TODAY'S NEWS (August.31.2000 Juche 89)
[CONTENTS]
* Medal and diploma to Kim Jong Il from Nakhodka city
* Greetings to leader of great September 1st Revolution of Libya
* Message of greetings to Uzbek President
* Kim Yong Nam meets delegation of south side
* Guinean figure on repatriation of unconverted long-term prisoners
* Anniversary of September 1st Revolution in Libya marked
* Delegation of S. Side to north-south ministerial talks feted
* Japan schemes naval attack on DPRK
* Pyongyang, time-honored city
* Rodong Sinmun calls for smashing imperialists' "globalization"
For Spanish-speaking people
* segunda ronda de conversaciones a nivel de ministro norte-sur de corea
* banquete para delegacion surcoreana a segunda ronda de conversaciones a
nivel de ministro
Medal and diploma to Kim Jong Il from Nakhodka city
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a
medal marking the 50th anniversary
of Nakhodka city and its diploma from Nakhodka city of Russia.
Mayor of Nakhodka Victor Gnedilov on a visit to Korea conveyed the
medal and diploma to an official concerned.
He said that the city decided to award the medal and diploma to Kim
Jong Il who has made immortal exploits for
freedom and happiness of humankind.
Greetings to leader of great September 1st Revolution of Libya
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium
of the Supreme People's
Assembly of the DPRK, today sent a message of greetings to Moammer El
Gaddafi, leader of the great September 1st
Revolution of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, on the
occasion of the 31st anniversary of the
revolution.
The message extended warm congratulations to Moammer El Gaddafi and,
through him, to the leadership and
people of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, on the occasion.
The Korean people are sincerely rejoiced over the great successes the
Libyan Arab people have achieved under his
leadership in defending the dignity and sovereignty of the nation and
achieving the prosperity of the country.
The message wished Moammer El Gaddafi greater success in his work,
expressing the belief that the friendly and
cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger and
develop in the future.
Message of greetings to Uzbek President
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium
of the Supreme People's
Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on August 29 sent a
message of greetings to Islam A.
Karimov, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, on the Independence Day
of his country.
Extending congratulations to the President, the government and the
people of the country on the Independence
Day, the message wished him and his people successes in the work for the
independent development and prosperity of
the country.
Kim Yong Nam meets delegation of south side
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium
of the Supreme People's Assembly
of the DPRK, met the delegation of the south side to the second round of
the north-south ministerial talks at the
Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
Present were members of the delegation of the south side with Minister
of Unification Pak Jae Gyu as chief
delegate.
Minister of Culture Kang Nung Su, director An Gyong Ho of the
secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful
Reunification of the Fatherland and members of the delegation of the north
side headed by chief councilor of the DPRK
cabinet Jon Kum Jin.
The talk proceeded in a cordial atmosphere.
Kim Yong Nam gave a luncheon in honor of the delegation of the south
side to the north-south ministerial talks.
Guinean figure on repatriation of unconverted long-term prisoners
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- Editor-in-chief of the Guinean paper
Horoya Ibrahima Solidien released a
statement on Aug. 22 in connection with the repatriation of unconverted
long-term prisoners to the north.
In the statement he said:
General Secretary Kim Jong Il highly praised the unconverted long-term
prisoners in the south as men of strong
faith and will, reposed profound trust in them and showed loving care for
their families in the north.
From the time when survival of unconverted long-term prisoners was
known to the world, he saw to it that the
DPRK Measure Committee for Rescuing Unconverted Long-Term Prisoners in
South Korea was formed and made his
all efforts for their repatriation. He also made sure that they were
awarded "national reunification prizes".
Kim Jong Il raised the issue of their repatriation as an important one
at the north-south summit talks and saw to it
that their repatriation was realized in September.
He is, indeed, a kind-hearted popular leader. It is his warm love for
the people that prompts the entire Korean
nation to hold him in high esteem like their father.
Anniversary of September 1st Revolution in Libya marked
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- A friendly meeting was held at the
DPRK-Libya friendship Aeguk Moran
Garment Factory on Wednesday to mark the 31st anniversary of the great
September 1st Revolution in Libya.
Invited to the meeting were acting secretary Taher al Muhdi Arifa and
staff members of the Libyan people's bureau
here.
Members of the DPRK-Libya Friendship Association and officials
concerned were present.
The participants went round different parts of the factory.
Then they conversed with each other, deepening feelings of friendship.
Delegation of S. Side to north-south ministerial talks feted
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- Ryang Man Gil, chairman of the Pyongyang
City People's Committee, hosted
a reception at the Okryu Restaurant Wednesday in honor of the delegation of
the south side to the 2nd round of the
north-south ministerial talks.
Invited there were members of the delegation of the south side with
Minister of Unification Pak Jae Gyu as chief
delegate.
Present there were Minister of Culture Kang Nung Su, Minister of Public
Health Kim Su Hak and other officials
concerned, officials of power organs, working people's organizations,
religious organizations, ministries, national
institutions and media and members of the delegation of the north side to
the ministerial talks.
Ryang Man Gil in his speech said that the historic Pyongyang meeting
and the north-south joint declaration opened
a broad avenue of national reconciliation and unity and instilled hope and
optimism about the future into the fellow
countrymen. He expressed the belief that the delegates of both sides would
join hands and pool their wisdom and
energies to implement the declaration in order to make only progress.
Chief delegate Pak Jae Gyu said that the firm will to implement the
declaration manifested by both sides at the talks
reassured the people at home and abroad of a bright prospect of south-north
relations. The delegation of the south side
will make utmost efforts to sincerely implement the south-north joint
declaration, he said.
Japan schemes naval attack on DPRK
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- Japan's Defence Agency on Monday set up
a "fund" allegedly to counter
"mysterious ships," Tokyo Shimbun reported on Tuesday.
The "fund" is meant to pay "allowance" to troops of the "Self-Defense
Forces" who will take part in the "pursuit
and investigation" into the "case of mysterious ship", a fiction invented
to stage an anti-DPRK campaign. This is part
of the childish moves to drive "SDF" troops into a special naval attack
operation.
Besides, the agency schemes to organize a maritime special unit called
"special guard" and develop equipment for
special naval operations allegedly to "cope with mysterious ships."
Pyongyang, time-honored city
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- Pyongyang, the capital city of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, has
a history of 5,000 years.
Pyongyang noted for its scenic beauty boasts of being a cradle of human
beings from the old stone age.
It is clearly proved by Komunmoru relic of primitive men dating back
more than a million years, which were
discovered in Sangwon county, Pyongyang.
Many fossils of palaeolithic and Neolithic men and sites of ancient
shelters were unearthed in suburbs of
Pyongyang.
Pyongyang had been the capital of the country for more than 1,500 years
from the time when Tangun, the
ancestral father of the nation, built Kojoson, the first ancient kingdom in
Korea, 5,000 years ago to the period around
the 14th century B.C.
Tangun set up Pyongyang as a capital and expanded his territory and
built a powerful state.
Pyongyang had been a center of the country for nearly 3,000 years as
the capital of three kingdoms, Tangun's
Korea and its successors Hujoson and Manjoson--until 108 B.C.
Historical status and role of Pyongyang was carried forward by koguryo
which emerged as a 1,000-year-strong
country following Kojoson.
Koguryo moved its capital to Pyongyang in 427 and further strengthened
the economy and military power of the
country, fully demonstrating the resourcefulness and might of the nation to
the world.
Koryo, the first unified state that emerged with an idea of rebuilding
Koguryo into great Koguryo, attached great
importance to Pyongyang from its early period and exerted great efforts to
reconstruct it. It was because Pyongyang
was the birthplace of the nation and the capital of Tangun's Korea.
In the period of the ri dynasty, too, Pyongyang played an important
role in the development of the history of the
nation, preserving its status as the biggest city in northwestern Korea.
In Pyongyang today king Tangun's mausoleum and the founder of Koguryo,
king Tongmyong's mausoleum have
been rebuilt and the fort on Mt. Taesong, the walled city of Pyongyang and
other historical relics are preserved in their
original state. All this bears witness to its history of 5,000 years.
Today Pyongyang stands as the capital of the DPRK, a modern city with a
lot of grand monumental edifices.
Rodong Sinmun calls for smashing imperialists' "globalization"
Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- The calls of the Central Committee of
the Worker's Party of Korea published
in the run-up to its 55th anniversary appealed to the world people to
resolutely smash the imperialists' "globalization."
The calls serve as an inspiring banner powerfully encouraging the world
progressive people in their struggle
against domination and plunder and for the building of a new society, says
Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
It continues:
"Globalization" peddled by the imperialists is not a "good
prescription" for the prosperity of the developing
countries but an economic strategy to put the noose around their necks.
The article points to the disastrous consequences of "globalization,"
noting that if the developing countries take the
road of "globalization" as demanded by the imperialists, they will lose
their unique economic modes and structures and
thus become complete economic colonies of the western countries.
What is important for frustrating the imperialists' "globalization" is
for all the developing nations to see through its
nature and danger and put up a vigorous collective struggle against it, the
article says, and goes on:
The way out for the developing countries is not "globalization" but
south-south cooperation.
If they build a south-south economic order and energetically develops
it, the old international economic order set
up by the imperialists will not work.
The unity of the developing countries is a sure guarantee for smashing
the imperialists' moves for "globalization"
and achieving their independent development.
Noting that the "internationalization" of the settlement of disputes
touted by the imperialists means an extension of
their moves for "globalization" and a military intervention aimed to
establish their political order in the world, the article
urges all the developing countries not to be deceived to get involved in or
help in it.
The developing countries should resolutely smash the imperialists'
"globalization" in order to give further impetus
to their independent development and the cause of making the whole world
independent, the article stresses.
For Spanish-speaking people
segunda ronda de conversaciones a nivel de ministro norte-sur de corea
pyongyang, 31 de agosto (atcc) -- tuvo lugar el dia 30 en esta capital
la segunda ronda de conversaciones a nivel de
ministro norte - sur de corea.
participaron por la parte norte los miembros de la delegacion presidida
por jon kum jin, consejero responsable del
consejo de ministros de la republica popular democratica de corea y otros
acompanantes y por la parte sur el ministro de
reunificacion pak jae gyu quien es delegado jefe y otros miembros de la
delegacion y acompanantes.
jon kum jin al hacer uso de la palabra basica senalo:
la segunda ronda de conversaciones a nivel de ministro servira de un
importante motivo para dar de nuevo un gran
paso en la ejecucion de la declaracion conjunta norte-sur a base de los
exitos ya logrados e infundir con mas seguridad
a los coreanos en el pais y el extranjero la clara perspectiva del
desarrollo de las relaciones norte-sur.
en la ejecucion de esta declaracion, la practica es mas importante que
la palabra.
ambas partes deben llevar a la practica uno tras uno los puntos
acordados de la declaracion.
deben consolidar los exitos logrados en el curso de la ejecucion de la
declaracion y promover activamente la
discusion practica para concretizar los asuntos acordados en la presente
ronda y llevarlos a la practica.
pak jae gyu hizo uso de la palabra basica.
hizo constar que hubo gran progreso en las relaciones sur-norte despues
de la primera ronda de conversaciones y
preciso que el sur y el norte deben eliminar juntos la amenaza de la guerra
e intercambiar y cooperar por via pacifica. al
mismo tiempo, expreso la voluntad de hacer esfuerzos sinceros por llevar a
la practica la declaracion sur-norte.
en la presente ronda fueron presentadas nuevas y concretas medidas del
norte y el sur para ejecutar los puntos
estiputados en la declaracion.
banquete para delegacion surcoreana a segunda ronda de conversaciones a nivel de
ministro
pyongyang, 31 de agosto (atcc) -- ryang man gil, presidente del comite
popular de la ciudad de pyongyang ofrecio
ayer en el restaurante okryu un banquete en honor de la delegacion
surcoreana a la segunda ronda de conversaciones a
nivel de ministro.
a la comida estuvieron invitados los miembros de la delegacion
surcoreana con pak jae gyu, ministro de
reunificacion como delegado jefe.
estuvieron presentes kang nung su, ministro de cultura, kim su hak,
ministro de salud publica y otros interesados,
funcionarios de los organismos de poder, organizaciones de masas y
religiosas, ministerios, organos centrales e
instituciones de prensa e informacion y los delegados de la parte norte a
dichas conversaciones.
ryang man gil, al hacer uso de la palabra senalo que el historico
encuentro de pyongyang y la declaracion conjunta
norte-sur abren el ancho camino de reconciliacion y unidad nacionales e
infunden a todos los coreanos la esperanza y el
optimismo en el futuro y expreso la conviccion de que los delegados de
ambas partes tendran el proposito y voluntad
comunes y mancomunaran fuerzas e inteligencias en los esfuerzos por llevar
a la practica la declaracion conjunta en
cuestion a fin de marchar hacia adelante.
pak jae gyu, al pronunciar un discurso dijo que la firme voluntad de
ambas partes de ejecutar la declaracion
conjunta manifestada en las presentes conversaciones demostro una vez mas
al interior y exterior del pais la radiante
perspectiva de las relaciones sur-norte y subrayo que la delegacion
surcoreana hara maximos esfuerzos por ejecutar con
lealtad la declaracion conjunta sur-norte.
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