NORTH KOREA PROPOSES FOR KOREAN CONFEDERATION. THE HIGH LEVEL TALKS ON THE TOPIC LEAD TO MORE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN KOREAS. THE OBSCTACLE AGAINST REUNIFICATION IS THE MILITARY PRESENCE OF USA IN SOUTH KOREA. NORTH KOREA�S ECONOMY IMPROVES. A NEW LIGHT WATER REACTOR PROJECT STARTED. A WORLDWIDE FRONT AGAINST IMPERIALISM UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DPRK DEVELOPES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. NEW STUDY GROUPS FOR JUCHE-SOCIALISM ESTABLISHED ALL AROUND THE WORLD. IN DPRK THERE IS NEITHER UNEMPLOYMENT NOR DRUG PROBLEMS. Korean peninsula was divided after the Korean War in the early fifties. The imperialist forces with the arms of USA fighted under the flag of United Nations. In this war imperialist powers were defeated. However, the country was splitted. Two states were established, socialist North Korea and capitalist South Korea. The ideological contradiction between these countries still continues in spite of workers� co-operation in both Koreas. Korean people on both sides would rather have only one state. The state of North Korea, North-Korean Workers� Party of Korea, South Korean citizens� movement National Democratic Front of South Korea and the Trade Unions of South Korea support the reunification. USA and their puppet regime in South Korea are the only obstacle in forming united Korea. There is a heavily constructed military borderline between the Koreas. It has been built by Americans and south Koreans. No peace agreement has been made after the Korean war. The war continues in form of propaganda. North Korea appears as the first anti-imperialist force in the world. In spite of the apparent political and economical realities of today�s world there is clear logicality in this idea. DPRK gets day by day stronger. USA has blaimed North Korea for hiding some kind of superarms. North Korea produces and sells weapons in order to support its food supply. Capitalist countries buy these weapons. Also other countries have arms, especially NATO. Accusations about superarms have been heard elsewhere and they sound amusing... It is more serious that USA uses commercial coercions against North Korea. The western media tells stories about submarine incidents in Korea in order to create an idea of military threat from North Korea. The truth is again just the opposite. DPRK has to defend her area with minisubmarines against penetrators and aggressions from south. DPRK has a strong army. The army works mainly for welfare of civilians. The meaning of the army and purpose for investments to the army have got in the bourgeois media a completely distorted form. North Korea excavates tunnels and builds other underground constructions. In the end of 1998 USA suspected on this basis DPRK for dangerous military plans like it has done when Libya builds her water maintenance system. In January 1999 USA demanded for arms control in the underground srturctures. In March 1999 North Korea accepted the inspections because they have nothing to hide. Nothing interesting was found. USA promised to pay for the inspections by delivering oil or to build light water plants to DPRK. The promises were nothing but a deception. In August 1999 North Korea offered very reasonable terms for peace pact to USA and to the political leadership of South Korea. The offer was rejected. Instead of political aim to peace USA is pushing Japan for further militarization in co-operation with NATO. This means a new threat to DPRK and to all the mankind alike. In 2000 USA, Japan and South Korea speak of military threat of North Korea. To be translated to thruth this means that USA, Japan and South Korea may plan for military operations against DPRK. Talks between DPRK and USA have continued at the level of special delegates in the beginning of 2000. South Korean political leaders disturb the talks intentionally. South Korea is in political and economic difficulties. USA on its side has made the efforts for peace difficult by planning to send advanced missile systems to South Korea and to Japan. USA�s lackey Israel delivers already now unmanned aircrafts to South Korea. DPRK has given an official warning to Israel for endangering the peace process in Korean peninsula. Because of several successive bad years in the nineties and floods North Korea has had an emergency. A lot of people were starving. Exceptional weather conditions and bad productivity of soil may have been crucially caused artificially by enemies of North Korea. According to the big noise by the western media the poor productivity of agriculture is caused by socialism. However, the main reason to the situation are obviously the poisons spreaded to North Korea by USA during the Korean war. These poisons have spoiled the earth and caused erosion. Improvement is possible with fertilizers. Because of commercial embargo caused by USA DPRK was not been able to buy enough fertilizers. People of north Korea work efficiently for the agriculture. This efficiency has been noted also by the UN officials. People have moved from towns and cities to countryside to work on fields for harvests. The international relief fund systems are controlled by capitalism. Of course, they have not been interested in the emergency in this particular case. In case of any kind of help from governmental levels there have been efforts to connect it to political terms. Additionally, where were the declarations of the so called human right organizations in this situation? Democratic People�s Republic of Korea has oil wells. Already for several years the country has offered oil resources to be used for the need of the world. No results so far. Capitalists would let people die sooner than have commercial relations with a socialist country. DPRK is a developed socialist community with high standard of social knowledge and education. The Korean socialism is based on the Juche ideology. Jucheism does not in every respect follow the traditional dialectical materialism. In the Marx�s Feuerbach-Hegel synthesis Juche shifts a bit towards Hegel. The traditional Marxim -Leninism may have turned a bit towards Feuerbach. The social psychological aspect is in Juche especially important. The Party officials in North Korea have strict rules not to set themselves above people. They must work among people, with them and at the same level, with help and advice if necessary. Democratic People�s Republic of Korea celebrated its 50years anniversary in August 1998 by launching a satellite. Up to 2000 the north Korean economy has improved significantly. Food maintenance works better. However, in summer 2000 the country suffers of dryness. The dryness has eased in the end of August. Lack of energy caused by the commercial blockade is the main contemporary problem. In autumn 1999 USA eased the commercial blockade a bit. The more intelligent generals of NATO have obviously let the American political decisionmakers to know that it were not wise to try to use military power. DPRK has got a political victory because of existence of her strong army. In the new millennium DPRK has activated a lot of political and commercial relations around the world. In June 1999 high level officials of Democratic People�s Republic of Korea and People�s Republic of China had a meeting. They undesigned a pact of mutual aid. USA�s effort so flatter North Korea led just to the opposite result. In October 1999 Democratic People�s Republic of Korea and People�s Republic of China have normalized their mutual diplomatic, political and economic relations. In June 2000 a top meeting between Democratic People�s Republic of Korea and People�s Republic of China came true when Kim Jong Il suddenly met Chinese leaders in Beijing. This meeting has general political signifigance and it is remarkable also in military sense. North Korea�s signifigance in the worldwide struggle against imperialism has been widely understood. The Peruvian coastal town of Huacho presented Democratic People's Republic of Korea Party leader Kim Jong Il with a certificate of honorary citizenship. DPRK opens new foreign political and economic relations. In January 2000 DPRK has established diplomatic relations with Italy. DPRK has diplomatic relations among other European countries also with Sweden. In March 20000 the relations between DPRK and Sweden have been developed further in foreing ministry level meetings. Canada and New Zealand have recognized DPRK in July 2000. In the end of July 2000 north Korea participated the meeting of ASEAN-countries in Bangkok. DPRK and People�s Democractic Republic of Vietnam instensified their co-operation in a minister-level meeting in August 2000. The president of Russia visited Pyongayag in July 2000. The visit has special geopolitical signifigance, especially when connected with corresponding Russian visits to India and China. Now there is an agreement of military readiness between Russia and DPRK. This pact makes it possible for north Korea to diminish their own missile projects. DPRK works in order to create large co-operation all around the world with the peoples exploited by imperialism. The President of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, attended the NAM summit in Havana and paid an official visit to Cuba on the invitation of Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba. A high level Libyan delegation visited Democratic People�s Republic of Korea in July 2000. DPRK has begun a project to start light water reactors to be ready in 2010. According to USA the character of the project is military. Yet from ligth water reactors it is not possible to get any material needed for nuclear weapons. When opening the session of the Supreme People�s Assembly in April 2000 the leadership of DPRK has expressed satisfaction for implementing of national economic and scientific plans in 1999. New goals of high level will be set. In April 2000 north and south Korea at last agreeded to arrange a meeting in order to advance the reunification. The historical top level negotiations were held in June in Pyongyang. The Koreas agreed to advance their mutual economic an cultural co-operation. This may me a step towards reunification to a confederation of two states and two governments in future. The new situation is not pleasant for USA. The united Korea means ending or ast least radical diminishing of the US military presence on Korean peninsula. Yet USA has expressed their satisfaction for the results of the reunification talks. However, in July-August 2000 USA continues their provocatory violations of North Korean air space. The conclusion is that the reunification is still far. All-Korean negotiation bodies have been established in order to handle practical common issues. A paper for media co-operation between north and south was undersigned in August 2000. The technic formula of reunification is a confederation of two systems, two governments and two capitals. This formula is useful and realistic in economic and cultural sense of peaceful co-operation. Thus the Koreans may feel their country again united and strong. The south Korean industry groups Huyndai and Samsung have expressed their interest to industrial projects in Democratic People�s Republic of Korea. The north Korean work motivation and high level of education combined with the south Korean practical technology would no doubt be a fruitful combination. According to the power media south Koreans want American military to stay. Yet the large demonstrations against the US military precence in south Korea do not give much possibilities for interpretations. People at the Korean peninsula know that there is no reason to be afraid for the DPRK army. Just on the contary. Koreans in north and south have enough experiences of the massacres and violences by the US armed forces. A massacre committed by the US army during the war has just come to publicity. This massacre hardly promotes good relations. In August 2000 several south-Korean civic groups have demanded the American units to leave. In addition to political arguments there are also environmental reasons. The American military bases have spoiled rivers� water which has before been drinkable. Additionally, there is a fear that there are nuclear weapons in south Korea. The possible reunification is a victory also to the Juche-ideology. In Juche the struggle against imperialism has a very special signifigance. New Juche study groups are established all around the world. According to the bourgeois propaganda Christian people are persecuted in north Korea. In May 2000 an American religious leader - Franklin Graham, famous Bill Graham�s son, visited Pyongyang and met top leaders of DPRK. The Grahams have defended real human rights in USA. Religious people are persecuted in USA. DPRK supports them. The power media has distorted the picture of north Korea. The country goes on well. The Juche political idea has a large support and the spirit in building the country is good. There have been problems, but they have been and they will be overcome. There is a brigth future before Koreans. DPRK will not be led to a western-type high mass consumption. The planned Korean economy is directed to produce welfare by saving, not by wasting. On the other hand, there are neither unemployment nor drug problems in north Korea. KOMINFORM _______________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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