war equipment from South Korea at once.
The South Korean authorities should stop dependence on outside forces and
flunkeyist treachery and pursue the policy of national independence. They
should abolish the "Security Law" and dismantle the "Intelligence Service"
and immediately halt their crackdown upon the patriotic and democratic
forces.
Sending full support to the South Korean people in their just struggle to
achieve independence, democracy and reunification as desired by the Kwangju
uprisers, the statement called on the world progressive political parties
and organizations to launch a campaign for solidarity with them.
Chongsan-ri spirit and Chongsan-ri method
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- The Chongsan-ri spirit and Chongsan-ri method
are the idea and method on the mass leadership that concretized and
developed the revolutionary mass line, the tradition of the Worker's Party
of Korea, to suit the new conditions of socialist construction.
The Chongsan-ri spirit and Chongsan-ri method were created in February,
Juche 49 (1960).
The WPK at the December 1959 plenary meeting of its central committee
proposed the task to radically improve the system and method of work to
suit the new circumstances after the establishment of the socialist system.
In February 1960 the President Kim Il Sung gave 15 day-long on-site
guidance to Chongsan-ri, Kangso county, South Phyongan Province
(Chongsan-ri, Kangso district of Nampho city at present) and Kangso county
to solve this problem.
President Kim Il Sung applied the revolutionary mass line and established
from a new angle the system and method of work and the revolutionary
leadership method during his on-site guidance. The WPK incorporated all
this into the Chongsan-ri spirit and Chongsan-ri method.
At the enlarged meeting of the presidium of its Central Committee the WPK
reviewed the guidance to the work of the Kangso county party committee and
took measures to apply the Chongsan-ri spirit and Chongsan-ri method to the
system and method of work of the party, state and economic organs.
The Chongsan-ri spirit is the idea of mass leadership, the embodiment of
the WPK's revolutionary mass line of protecting the interests of the
popular masses and relying on their strength.
The Chongsan-ri method is a scientific and revolutionary method of mass
leadership which calls for helping the lower level, giving priority to
political work among other things, always going down to the work places in
order to have a good grasp of actual conditions and find correct solutions
to problems and determining the correct order of priorities and
concentrating efforts on the main link and combining general with specific
guidance.
The creation of the Chongsan-ri spirit and Chongsan-ri method provided the
party of the working class with a powerful weapon with which to properly
ensure the revolutionary leadership over the masses and vigorously push
ahead with the revolution and construction.
This spirit and method resulted in enhancing the leading role of the WPK
and strengthening the revolutionary ranks.
It gave a strong impetus to the great advance of socialist construction and
the Chollima movement.
Bright future of Korean nation
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article says
that the future of the country and the nation with the respected Kim Jong
Il as the great leader is very bright.
He is the greatest man and the most outstanding and seasoned leader ever
known in history, the paper notes, and goes on:
His idea is an intelligible idea of independence for the country and the
nation.
He has enriched and systematized the Juche idea with new principles and
contents, exalting it as the great guiding idea of the era of independence
and the transparent idea of national independence.
His recent works fully reflect his noble patriotic idea and firm will to
achieve national independence and national reunification and build a
powerful reunified nation in whatever ordeals.
His leadership is a patriotic leadership to defend national dignity and
sovereignty and achieve national reunification.
The moves of the imperialists and reactionaries at home and abroad to
isolate and stifle the DPRK were unprecedentedly vicious in recent years,
but he firmly safeguarded national dignity and sovereignty and the security
of fellow countrymen with his matchless grit, outstanding stratagem and
experienced leadership.
His moral influence is a great one rallying all the fellow countrymen at
home and abroad under the banner of patriotism and the banner of national
reunification.
It is unthinkable without his noble patriotic virtues that the great unity
of the nation is being strengthened and the driving force of national
reunification is being built on a nation-wide scale.
His great idea, wise leadership and noble virtues are all to exalt the
dignity and honor of the nation and achieve independence, reunification and
prosperity of the nation for the sake of the country and the nation.
The cause of national independence and reunification is sure to win victory
because the leader is great and there is the great nation infinitely
trusting him and rallied close around him.
U.S. orchestrated prelude to Korean War
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- The U.S. started armed intrusions into areas
of the North Korea in a bid to increase "combat capabilities" of the troops
in 1947 by examining the "war posture" along the 38th parallel.
That year alone, they committed over 270 cases of intrusions into areas
along the parallel, seriously disturbing peace.
At that time such bellicose slogans as "Here is front. Let's march
northward " "Today 38th parallel, tomorrow Pyongyang" were seen in several
places along the 38th parallel. Those slogans proved that frequent armed
intrusions were by no means accidental ones.
In 1948 the "ROK" Army units went the length of occupying some areas of
Kangwon Province and the then Hwanghae Province north of the 38th parallel.
These armed intrusions into areas of the North Korea reached their height
in 1949 when the U.S. rounded off the plan for "northward expedition."
Huge armed forces were amassed in areas along the 38th parallel at that
time to carry out the plan for "northward expedition." Its main thrust was
to advance towards the River Amnok and River Tuman after crossing the 38th
parallel with two army corps and occupy Pyongyang at one swoop by seizing
the central part of the north through the coordinated actions of the
"western front" units, advancing towards the Kumgyo-Sariwon-Pyongyang, the
main target of their attack, and "eastern front" units marching towards
Ryonchon-Wonsan.
The difference between the then armed intrusions and the previous ones was
that the division-size military strength and special service units as well
as the military strength of all services and arms of the "ROK" Army were
all involved. The number of cases of the "ROK" Army's intrusions into areas
of the north in 1949 alone reached as many as 2,617.
The U.S.'s initial plan for "northward expedition" was to provoke a war
against the north in 1949.
But repeated setbacks in their armed intrusions compelled the U.S. to
postpone the start of the war until 1950.
The U.S. thus orchestrated in 1949 a prelude to the Korean War.
Remember-kim Il Sung committee formed in Uganda
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- A Ugandan national committee for remembering
President Kim Il Sung was inaugurated in Kampala on June 8 with due
ceremony to commemorate the 6th anniversary of his passing away.
The Minister of State For Water, Land and Environment and a senior advisor
of the presidency of Uganda were elected honorary chairmen of the committee
and the chairman of the Uganda-DPRK Friendship Association chairman.
The inaugural meeting set the days from June 10 to July 10 for remembering
him and decided to conduct a seminar, lecture meeting, film show, photo
exhibition and other events, through which the committee will introduce the
revolutionary life of the great leader Kim Il Sung and his immortal feats
and support the Korean people's struggle.
Kim Il Sung's exploits praised
Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- The Indian national committee for remembering
President Kim Il Sung of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea said
that the progressive people of the world who love justice and peace should
learn from the brilliant life of the President and his immortal feats and
conduct brisk activities of remembering him.
The committee stressed this in an appeal to the progressives of different
countries, which was adopted at a retrospect meeting on June 3.
The appeal said:
President Kim Il Sung was a great leader of revolution and the eternal sun
of humankind who adorned the 20th century as the most brilliant century
ever known in history of humanity.
The Juche idea founded by him is a great guiding idea that guarantees
progress, prosperity and happiness of humankind not only in the 20th
century but also in the 21st century.
Kim Il Sung was a genius of thought and theory, a great master of
leadership, a benevolent father of the people, a great revolutionary and a
great man fully possessed of brilliant wisdom, outstanding leadership
ability and noble communistic virtues.
His idea and leadership are being successfully put into practice under the
wise guidance of the great Kim Jong Il, the appeal said, adding that
socialist Korea will win victory after victory under his leadership.
A letter to leader Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.
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