TODAY'S NEWS (January.24.2001 Juche 90)
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Kim Jong Il inspects light industrial factories in Sinuiju
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Implementation of inter-Korean declaration called for
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Democratic reforms urged in S. Korea
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Joint plenary meeting of religious organizations
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British Foreign Ministry delegation here
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Kim Jong Il registered as great man in Peru
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June 15 North-South Joint Declaration supported by Chinese crewmen
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Winter sports at height
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New Year stamp
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Rodong Sinmun on national reunification
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Rodong Sinmun on anniversary of Kim Jong Il's work
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Japan's moves to justify overseas aggression assailed
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Joint statement on establishment of diplomatic relations between DPRK and
Kingdom of Belgium
For Spanish-speaking people
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dirigente kim jong il dirige sobre terreno fabricas de industria ligera de
sinuiju
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comunicado conjunto sobre establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas rpdc -
belgica
Kim Jong Il inspects light industrial factories in Sinuiju
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il visited light
industrial factories in Sinuiju, North Phyongan Province from Jan. 21 to 23.
He was accompanied by member of the DPRK National Defence Commission Yon
Hyong Muk, secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea central committee Kim
Kuk Thae and first vice department directors of the c.c., the WPK.
Present on the spots to receive him were chief secretary of the North
Phyongan Provincial Committee of the WPK Kim Phyong Hae, chairman of the
North Phyongan Provincial People's Committee Jang Yun Son and other leading
officials of the province, city and factories.
Kim Jong Il first went to the Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory newly built in
south Sinuiju.
Going round soap, tooth paste and cosmetics shops and other processes of
the factory, he acquainted himself with details of its construction and
production there.
All the products are of high quality, he said, greatly pleased to note
that more toilet articles could be supplied to the people.
He advanced concrete tasks to be carried out by the factory, saying that
production should be increased as the factory plays an important role in
carrying into practice the WPK's plan to provide the people with more
affluent and cultured living conditions.
Then he visited the Sinuiju Enamel Ware Factory. He stressed that all
its production processes should be revamped with uptodate technologies in a
bold way and latest science and technology should be widely introduced to
steadily increase the production at the factory.
Saying that handier well-designed enamelled ironwares to be liked by
people should be turned out, he indicated ways to do so and set forth
concrete tasks for keeping their production going at a high rate.
He appreciated a performance given by the itinerant art propaganda squad
of the factory.
Then he went to the Sinuiju Basic Foodstuff Factory.
Looking round different production processes, he learned in detail about
conditions of its technical equipment and production there. He expressed
great satisfaction at the fact that a variety of basic foodstuffs including
bean paste, soy sauce and cooking oil are being massproduced.
He said that the building of modern basic foodstuff factories in
different parts of the country in a short span of time signifies a
revolution in the development of the foodstuff industry of the nation as it
made it possible to massproduce subsidiary foodstuffs palatable to the
people.
Stressing the importance to steadily boost the production since bases
were built for the production of basic foodstuffs, he said strict measures
should be taken to satisfactorily supply raw materials including soy bean
and other materials.
He earnestly called on the light industrial workers in Sinuiju to bring
about a new upswing in the production in the spirit of devoted service for
the people so as to supply more quality consumption goods to them.
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Implementation of inter-Korean declaration called for
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- The United Confederations of Koreans in
Russia and Ukraine released a joint statement on Jan. 20 in support of the
appeal to the 70 million fellow countrymen made at the 2001 meeting for the
independent reunification of the Korean nation. The statement stressed the
need for the entire nation to implement in a responsible manner the June 15
north-south joint declaration which brought about a radical phase of
national reunification.
Any forces which hesitate to implement the joint declaration, in
violation of the principle clarified in it and reading other's face and do
things harmful to its implementation, will face a stern judgement of
history, it warned. It declared that the confederations would vigorously
join in the reunification movement for this year and the nationwide movement
for the country's reunification during the "June 15-August 15 period of the
campaign for promoting national reunification".
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Democratic reforms urged in S. Korea
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- The "National Council of Pastors for
Justice and Peace" in South Korea called a press conference in Seoul on
January 18 in demand of democratic reforms and published a declaration on
situation in the name of 2,000 members, Yonhap News reported. The
declaration urged the authorities to immediately abrogate the "Security Law"
and institute laws on human rights and prevention of corruption.
It also demanded that the authorities administer politics for people,
push ahead with reforms and accept people's opinions.
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Joint plenary meeting of religious organizations
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- A joint plenary meeting of the c.c.,
the Chondoist Chongu Party and the Korean Chondoist Church Central Guidance
Committee was held here on Tuesday. The joint plenary meeting discussed the
issue to carry through the tasks laid down at the 2001 meeting for the
independent reunification of the Korean nation.
Ryu Mi Yong, chairperson of the CCP central committee, made a report
there which was followed by speeches.
The reporter and speakers described the initiative of the 2001 meeting
of the DPRK government, political parties, organizations and individuals, as
a timely step for opening a broad avenue for the independent and peaceful
reunification of Korea. The 2001 meeting set this year as a "year for the
independent reunification of the Korean nation" and called for vigorously
conducting a nationwide movement for reunification and patriotism so as to
open up a radical phase of national independent reunification.
They referred to the tasks facing the party members and Chondoists to
decorate the august 15 liberation day with brilliant achievements in the
reunification movement during the "June 15-August 15 period of campaign for
promoting national reunification."
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British Foreign Ministry delegation here
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the British Foreign
Ministry led by Rosalind Marsden, Director of Asia-Pacific Command, arrived
here by air on Tuesday.
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Kim Jong Il registered as great man in Peru
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- The Pasco regional council of Peru
decided to acclaim leader Kim Jong Il as a great man on the occasion of
February 16. A ceremony was held on January 17 to convey a decision and a
medal of great man.
The governor of Pasco region read out the decision of the council at the
ceremony.
The decision notes that the council acclaims Kim Jong Il, General
Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the DPRK National
Defence Commission, as a great man in high recognition of his distinguished
exploits for peace and independence of humankind.
Handing the medal, a letter and a decision addressed to Kim Jong Il to
the DPRK ambassador, the governor said that the regional council decided to
register him as a great man of the region and award a medal and a
congratulatory letter to him, reflecting the will of all the people in the
region.
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June 15 North-South Joint Declaration supported by Chinese crewmen
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- Crewmen of the Chinese ship Changni
held a meeting at Chongjin port in the northern part of Korea on Jan. 23 in
support of the June 15 north-south joint declaration. At the meeting
speakers said that after the historic inter-Korean summit meeting in
Pyongyang and the publication of the June 15 north-south joint declaration
last year, the historic tasks for Korea's reunification, which could not be
achieved for over 50 years, have been carried out. This is entirely the
great fruition of the resolute patriotic decision and outstanding leadership
of leader Kim Jong Il, they stressed, and went on:
The declaration is a landmark for Korea's reunification in the 21st
century, anchored on the three principles of national reunification.
The most important and principled matter in reunifying Korea at present
is to implement the declaration to the letter.
They expressed belief that the Korean people will certainly reunify
their country and build a powerful nation in the near future under the
leadership of Kim Jong Il.
A letter to him was adopted at the meeting.
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Winter sports at height
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- January and February are set as the
"Months of Winter Sports" every year in this country. Now is the winter
vacation throughout the country. Pupils and students go skating and skiing.
March to the revolutionary battlefields is another important item of winter
sports. Particularly the march through the snowy road is regarded as a good
opportunity to cultivate the bravery and strong will among students.
The employees of national organs and factory workers are highly
sports-conscious.
They take up diverse forms of physical training: Morning exercise,
setting-up exercises, walking and running. on holidays athletic contests are
held by various departments and workshops.
Every organ and department in the service of physical training and
working people's organization strive to provide conditions for winter sports
and skill improvements for students and other young people.
The achievements and experience that have been gained in sporting
activities are made widely available to ensure that they go hand in hand
with production.
Skating, skiing, sleighing, the march through snowy road, mass gymnastic
display on the ice and ball games are very much in vogue in streets and
villages.
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New Year stamp
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- The Ministry of Posts and
Telecommunications have issued a stamp in celebration of the New Year.
Against a background of the fluttering red flag are drawn heavy industrial
establishments and modern military hardware. pictured on the lower part are
a pine tree symbolic of the Koreans' stamina and the characters "Juche 90
(2001)", and on the right "Happy New Year ".
The stamp represents the spirit and will of the Korean people who are
advancing towards the final victory of the Korean revolution under the red
flag of socialism.
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Rodong Sinmun on national reunification
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article
says that the whole Korean nation is the master of national reunification.
The article goes on:
It is because the cause of national reunification is the work for the
Korean nation itself which is related to its life and death.
It is our nation who earnestly wants the reunification of the country,
should live in a reunified country and has power to reunify the country.
That is why the north and the south solemnly stated through the June 15
joint declaration that they would solve the issue of reunification
independently by the concerted efforts of the nation.
The Korean nation should fulfill its responsibility of the master in
accomplishing the cause of national reunification.
To do so, all the compatriots should unite under the banner of national
reunification.
They should unite on the principle of national independence.
All the Koreans in the north, south and overseas should firmly unite
under the banner of patriotism and national reunification, transcending the
differences in ideology and system, political view and religious belief for
the cause common to the nation.
The Korean nation should fulfill its responsibility as the master of
Korea's reunification in implementing the June 15 North-South Joint
Declaration to the letter.
The declaration is one of independence, peaceful reunification and great
national unity--the three principles of national reunification--and a
landmark of national reunification.
The north and the south, authorities and civilians, the ruling and
opposition parties should turn out in implementing the June 15 North-South
Joint Declaration.
All the compatriots in the north, south and abroad should turn out as
one in the movement for national reunification, mindful that they are the
masters and undertakers of national reunification, so as to open the door of
reunification in the near future by the concerted efforts of the nation.
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Rodong Sinmun on anniversary of Kim Jong Il's work
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today dedicates an
article to the first anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's celebrated work
"improving the layout of the fields is a great transformation of nature for
the prosperity of the country, a patriotic work of lasting significance."
The author of the article says:
The work provides the most just policy correctly reflecting the rural
situation of Korea and the actual requirements of socialist construction.
Land levelling and rezoning project guided by the Workers' Party of
Korea today is a drive to glorify President Kim Il Sung's leadership
exploits designed to change all the fields as befitting land of socialist
Korea.
Kim Jong Il's work serves as a highly important guideline to completely
free farmers from back-breaking labour by materializing the comprehensive
mechanization of agriculture.
Elucidated in the work is the way of pushing ahead with land levelling
and rezoning project to totally liquidate leftover of feudal landownership
and make machines pay off.
A sure guarantee was thus provided for farmers to do farming easily with
the help of machines.
The work also opens up a bright road of drastically increasing grain
production and solving the food problem for the people.
Referring to the rigorous difficulties in agricultural production caused
by the imperialists' unabated moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK and
several years of natural disasters in Korea, the article says that the land
layout policy is a just policy based on a comprehensive analysis of the
difficulties.
The comprehensive clarification of principled matters and way in the
land levelling and rezoning project, a work of lasting significance, has
provided the Korean people with a means of brilliantly carrying out the
WPK's far-reaching plan for land levelling and rezoning.
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Japan's moves to justify overseas aggression assailed
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed
commentary condemns Japan for revealing its true nature as a war state
behind the curtain of the "peace constitution." The commentary says:
Not only the government and the ruling party but some opposition parties
are joining in an attempt to replace the "peace constitution" with "war
constitution" in Japan.
Yukio Hatoyama, representative of the Japanese Democratic Party, at a
recent political meeting in Tokyo said that the constitution should be
revised to definitely allow the exercise of the "right to collective
self-defence."
Japan's clamour for "exercise of the right to collective self-defence"
means that it would set out on armed attack or interference in other
countries under the pretext of "self-defence."
Two years ago Japan passed through the diet a law relating to the
"U.S.-Japan defence cooperation guidelines" to restore the right of
belligerency and the right of participation in a war. Thus an article of
constitution which bans participation in a war has become good-for-nothing.
The Japanese "Self-Defence Forces" have waged fierce joint military drills
for overseas military operations with the U.S. armed forces every year.
The Japanese ruling quarters are spreading a rumor that Japan cannot
contribute to "international peace-keeping" because the constitution does
not recognize the "exercise of the right to collective self-defence."
The issue of revising the constitution is now high on the agenda among
the Japanese political circles. This clearly shows that Japan has rounded
off the preparations for a war militarily and economically and is now
stepping up the enaction of legislation to justify the war of aggression.
It is a foolish act of inviting misfortunes by itself for Japan to
renounce the "peace constitution" and take the road of war.
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Joint statement on establishment of diplomatic relations between DPRK and
Kingdom of Belgium
Pyongyang, January 24 (KCNA) -- A joint statement on the establishment
of diplomatic relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
and the Kingdom of Belgium was released on January 23, 2001. The statement
reads:
Representatives from the ministries of foreign affairs of the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Belgium held talks in Brussels
on 18 December 2000 and 23 January 2001 to establish diplomatic relations
between the two countries.
The talks were conducted following the exchange of letters between the
ministers of foreign affairs of both countries, in which the intention to
establish diplomatic relations was declared.
During the talks, the two sides signed an agreement on establishing
diplomatic relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and
the Kingdom of Belgium at the level of ambassadors on the basis of the
Vienna convention on diplomatic relations and the Vienna convention of
consular relations.
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For Spanish-speaking people
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dirigente kim jong il dirige sobre terreno fabricas de industria ligera de
sinuiju
pyongyang, 24 de enero (atcc) -- el gran dirigente kim jong il dirigio
sobre el terreno del 21 al 23 del mes en curso las fabricas de industria
ligera de la ciudad de sinuiju de la provincia de phyong-an del norte. le
acompanaron yon hyong muk, miembro del comite de defensa nacional de la
republica popular democratica de corea, kim kuk thae, secretario del cc del
partido del trabajo de corea y los primeros subjefes de departamento del cc
del ptc.
le acogieron en el mismo lugar kim phyong hae, secretario responsable
del comite del ptc en la provincia de phyong -an del norte, jang yun son,
presidente del comite popular de esta provincia y los funcionarios
directivos de la provincia, la ciudad y las fabricas.
el dirigente kim jong il ante todo dirigio sobre el terreno la fabrica
de articulos de tocador de sinuiju nuevamente construida en sinuiju sur.
al recorrer los talleres de jabon, pasta dentifrica y articulos de
tocador y otros varios procesos de la fabrica se entero de los detalles del
estado de construccion y produccion.
el dijo que es muy elevada la calidad de todos los productos de esta
fabrica y se mostro muy contento de que desde ahora se puede suministrar con
mas abundancia los cosmeticos a nuestro pueblo.
enseno que se debe aumentar sin cesar la produccion en la fabrica de
articulos de tocador de sinuiju por que esta ocupa una importante porcion en
la realizacion del proyecto del partido del trabajo de corea de asegurar la
vida mas abundante y civilizada al pueblo y presento las tareas concretas
para este particular.
despues dirigio sobre el terreno la fabrica de vasijas de hierro
esmaltado de sinuiju.
el subrayo que para aumentar sin cesar la produccion en la fabrica es
preciso renovar audazmente a base de la tecnica moderna todos los procesos
de produccion e introducir en estos los adelantos de la ciencia y tecnica.
dijo que debe esforzarse por que sean mas utiles y hermosas las vasijas
de hierro esmaltado que son articulos de uso diario predilectos del pueblo,
enseno los medios para este fin y presento las tareas concretas que se
presentan para normalizar en un alto nivel la produccion.
vio la funcion del grupo de propaganda movil de la fabrica.
acto seguido el dirigente kim jong il dirigio sobre el terreno la
fabrica de alimentos basicos de sinuiju.
al recorrer varios procesos de produccion se entero de los pormenores
del estado de equipamiento tecnico y de produccion y se mostro muy
regocijado al ver la salsa y pasta de soya, aceite y otros distintos
alimentos basicos que salian a chorros.
dijo que las modernas fabricas de alimentos basicos construidas en un
corto espacio de tiempo en distintas localidades producen gran cantidad de
alimentos secundarios predilectos de nuestro pueblo y anadio que esto es una
revolucion en el desarrollo de la industria alimenticia de nuestro pais.
dijo que es importante aumentar sin cesar la produccion en las ya
preparadas bases productoras de alimentos basicos y subrayo que se debe
tomar estrictas medidas para suministrar con suficiencia soya y otras
materias primas y materiales.
el dirigente kim jong il enseno que los obreros del sector de la
industria ligera de la ciudad de sinuiju con el abnegado servicio al pueblo
deben operar nuevo cambio en la produccion para suministrar mayor cantidad
de articulos de primera necesidad de buena calidad a nuestro pueblo.
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comunicado conjunto sobre establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas rpdc -
belgica
pyongyang, 24 de enero (atcc) -- quedo publicado el dia 23 de enero del
2001 el comunicado conjunto sobre el establecimiento de las relaciones
diplomaticas entre la republica popular democratica de corea y el reino de
belgica. el comunicado conjunto senala:
los delegados de los ministerios de relaciones exteriores de la rpdc y
el reino de belgica celebraron el dia 18 de dicimembre del 2000 y el dia 23
de enero del 2001 en bruselas las conversaciones para establecer relaciones
diplomaticas entre ambos paises.
las conversaciones tuvieron lugar de acuerdo con las cartas
intercambiadas por los cancilleres de ambos paises relativas al
establecimiento de las relaciones diplomaticas.
en ellas ambas partes acordaron establecer relaciones diplomaticas a
nivel de embajador entre la rpdc y el reino de belgica a base de los
convenios de viena sobre las relaciones diplomaticas y las relaciones
consulares.
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