TODAY'S NEWS (July.21.2000 Juche 89)
[CONTENTS]
* Cuban embassy officials visit various places
* Korea's independent and peaceful reunification should not be obstructed
by outsiders
* Anniversary of Colombian independence marked
* Moran Hill, scenic spot of Pyongyang
* Number of families of doctors and masters of science on steady increase
* Preservation of peace in Asia called for
* Landmark event in DPRK-Russia history
For Spanish-speaking people
* miembros de embajada de cuba recorren varios lugares
* "rodong sinmun" subraya necesidad de preservar paz en asia
Cuban embassy officials visit various places
Pyongyang, July 21 (KCNA) -- Cuban ambassador to the DPRK Jose Manuel
Inclan Embade and embassy
officials visited the Korean central history museum on July 20 in the month
of solidarity with the Cuban people.
They looked round with keen interest the historical relics, being
briefed on the Korean nation's homogeneity and
long history.
Earlier, the ambassador and embassy officials went to the international
friendship exhibition.
Korea's independent and peaceful reunification should not be obstructed by
outsiders
Pyongyang, July 21 (KCNA) -- Foreign forces should obstruct no longer
the independent and peaceful
reunification of Korea.
In order to achieve Korea's reunification peacefully, it is necessary
to withdraw the U.S. troops from South
Korea, first of all, and ease the tension between the north and south.
Kaname Mise, chairman of the Nagano Regional Society for Supporting the
Independent and Peaceful
Reunification of Korea and head of its delegation, said this in an
interview with KCNA after concluding his visit to the
DPRK.
The north-south joint declaration is the reunification stratagem
published on the basis of reaffirming the three
principles of national reunification--independence, peaceful reunification
and great national unity--put forward by the
respected leader President Kim Il Sung, he said, and continued:
The publication of the declaration is a great joy for us who support
the independent and peaceful reunification of
Korea as well as the Korean people.
The Korean people are a great people firmly armed with the immortal
Juche idea, and the DPRK is a great country
which is developing by thoroughly embodying the Juche idea in all sectors
of social life.
The Korean people are overcoming difficulties and hardships with the
might of single-hearted unity under the wise
leadership of the great General Secretary Kim Jong Il, who is identical
with President Kim Il Sung.
Anniversary of Colombian independence marked
Pyongyang, July 21 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held here Thursday to mark
the 190th anniversary of the
Colombian independence.
Present at the meeting were Kim Jin Bom, vice-chairman of the Korean
Committee for Cultural Relations with
Foreign Countries and chairman of the Korean-Latin American and Caribbean
Friendship Association, members of the
association and the Korea-Colombia Friendship Association and working
people in the city.
A congratulatory letter to the Colombian President was adopted
following a speech at the meeting.
Moran Hill, scenic spot of Pyongyang
Pyongyang, July 21 (KCNA) -- Moran Hill located in the heart of
Pyongyang has been known from olden times
as one of "eight famous spots in Korea" for its scenic beauty.
The hill, first known as Mt. Kumsu, is now called moran hill as it is
as beautiful as a peony flower.
The hill, taking on more beautiful looks as days go by, is reminiscent
of a "garden of Pyongyang".
There is Choesung pavilion on the peak of the hill covering more than
2.5 million square meters.
East of the hill there is Chongryu cliff overlooking the Taedong River.
It presents spectacular natural beauty
according to seasons.
On Moran Hill there are nearly 200,000 trees of some 180 species such
as pine, pine-nut and apricot, and azalea,
magnolia and other flowers in full bloom.
It is a habitat for hares, pheasants and other animals and birds.
There are many historical relics including Ulmil pavilion, Chilsong
gate and Chongryu pavilion, over 10 other
pavilions, 6 lotus ponds and waterfalls.
At the foot of Moran Hill and around the hill there are the Kim Il Sung
Stadium, the Arch of Triumph, the
Kumnung tunnels and other monumental edifices, parks, theatres and
recreation facilities for working people.
Number of families of doctors and masters of science on steady increase
Pyongyang, July 21 (KCNA) -- There are many families of intellectuals
who devote all their lives to scientific
researches in the DPRK.
Among them are couples, brothers and sisters who are doctors and
masters of science respected by the state and
society.
Kim Han Jong, head of a chair of Pyongyang University of Medicine and
Kwon Pok Sun, teacher of Korea
University of Physical Education are a couple of senior professor and Dr.
Kim expounded a new theory on the
outbreak of arteriosclerosis and wrote at least 64,000 pages of textbooks
and reference books of 24 kinds including
"medical biochemistry" and "pathological biochemistry," thus making a great
contribution to the development of the
nation's medical science. He trained scores of masters of medical science.
Kwon, his wife, completed her research into the change of physical body
during systematic sports activities on the
basis of the data obtained in 25 years, thus contributing to the
development of sports technique of the country.
They brought up their two children to be masters of science.
Kim Jong Hui who was a famous academician, professor and doctor of
veterinary science and his seven children
and grandchildren are also a family of scientists who have devoted their
knowledge to the prosperity of the country.
Among them are two doctors and 5 masters of science. They resolved the
issue of electricity production at power
stations depending on terraced waterway, the issue of developing ultrasonic
wave physics of Korean style and the
issue of developing the technique of embryo transplanting of goat, and so on.
Kim Sun Hui, teacher at Kanggye University of Education no. 2 and her
three sisters all became masters of
science after succeeding in studying new scientific theories and methods in
different fields such as art, agricultural,
medical and educational sciences.
Their research successes are greatly helpful to different domains of
the national economy.
Thanks to the Worker's Party of Korea's policy of attaching great
importance to science the number of families of
doctors and masters of science is on a steady increase.
Preservation of peace in Asia called for
Pyongyang, July 21 (KCNA) -- Asian peace is an important factor of
global peace at present, says Rodong
Sinmun today in a signed article.
Peace in Asia is an important link in the whole chain of world peace
because it is not only a region of military
strategic importance but has a huge economic potential as a continent rich
in resources, the article notes, and continues:
Peace in Asia is essential for world peace as it is plagued with the
leftover of the Cold War era.
Nothing is more urgent than peace on the Korean peninsula in the
efforts to ensure peace in Asia at present. Asia
cannot be peaceful without peace on the Korean peninsula.
For Asian peace it is necessary to dismantle foreign military bases in
the region and force foreign troops to pull
back from there, first of all, and check and frustrate the moves of the
imperialists for domination and interference. It is
also necessary for its people to unite and closely cooperate with each other.
Peace is achievable only through the concerted efforts and joint
struggle of the Asian people.
Landmark event in DPRK-Russia history
Pyongyang, July 21 (KCNA) -- Papers here today including Rodong Sinmun,
the organ of the Central Committee
of the Worker's Party of Korea, devote one whole page to the DPRK-Russia
joint declaration.
The declaration signed by Chairman Kim Jong Il of the National Defence
Commission of the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea and President V. V. Putin of the Russian Federation in
Pyongyang on July 19 was published.
It deals with the bilateral relations and international issues of
mutual concern discussed at the summit meeting and
talks held between the DPRK and Russia.
The meeting and talks in Pyongyang marked landmark events in the
history of the friendly relations between the
two countries.
The declaration demonstrated each other's desire to strengthen the
traditional relations of friendship, good
neighborliness, mutual trust and multilateral cooperation and to make
positive efforts for disarmament and global
stability and security against all the policies of aggression and war.
It says:
Both sides reached a consensus of views on not allowing any outside
interference in the reunification of the
country and consider it important for the countries concerned to support it.
The DPRK and Russia have confirmed their respect for the objective and
principle of the UN Charter and oppose
interference in other states' internal affairs and support each other's
efforts to defend its independence, sovereignty and
territorial integrity.
The DPRK and Russia call for strengthening strategic and regional
stability and, at the same time, further reducing
factors of use of force in international relations.
In particular, the DPRK stated that its missile program does not pose
any threat to anybody but is purely peaceful
in its nature.
The DPRK and Russia are convinced that both sides should cooperate with
each other in combating any form of
international terrorism and multi-national criminal activities.
All peoples of the world should expand equitable and mutually
beneficial international cooperation to ensure
sustainable economic growth while cementing their own economic foundations.
Acknowledging the invariable importance of cooperative relations
between the two countries, both sides
manifested the willingness to actively develop trade, economic and
scientific and technological ties between the two
sides and pay attention to cooperation in security, national defence and
other fields.
For Spanish-speaking people
miembros de embajada de cuba recorren varios lugares
pyongyang, 21 de julio (atcc) -- con motivo del mes de solidaridad con
el pueblo cubano jose manuel inclan
embade, embajador de la republica de cuba en la rpdc y otros miembros de
esta sede diplomatica visitaron el dia 20 el
museo nacional de historia de corea.
al escuchar la explicacion sobre la homogeneidad y la larga historia de
la nacion coreana recorrieron con interes las
reliquias historicas exhibidas.
con anterioridad recorrieron la exposicion permanente de amistad
internacional.
"rodong sinmun" subraya necesidad de preservar paz en asia
pyongyang, 21 de julio (atcc) -- en la actualidad la preservacion de la
paz en la region asiatica reviste un gran
significado para asegurar la paz en el mundo, senala hoy el diario "rodong
sinmun" en un articulo individual y
continua:
la paz de la region asiatica constituye un importante eslabon en el
logro de la paz mundial porque esta region cuenta
con enormes potencialidades economicas siendo una zona estrategica militar,
una zona de abundantes recursos
naturales. se necesita imperiosamente la paz en asia para preservar la paz
mundial porque en esta region quedan
residuos de la epoca de la guerra fria.
hoy es mas apremiante que nunca la preservacion de la paz en la
peninsula coreana para preservar la paz en la
region asiatica.
no se puede preservar la paz en asia sin asegurarla en esta peninsula.
para preservar la paz en asia es preciso ante todo retirar de esta
region las bases militares y tropas extranjeras y
detener y frustrar las conjuras de dominacion e intervencion de los
imperialistas. es necesario que los pueblos de la
region se unan y cooperen.
la paz puede asegurarse solo por las fuerzas unidas de los pueblos
asiaticos y la lucha comun de estos.
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