October.21.2000 Juche 89
[CONTENTS]
* Message of sympathy to Bangladesh Prime Minister
* Stand of EU countries to open diplomatic relations with DPRK welcomed
* Talks between delegations of WPK and British party
* Executive director of KEDO leaves
* Kim Jong Il receives Choe Hong Hui
* 2nd-stage project of Anbyon Youth Power Station completed
* 4th "National Immunization Day" observed
* Turning out to build reunified powerful nation
* Israel hit for aggravating situation in Middle East
* 6th National Exhibition of Inventions and New Technologies closes
* Japan's move to establish "TMD" system under fire
* Popular dish at Pyongyang restaurants
* Mori's junket to S. Korea rejected
* Kim Jong Il's works published in Mexico
* DPRK-U.S. joint communique supported
* Kim Il Sung's great idea of reunification and immortal exploits praised
* Group for study of Juche philosophy formed in Ecuador
* Kim Jong Il praised
Message of sympathy to Bangladesh Prime Minister
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Hong Song Nam, premier of the cabinet of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a message of sympathy to Sheikh
Hasina,
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, in connection with
big human
and material losses caused by the floods that hit its southwestern part.
He in the message expressed deep sympathy and consolation to the Prime
Minister
and, through her, to the people in the afflicted area and belief that the
government would
recover from the disaster and bring their living to normal at an early date.
Stand of EU countries to open diplomatic relations with
DPRK welcomed
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea today gave an answer to a question put by
KCNA as regards the position of Germany, Britain, Netherlands and other EU
countries
to establish diplomatic relations with the DPRK.
He said:
Establishment and development of friendly relations among the states
are a product
of an independent decision of each country and of an independent foreign
policy.
We welcome the decision of those countries, considering that this
conforms with
the trend of the situation today when radical changes are taking place in
the international
relations after the end of the Cold War.
It is the invariable stand of the DPRK government to establish and
develop friendly
and cooperative relations with all the countries on the principle of mutual
respect for
sovereignty, non-interference in other's internal affairs, equality and
mutual benefits in
accordance with the noble idea of its foreign policy--independence, peace and
friendship.
We have had multi-faceted contacts and dialogue to boost the relations
with EU
countries and already proposed to those countries to establish diplomatic
relations with
the DPRK.
To establish diplomatic relations between the DPRK and EU countries
will help
expand and develop the bilateral relations in various fields and preserve
peace and
security in northeast Asia and the rest of the world.
The DPRK government will as ever develop friendly and cooperative
relations with
all the countries around the world that respect the sovereignty of the DPRK
and are
friendly toward it.
Talks between delegations of WPK and British party
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Talks were held here today between the
delegations of the Worker's Party of Korea (WPK) and the New Communist Party of
Great Britain.
Present there were Kim Yang Gon, department director of the Central
Committee of
the WPK, officials concerned and the members of the delegation of the New
Communist
Party of Great Britain headed by Andy Brooks, general secretary of the party.
Both sides informed each other of their activities and exchanged views on
developing the friendly and cooperative relations between the two parties
and a series of
matters of mutual concern.
The talks proceeded in a comradely and friendly atmosphere.
Executive director of KEDO leaves
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The executive director of the KEDO (Korean
Peninsula Energy Development Organization) and his party left here today
after visiting
the DPRK in connection with the light water reactor project.
Kim Jong Il receives Choe Hong Hui
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il on Friday
received Choe Hong Hui, president of the International Taekwon-do
Federation, who is
staying in the socialist homeland.
Present there were secretaries Kim Jung Rin and Kim Yong Sun of the Central
Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea.
Kim Jong Il had a cordial conversation with the president, gave a
luncheon for him
and had a souvenir picture taken with him.
2nd-stage project of Anbyon Youth Power Station completed
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- A ceremony for the completion of the
2nd-stage
project of the Anbyon Youth Power Station, one of the world's leading hydro
power
stations, was held on the spot yesterday.
This power station in Kangwon Province is the biggest gift presented by the
people's army and people to the party and the country on the occasion of
the 55th
anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea.
On the very day people's army soldiers finished the first-stage project
of the power
station despite adversity, the great leader Kim Jong Il visited it and
unrolled a grand
blueprint for the second-stage project of the power station and wisely led
their drive to
complete it.
He gave at least 50 highly important teachings and took every necessary
measure to
push ahead with the project.
During the second-stage project soldier-builders erected several giant
dams and
finished the project for expanding the lower intake tunnel extending
thousands of
metres.
Keeping pace with their drive, civilian builders also succeeded in
completing
various power stations, the assembling of generator and the project for
reinforcing the
regulating dam.
Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il in an order issued on October 4 declared
to the
world that the power station was completed thanks to the heroic struggle of the
servicemen and builders and extended thanks to them, highly appreciating
the heroic
exploits they performed by erecting a gigantic edifice in the era of the
workers' party.
Among those present at the ceremony were Jo Myong Rok, director of the
general
political department of the Korean People's Army, Kwak Pom Gi, vice premier
of the
cabinet, and others.
Minister of the People's Armed Forces Kim Il Chol in a report at the
ceremony said
that the completion of the second-stage project of the Anbyon youth power
station made
it possible to creditably carry out the behest of the President Kim Il Sung
and more
satisfactorily meet the needs of the national economy for electricity.
Noting that it is of weighty importance to keep electricity production
going at the
power station to seek the solution of the problem of electricity, a
breakthrough in the
building of a powerful nation, he called for taking good care of equipment
to boost the
production.
Senior party and state officials cut the red cloth hanging across the dam.
4th "National Immunization Day" observed
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- October 20 is "National Immunization Day" in
the DPRK.
An inaugural meeting of the 4th "National Immunization Day" was held in
Pyongyang on Friday.
Present there were scientists and technicians in the field of public
health and medical
workers in the DPRK. Also present there were David Morton, UN resident
coordinator
and resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme here,
Dilawar Ali Khan, representative of the office of the United Nations
Children's Fund,
head Thomas Liew and members of the aid delegation of the International
Federation of
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Du Yuping, consultant of the expanded
programme on immunization of the who, David Bulman, deputy representative and a
staff member of the Mission of the World Food Programme, and staff members
of the
office of the UNICEF here.
Minister of Public Health Kim Su Hak recalled in his opening speech
that various
international bodies and organizations including who and UNICEF sent competent
experts to the DPRK for technical cooperation in the successful holding of
the day and
provided a sufficient amount of prophylactic medicine, many refrigeration
facilities and
transport means for scientific and technological preventive inoculation.
He expressed his heartfelt thanks to the international bodies and various
governmental and non-governmental organizations for their sincere help to
the DPRK,
manifesting expectation that they would positively contribute to the work
for the
promotion of the Korean children's health in the future, too.
The representative of the office of the UNICEF here and the adviser of the
expanded programme on immunization of the who made congratulatory speeches.
They said that international organizations would in the future, too,
continue
technical and material aid to combating infantile paralysis and the
expanded programme
on immunization in the DPRK.
At the end of the meeting its participants looked round photos showing the
successes achieved in the health care in the DPRK.
On this day, spinal paralysis preventive inoculation was done to all
the children up
to the age of five in Pyongyang and all local areas.
Turning out to build reunified powerful nation
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article
calls
upon all the fellow countrymen in the north, south and abroad to turn out in a
nationwide struggle to build a reunified powerful nation in this land with
optimism and
firm conviction of the reunification of the country under the guidance of
the great Kim
Jong Il, the sun of the nation and the lodestar of national reunification.
The present reality that an epochal phase of national reunification is
opening more
urgently requires our fellow countrymen to devote themselves to the cause
of national
reunification, the cherished desire of the nation, irrespective of
differences in ideology
and system, class and strata, political view and religious belief, whether
they live in the
north, south or abroad, the article says, and notes:
The desire for national reunification should be achieved by struggle.
The day of national reunification will come faster when all the members
of the
nation are closely united as one and make a tangible contribution to the
cause of national
reunification, the common cause of the nation, those with strength devoting
strength,
those with knowledge dedicating knowledge and those with money donating money.
The north-south joint declaration is a declaration of national
independence which
opened a bright prospect of national reunification, a declaration
orientated toward
reunification and a declaration of national unity, enjoying absolute
support of the Korean
nation as well as the world people.
Now that the great vitality of the declaration has been verified in
practice, attitude
toward it is a touchstone which proves who truly wants reunification or not.
Kim Jong Il with his unshakable will to reunify the country in our
generation
without fail, true to the noble intention of the great leader Kim Il Sung,
the eternal sun of
the nation, is leading the struggle of the Korean nation for reunification
to victory.
A bright vista for the Korean people to achieve their historic desire
for national
reunification in the near future has opened because they are holding Kim
Jong Il in high
esteem as the sun of the nation and the lodestar of national reunification
and are wisely
led by him.
Israel hit for aggravating situation in Middle East
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- It is Israel that is rendering the
situation in the
Middle East unstable, says Minju Joson today in a signed commentary.
The issue of peace in the Middle East would have been settled long
before if Israel
had not pursued its expansionist policy there, the commentary observes, and
goes on:
Sustained efforts have been made for peace in this region on the
peace-for-land
principle, but they have produced no result owing to Israel.
No sooner had Palestinians staged a mass demonstration than Israel
committed a
bloody crackdown upon it by mobilizing heavily armed soldiers. This
revealed once
again Israel's true colors as harasser of Middle East peace.
The massive resistance of the Palestinians is a just struggle to defend
their legitimate
national rights. The Korean people's stand toward the struggle of the
Palestinian people
remains unchanged.
Israel should swim with the trend of the times, come out at once to
settle the
situation and take practical measures for Middle East peace.
6th National Exhibition of Inventions and New Technologies
closes
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The 6th National Exhibition of
Inventions and
New Technologies closed on Oct. 19 with due ceremony.
Objects, miniatures, video cassettes and pictures of more than 11,000
inventions
and new technical materials of at least 3,500 species achieved by
scientists, technicians
and inventors in their scientific researches and practice were presented at
the exhibition,
which opened on July 13. Tens of thousands of working people including
scientists,
technicians, office workers and students visited the exhibition hall and
methodological
lectures and presentation meetings of scientific and technological papers
were held.
Over 1,200 presenters were awarded prizes at the closing ceremony for their
valuable inventions and new technical achievements such as steel casting
mold for
molten iron, remote-controlled excessive electricity load breaker and
technique of
producing footwear mould with the help of computers, which were highly
evaluated at
the exhibition.
Vice-premier of the cabinet Jo Chang Dok and officials concerned were
present at
the closing ceremony.
Japan's move to establish "TMD" system under fire
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today carries a signed article
accusing the Japanese chief executive for reaffirming at the diet on Sept.
27 that Japan
would continue a joint technical study of the "Theatre Missile Defence" system.
The article says:
He made incoherent remarks that the system is merely "defensive," the joint
technical study with the United States is an "important task for the sake
of national
defence policy and it would not exert negative influence on peace and
security in the
region".
Japan's active participation in the joint development of the system is
aimed to have
the technique of producing mass destruction weapons and secure a large number of
offensive weapons.
The article brings to light the sophism of the Japanese reactionaries
about "military
threat" from the DPRK, a pretext for the development of the system.
Now that huge aggression forces including many missiles and nuclear weapons
have been densely deployed around the Korean peninsula for a forestalling
attack, it is
necessary for the DPRK to have its own firm defence power, the article
says, stressing:
all this is for self-defence.
The Japan's move to establish the system is not for "security" and
"defence" but for
offensive, becoming a great threat to peace and security in Asia and the
factor of
aggravating tensions, the article notes, adding:
Many countries are making efforts to strengthen military forces against
the moves of
Japan to establish the system.
The Japanese reactionaries should clearly see developments and stop
their moves to
develop the system.
Popular dish at Pyongyang restaurants
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Nowadays catfish soup is very popular at
different restaurants in Pyongyang.
Most famous of them is Pyongyang Megithangjip (restaurant which
specially serves
catfish soup) situated on the bank of the River Taedong. It is visited by
at least 1,500
people everyday.
A two-phase preparation is needed for this soup. Cuts of catfish are
briefly boiled in
a scallop and beef, beancurds, eggs, costmary and at least 10 kinds of
spices such as
cherry, green onion and garlic are put into it before boiling it again.
Then the soup gives a savory smell and special flavor.
Catfish soup is listed as very highly caloric dish as it contains
various nutritive
substance including proteins, minerals and vitamins.
Everyday fresh catfish is delivered to restaurants from catfish farms.
A mass movement is now under way across the country to breed catfish.
Mori's junket to S. Korea rejected
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- At least 200 members of the association of
families of pacific war dead on October 18 held a rally in Seoul to protest
Japanese
Prime Minister Mori's junket to South Korea, according to the South Korean
newspaper
Hangyore.
Its participants denounced the Japanese imperialists for hurling many
Koreans into
pacific war shambles to meet disasters and demanded Japan officially
apologize and
compensate for them.
They stated that they are opposed to the South Korea visit of Mori who
claimed that
Tok islet belongs to Japan, and demanded Mori promptly withdraw his
reckless remarks
and step down.
Kim Jong Il's works published in Mexico
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il's famous works
"Socialism Is a Science" and "the Worker's Party of Korea Is the Party of
the Great
Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung" were published in pamphlet by the Mexican Worker's
Party Publishing House on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the
Worker's Party
of Korea.
DPRK-U.S. joint communique supported
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The DPRK-U.S. joint communique was
supported by China and Russia.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of China, commenting on the
DPRK-U.S.
joint communique, said that the Chinese government is making sustained
efforts to
preserve peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and has always
supported and
welcomed anything helpful to them.
Losyukov, vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, when interviewed by
Itar-tass, noted that the dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington is of
important
nature and, accordingly, Russia fully supports it.
Kim Il Sung's great idea of reunification and immortal
exploits praised
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The Latin American and Caribbean Regional
Committee to Support the Reunification of Korea, political parties and
organizations of
Peru issued a joint statement on October 9 on the occasion of the 20th
anniversary of the
publication of the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of
Koryo
(DFRK).
The statement said that they paid highest tribute to the great Kim Il
Sung, highly
praising the immortal exploits he performed on behalf of times and
humankind for the
reunification of Korea and the cause of global independence.
It continued:
Kim Il Sung set forth many fair and aboveboard reunification proposals
including
the proposal for founding the DFRK and devoted all his life to their
materialization.
His great idea of reunification and immortal exploits will shine long
in the history of
the movement for Korea's reunification.
It warmly supported and welcomed the north-south joint declaration
provided by the
respected Kim Jong Il, highly appreciating it as a historic agreement of weighty
significance in the history of the movement.
It bitterly condemned the anachronistic moves of the anti-reunification
war forces in
the name of the world peaceloving people and strongly demanded an immediate
halt to
them.
The statement appealed to all the peace- and justice-loving
governments, political
parties and organizations and individual figures of the world and
international bodies
and democratic organizations to undertake a positive international campaign
to voice
support and solidarity for the peace on the Korean peninsula and its
independent and
peaceful reunification based on the progress in the implementation of the
north-south
joint declaration.
Group for study of Juche philosophy formed in Ecuador
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The Quito, Ecuador, Group for the Study of
the Man-centered Juche Philosophy was formed in Quito on October 9.
A member of the Ecuadorian parliament who is chairman of the Ecuadorian
African
and American Tribe Association was elected chairman of the group at the
inaugural
meeting.
The chairman said that the study and dissemination of the Juche idea is
an issue vital
to the people of Ecuador and vowed to deeply study the man-centered Juche
idea and
learn from the precious experience of the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea and
thus positively contribute to building independent and powerful Ecuador
like the DPRK.
A letter to the great leader Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.
Kim Jong Il praised
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Senior political party leaders of the
Congo and
Peru issued statements on October 8 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary
of the
Worker's Party of Korea.
Leon Nzokene, general secretary of the Congolese Socialist Party, said
in the
statement that the WPK, which was founded and has grown strong, guided by
the great
Juche idea, is now dynamically advancing as the center of world socialism.
The DPRK has become a great crystal of the ideology and will and a
large family,
an invincible political and military power in which all the people are
firmly united as one
around General Secretary Kim Jong Il under his wise leadership, he noted.
Victor Oliva Miguel, general secretary of the Socialist Revolutionary
Party of Peru,
said in the statement titled "Comrade Kim Jong Il is the great leader of
the cause of
independence and the sun of humankind in the 21st century":
Kim Jong Il, leading the party, the state and revolutionary armed
forces for many
years, has strengthened and developed the WPK to be a single-heartedly united
invincible party and ever-victorious, experienced guiding forces that
ensure one victory
after another and enabled the Korean people to emerge as the most
dignified, greatest
and happiest people in the world.
He is not only the great leader of the Korean people but a great guide
of the cause of
independence and the sun of the people in the 21st century.
The socialist revolutionary party of Peru will always support the cause
of the WPK,
cherishing the exceptional honor and pride of having Kim Jong Il as its
honorary leader.
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