TODAY'S NEWS (October.29.2000 Juche 89)
[CONTENTS]
* Peaceful reunification is unchangeable principled line of WPK
* Korean people's achievements praised
* Proposal for founding DFRK supported abroad
* Pyongyang, cradle of ideology, faith and will
* National sports contests of school youth and children for "Jongilbong
Cup"
* Fukuoka prefectural assemblymen's league formed
* GIs' outrages continue in S. Korea
* Improved DPRK-Japan relations are unthinkable without honest reflection
and apology
* Reckless challenge to peace
* U.S. forces side admits infiltration of fighters
For Spanish-speaking people
* principios y demandas fundamentales de gran unidad nacional
* vehiculo de guerra de militarismo en pista
* parte de pyongyang delegacion gubernamental de rpdc a 11 ronda de
conversaciones rpdc-japon
Peaceful reunification is unchangeable principled line of WPK
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today carries a signed
article titled "Peaceful
reunification is the unchangeable principled line of the Worker's Party of
Korea."
The President Kim Il Sung set forth long ago the principle of realising
Korea's reunification in a peaceful
way in conformity with the essence of the issue of national reunification
and the desire of the fellow
countrymen, the article says, and continues:
The principle, in essence, requires to achieve the reunification of
Korea by means of dialogue,
negotiations and cooperation, not by force of arms.
To reunify the country in a peaceful way is very just and realistic
from the viewpoint of the aspiration and
desire of the Korean people, the requirements of the times and the common
interests of humankind.
Kim Il Sung indicated a concrete way of peaceful reunification.
It is important to remove the danger of war from the Korean peninsula,
create a peaceful atmosphere in
favour of national reunification, resolve all the matters standing in the
way of reunification through dialogue
and negotiations between the north and south and realize reunification of
the country on the basis of federal
formula.
The prospect of independent and peaceful reunification of the country
is becoming brighter following the
historic Pyongyang meeting and the publication of the north-south joint
declaration. It is no doubt that when
the north and the south sincerely implement the joint declaration, it will
lead to the independent and peaceful
reunification of the country.
Korean people's achievements praised
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina
Faso, when meeting with
the DPRK ambassador to his country on Oct. 17, said that the Korean people
were gaining many successes in
the revolution and construction under the wise guidance of the respected
leader Kim Jong Il.
As he is wisely leading all the Korean people to accomplish the
socialist cause through his army-first
leadership, everything is going well in the DPRK though it is faced with
very difficult conditions, the
President said, adding:
The Korean people are initiatively dealing with the issue of national
reunification. This is one of the great
feats performed by Kim Jong Il who remains faithful to the cause of the
President Kim Il Sung.
We will positively support only the line of Kim Jong Il for reunification.
Proposal for founding DFRK supported abroad
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- A lecture meeting and a seminar were
held by the United Party of
Struggle of Madagascar and the Madagascan Society for the Study of Kim Jong
Il's Works on Oct. 18 and 19
on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the publication of the proposal
for founding the Democratic Federal
Republic of Koryo (DFRK).
Randriamvao Mahubazakasoa Max Halbari, general secretary of the party,
in his lecture said that the
proposal for founding the DFRK carries the aspiration and desire of the 70
million Korean people as it fairly
reflects the interests of the north and the south and those of all classes
and strata, proceeding from the reality
of Korea, not encroaching upon each other's different ideas and systems.
As the great leader Kim Jong Il leads the movement for Korea's
reunification, the proposal for
reunification through federation will be certainly realized, he added.
At the seminar held by the society speakers, referring to the issue of
Korea's reunification, said that the
proposal for founding the DFRK is, indeed, the most reasonable and
realistic proposal to open an epochal
phase for the reunification of Korea.
The Amerindian Action Movement of Guyana in a statement issued on Oct.
20 in support of this proposal
said that the proposal is enjoying positive support and approval not only
of the Koreans in the north, south
and abroad but also of the world progressives.
Pyongyang, cradle of ideology, faith and will
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Sok Yong Hwa, an unconverted long-term
prisoner, released a note
titled "Pyongyang is my native home of ideology, faith and will."
Sok, 75, was born in Ryangsan, South Kyongsang Province of South Korea
and has his wife and two
daughters in South Korea.
He embarked on the road of struggle early in the 1920s and took part in
the October popular resistance
and underground party activities just after the liberation of Korea from
the Japanese imperialists' colonial rule
on august 15, 1945.
During the Korean War, he conducted guerrilla activities in Kyongsang
Province. He, who underwent
imprison life twice before the war, was arrested again in 1952 to serve a
term of 20 years in prison. And he
had been subject to surveillance and persecution for nearly 30 years even
after his release.
In the note Sok said:
I hailed from Ryangsan, South Kyongsang Province, but came to the north
of the country where I had
never been to and there is no kinsman of mine. It is because I wanted to
devote myself to the truly beloved
motherland and honor the remainder of my life and Pyongyang is my native
home in aspects of ideology,
faith and will.
I proudly declare that my native home of ideology, faith and will is
Pyongyang where the great President
Kim Il Sung lies in state for perpetuity and the great leader Kim Jong Il
is administering politics of Juche, the
politics based on the idea of believing in the people as in heaven, true to
the intention of the President.
In South Korea I had always sung the "Song of General Kim Il Sung" in
and out the prison. This song
would give mental peace and strength to me in painful troubles.
The greatness of Kim Jong Il was the most unshakable mainstay that
encouraged us to keep our
principles. I felt more deeply the conviction that guided by him, we have
nothing to be afraid of in the world
and the final victory of socialism is sure to be won as well as the belief
that it was quite right that we had
overcome sufferings and hardships.
In conclusion Sok said that under the care of the DPRK he would devote
himself with sincerity to Kim
Jong Il and contribute to accelerating national reunification, though he is
too old and ailing.
National sports contests of school youth and children for "Jongilbong Cup"
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The national sports contests of school
youth and children for
"Jongilbong Cup" were held in Phyongsong, South Phyongan Province, and
Kowon, South Hamgyong
Province.
The contests included marathon, field and track events, basketball,
football, volleyball, table-tennis,
tennis, handball, boxing, Taekwon-do, defence sports and rhythmic gymnastics.
Players of the Pyongyang Kallimgil Senior Middle School (boys) and the
Pyongyang Minhung Senior
Middle School (girls) came first in basketball games, the Saegil Senior
Middle School in Wonsan, Kangwon
Province (boys) and the Jaechon Senior Middle School in Jaeryong county,
South Hwanghae Province
(girls) in marathon race and the Hanggu Senior Middle School in Nampho
(boys) and the Apkang Senior
Middle School in Sinuiju, North Phyongan Province (girls) in Taekwon-do.
The Pyongyang Taechon Senior Middle School (boys and girls), the
Pyongyang Pulgungori Senior
Middle School (boys and girls) and the Pyongyang Kwangbokgori Senior Middle
School (boys and girls)
respectively took the first place in defence sports, tennis and
table-tennis competitions.
Fukuoka prefectural assemblymen's league formed
Tokyo, October 27 (KNS-KCNA) -- An inaugural ceremony of the Fukuoka
Prefectural Assemblymen's
League for Japan-DPRK Friendship was recently held.
Present were prefectural assemblymen.
Invited there were Jong Thae Mun, chairman of the Fukuoka prefectural
headquarters of the General
Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon).
A report was made at the ceremony and then rules were examined.
Takashi Shiraishi was elected chairman of the league.
GIs' outrages continue in S. Korea
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- GIs are committing outrages one after
another in South Korea,
Seoul-based radios reported.
Scores of tanks under the second division of the U.S. forces stationed
in Tongduchon appeared without
a notice on Oct. 25 and ran over rice spread to be dried up on the roadside.
It was disclosed that two GIs deliberately destroyed scores of trucks
of South Korean people in Inchon
on the same day.
Improved DPRK-Japan relations are unthinkable without honest reflection
and apology
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Even at the historic turn of the
century Japan, clamoring about
non-existent "kidnapping issue" of the DPRK, still refuses to make a proper
apology for the unprecedented
crimes the Japanese imperialists committed in the past. Without Japan's
honest reflection and apology there
can be no trust and improved relations between the DPRK and Japan.
Rodong Sinmun stresses this in a signed article today.
The article says:
There are movements in various countries to settle outstanding issues
of the 20th century at the turn of
the century and greet the new century. Some time ago the Roman Catholic
Church made an apology for its
wrong which dates back to 400 years.
The behaviour of Japan presents a sharp contrast with that of Germany
that passed a bill calling denial of
Nazi massacres as historic facts to account before making a state
compensation for them.
Only Japan refuses to make an apology for the past crimes.
It does not reflect on the past, but misses the bygone days.
In actuality, it is stepping up preparations for reinvasion in full
swing watching for a chance for revenge
in order to make up for its defeat.
While taking insincere attitude towards the issue of apology it is
obliged to settle, it is hell-bent on taking
military and legal step designed to realise its wild ambition for reconquest.
Herein lies the danger of militarist aggression on the part of the
Japanese reactionaries.
Japan regards Korea as the first target of attack for overseas aggression.
It is watching for a chance for reinvasion behind the curtain of
"improvement of relations."
It should face up to the changed times. Korea today in particular, and
do what it should do with correct
viewpoint.
It should make a sincere reflection on and an apology for the past wrongs.
By doing so it should show to the international community the will not
to repeat the crime-woven past.
That will be beneficial to Japan.
The Japanese authorities should have a good understanding of the
anti-Japanese feelings and psychology
of the army and people of the DPRK, approach the talks with sincere stance
and agree to the liquidation of the
past, an outstanding issue of history, at an early date.
Reckless challenge to peace
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed
commentary brands the
Japan-U.S. joint combined field maneuver planned by the Japanese
reactionaries to stage in November under
simulated conditions of "contingencies in the area surrounding Japan" as
military operations to put into
practice the "law related to emergencies in the area surrounding Japan "
with "emergency" on the Korean
peninsula in mind.
If Japan earnestly wants peace, its favorite phrase, it should make
efforts to promote the positive
developments on the Korean peninsula, the news annalist says, and continues:
However, the Japanese reactionaries are now resorting to military
drills for the purpose of rendering the
situation of the Korean peninsula strained and, under this pretext,
stepping up their preparations for a military
giant and reinvasion.
Talks for opening diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Japan are
going on. The 11th round of
DPRK-Japan intergovernmental talks will shortly be held.
Japan's moves are categorically contrary to the purport and purpose of
the talks.
Brandishing a sword against the partner while talking about "opening of
relations" is contrary to the
diplomatic etiquette and common sense and it is just an act of creating
military confrontation and danger of
war, not a standpoint for improvement of relations.
The Korean people and the Asian people will never allow the war moves
of Japanese and U.S. bellicose
forces.
The Japanese reactionaries' taking the road of confrontation and
reinvasion against the trend of the times
will only result in their own isolation and destruction.
U.S. forces side admits infiltration of fighters
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The U.S. aggression forces committed a
grave military provocation
by infiltrating two fighters deep into the air above Phanmun county,
Kaesong, the DPRK, on October 26 all
of sudden.
In this regard a contact was held between the Korean People's Army side
and the U.S. forces side at
panmunjom today.
At the contact the KPA side stated that the U.S. forces side's
infiltration of fighters in broad daylight
after launching the large-scale "Foal Eagle" joint military exercise
against the DPRK is a wanton violation of
paragraph 16 of the Armistice Agreement and a very grave criminal act to
chill the north-south ties and scuttle
the normalization of the DPRK-U.S. relations.
If the U.S. forces side commits another military provocation,
persisting in the war exercise to invade the
DPRK, the people's army will have no option but to exercise the right of
self-defence against the
provocateurs, the KPA side stressed.
It strongly demanded the U.S. forces side admit and apologize for the
intrusion into the air above the
DPRK, punish the criminals and take a strict measure to prevent recurrence
of such case.
The U.S. forces side said it admitted that two fighters intruded into
the air above the area under the
control of the KPA side beyond the military demarcation line due to
carelessness while in training and felt
deeply regrettable for the occurrence of such case.
Noting that a thoroughgoing investigation into the case is under way
and a proper step will be taken
when it is completed, it said that every possible measure is being taken
lest such case should reoccur.
The KPA side will closely watch the future movement of the U.S. military.
For Spanish-speaking people
principios y demandas fundamentales de gran unidad nacional
pyongyang, 28 de octubre (atcc) -- el diario "rodong sinmun" inserto
hoy un articulo individual bajo el
titulo "principios y demandas fundamentales de la gran unidad nacional" que
senala:
el dirigente kim jong il dilucido los principios que se debe mantener
para lograr la gran unidad nacional.
estos principios requieren anteponer los intereses comunes de la nacion
en la solucion del problema de la
reunificacion de la patria.
si el norte y el sur de corea anteponen la comunidad nacional e
intereses comunes de la nacion en la obra
para reunificacion de la patria, podran lograr la gran unidad pannacional
por encima de las diferencias de la
ideologia, ideal y regimen. mantener y materializar estrictamente la
posicion de dar prioridad e importancia a
la nacion y el principio de anteponer los intereses comunes de la nacion en
la solucion del problema de la
reunificacion de la patria son el recto camino para lograr la gran unidad
de toda la nacion.
otro principio de ese particular es respetar y confiar unos a otros sin
preguntar de su pasado entre los
miembros de la nacion.
este principio refleja la politica de benevolencia y de abarcacion de
nuestro partido.
para quienes se ponen al lado de la nacion arrepentiendose de sus
crimines perpetrados en el pasado
contra la nacion borraremos su pasado, los trataremos con magnanimidad y
nos uniremos con ellos.
el dirigente kim jong il ilumino tambien las demandas fundamentales
para lograr la gran unidad nacional.
la primera es que el norte y el sur de corea no apliquen la politica
hostil a la contraparte por encima de su
ideologia y regimen.
si ambas partes, con el sincero anhelo de lograr unidad renuncian la
politica de hostilidad a la contraparte
y se esfuerzan en comun pueden buscar sin falta los puntos comunes
basandose en ello lograr la gran unidad
nacional.
la otra demanda es eliminar el malentendimiento y desconfianza entre el
norte y el sur de corea.
para lograr la gran unidad de la nacion el norte y el sur deben
mantener la posicion de dar mayor
prioridad a los intereses nacionales en eliminar el malentendimiento y
desconfianza entre ambas partes.
si todos los compatriotas del norte, sur y ultramar realizan visitas,
contactos y dialogos reciprocos e
intensifican la solidaridad y cooperacion, pueden profundizar la
comprension y confianza y mancomunar la
voluntad y fuerzas por un objetivo comun de la nacion y fomentar la gran
unidad nacional.
vehiculo de guerra de militarismo en pista
pyongyang, 28 de octubre (atcc) -- se ha dado a conocer el pasado dia
15 que las "fuerzas de
autodefensa" del japon y las tropas norteamericanas desarrollaran en el
proximo mes en la base de iwaguni del
departamento de yamaguchi los ejercicios de socorro a los soldados
norteamericanos naufragos y de refugio
de las personas no combatientes como un eslabon de las maniobras conjuntas
japon - ee.uu.
el periodico "minju joson" en un comentario de hoy senala que esto
demuestra bien que el japon,
llevando a cuesta a ee.uu., recurre mas freneticamente a las maquinaciones
de conversion en potencia militar y
los preparativos de reagresion, bajo el rotulo del "dialogo" y la "mejora
de relaciones".
la realidad demuestra que el vehiculo de guerra del japon ha entrado en
la pista. en el caso de dejarlo
intacto se podran ocasionar tremendas calamidades, asi senala el comentario
y sigue:
los paises del noreste asiatico y otros interesados, partiendo de la
mision de preservar la paz, mantienen
la posicion y actitud construtivas, pero solo el japon toma el camino
contrario.
con ambicion de expansion al ultramar el japon comete crimenes contra
el mundo y la humanidad.
si toma el camino de reagresion y guerra con la ilusion irrealizable,
eso acelerara solamente su ruina.
el japon debe ver correctamente la corriente de la epoca a la paz y
distension y dejar aunque ahora de
actuar insensatamente contra esta tendencia.
parte de pyongyang delegacion gubernamental de rpdc a 11 ronda de
conversaciones rpdc-japon
pyongyang, 28 de octubre (atcc) -- la delegacion gubernamental de la
republica popular democratica de
corea presidida por jong thae hwa, embajador itinerario del ministerio de
rr.ee. partio hoy de esta capital por
via aerea para participar en la 11 ronda de conversaciones principales
intergubernamentales rpdc-japon a
sostenerse en beijing de china.
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