August.12.2000 Juche 89
[CONTENTS]
* Joint agreement of media organizations of north and south issued
* DPRK delegation leaves for China
* Gift to Kim Jong Il from delegation of S. Korean media organizations
* Gift to Kim Jong Il from minister of culture and tourism of S. Korea
* Delegation of S. Korean media organizations leaves
* Kim Tae Won's personal safety urged
* Reception given by Russian consulate-general in Chongjin
* Stronger NAM called for
* Staff members of Indonesian embassy help builders of
Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia exhibition
* Delegation of S. Korean media organizations visits international
friendship exhibition
* Evening held in S. Korea to see off unconverted long-term prisoners
* Juche idea praised
* Film show week opens
* Friendly meeting with members of Chinese delegation
* Delegation of S. Korean media organizations gives banquet
* Three-point charter of Korea's reunification supported
* Reparation for damage done by GIs to cultural relics demanded
* Will to force Japan to apologize and compensate for its past crimes
expressed
* Plan for DPRK-Indonesia cultural exchange signed
Joint agreement of media organizations of north and south issued
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- A joint agreement of media organizations
of the north
and the south was issued here on August 11.
The joint agreement reads:
Joint agreement of media organizations of north and south
The delegation of the south side's media organizations visited Pyongyang
from August 5 to
12, 2000.
Recognizing that the historic north-south joint declaration is of
weighty significance in
achieving the reunification of the country and pledging themselves to work
hard together for its
implementation, the media organizations of the north and the south agreed
as follows:
Firstly, the media organizations of the north and the south will
conduct positive activities
helpful to achieving national unity and realising reunification.
Secondly, the media organizations of the north and the south will avoid
confrontation
between compatriots and stop slanders and calumnies, which hurt national
reconciliation and
unity, in keeping with the prevailing situation.
Thirdly, the media organizations of the north and the south will
cooperate with each other in
news service and other press activities and deepen mutual understanding and
trust through
contacts, visits and exchange.
Fourthly, contacts between the media organizations of the north and the
south will be
undertaken by the "North-South Media Committee for Exchange and
Cooperation" to be
participated in by the central committee of the Korean Journalists' Union
from the north side and
by the representative of the leading media organizations of the south side
including the
Newspaper Association and the Broadcasting Association of South Korea.
Fifthly, the delegation of media organizations of the south side
invited a delegation of media
organizations of the north side to visit Seoul in return for the north
side's invitation and the north
side decided to visit Seoul at a time it thinks convenient.
Choe Chil Nam, Choe Hak Rae,
Editor-in-chief Charmin of the Newspaper
of Rodong Sinmun on behalf Association of South
of media organizations Korea, on behalf of media
of the north side organizations of the
South side
August 11, 2000
DPRK delegation leaves for China
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the DPRK-China Friendship
Association led by Minister of Public Health Kim Su Hak, who is chairman of
the c.c., the
association, left here today to visit China.
It was seen off at Pyongyang railway station by vice-Minister of Public
Health Choe Chang
Sik, vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with
Foreign Countries Kim
Jin Bom and Chinese ambassador to Korea Wang Guozhang.
Meanwhile, a DPRK health delegation led by Kim Su Hak will attend the
18th meeting of
ministers of health of southeast Asian countries to be held in Kathmandu.
Gift to Kim Jong Il from delegation of S. Korean media
organizations
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a
gift from the
delegation of South Korean media organizations.
The gift was handed to department director of the Worker's Party of
Korea Central
Committee Jong Ha Chol on Saturday.
Gift to Kim Jong Il from minister of culture and tourism of S.
Korea
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a
gift from Pak
Ji Won, Minister of Culture and Tourism of South Korea.
The gift was handed to department director of the Central Committee of
the Worker's Party
of Korea Jong Ha Chol by the Minister on Saturday.
Delegation of S. Korean media organizations leaves
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- The delegation of the South Korean media
organizations
left here today by air after completing the itinerary of its visit to
Pyongyang amid domestic and
foreign expectation and concern for the honest implementation of the
historic north-south joint
declaration and national reunification.
Many working people in the city turned out to the airport with flowers
in their hands to see
off the delegation of the South Korean media organizations leaving here
after deepening mutual
understanding and trust between the media organizations of the north and
the south..
Present there were department director of the Central Committee of the
Worker's Party of
Korea Jong Ha Chol, chairman of the DPRK Information Committee Kang Nung Su,
editor-in-chief of Rodong Sinmun Choe Chil Nam, director general of the
KCNA Kim Ki
Ryong, chairman of the DPRK Radio and TV Broadcasting Committee Cha Sung Su
and other
officials concerned.
The delegation of South Korean media organizations came out to the
airport for departure
from Pyongyang.
Children presented bouquets to Minister of Culture and Tourism Pak Ji
Won, Choe Hak
Rae and Pak Kwon Sang, co-heads of the delegation.
Members of the delegation exchanged warm farewell with officials of the
north side.
The plane carrying the delegation left here amid cheers of the crowd.
Kim Tae Won's personal safety urged
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- Representative Kim Tae Won of the South
Korean
Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon) is expected to go
back to South
Korea on the occasion of August 15, the 55th anniversary of the country's
liberation. In this
connection the north headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and
Students for the
Country's Reunification (Pomchonghakryon) issued a statement today.
According to the statement, he, together with representative Hwang Son,
visited Pyongyang
to participate in the August 15, Juche 87 (1998) events for reunification
and the first joint
excursion to historic relics in the north and a joint academic symposium of
Pomchonghakryon.
He is to go back to South Korea according to the organizational
decision of Hanchongryon
and Pomchonghakryon to support the historic north-south joint declaration
and contribute to its
implementation and his own determination, the statement said, and went on:
All the youth and students and people in the North Korea hail his
expected reunion with his
family members and fellow students and sincerely hope that he will not be
subject to a "legal
action" back to South Korea but will have a pleasant opportunity to reunite
with his dear ones
and continue his study.
Mutual visits of missions of political, press, art and sports circles
are taking place, separated
families and relatives are expected to meet with each other and unconverted
long-term prisoners
are also expected to return home as a result of practical measures to
implement the north-south
joint declaration. These positive developments bring immense joy and hope
for reunification to
all the fellow countrymen.
The South Korean authorities should not arrest any organizations and
persons, who support
the declaration and call for its implementation, to spoil this atmosphere.
They should ponder
over all the consequences to be entailed by any "legal action" to be taken
against them.
The north headquarters of the Pomchonghakryon strongly urges the South
Korean
authorities to ensure in a responsible manner the personal safety of Kim
Tae Won and
unconditionally and immediately set free representatives of the
hanchongryon Hwang Son and
Hwang Hye Ro who are still behind bars on absurd charges after their visit
to Pyongyang.
Reception given by Russian consulate-general in Chongjin
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- A reception was given by the
consulate-general of the
Russian Federation in Chongjin yesterday on the occasion of the 55th
anniversary of Korea's
liberation.
Present on invitation were Ri Kun Mo, chief secretary of the North
Hamgyong Provincial
Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea, Pak Su Gil, chairman of the North
Hamgyong
Provincial People's Committee, and other officials concerned.
Consul-general Oleg Dabydov and officials of the consulate-general were
present at the
reception.
Speeches were made at the reception which proceeded in a friendly
atmosphere.
Stronger NAM called for
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today comes out with an
article titled
"Let us further strengthen and develop Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)."
Referring to the position and role of the NAM on the international
arena today which has
incessantly struggled for sovereignty, peace, independence and progress,
taking independence
against imperialism as its basic idea, the article deals with issues
related to the growth of the
nam.
The article says:
All the non-aligned countries should hold aloft the banner of
independence against
imperialism to strengthen and develop the movement.
This banner is for rejecting imperialists' domination and subjugation,
consolidating national
independence, achieving independent development and prosperity of countries
and guaranteeing
peace and security.
Lifting this banner higher provides a sure guarantee for building a new
independent,
peaceful and prosperous world.
What is also important for the growth of the nam is to achieve its
unity and cohesion.
The imperialists are working desperately to break this unity and cohesion.
This situation calls on the non-aligned countries to counter the
imperialists' moves to split
and alienate non-aligned countries with a strategy of unity and solve
differences and disputes on
the principle of mutual respect, non-interference in other's internal
affairs, equality and mutual
benefit and unite close with each other.
It is necessary to steadily expand the ranks of the nam to strengthen
and develop it. Loyalty
to the basic idea and principles of the movement should always be a
criterion whereby to assess
and receive new applicants.
Underscoring the need to develop south-south cooperation, an important
condition for the
growth of the movement, the article touches on its significance and importance.
The present reality goes to prove that the mission and idea of the
movement is valid and it is
growing stronger and developing, the article notes, and stresses:
The Worker's Party of Korea and the DPRK government will in the future,
too, remain as
ever loyal to the basic idea and principles of the movement and dynamically
advance alongside
other non-aligned countries in the struggle to build a new independent
world free from
imperialism.
Staff members of Indonesian embassy help builders of
Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia exhibition
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- Buchari Effendi, Indonesian ambassador
to the DPRK,
and staff members of the embassy helped builders of the
Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia exhibition
yesterday.
They presented to the exhibition the photographs showing activities
conducted by General
Secretary Kim Jong Il accompanying the President Kim Il Sung during his
visit to Indonesia 35
years ago and conveyed to the construction site aid materials they prepared
with sincerity.
They worked with builders, encouraging them in their labour drive.
During break they enjoyed an art performance and sang songs, deepening
friendly feelings.
Noting that there is nothing more beautiful and fragrant in the world
than Kimilsungia and
Kimjongilia named after the great men, the ambassador hoped that those
immortal flowers
would be kept in full bloom.
Delegation of S. Korean media organizations visits international
friendship exhibition
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- The delegation of South Korean media
organizations
yesterday visited the international friendship exhibition on Mt. Myohyang,
one of the famous
mountains in Korea.
On display are hundreds of thousands of gifts sent to the President Kim
Il Sung and Kim
Jong Il by heads of parties, states and governments and progressive people
from over 170
countries.
The delegation was impressed to know that every gift on display carried
the world people's
unbounded veneration and best wishes for the great leaders and that all
these precious gifts are
well preserved to be handed down to all generations to come as enduring
national treasures of
Kim Il Sung'S. Korea.
It also visited Pohyon Temple on Mt. Myohyang.
Evening held in S. Korea to see off unconverted long-term
prisoners
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- Students of Seoul National University
held an evening
to see off unconverted long-term prisoners in the students hall of the
university on August 9 as
part of the August 15 Grand Reunification Festival, the South Korean
newspaper Hangyore
said.
Present there were over 10 unconverted long-term prisoners.
At the meeting students wished good health to the unconverted long-term
prisoners to be
repatriated to the north and desired reunification, while the latter
expressed their regret at parting
and asked them to meet again when the country is reunified.
Juche idea praised
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- It is the greatest fortune for the
progressive people of
the world to have the immortal Juche idea as the guiding idea, said Fujio
Hanawa, secretary
general of the National Liaison Council of Japan Societies for the Study of
the Juche Idea, when
interviewed by KCNA while visiting the DPRK at the head of its delegation.
Fujio Hanawa continued:
The Juche idea does not belong to a particular country or nation, but a
universal one meeting
the aspirations and demands of all nations in the world.
The world people are unanimous in saying that the Juche idea is the
guiding idea of the era
of independence which has eternal vitality. This is because the Juche idea
is a most progressive
idea in our times indicating a true way of hewing out the destiny of man
and building a new
independent world, I think.
Thanks to General Secretary Kim Jong Il the Juche idea will be immortal
and always shine
brightly as a beacon illumining the road for the world people to follow.
Film show week opens
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- An opening ceremony of a film show week
was held at
the Pyongyang International Cinema House yesterday on the occasion of the
55th anniversary of
Korea's liberation.
Present there were Jo Chan Gu, vice-Minister of Culture, other
officials concerned and
working people in the city.
Alexander Timonin, charge d'affaires ad interim of the Russian
Federation, and staff
members of the embassy were present there.
Speeches were made at the ceremony.
Then, the participants saw a feature film "From Spring To Summer."
Friendly meeting with members of Chinese delegation
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- A friendly meeting with members of a
delegation of the
Hongxing China-DPRK friendship farm was held on the DPRK-China friendship
Thaekam
cooperative farm yesterday.
Invited there were Zhong Liming, party secretary of the Hongxing
China-DPRK friendship
farm who is heading the delegation, and its members.
Present there were the general secretary of the central committee of
the DPRK-China
Friendship Association, officials concerned and members of the farm.
The participants looked round several places of the farm including the
house visited by the
President Kim Il Sung and premier Zhou Enlai, the friendship room, the
nursery, the
kindergarten, etc, and conversed with each other, deepening friendly feelings.
Delegation of S. Korean media organizations gives banquet
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- The visiting delegation of South Korean media
organizations gave a banquet at the People's Palace of Culture on Friday.
Invited to the banquet were department director of the Worker's Party
of Korea Central
Committee Jong Ha Chol, chairman of the DPRK Information Committee Kang Nung Su,
editor-in-chief of Rodong Sinmun Choe Chil Nam, director general of the
KCNA Kim Ki
Ryong, chairman of the DPRK Radio and TV Broadcasting Committee Cha Sung
Su, leading
officials of the press, officials concerned and other pressmen.
Present were Minister of Culture and Tourism Pak Ji Won, chairman of
the Newspaper
Association and Hangyore president Choe Hak Rae and chairman of the Broadcasting
Association and KBS president Pak Kwon Sang who are co-heads of the
delegation, and other
South Korean major media presidents and those concerned.
Addressing the banquet, Pak Kwon Sang expressed deep thanks for cordial
reception and
hospitality with warm compatriotic feelings and said their Pyongyang visit
is an important event
in the history of the nation.
He noted that the Pyongyang visit deepened mutual understanding and
confirmed that the
feelings of the nation and compatriotism cannot be changed despite the
separation of a half
century.
He went on:
The June 15 declaration provided the framework of reconciliation and
cooperation between
the south and the north and paved the way for a grand march toward peaceful
reunification,
which is acclaimed not only by all the fellow countrymen in the south and
the north but by the
world. We have realised how powerful the strength of media is and how
important the role of
media is in paving the way for reconciliation and cooperation.
Speaking next, Cha Sung Su said that pressmen in the north and the
south open-mindedly
talked with each other and shared warm compatriotic feelings, merrily
singing songs to the tune
of reunification with a single purpose to pool efforts to implement the
north-south joint
declaration and hasten reunification. We have confirmed that we can never
live separated and we
are a homogeneous nation more intimate than any others.
The joint agreement, the first precious fruit of the pressmen in the
north and the south, is the
standard and basis common to our press activities, he said, stressing the
need to discharge the
mission of national media to open a new century of reunification and
prosperity according to the
joint agreement.
He called upon all the participants to vow once again to become
pace-setters, pioneers of
national reunification in the north and south to hasten the day of
reunification when all the fellow
countrymen will dance with joy.
A performance was given by artistes in Pyongyang.
Three-point charter of Korea's reunification supported
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- Bada Sanchez Ramon, member of the
central committee
of the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain, on August 3 signed a
signature paper
supporting the three-point charter of Korea's reunification on behalf of
its party membership.
Reparation for damage done by GIs to cultural relics demanded
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- There is a call in south these days for
the compensation
for the damage done to cultural relics and Buddhist temples by GIs' heavy
bombing during the
June 25 War, according to Yonhap News from Seoul.
The "Committee to Push Reparation for Destruction of Buddhist Temples
by GIs During the
War" at a press conference held in Seoul on August 9 declared that it would
probe the damage
done to temples in the south and the north and documents carrying orders
issued by the U.S.
military and bring its claim for reparation to the Geneva war crimes tribunal.
The committee charged that the U.S. committed premeditated heavy
bombing of Kangwon
Province and the area of Mt. Jiri, destroying many temples and cultural
relics in a bid to stamp
out Korean Buddhism.
The committee called upon all Buddhists of South Korea including
Buddhist Jogye order to
join in the campaign.
Will to force Japan to apologize and compensate for its past crimes
expressed
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- The South Korean Measure Council for
Volunteers
issue held a meeting in Seoul on Aug. 9 at which it declared it would
condemn the crimes
committed by the Japanese imperial army and clarified its will to force
Japan to make an official
apology at any cost at the 2000 international tribunal to try its war
criminals responsible for sex
slaves for the army slated to be held in Tokyo in forthcoming December,
said Radio No. 1 based
in Seoul.
The organization has staged a protest against the Japanese
imperialists' crimes in front of the
Japanese embassy every Wednesday. It declared at the rally that it would
launch a campaign to
disclose the Japanese imperialists' crimes in Jonju on Aug. 12 and spread
it to other big cities in
South Korea.
Plan for DPRK-Indonesia cultural exchange signed
Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) -- The 2000-2002 plan for cultural exchange
between the
governments of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic
of Indonesia was
signed in Djakarta on Aug. 7.
The plan was inked by Hong Son Ok, vice-chairperson of the Committee
for Cultural
Relations with Foreign Countries, and the general director of the Ministry
of Education and
Culture of Indonesia.
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