TODAY'S NEWS (April.19.2001 Juche 90)
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National committee for study of Juche idea formed in Benin
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Foreign state leaders on friendly relations with DPRK
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Friendly meeting with Russian delegation held
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Anti-Japanese demonstration in S. Korea
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Projected S. Korea-U.S. joint military exercise under fire
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Friendly gathering held
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U.S. Cold War way of thinking and action slammed
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Unabated struggle against Japan's distorted history textbooks abroad
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Senior officials meet foreign guests
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Friendship gathering with Italian Juche idea study delegation
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Kim Yong Nam receives credentials from ambassador of Mali
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New DPRK ambassador to Peru appointed
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Greetings to 9th Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
For Spanish-speaking people
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sofisma de japon, comentario de atcc
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no debe subestimar a su rival
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hay que lograr cooperacion entre coreanos
National committee for study of Juche idea formed in Benin
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- An inaugural meeting of the Beninese
National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea was held on April 8.
Present at the meeting were a professor at Benin University,
parliamentarians and figures of the academic circle.
The meeting underscored the need to actively participate in the struggle
for the global independence by intensifying the study and dissemination of
the Juche idea.
A letter to leader Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.
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Foreign state leaders on friendly relations with DPRK
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- Presidents of different countries
mentioned the development of friendly relations with the DPRK when they met
with the DPRK ambassadors to their countries. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,
President of Philippines, said on April 10 that his country and the DPRK
established the official diplomatic ties on July 12, 2000, as an expression
of promise to develop the bilateral friendly and cooperative relations, and
expressed the conviction that it will significantly contribute to the work
for the progress of the two countries in the new millennium, too.
She hailed the progress made in the relations between the north and the
south of Korea, hoping for greater success in the future.
Guinean President Lansana Conte on April 12 hoped that the friendly and
cooperative relations between guinea and the DPRK will further strengthen
and develop. His own and the Guinean government's stand to support the
Korean people's struggle for reunification will remain unchanged, he said.
Mathieu Kerekou, President of Benin, on April 6 said that he will make
positive efforts to further develop the friendly and cooperative relations
between Benin and the DPRK.
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Friendly meeting with russian delegation held
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- A friendly meeting with members of the
delegation of the Russian newspaper Nahodkinski Rabochi was held at
DPRK-Russia Friendship Moranbong Senior Middle School no. 1 yesterday.
Invited there were members of the delegation led by its editor-in-chief
Anatoli Tabachkov.
Present at the meeting were the vice-chairman of the DPRK-Russia
Friendship Association, officials concerned and teachers and pupils of the
school.
After looking round various experiment and practice rooms of the school,
the guests saw an art performance given by schoolchildren.
The participants talked to each other about strengthening and developing
the friendly and cooperative relations between the peoples of the two
countries in a friendly atmosphere.
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Anti-Japanese demonstration in S. Korea
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- More than 3,000 students, teachers,
parents of students and inhabitants in South Korea staged an anti-Japanese
demonstration in protest against the distortion of facts in history
textbooks, according to a foreign report. The demonstrators marched on the
street with placards reading "revise the distorted textbooks," "Japan should
apologize and compensate us," etc.
Meanwhile, the South Korean General Association of Teachers'
Organizations sponsored a special lesson to help children correctly
understand Japan's moves to tamper with history.
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Projected S. Korea-U.S. joint military exercise under fire
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed
commentary terms the "reception, staging, onward movement and integration"
(Rsoi) exercise to be staged by the U.S. imperialists in South Korea from
April 20 an exercise aimed to provoke a war of aggression on the Korean
peninsula. The commentary says:
The hostile and hardline policy pursued by the present U.S. authorities
to stifle the DPRK is pushing the situation to the confrontation between the
U.S. and the DPRK and putting the belligerent relations between the two
countries in the danger of explosion. the war exercise to be launched
against this background is fraught with greater danger as it will be staged
under the simulated conditions of an actual war.
Given the aggressive nature and danger of the exercise, the DPRK is
compelled to serve a stern warning to the U.S. imperialists.
If a war breaks out in Korea, it will be the most merciless and
destructive war in the world history of war and it will never end without
life-and-death battles.
If the U.S. imperialists calculate that they can achieve "victory" in
the second Korean war, it will be a daydream.
If the present U.S. ruling bellicose forces misjudge the revolutionary
stand and strength of the DPRK in a short-sighted manner and mount a
reckless attack upon it, the DPRK will take it as the best opportunity to
root out the very source of war on the Korean peninsula.
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Friendly gathering held
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- A friendly gathering of artistes in the
city and the participants in the 19th April Spring Friendship Art Festival
was held in Pyongyang yesterday. Present there were Jang Chol, chairman of
the organizing committee of the festival, Kang Nung Su, minister of culture,
Jong Mun San, chief secretary of the cabinet, Ryang Man Gil, chairman of the
Pyongyang city people's committee, and others.
Also present were foreign artistes and overseas Korean artistes who
participated in the festival.
A speech was made at the gathering.
The participants talked to each other about days of the festival and
deepened friendship, singing and dancing together.
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U.S. Cold War way of thinking and action slammed
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- The Korean Central News Agency on
Wednesday released a commentary entitled "Cold War way of thinking and
action will bring U.S. to nowhere." The commentary said:
The movement to revive the Cold War contrary to the requirements of the
times and history is being intensified in the united states where an
ill-omened outburst declaring the cold war between the east and the west was
officially made for the first time in the last century.
Such moves are motivated by the noteworthy set-up of the Bush
administration that emerged after the advent of the new century, and its
belligerent foreign policy plan.
Bush was reported to have referred to this plan at a swearing-in
ceremony as the 43rd U.S. President as follows:
The enemy of freedom, the enemy of the U.S., should never be mistaken.
We will continue to engage the world because this is required by history and
that is our option.
This means that the U.S. will continue to pursue as in the past the
policy of high-handedly interfering in internal affairs of all other
countries and putting pressure upon them for its hegemony.
The first proposal made by the hawkish group of the cold war-minded bush
administration to put into practice the plan calls for a hardline policy
intended to isolate and stifle anti-imperialist independent countries,
especially the DPRK which does not allow any U.S. highhanded practice and
intervention but defends its sovereignty.
What further irritated the U.S. hardliners was the publication of the
historic north-south joint declaration on the Korean peninsula and the
subsequent positive developments there favorable for the independent
reunification of the Korean nation.
They consider the Korean peninsula as a strategic vantage point in the
Asia-Pacific region for which they have given eye-teeth in a bid to expand
the sphere of the U.S. political and military influence because of its huge
economic potentials and geopolitical importance.
If the U.S. truly wants peace and stability of the world, it should
unconditionally pull its troops out of South Korea. This is a prerequisite
to the reunification of the Korean peninsula, peace and stability and
sustained economic development in the Asia-Pacific region.
There is no ground for the U.S. to refuse to do so now that the Cold War
ended and the historic phase has been brought about for peace and
reunification on the Korean peninsula.
However, the hawkish group of the bush administration is trying to
derail the peace process and aggravate the situation on the Korean peninsula
in a bid to invent a new pretext for the permanent U.S. military occupation
and domination over South Korea and trigger off a war on the peninsula at
any cost.
This is the main purpose of the U.S. hardliners to resume the cold war
while spreading the rumour about "threat" from the DPRK.
Their another aim is to establish the "National Missile Defence" system
at any cost and thus render other nations' nuclear and missile deterrent
defunct, realize the U.S. strategy for world supremacy and bring huge
profits to its munition monopolies.
The Bush administration's moves to establish "NMD" are aimed to restart
the Cold War by sparking a new global arms race.
It is needless to say that given the present stockpiling of nuclear and
strategic weapons in the world, such moves of the U.S. will upset the world
military strategic balance and stability and push other nations vitally
interested in it to a large-scale arms race worldwide. The demise of the
cold war deprived the U.S. of any justification to designate nuclear weapons
states as strategic enemies or objects posing "threat." So, it is citing the
DPRK as a state posing "a threat" in a bid to sow seeds of distrust and
dissension among nations and thus meet its strategic interests.
The U.S. is still vociferating about "tough counteraction" to stifle a
sovereign state, pursuant to the "strong-arm policy," the outdated policy of
the Cold War. This, however, will not work on anyone.
The DPRK is not indebted to the U.S. nor it is a country which will
yield to the U.S. arrogant demand based on "strength" and give up its
sovereignty.
We are ready for either war or dialogue.
The U.S. administration is well advised to realize, though belatedly,
that it will be the only and right choice for the global peace and for the
U.S. itself to renounce the cold war way of thinking and action and make a
switchover in its hostile policy towards the DPRK in keeping with the demand
of the new century.
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Unabated struggle against Japan's distorted history textbooks abroad
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- The struggle of overseas compatriots
against the Japanese distortion of history textbooks is gaining in scope and
strength, according to Seoul-based Yonhap News. The General Association of
South Koreans in Americas sent a document to the associations of South
Koreans in eight regions and the societies of South Koreans in 174 regions,
calling for escalating acts of denouncing the crimes of Japan into a
pan-national movement.
The general association in the document appealed to Koreans in the U.S.
to actively participate in the movement for preserving the self-respect of
the nation and called for a signature campaign of all the compatriots aimed
to let the Korean community know well about the imprudent, aggressive and
brutal nature of the Japanese government, conduct a movement for boycotting
Japanese goods and demand the Japanese authorities rectify their measure at
once.
The general association decided to submit each regional society's
document condemning Japan's moves to tamper with its history and demanding a
halt to them to the Japanese embassy in Washington and the Japanese
government.
Meanwhile, the compatriots in Canada have waged a protest movement since
April 6, spearheaded by the society of South Koreans and organizations of
South Koreans there.
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Senior officials meet foreign guests
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the
presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a talk with
Iraklis Tsavdaridis, president of the World Federation of Democratic Youth,
at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. The president thanked the Korean people
for their kind and warm hospitality accorded to him and wished them greater
success in socialist construction and in the struggle for national
reunification.
Kim Jung Rrin, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party
of Korea (WPK), met and had a talk with the delegation of Syrian University
of Politics headed by its President Hussein Sayed Hussein.
The head of the delegation said that he was glad to participate in the
functions held in the DPRK to commemorate Sun's Day and expressed conviction
that Korea's reunification would surely be achieved thanks to the
single-hearted unity of the WPK, the people's army and the people.
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Friendship gathering with Italian Juche idea study delegation
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- A friendship gathering with the members
of the Italian delegation for the study of the Juche idea took place at
Moranbong Senior Middle School no. 1 yesterday. Present on invitation were
the members of the delegation led by Franco Forconi.
Members of the Korea-Italy Friendship Association and teachers and
pupils of the school were present.
The guests looked round various experiment and practice rooms before
appreciating an art performance given by pupils.
Then the participants in the gathering shared feelings of friendship,
talking about deepening mutual understanding of the two peoples and
upgrading friendly and cooperative relations.
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Kim Yong Nam receives credentials from ambassador of Mali
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium
of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, received credentials from Modibo Tiemoko Traore, ambassador e.p. of
the Republic of Mali to the DPRK, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. The
president had a conversation with the ambassador after receiving the
credentials.
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New DPRK ambassador to Peru appointed
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- Yu Chang Un was appointed as new DPRK
ambassador e.p. to Peru, according to a decree of the presidium of the
Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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Greetings to 9th Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
Pyongyang, April 19 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Workers'
Party of Korea today sent a message of greetings to the 9th Congress of the
Communist Party of Vietnam. Greeting the congress, the message said that the
Vietnamese people have made great advance in the efforts to bring about the
prosperity and development of the country under the leadership of the party.
It expressed the belief that the congress would mark an important
occasion in strengthening the party and achieving the prosperity of the
country and wished it success in its work.
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For Spanish-speaking people
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sofisma de japon, comentario de atcc
pyongyang, 19 de marzo (atcc) -- el dia 15, saito, director general de
la agencia de defensa del japon embellecio en una sesion de la dieta
japonesa el papel de las "fuerzas de autodefensa". el dijo que "hoy en que
se eleva la esperanza de la sociedad internacional en el japon, la agencia
de defensa y las fuerzas de autodefensa se responsabilizan de la paz y la
estabilidad no solo del japon sino tambien de la sociedad internacional".
la "esperanza" de la sociedad internacional en el japon es la absurda
palabreria y una burla e insulto a la sociedad internacional.
en particular, su pretencion de que las "fuerzas de autodefensa" del
japon que sirven de "brigada de choque" para el cumplimiento de la
estrategia mundial agresiva del imperialismo norteamericano son defensoras
de la "paz y la estabilidad de la sociedad internacional" constituye un
descarado sofisma.
el japon no tiene calificacion de hablar de la "paz y la estabilidad".
es el perturbador de la paz y la estabilidad.
hoy la sociedad internacional demanda energicamente al japon que haga la
estricta reflexion, disculpa e indemnizacion por sus actos criminales
cometidos en el pasado y ponga fin a sus maquinaciones militaristas para
nueva agresion.
recientemente lo que se revela mas abiertamente en las maquinaciones de
resurgimiento militarista es el aumento armamentista, reforzamiento de
armamento de las "fuerzas de autodefensa", operacion ultramarina y
movimiento para envio de efectivos al ultramar.
a fin de ocultar tales preparativos para la nueva agresion los
gobernantes reaccionarios y belicistas militaristas del japon hablan de "paz
y la estabilidad de la sociedad internacional", y el director general de la
agencia de defensa se pone a la delantera de esta demagogia.
pero, por tal sofisma no se dejan enganar corea y el resto de asia y la
sociedad internacional porque no se olvidan de la pasada historia agresiva
del japon.
los reaccionarios japoneses deben poner fin a su grosera trompeta de
"paz" enderezada a ocultar su ambicion agresiva y liquidar cuanto antes sus
crimenes cometidos en el pasado ante corea y los demas paises de asia.
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no debe subestimar a su rival
pyongyang, 19 de marzo (atcc) -- el pueblo y el ejercito de corea
observan con aguda vigilancia los movimientos militares de ee.uu. y sus
actos provocativos y tienen la firme decision de librar la batalla decisiva
contra ee.uu. si este recurre de continuo a la politica de fuerza militar y
de aplastamiento contra la rpdc en vez de sacar lecciones de su derrota
sufrida en el pasado en corea. la historia recuerda frescamente el milagro
que corea que es un pais pequeno creo en la pelea contra ee.uu. que se
jactaba de la supremacia mundial.
la guerra coreana de la decada de los 50, los incidentes del barco
"pueblo" y el avion de espia "ec - 121" de la decada de los 60, el
"incidente de phanmunjom" de la decada de los 70, el alboroto de "inspeccion
nuclear" y el "caso de derribo del helicoptero" de la decada de los 90 ...
despues del fin de la guerra fria, ee.uu. desato el alboroto de
"inspeccion nuclear" a fin de doblegar a la rpdc acusandola del "problema
nuclear".
insinuo que en el caso de la desobediencia de la rpdc a la demanda de
ee.uu. este le ejerceria la fuerza como en irak y le forzo a obedecer
docilmente a su demanda bandidesca sobre la inspeccion nuclear. pero, la
rpdc la rechazo categoricamente.
las relaciones rpdc - ee.uu. llegaron al estado de extrema tension. se
creo una situacion critica en que pudiera estallar la segunda guerra
coreana.
la atencion del mundo se dirigio a la peninsula coreana.
las personas del mundo dijeron: obedecer corea a la demanda de ee.uu. o
estallar la guerra. pero, en la peninsula coreana ocurrio un fenomeno que
volco la imaginacion de ellas.
en marzo de 1993 fue proclamado el estado de alerta de guerra por la
orden del comandante supremo del ejercito popular de corea y publicada la
declaracion del gobierno de la rpdc de retirarse del tratado de no
proliferacion nuclear.
todo el pueblo coreano se levanto con el fusil en sus manos.
" con la intransigencia a la intransigencia ", esta fue la voluntad del
ejercito y pueblo de corea.
posteriormente ee.uu. no pudo evitar fracaso en sus reiteradas
maquinaciones de aplastamiento militar contra la rpdc.
ahora, ee.uu., pese a estas lecciones historicas, toma el camino del
enfrentamiento frontal con la rpdc. pero el pueblo coreano no se asusta.
los imperialistas norteamericanos deben evaluar correctamente a su rival
antes de arrojarse a este.
hoy corea tiene fuerzas mas poderosas que antes.
el pueblo y el ejercito de corea cuentan con la direccion del gran
general kim jong il, genial e invencible comandante simpar, dispuesto de la
ferrea voluntad, audacia y destacada inteligencia. por eso podemos derrotar
a cualesquier enemigos poderosos.
los imperialistas norteamericanos deben enfriar su cabeza calentada por
la locura de guerra y evaluar correctamente a su rival.
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hay que lograr cooperacion entre coreanos
pyongyang, 19 de enero (atcc) -- el diario "rodong simun" en el numero
de hoy inserto un articulo individual senalando que la nacion coreana debe
tomar el principio de la independencia nacional por el principio fundamental
para el logro de la reunificacion y mantener la posicion de cooperar no con
las fuerzas foraneas sino entre los compatriotas. el articulo continua:
la declaracion conjunta norte-sur del 15 de junio es la bandera comun de
la nacion que todos los coreanos deben enarbolar para la reunificacion de la
patria, porque ella constituye una declaracion de independencia,
reunificacion pacifica y gran unidad nacional basada en los tres principios
por la reunificacion de la patria y un jalon para esta causa suprema
nacional.
se lograra sin duda alguna la reunificacion de la patria cuando se
ejecute estrictamente dicha declaracion que exige solucionar de manera
independiente el problema de reunificacion del pais con las fuerzas propias
de los coreanos que son duenos de esta causa nacional.
hoy la actitud sobre la declaracion conjunta norte-sur es la actitud
sobre el problema de la reunificacion de la patria y la norma que distingue
el patriotismo de la traicion a la patria. todas las personas quienes
aspiran a la reunificacion no deben vacilar ni eludir ni obstaculizar la
labor de apoyarla y ejecutarla.
para ejecutar cabalmente dicha declaracion son importantes la
responsabilidad y el papel de las autoridades y politicos.
estos deben ser mas firme que nadie en el espiritu de la independecia
nacional. no deben apoyarse en las fuerzas foraneas sino en las fuerzas
propias de la nacion. deben lograr la cooperacion no con las fuerzas
foraneas sino entre los compatriotas.
no deben perseguir, so pretexto de "seguridad", la cooperacion militar
con las fuerzas foraneas contra la misma nacion.
toda la nacion coreana es el sujeto de la solucion del problema de la
reunificacion de la patria y las masas populares de distintos sectores del
norte y el sur son encargados del movimiento de esta gran empresa nacional.
todos los coreanos, sin distinguir el norte del sur, las autoridades de
los civiles y las fuerzas en poder de las de oposicion, deben ser duenos en
la ejecucion de la historica declaracion conjunta norte-sur del 15 de junio.
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