TODAY'S NEWS (February.01.2001 Juche 90) [CONTENTS] * DPRK aerial acrobatics places first at international festival * Wreaths laid before bust of Kim Chaek * Faster advance under red flag of socialism called for * U.S. commits air espionage on DPRK * Minju Joson on lesson of Gulf War * Friendship gathering at Russian embassy school * Fourth round of inter-Korean military talks held * Pleasant winter vacation * New turn in movement for Korea's reunification called for * DPRK book wing opens * More relics discovered * Paek Nam Sun meets new Equatorial Guinean ambassador * Kim Il Chol meets Cuban ambassador For Spanish-speaking people * editorial conjunto por 90 (2001) de era juche * periodicos conmemoran 42 aniversario de triunfo de revolucion cubana * dirigente kim jong il rinde tributo a presidente kim il sung en palacio memorial kumsusan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPRK aerial acrobatics places first at international festival Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- The small group of the Pyongyang circus won the prize of the President of the Republic of France, the highest prize of the festival, and the aerial acrobatics "flying girls" the first prize at the 9th Massay International Circus Festival held in Massay city, France from Jan. 25 to 28. Aerial acrobatics "duet swinging" received a technical prize. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wreaths laid before bust of Kim Chaek Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid before the bust of Kim Chaek, a communist revolutionary fighter, at the revolutionary martyrs cemetery on Mt. Taesong on Jan. 31, the 50th anniversary of his demise. A wreath sent by leader Kim Jong Il placed before the bust. Present at the wreath-laying ceremony were Jo Myong Rok, Kim Il Chol and other senior party and government officials, officials of the party and armed forces organs, power bodies, ministries and national institutions, members of the bereaved family and working people in the city. Wreaths and bunches of flowers were laid in the name of the wpk central committee, the cabinet of the DPRK, the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces and others. Wreaths were also laid before Kim Chaek's statues in Kim Chaek city, North Hamgyong Province and at Kim Chaek Airforce University on the same day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Faster advance under red flag of socialism called for Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today editorially calls for speeding up the advance in the 21st century under the red flag of socialism, holding fast to leader Kim Jong Il's revolutionary army-first line as the lifeline. The editorial says: The line is a unique revolutionary line of Korean style, in which the working class's idea of giving priority to military affairs is embodied in conformity with actual conditions today and the most effective one which fully demonstrated its validity and tremendous vitality in defending socialism in the 20th century. A full display of its vitality is a fundamental guarantee for glorifying this year, the first year of the 21st century, as a year of new leap and overall revival by speeding up the advance under the red flag of socialism. It is the fixed will of the Workers' Party of Korea to solve all issues arising in the revolution and construction on the principle of giving priority to the army and to advance and accomplish the socialist cause with the people's army as the core and a main force. All party members and other working people should uphold the party's army-first revolutionary line as a strategic line of the Korean revolution and give fuller play to its validity and vitality in the worthwhile drive to build a powerful nation in the 21st century. The editorial calls for thoroughly establishing the trait of giving priority to military affairs throughout the society and making utmost efforts to strengthen the people's army. The DPRK will never budge even a bit from the principle of giving priority to the army no matter how the situation may change, the editorial stresses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. commits air espionage on DPRK Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialists committed air espionage on the northern half of Korea on nearly 160 occasions in January. Involved in the espionage were strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes with different missions. Cases of air espionage by U-2 and RC-135 in January totalled more than 40. Over 10 cases of espionage were perpetrated by commanding planes E-3 and E-8C and electronic reconnaissance planes EP-3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minju Joson on lesson of Gulf War Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- Developments over the last decade since the Persian Gulf War prove that if one takes one step for concession to the imperialists, he has to make ten nay a hundred steps in retreat, said Minju Joson yesterday in a signed article. It goes on: Because of their aggressive and predatory nature the imperialists never show good faith to other countries. It is, therefore, necessary to put up an uncompromising struggle against them. One should wage a life-and-death fight against them. It is the imperialists who become coward before the strong and more ferocious before the weak. They fear most those who are ready to die. Therefore, one should not show any slightest weakness nor take even a step for concession to imperialists. Only when the people wage a life-and-death struggle against imperialists can they protect the sovereignty and dignity of the nation. This is a bitter lesson taught by the Persian Gulf War and the developments over the last decade since it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Friendship gathering at Russian embassy school Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- A friendship gathering was held by pupils of the Russian embassy school in Pyongyang and the Korea-Russia Friendship Moranbong Senior Middle School no.1 at the embassy school on Jan. 31. Present there were the Russian ambassador to the DPRK, embassy officials, teachers and pupils of the embassy school and the Moranbong Senior Middle School no. 1. They looked round education facilities of the school and sang songs and danced together, deepening the DPRK-Russia friendship growing stronger as the days go by. Sports and amusement games also took place there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fourth round of inter-Korean military talks held panmunjom, January 31 (KCNA) -- The fourth round of inter-Korean military working-level talks was held in the south side's portion of Panmunjom today. The north side's delegation was represented by senior colonel Yu Yong Chol and the south side's delegation by brigadier general Kim Kyong Dok. At the talks both sides discussed the draft agreements proposed by each side and reached a consensus on most of the issues discussed. The head of the north side's delegation said the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration is a declaration of independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity, the three principles of national reunification, and a landmark of reunification in the 21st century. In the new century the armies of the two sides should provide a sure military guarantee for the implementation of the joint declaration, he stressed. He recalled that all the people in the north and the south are firmly determined to pool their energies and wisdom so as to terminate the nation's distress-torn history of national ruin, division, confrontation and war imposed upon it in the 20th century and make the first year of the new century as a significant year of opening up a radical phase of the nation's independent reunification. All the fellow countrymen are showing great interest in the current talks because they are the first talks between the armies of the north and the south in the 21st century, intended to realize the historic cause of rejoining the blood ties of the nation that have remained severed for over half a century, he said, adding: In this sense we have heavy responsibility for the talks. Then, he clarified the north side's view and stand toward the issues of designating areas to be placed under the control of the north and the south and militarily ensuring the project of relinking railways and road between the two sides. He further said: What is most important for the successful talks is to have a correct viewpoint and attitude toward dialogue partner. From this point of view, it is essential for the south side to renounce the old conception and psychology of confrontation in the 20th century which regards the north as "principal enemy" and have genuine compatriotism which regards the people in the north as fellow countrymen who join hands for reunification and prosperity. on the basis of this conception, it should strive to make the first talks in the 21st century produce good results and thus meet the desire and expectation of the nation. It was agreed to have the next talks at the Thongil House in the north side's portion of Panmunjom and the north side promised to inform the south side of the date of the talks in the near future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pleasant winter vacation Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- Korea is now in the thick of winter. The cold snap continues and snow lies on the ground. Despite this cold weather, children are busy doing outdoor exercises. Schools of all levels throughout the country are on winter vacation. Many pupils and students go to libraries and still others to cinema houses and theatres in accordance with the daily routine programme. Sporting activity is a major item of holiday programme. The ice rinks are always crowded with pupils and students, junior schoolchildren play sledging and top spinning, while senior ones play skating. Some children are seen having snowball-throwing, divided into groups. Schoolchildren are encouraged to do a good-conduct campaign. They keep their schools and villages in immaculate conditions and visit industrial establishments to present artistic performances so as to inspire their fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters to further efforts for a powerful nation building activity. According to their wishes and hobbies, some go to schoolchildren's palaces and the houses of culture to broaden their horizon of knowledge, some others visit the revolutionary battlesites and scenic spots and places of historic interest and still others visit the folk and history museums to get a better understanding of Korean history. The winter vacation is a good opportunity for schoolchildren and students to consolidate knowledge they have gained at school and thus equip themselves with good stock of knowledge, moral and physical fitness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New turn in movement for Korea's reunification called for Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- The south headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification (Pomminryon) reportedly published a commentary on January 11 in support of the appeal adopted at the 2001 meeting for the independent reunification of the Korean nation. The commentary expressed full support to the appeal, underscoring the need for the entire Korean nation to unite under the banner of Korea's reunification irrespective of property status, religious belief and ideology in order to achieve reunification. It continued: The south headquarters of pomminryon hails the appeal made by the north side to bring about a great upswing in the movement for the country's reunification in the period from June 15, the first anniversary of the north-south joint declaration, to August 15 and brilliantly decorate the first liberation day in the 21st century as a great nationwide reunification festival as an important proposal to pool efforts of the nation for the implementation of the joint declaration and will do its utmost to materialize it in solidarity with people of all strata. It called on the patriotic people of all segments in South Korea to come out as one to terminate the national division and accomplish the country's reunification by the efforts of the Korean nation and thus bring about a new turn in the drive for national reunification through firm unity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPRK book wing opens Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- The DPRK book wing of the 33rd Cairo international book fair was opened on January 24. On display in the wing were famous works of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il, books on their immortal exploits, picture albums, magazines and other DPRK books and handicrafts. The fair was participated in by 85 countries including the DPRK and 15 international organizations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More relics discovered Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- More relics have been recently discovered in different parts of Pyongyang. Earthen walls dating back to ancient Korea were unearthed in Kwangdok-ri, Samsok district in the northern suburbs of Pyongyang. It is believed that there may be only earthen walls dating back to Koryo dynasty. But this time, stratum of walls dating back to ancient Korea has been discovered there. Pieces of the mouth and body of a top vessel and stone axe, relics of ancient Korea, were unearthed in the 1,053 metre-long lower stratum of the walls belonging to Koryo dynasty. Also unearthed inside the walls were sites of two houses 50 cm below the surface of the earth. Stone ax, stone arrowhead, stone dagger as well as at least 50 pieces of top vessels were found in the site of an oval semi-dugout 6.8 metres long on its eastern-western side and 3.4 metres wide on its northern-southern side and in the site of a house which was so badly destroyed that only its eastern part remains. A site of a village covering some 50,000 square metres was discovered in Richon-ri, Sungho district, the eastern part of Pyongyang. Included there are at least ten house sites believed to belong to the period from the neolithic era to ancient Korea and earthenware vessels, top vessels, gourd-style jars, a stone ax and a scimitar, which bear witness to the cultural development in that period. A survey of relics is going on. The newly discovered relics will greatly help study ancient civilization along the river taedong. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paek Nam Sun meets new Equatorial Guinean ambassador Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- Paek Nam Sun, minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, met Manuel Moto Tomo, new Equatorial Guinean ambassador e.p. to the DPRK, who paid a courtesy call on him today. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kim Il Chol meets Cuban ambassador Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- Kim Il Chol, minister of the People's Armed Forces, met Jose Manuel Inclan Embade, Cuban ambassador to the DPRK, who paid a farewell call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Spanish-speaking people ------------------------------------------------------------------------ editorial conjunto por 90 (2001) de era juche pyongyang, el primero de enero (atcc) -- los periodicos "rodong sinmun", "joson inmingun" y "chongnyon jonwi" publicaron hoy el editorial conjunto de ano nuevo exhortando a abrir el camino del avance del nuevo siglo con aquel impetu con que logro la victoria en la "marcha penosa". el editorial hace balance de los eventos sorprendentes del 89 (2000) de la era juche y presenta las tareas del nuevo ano 90 (2001) de la era juche. el 89 (2000) de la era juche fue un ano de gran cambio en que ocurrieron eventos asombrosos ineditos en la historia de la nacion coreana y un ano historico que hizo balance con brillantez el siglo 20, senala el editorial y continua: el pueblo coreano con la bandera roja del socialismo en alto ha logrado victoria tras victoria de ano en ano en la revolucion. el siglo 20 es el glorioso en que corea que otrora perdio brillo exalto su dignidad de patria de la idea juche, pais heroico y de chollima y el de alto orgullo en que el socialismo coreano salio siempre victorioso. es un orgullo del partido del trabajo y el pueblo de corea el haber finalizado bien el siglo 20 al defender hasta el fin el credo, el regimen y la causa de corea con la ejecucion de la "marcha penosa". el ano pasado fue manifestado patentemente el poderio de la unidad monolitica. el acto por el 55 aniversario de la fundacion del partido del trabajo de corea fue un gran festival de esta unidad repleto del espiritu de la adoracion y la defensa decisiva al lider. ademas las filas revolucionarias se hicieron mas indestructibles. el ano expirado el pueblo coreano dio brillante conclusion al ultimo combate ofensivo de la "marcha penosa" al trabajar con la inflexible voluntad. el ano expirado fue un ano de gran significado en que se abrio una nueva coyuntura trascendental en la realizacion de la causa de la reunificacion de la patria. se preparo el historico encuentro de pyongyang y se publico la declaracion conjunta de 15 de junio norte-sur. la realizacion de las tareas historicas para la reintegracion nacional inedita en un periodo de mas 50 anos es un evento historico nacional. el haber preparado un nuevo programa de reunificacion abriendo una firme perspectiva para poner fin a la division nacional es la inmortal hazana del estimado dirigente kim jong il. mientras exista el dirigente kim jong il llegara sin falta el dia de la reunificacion de la patria. esto es un ferreo credo guardado en lo profundo del corazon de los 70 millones de coreanos. el ano expirado fue un ano orgulloso en que se exaltaron a todo el mundo la dignidad y el honor de corea socialista. al mantener con firmeza la bandera de la independencia la rpdc sirvio de foco de la politica mundial. por la lucha intransigente y de principios se frustraron las maquinaciones de los imperialistas encaminadas a aislarla y aplastarla. el fracaso de la "teoria de derrumbe" del socialismo portada por los enemigos y la invariable existencia de la rpdc como indestructible baluarte del socialismo sirven de gran estimulo a los pueblos que hacen la revolucion. establecer y desarrollar las relaciones de amistad y de buena vecindad con la rpdc es la indetenible corriente de la epoca. la gran victoria del ano pasado que dio termino brillante al siglo 20 es un valioso fruto de la destacada capacidad politica y de las dinamicas actividades del dirigente kim jong il. el 90 (2001) de la era juche es un ano de nuevo avance y de gran cambio para abrir un ancho camino de la construccion de potencia del siglo 21 bajo la direccion del gran partido del trabajo de corea. este ano, el primero del siglo 21 la rpdc debe desplegar mas plenamente la superioridad del socialismo en todos los sectores de la revolucion y la construccion y dar nuevo impulso a la construccion de potencia, a base de la victoria lograda en el proceso de la "marcha penosa". el ano proximo la rpdc celebrara el 90 aniversario del nacimiento del gran lider presidente kim il sung. defender y mantener eternamente las inmortales hazanas del presidente kim il sung, fundador de la corea socialista, logradas en la construccion del partido, el estado y el ejercito es la inconmovible voluntad del partido del trabajo de corea. " abramos el camino del avance del nuevo siglo con aquel impetu con que triunfamos en la 'marcha penosa' ", esto es la consigna combativa que este ano deben tomar firmemente todo el partido, todo el ejercito y todo el pueblo. el avance con la bandera roja del socialismo del siglo 21 es la sagrada lucha por materializar la politica de independencia, unidad y patriotismo del dirigente kim jong il. la potencia socialista de corea es aquella que ostenta alta dignidad con la independencia, que triunfa con la unidad y que prospera con el patriotismo. en pleno acato a la gran politica de independencia del ptc debemos solucionar todos los problemas de conformidad con la realidad de corea. debemos defender y mantener firmemente el ideal y el sistema politico de corea y modo coreano de hacer la revolucion. en el siglo 21 no deben ser tolerados por mas tiempo las arbitrariedades y los actos despoticos de los imperialistas y sus maquinaciones dominacionistas. rechazaremos resueltamente el desafio de los imperialistas y defenderemos firmemente la sagrada soberania de corea y la dignidad nacional conquistadas a costa de la sangre. el ptc mantiene la invariable posicion de abrir por iniciativa la nueva era del desarrollo de las relaciones internacionales basadas en la independencia. el ptc mejorara sus relaciones exteriores con cualesquier paises que respeten la soberania de la rpdc y contribuira activamente a la verificacion de la independencia en el mundo y la causa de la paz de la humanidad. se debe materializar brillantemente la poderosa politica de la unidad del ptc. el poderio de la unidad monolitica reside en la defensa a riesgo de vida al lider. se debe desplegar plenamente la noble politica patriotica del ptc. lo principal para acelerar la marcha con la bandera roja del socialismo del siglo 21 sosteniendo la gran politica del ptc es mantener firmemente la linea revolucionaria de dar prioridad al ejercito. esta es la eterna linea estrategica de la revolucion de nuestra epoca y arma universal de la construccion socialista. sera invariable eternamente tambien en el futuro el modo de la revolucion del ptc de solucionar todos los problemas de la revolucion y la construccion en adhesion al principio de la priorizacion militar y llevar adelante la causa del socialismo tomando por grueso el ejercito revolucionario. debemos hacer indestructibles nuestras fuerzas armadas conforme a la demanda de la epoca de la revolucion con el ejercito al frente. hoy en dia, el pueblo coreano no tiene otra tarea mas importante que la de consolidar el poderio economico del estado que corresponda al siglo 21. debemos dar gran impulso a la construccion socialista con la consigna " hagamos del presente un ano del nuevo avance de la construccion de potencia economica del siglo 21 " en alto. la tarea principal de la construccion economica de este ano es reajustar las bases economicas existentes, elevar al maximo su poderio y hacer con constancia la labor para reconstruir a base de la tecnica moderna el conjunto de economia nacional. el frente mas importante de la construccion economica socialista de este ano lo constituyen las industrias de electricidad, carbon y metalurugia y el transporte ferroviario. el editorial se refiere a las tareas de la industria ligera y la agricultura y a la necesidad de construir la mayor cantidad de instalaciones de cultura, servicio publico y salud publica y viviendas modernas. al respecto subraya: debemos acelerar el avance general al paraiso socialista para hacer del presente, el primero del siglo 21, un ano del nuevo salto y de la prosperidad general. este ano debemos lograr un avance decisivo en el cumplimiento de la causa de la reunificacion de la patria. el problema importante y de principios que se presenta en la actualidad para realizar la reunificacion de la patria es ejecutar estrictamente la declaracion conjunta norte-sur del 15 de junio. esta es la declaracion de la independencia, la reunificacion pacifica y la gran unidad nacional basada en los 3 principios de la reintegracion de la patria y un jalon de la reunificacion de la patria del siglo 21. de acuerdo con el espiritu de esta historica declaracion conjunta el norte y el sur deben lograr la reunificacion de la patria de manera independiente, por via pacifica y gran unidad nacional con las fuerzas unidas de la nacion coreana. la armonia y la unidad de todos los coreanos son precisamente la reunificacion a que aspiramos. todos los coreanos en el norte y el sur y en el extranjero deben incorporarse a la lucha pannacional para ejecutar la declaracion conjunta norte-sur del 15 de junio por encima de las diferencias de ideologia, regimen, criterio politico y creencia religiosa. el partido del trabajo de corea, el ejercito y el pueblo con una ideologia, un vaso sanguineo y un credo seguiran hasta el fin el unico camino de la revolucion sean cuales fueren las adversidades. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ periodicos conmemoran 42 aniversario de triunfo de revolucion cubana pyongyang, el primero de enero (atcc) -- hoy, los periodicos de esta capital conmemoraron el 42 aniversario del triunfo de la revolucion cubana. el periodico "rodong sinmun" inserto un articulo que senala: el triunfo de la revolucion cubana fue un evento historico que dio un futuro brillante al pueblo cubano que vivia bajo la dictadura y subyugacion y permitio abrir el camino de la construccion de cuba socialista. bajo la correcta direccion del partido comunista de cuba encabezado por el camarada fidel castro ruz el pueblo cubano supero con los principios revolucionarios y la voluntad indoblegable las incesantes maniobras de agresion, bloqueo y aplastamiento de los imperialistas y ha llevado adelante triunfalmente la causa socialista escogida por si mismo. el pueblo coreano envia siempre el apoyo y solidaridad firmes a la justa causa del pueblo cubano. tambien aprecia altamente los exitos del hermano pueblo cubano logrados en la lucha por construir el socialismo. la amistad y la unidad entre los dos pueblos se han consolidado y desarrollado ininterrumpidamente en la lucha conjunta por oponerse a los imperialistas y defender el socialismo. se hacen indestructibles porque se basan en las especificas relaciones de amigo y la obligacion camaraderil entre el gran lider camarada kim il sung y el respetado camarada fidel castro. en el futuro tambien el pueblo coreano se esforzara activamente por fortalecer y desarrollar aun mas las tradicionales relaciones de amistad y cooperacion con el cubano fundamentadas en la moral revolucionaria y la verdadera amistad camaraderil. el periodico "minju joson" subraya que el pueblo coreano le desea al cubano mayores exitos en su lucha ulterior para defender las conquistas de la revolucion y construir el socialismo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dirigente kim jong il rinde tributo a presidente kim il sung en palacio memorial kumsusan pyongyang, el primero de enero (atcc) -- el respetado comandante supremo kim jong il, secretario general del partido del trabajo de corea y presidente del comite de defensa nacional de la republica popular democratica de corea rindio con gran reverencia hoy por la manana tributo al gran lider presidente kim il sung, fundador de la corea socialista y padre de la nacion, ante su estatua de marmol y cuerpo en el palacio memorial kumsusan, sagrado lugar supremo del juche en ocasion del nuevo ano 90 (2001) de la era juche. le acompanaron los cuadros dirigentes del partido y el estado: kim yong nam, jo myong rok, kim yong chun, kim il chol, ri ul sol, paek hak rim, hong song nam, jon pyong ho, han song ryong, kye ung thae, kim chol man, choe thae bok, yang hyong sop, choe yong rim, kim kuk thae, kim jung rin, ri yong mu, kim yong sun, jo chang dok, kwak pom gi, kim yon hyok y kim yong dae, presidente del cc del partido social democrata de corea, ryu mi yong, presidenta del cc del partido chondoista chong - u y otros. ante la estatua de marmol del presidente kim il sung fue depositado un cesto de flores a nombre del cc del partido del trabajo de corea, la comision militar central del ptc, el comite de defensa nacional de la rpdc, el presidium de la asamblea popular suprema y el consejo de ministros de la rpdc. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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