TODAY'S NEWS (February.16.2001 Juche 90)
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Greetings from Kim Jong Il from V. Putin
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Floral basket to Kim Jong Il from C.C., Communist Party of China
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Congratulatory letters to Kim Jong Il from foreigners
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Floral basket to Kim Jong Il from Syrian President
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Foreign diplomats visit Kimjongilia Show
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Ministry of People's Armed Forces hosts reception
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Evening gala held
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Banquet given for overseas Koreans
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Turkish crewmen meet
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Papers call for single-hearted unity
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KCU national joint meeting of organizations
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10th International Figure Skating Festival for Paektusan Cup closes
For Spanish-speaking people
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establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas entre rpdc y holanda
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dirigente kim jong il recibe cestos de flores, presentes y cartas de
felicitacion
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victoria siempre con poderio de unidad monolitica
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Greetings from Kim Jong Il from V. Putin
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a message
of greetings from V. Putin, President of the Russian Federation, on February
14 on the occasion of his birthday. The message extended heartfelt
congratulations to him on February 16, a significant national day of the
DPRK.
It expressed sincere understanding and support to his efforts to bring a
new peak to the development of Korea and strengthen security and cooperation
on the Korean peninsula.
It said that cooperation between Russia and the DPRK is positively
developing on the solid foundations of the relations of friendship and good
neighbourliness between the two peoples, which have been strengthened by the
new treaty between states, and in the spirit of the Russia-Korea joint
declaration adopted on July 19, 2000, which conforms with the interests of
the two countries and constitutes a great contribution to peace and
strengthening of security on the Korean peninsula.
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Floral basket to Kim Jong Il from C.C., Communist Party of China
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a floral
basket from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the
occasion of his birthday. The basket was conveyed to an official concerned
by Chinese ambassador to Korea Wang Guozhang on February 15.
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Congratulatory letters to Kim Jong Il from foreigners
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il yesterday received
floral baskets and congratulatory letters from the military attaches corps
and officials in charge of cultural and friendly relations of different
embassies here on the occasion of his birthday. Meanwhile, diplomatic envoys
from Russia, China, India, Vietnam, Libya, Iran, Cambodia, Palestine, Laos,
Syria Egypt, Nigeria, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Poland, Romania, Pakistan and
Yemen and the Chinese and Ethiopian embassies presented floral baskets,
gifts and congratulatory letters to him. He also received congratulatory
letters, gifts and bunches of flowers from military attaches of embassies of
Vietnam, Russia, Cuba, Egypt and Iran and congratulatory letters from the
resident coordinator of the united nations and resident representative of
the UNDP, the representative of the UNICEF and the deputy representative of
the WFP here.
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Floral basket to Kim Jong Il from Syrian President
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a floral
basket from President of Syria Bashar al Assad, General Secretary of the
Arab Socialist Baath Party and commander-in-chief of the army and armed
forces, on the occasion of his birthday. The floral basket was conveyed to
an official concerned by charge d'affaires ad interim of the Syrian
ambassador here Haissam Saad on February 15.
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Foreign diplomats visit Kimjongilia Show
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Officials in charge of cultural and
friendly relations of foreign embassies here visited the fifth Kimjongilia
show on February 15 on the occasion of the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il.
They looked round kimjongilias, immortal flowers which have made their
appearance carrying the infinite respects and reverence of the Korean people
and progressive humankind.
They also visited Pyongyang Senior Middle School No. 1.
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Ministry of People's Armed Forces hosts reception
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- The Ministry of the People's Armed
Forces hosted a reception on Thursday on the occasion of the birthday of
leader Kim Jong Il. Present at the reception were minister of the People's
Armed Forces Kim Il Chol and generals and officers of the Korean People's
Army.
Invited were military attaches of foreign embassies here.
Addressing the reception, Kim Il Chol said it was a historic event
heralding an extremely good luck in the 5,000- year-long history of the
Korean nation that Kim Jong Il was born as the son of Mt. Paektu with the
spirit and resourcefulness of Korea.
He noted that Kim Jong Il has led the Korean revolution to victory and
glory for scores of years.
Pointing out that it is the invariable stand of the Workers' Party of
Korea, the state and the army to develop friendly and good neighbourly
relations with all countries of the world which respect the DPRK's
sovereignty in the idea of independence, peace and friendship, he declared
that the Korean People's Army would further develop friendly and cooperative
relations with armies in different countries in the new century and make a
positive contribution to global independence and the human cause of peace.
Vu Dinh Thang, military attache of the Vietnamese embassy here and doyen
of the military attaches corps, said in a speech that Kim Jong Il was born
on Mt. Paektu at a time when the anti-Japanese war for the liberation of the
country was at its height.
The career of Kim Jong Il who is successfully carrying forward the
revolutionary cause of President Kim Il Sung is closely linked with the
history of the Korean revolution, said the military attache.
He expressed the firm belief that the Korean people would certainly win
victory in socialist construction and in the work for the independent and
peaceful reunification of the country under the great army-first
revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il.
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Evening gala held
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- An evening gala was held by the
Ministry of the People's Armed Forces at Jonsung Square of Pyongyang on Feb.
15 on the occasion of the birthday of supreme commander Kim Jong Il. Present
there were Jo Myong Rok, director of the general political department of the
Korean People's Army, Kim Yong Chun, chief of the general staff of the KPA,
and KPA officers and men.
Its participants danced to the tune of songs "Congratulations on
February Holiday", "Song of Best Wishes" and others, extending highest glory
and warmest congratulations to the supreme commander on his birthday being
celebrated amid best wishes of all peoples.
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Banquet given for overseas Koreans
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- A banquet was given for overseas
Koreans at the Mokran House yesterday on the occasion of leader Kim Jong
Il's birthday. Present there were overseas Koreans and delegations of
overseas Koreans including a congratulatory group of Koreans in Japan and a
congratulatory group of the general association of Koreans in China that
visited the socialist homeland to celebrate the day.
Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the presidium of the Supreme People's
Assembly of the DPRK, said in his speech that this grand banquet was
arranged under the care of Kim Jong Il.
Under Kim Jong Il's army-first leadership, a grand march to build a
powerful nation started and a bright vista was opened for national
reunification, he emphasized.
He expressed the firm belief that the overseas Koreans would
single-heartedly trust and follow Kim Jong Il only in the future, too, and
make tangible contributions to carrying out the noble cause of national
prosperity and reunification.
So Man Sul, first vice-chairman of the central standing committee of the
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, and Yang Yong Dong,
chairman of the General Association of Koreans in China, in their speeches
said that they would make tangible contributions to consolidating their
organizations to be genuine Juche-based organizations of overseas Koreans
and making this year a year of opening the door of reunification by the
Korean nation's efforts, breathing the same breath with the compatriots in
the homeland.
A performance was given by artistes at the banquet.
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Turkish crewmen meet
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- A meeting of crewmen of
Turkish-flagged ship Pira was held in Kim Chaek Port on the east coast of
Korea on Feb. 13 to celebrate the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il which falls
on today. Speakers at the meeting said that the Korean people are building a
powerful nation, demonstrating its might as the most dignified country in
the world and the homeland of Juche where human dreams come true, despite
manifold difficulties including the imperialists' blockade and natural
disasters, under the great army-first revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong
Il, the genius of humankind and the greatest man.
Recalling that a bright prospect was opened for national reunification
in Korea in the wake of the adoption of the June 15 North-South Joint
Declaration thanks to Kim Jong Il's superb tactics and extraordinary
leadership last year, they said that his political ability with which he has
brought about epochal changes and worked miracles has struck the world with
admiration.
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Papers call for single-hearted unity
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Today the Korean people significantly
celebrate the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il. February 16 is a historic date
which promised the Korean people a bright future of the country and
ever-lasting victory of the revolutionary cause of Juche.
Rodong Sinmun today in an editorial says that the path of revolution
covered by the Korean people under the leadership of Kim Jong Il represents
a proud history in which victory has been won by virtue of single-hearted
unity.
The editorial continues:
The road of victory covered by the workers' party and the people of
Korea is a glorious road of struggle along which the leader and the people
have dynamically advanced, sharing the idea and intention, a road of
unbreakable unity along which they trusted and relied on each other and
history of unity which saw them sharing bitters and sweets and destinies.
A decisive factor which enables the Korean people to dynamically advance
along the road of victory in the 21st century despite difficulties and
ordeals lies in the single-hearted unity of all the people around the great
leader.
The single-hearted unity of the revolutionary ranks gives a powerful
impetus to advancing the Korean revolution along the road of independence.
The single-mindedness of the WPK and the Korean people serves as a driving
force in carrying the socialist cause of Juche to completion.
Nothing is impossible and no fortress remains unconquerable in socialist
construction as there is the single-hearted unity that has become
unbreakable in the course of the struggle to defend socialism.
The 21st century is sure to witness a great fruition of Kim Jong Il's
politics of unity and an overall victory of Korean-style socialism.
The editorial calls for vigorously advancing along the road of victory
upholding Kim Jong Il's politics.
Minju Joson editorially says that a bright future is in store for the
Korean people who are working hard to open up a road of advance in the new
century under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.
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KCU national joint meeting of organizations
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- A national joint meeting of
organizations of the Korean Children's Union was held in the Pyongyang
Indoor Stadium today to celebrate the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il.
Present there were choe thae bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the
Workers' Party of Korea: Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the presidium of
the Supreme People's Assembly, and other senior party and state officials.
At the end of the KCU ceremony Ri Il Hwan, first secretary of the
central committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, delivered a
report.
He called on the members of the KCU to exert great efforts to become
builders of a powerful socialist nation under the slogan "Let us learn for
Korea " an accession ceremony took place there.
Upon hearing the shout of the slogan "Let us always get ready to become
reserves for communist construction " Those honoured to join the KCU
responded ready always
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10th International Figure Skating Festival for Paektusan Cup closes
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- The 10th International Figure Skating
Festival for Paektusan Cup, which opened in Pyongyang on Feb. 12 to mark
leader Kim Jong Il's birthday, closed today. Through the festival skaters
from different countries exchanged their successes and experience and
deepened their friendship.
A closing ceremony was held at the ice rink.
Present there were senior party and state officials including Hong Song
Nam and Yang Hyong Sop, working people in the city and foreign guests
staying in the DPRK.
Prizes were awarded to successful skaters at the ceremony.
Then followed demonstration performances by those who gave a good
account of themselves in the festival.
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For Spanish-speaking people
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establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas entre rpdc y holanda
pyongyang, 16 de enero (atcc) -- fueron establecidas relaciones
diplomaticas entre la republica popular democratica de corea y el reino de
holanda y fue publicado ayer el comunicado conjunto sobre el particular que
senala: tuvieron lugar el 20 de diciembre del 2000 y el 15 de enero del 2001
en la haya conversaciones entre los delegados de los ministerios de rr.ee.
de la rpdc y el reino de holanda.
las conversaciones fueron preparadas a traves del intercambio de las
cartas de los cancilleres de ambos paises relativas al establecimiento de
las relaciones diplomaticas.
en ellas las partes acordaron establecer las relaciones diplomaticas a
nivel de embajador entre la rpd de corea y el reino de holanda a base de los
convenios de viena sobre las relaciones diplomaticas y las relaciones
consulares.
las partes manifestaron la esperanza de que el establecimiento de las
relaciones diplomaticas entre ambos paises ofrezca oportunidad mas favorable
para desarrollar eficazmente las relaciones bilaterales y profundizar la
consultacion sobre los problemas de interes e inquietud mutuos.
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dirigente kim jong il recibe cestos de flores, presentes y cartas de
felicitacion
pyongyang, 16 de febrero (atcc) -- el gran dirigente kim jong il con
motivo de su cumpleanos recibio el dia 15 un cesto de flores y una carta de
felicitacion del cuerpo de agregados militares y un cesto de flores de los
funcionarios encargados de asuntos culturales y de amistad de las embajadas
de varios paises en la republica popular democratica de corea. recibio
cestos de flores, presentes y cartas de felicitacion de los representantes
diplomaticos de rusia, china, india, vietnam, libia, iran, camboya,
palestina, laos, siria, egipto, nigeria, indonesia, etiopia, polonia,
rumania, pakistan y yemen y de las embajadas de china y etiopia.
recibio cartas de felicitacion, regalos y ramos de flores de los
agregados militares de las embajadas de vietnam, rusia, cuba, egipto e iran
y cartas de felicitacion del coordinador de la onu y representante del
programa de las naciones unidas para el desarrollo, el representante del
fondo de las naciones unidas para la infancia y el representante interino
del programa mundial de alimentos, en la rpdc.
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victoria siempre con poderio de unidad monolitica
pyongyang, 16 de febrero (atcc) -- hoy el pueblo coreano conmemora
significativamente el cumpleanos del gran dirigente kim jong il. para el
pueblo coreano el 16 de febrero es la fecha historica que promete el
radiante porvenir de la patria y la victoria siempre de la causa
revolucionaria del juche.
el diario "rodong sinmun" en el numero de hoy inserto un editorial
senalando que la trayectoria revolucionaria del pueblo coreano bajo la
direccion del gran camarada kim jong il es la gloriosa historia que allano
el camino de victoria con la unidad monolitica.
a continuacion el editorial senala:
el camino de la victoria recorrido por el partido del trabajo y el
pueblo de corea es el camino de la orgullosa lucha por el cual el dirigente
y el pueblo avanzaron audazmente compartiendo la idea y el proposito, el
camino de la armonia completa por el cual el primero y el segundo avanzaron
fiandose y apoyandose firmemente y la historia de lucha por la unidad en la
cual ambos compartieron el destino, es decir, la vida y la muerte, la
tristeza y la alegria.
el factor decisivo que permite acelerar hasta el fin la marcha
victoriosa del siglo 21 en que habra pruebas y dificultades reside en la
unidad monolitica en torno al gran dirigente.
la unidad monolitica de las filas revolucionarias sirve de la fuerza de
impulsion que permite a la revolucion coreana seguir avanzando a paso firme
por el unico camino de la independencia.
la unidad monolitica del partido del trabajo y el pueblo de corea
constituye la fuerza motriz que permite llevar a feliz termino la causa
socialista del juche.
con la invencible unidad monolitica alcanzada en la batalla por la
defensa del socialismo no nos habra cosas irrealizables ni fortaleza
inconquistable en la construccion socialista. el presente sera un siglo en
que la politica de unidad del camarada kim jong il cree una gran realidad y
en que el socialismo coreano triunfe globalmente.
debemos avanzar tenazmente por el camino de la victoria en pleno acato a
la politica del gran camarada kim jong il.
el periodico "minju joson" en un editorial subraya que es infinitamente
radiante el futuro del pueblo coreano que allana el camino del avance del
nuevo siglo siguiendo la direccion del gran camarada kim jong il.
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