TODAY'S NEWS (May.21.2001 Juche 90)
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Kim Jong Il inspects KPA naval unit no. 256
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Greetings to President of Cameroon
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Japan's distortion of history in textbooks assailed
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Kim Jong Il sends wreath to bier of late Ri Song Bok
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KCNA on U.S. non-compliance with agreed framework
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Anniversary of start of gigantic nature-harnessing projects marked
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S. Korean unionists vow to fight for vital rights
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Message of condolence to Yemeni President
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Gift to Kim Jong Il
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Gift to Kim Jong Il from Chinese women's delegation
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Choe Thae Bok meets Chinese women's delegation
For Spanish-speaking people
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comandante supremo kim jong il inspecciona batallon de unidad no. 863 de epc
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comandante supremo kim jong il inspecciona unidad no. 256 de fuerzas navales
de epc
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la obligacion no se puede variar por sustitucion de poder, comentario de
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Kim Jong Il inspects KPA naval unit no. 256
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il inspected KPA naval unit
no. 256 on Sunday. He was accompanied by KPA generals Hyon Chol Hae and Pak
Jae Gyong and Kim Kuk Thae, secretary of the WPK Central Committee.
��� Guided by the commander of the unit, he went round the monument to
President Kim Il Sung's on-the-spot guidance and acquainted himself in
detail with the performance of the unit's duty.
��� He expressed great satisfaction with the fact that the commanding
officers and men of the unit have strengthened and developed it into
invincible combat ranks through their energetic efforts to carry through the
on-the-spot instruction given by the president.
��� Noting that it is of very weighty importance significance to strengthen
the naval force in our country seabound on three sides, he advanced highly
important tasks which would serve as a guideline in implementing to the
letter the Workers' Party of Korea's Juche-based policy of building the
navy.
��� Then he went round an education room, bedroom, mess, kitchen, provision
store, bathroom and other places. He was greatly pleased to learn that the
commanding officers have provided the soldiers with good living conditions,
bearing deep in mind the teaching of the president that supply service
precisely means a political work.
��� Saying that he is very pleased to be with sailors, he enjoyed an art
performance given by them.
��� He noted with great satisfaction that all the sailors of the unit have
grown to be indomitable brave fighters and are fully prepared as soldiers
strong in idea and faith who live and struggle in a revolutionary manner,
full of optimism and enthusiasm.
��� He gave the unit a pair of binoculars and an automatic rifle as gifts
and had a photograph taken with the servicemen of the unit.
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Greetings to President of Cameroon
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of
the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, on May 17 sent a message of greetings to
Paul Biya, President of Cameroon, on the occasion of its national day.
Extending warm congratulations, the message sincerely wished the President
and people of Cameroon greater success in the work for the national unity
and prosperity of the country.
��� It expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative ties between
the two countries would grow stronger.
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Japan's distortion of history in textbooks assailed
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Madagascan public figures made public
statements lashing out Japan's moves to distort its history textbooks. The
chairman of the Madagascan National Committee for the Study of the Juche
Idea in a statement on May 11 said: The Japanese authorities approved at
their examination history textbooks for middle schoolers in which Japan's
history of aggression is distorted.
��� This is a mockery of the Korean and other Asian people and an open
challenge to justice and conscience of the world.
��� He strongly urged the Japanese authorities to take a step to correct the
distorted history textbooks immediately and clearly write about Japan's
crimes in them, bearing deep in mind that the moves to tamper with history
will accelerate its destruction.
��� The general secretary of the Madagascar-Korea Friendship and Solidarity
Committee in a statement on May 15 urged Japan to sincerely reflect on its
crime-woven history before the world conscience, saying that Japan's
distortion of history means repetition of aggression and plunder of Asia and
the rest of the world.
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Kim Jong Il sends wreath to bier of late Ri Song Bok
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il Sunday sent a wreath to
the bier of Ri Song Bok, alternate member and chief of the secretarial
office of the C.C., the WPK, expressing deep condolences over his death.
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KCNA on U.S. non-compliance with agreed framework
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- The construction of light water reactor
power plants which the U.S. committed itself to provide to the DPRK under
the dprk-u.s. agreed framework is too much delayed and unlikely to be
completed by the target year. despite this serious development, the united
states is taking an irresponsible stand and attitude toward the issue.
Cock-and-bull stories about the "revision" of the AF and the "provision of
thermal power plants" are heard from among officials of the Bush
administration.
��� The DPRK can not but take a serious view of this assertion as it is
little short of the declaration of the U.S. will to evade its responsibility
for the delay in the construction of the LWRs and ditch the commitments the
two governments should fulfil under the AF.
��� As known to everybody, the AF was concluded thanks to the courageous
decision made by the DPRK to sacrifice its independent nuclear power
industry.
��� If graphite-moderated reactors with a generating capacity of 50mw (e)
and 200 mw(e) each which were about to be commissioned in 1994 had gone into
operation and the construction of atomic power plants with an annual
generating capacity of hundreds of thousands of kw expected to start in the
year 1997 had been commissioned, the DPRK would have certainly created the
aggregate generating capacity of 2 million kw by the year 2003.
��� The DPRK's freeze of its nuclear power industry under the AF has brought
a huge loss of electricity and a lot of economic difficulties.
��� The U.S., however, has dragged on the implementation of the AF under
this or that pretext though nearly seven years have passed since its
adoption and is trying hard to evade its responsibility for the delayed
provision of the lwr project and any compensation for the resultant
electricity loss.
��� If one side fails to meet its obligation in inter-state relations, it
should compensate the other side for the loss resulting from non-compliance.
It is the acknowledged norm and being practiced among the countries and is
not subject to any alteration with the change in power.
��� The LWR issue is a product of the political deal between the DPRK and
the U.S.
��� When an attention is paid to the fact that the DPRK-U.S. agreed
framework is calling for simultaneous actions on both sides with a main
emphasis on the DPRK's nuclear freeze in return for the U.S. provision of
LWR reactors, the U.S. may know well what consequences would be entailed by
its practices intended to backtrack from its obligations to provide LWRs and
make a bargaining over the issue of compensating for the electricity loss.
��� The DPRK can not remain a passive onlooker to this loss.
��� The U.S. can never evade its responsibility for the provision of LWRs
and compensation for the electricity loss.
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Anniversary of start of gigantic nature-harnessing projects marked
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- It is 55 years since a torch was lit to
start gigantic nature-harnessing projects in Korea. On May 21, Juche 35
(1946), late President Kim Il Sung visited the site of the Pothong River
improvement project and took a shovel at the head of builders.
��� The project was finished in a matter of 55 days. Over 8 km-long new
canal was built and a pleasure ground covering over 300 hectares made its
appearance along the canal. The land management has steadily progressed in
the whole period of socialist construction in the DPRK.
��� Over the last 55 years many monumental edifices have risen in different
parts of the country and the area of cultivated land and forests has
increased several times. land realignment projects were carried out in
Kangwon, North Phyongan and South Hwanghae provinces, changing the
appearance of vast plains beyond recognition.
��� Tideland reclamation resulted in linking hundreds of islets to the coast
and shortening the coast line by thousands of km.
��� Motorways were constructed between Pyongyang and Kaesong, Pyongyang and
Wonsan, Pyongyang and Nampho and Pyongyang and Hyangsan.
��� Timber forests, economic forests, reserve forests and ornamental forests
were created on all the mountains which cover over 80 per cent of the
country's territory to comprehensively harness forest resources.
��� Great efforts have been exerted for the improvement of rivers and
streams. as a result, such big rivers as Taedong, Amnok, Tuman and Jaeryong
rivers and small rivers play a big role in the development of the national
economy and the improvement of the standard of people's living.
��� The West Sea Barrage was built in the lower reaches of the Taedong River
and Mirim and Ponghwa barrages stand along the river.
��� Thousands of large power stations including the Anbyon Youth Power
Station and the Thaechon Power Station and minor ones were constructed.
��� A total 20,000-km embankments were built and over 12,000 hectares of
forests created to protect dykes across the country.
��� More than 800 km-long waterways were built. They include waterway from
the west sea barrage to Sinchon, Kangryong and Ongjin, waterway from the
Thaechon Power Station to Unjon, Jongju and Kwaksan, and waterway from
Ryesong River to Yonbaek plain.
��� The completion of the Kaechon-lake Thaesong waterway project would make
it possible to supply tens of thousands of jongmi (one jongmi equals 10,000
cubic metres of water) to fields and industrial establishments. thousands of
man-made lakes and reservoirs including Unpha, Sohung and Yonphung lakes
made their appearance.
��� Wind break forests, dikes and other protection facilities were built
along the coasts.
��� Land construction is now under way as a mass movement in the DPRK.
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S. Korean unionists vow to fight for vital rights
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- At least 1,000 unionists under the South
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions held a rally in Seoul on May 19 and
vowed to wage an allout struggle for vital rights of workers in the spirit
of the May 18 Kwangju popular resistance, according to the Seoul-based MBC.
Noting that hundreds of thousands of workers lost their jobs because of the
restructuring forced by the international monetary fund and workers in the
informal sector are in a miserable plight, the unionists urged the
authorities and businessmen to stop their unilateral restructuring.
��� They also demanded that the chief of the police office immediately step
down, bearing the responsibility for repressing the strike of Daewoo Motor
unionists by force.
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Message of condolence to Yemeni President
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of
the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Saturday sent a message of condolence to
Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Republic of Yemen, over the death of
his elder brother Mohamed Abdullah Saleh, commander of the central security
force. Upon hearing the sad news that his elder brother passed away, the
message expressed deep condolences to the President and through him to the
bereaved family of the deceased.
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Gift to Kim Jong Il
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a gift from the
secretary general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea. The gift
was handed to an official concerned by secretary general Kenichi Ogami on a
visit to Korea.
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Gift to Kim Jong Il from Chinese women's delegation
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a gift from the
delegation of the All-China Women's Federation on a visit to Korea. It was
handed to Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the central committee of the Workers'
Party of Korea by head of the delegation Basang, vice-president of the
federation and deputy secretary of the Tibet autonomous regional committee
of the Communist Party of China.
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Choe Thae Bok meets Chinese women's delegation
��� Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the central
committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, today met and had a conversation
with the delegation of the All-China Women's Federation led by its
vice-president Basang who is deputy secretary of the Tibet autonomous
regional committee of the Communist Party of China on a visit to Korea.
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comandante supremo kim jong il inspecciona batallon de unidad no. 863 de epc
��� pyongyang, 21 de mayo (atcc) -- el dirigente kim jong il, secretario
general del partido del trabajo de corea, presidente del comite de defensa
nacional de la republica popular democratica de corea y comandante supremo
del ejercito popular de corea inspecciono el dia 19 del actual un batallon
de la unidad no. 863 del epc. le acompanaron hyon chol hae y pak jae gyong,
generales de ejercito del epc, kim kuk thae, secretario del comite central
del ptc y otros.
��� el dirigente kim jong il al recorrer la sala de conservacion de objetos
historicos de la revolucion del batallon se entero del estado de lucha por
ejecutar las instrucciones del gran lider presidente kim il sung dadas sobre
el terreno. se mostro muy satisfecho de muchos trabajos que hicieron los
militares de la unidad en el fortalecimiento de la combatividad, la
administracion de la unidad y todos los demas sectores y evaluo altamente
sus hazanas.
��� hizo conocimiento del estado de cumplimiento del deber del batallon y
vio entrenamientos de los militares.
��� se mostro muy complacido de que todos los militares del batallon
crecieron como valientes soldados capaces de combatir uno contra cien
enemigos y armados firmemente con los metodos de combate autoctonos de
nuestro partido y presento las tareas programaticas que sirven de guia para
fortalecer la combatividad de la unidad.
��� recorrio la sala de educacion, dormitorio y otras instalaciones de
cultura, educacion e intendencia y enseno que los miembros directivos
siempre con el cordial afecto a los soldados deben prestar profunda atencion
a la vida de estos.
��� el que los militares del batallon hubieran formado bosques frondosos en
los montes circunvecinos del cuarteles es la manifestacion del sublime
patriotismo, dijo y enseno que de veras es noble y hermoso el estado
ideo-espiritual del heroico epc, ejercito del lider, el partido y la
revolucion.
��� senalo que en el batallon hay que plantar en el contorno del cuartel mas
arboles de rapido crecimiento para que los soldados puedan descansar y
desarrollar labor cultural a la sombra de ellos.
��� presencio tambien la funcion artistica de los militares.
��� el dirigente kim jong il dejo como recuerdo binoculos, fusil automatico
y ametralladora para los militares del batallon y se fotografio junto a
ellos.
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comandante supremo kim jong il inspecciona unidad no. 256 de fuerzas navales
de epc
��� pyongyang, 21 de mayo (atcc) -- el dirigente kim jong il, secretario
general del partido del trabajo de corea, presidente del comite de defensa
nacional de la republica popular democratica de corea y comandante supremo
del ejercito popular de corea inspecciono ayer la unidad no. 256 de las
fuerzas navales del epc. le acompanaron hyon chol hae y pak jae gyong,
generales de ejercito del epc y kim kuk thae, secretario del cc de ptc y
otros.
��� guiado por el jefe de la unidad el comandante supremo recorrio la lapida
a la direccion sobre el terreno del gran lider presidente kim il sung y se
entero de los detalles del estado de cumplimiento del deber de la unidad.
��� se mostro muy satisfecho de que los miembros directivos y soldados de la
unidad convirtieron a esta en un invencible colectivo de combate a traves de
la vigorosa lucha por materializar cabalmente las instrucciones dadas sobre
el terreno por el gran lider.
��� dijo que es de gran significado el fortalecimiento de las fuerzas
navales en nuestro pais cuyos tres lados estan rodeados de mares e indico
las tareas programaticas que sirven de guia para materializar cabalmente la
orientacion autoctona de nuestro partido en materia de construccion de
fuerzas navales.
��� recorrio sala de educacion, dormitorio, comedor, cocina, deposito
diario, bano y otros lugares.
��� se mostro muy contento de que los miembros directivos de la unidad
ofrecieron magnificas condiciones de vida a los militares en acato a las
instrucciones del gran lider de que el servicio de abastecimiento es
precisamente la labor politica.
��� diciendo que se sentia muy alegre cuando esta al lado de los marineros
presencio la funcion artistica de los militares.
��� se mostro muy satisfecho de que todos los marineros de la unidad han
crecido como indoblegables combatientes y se han preparado como fuertes en
la idea y el credo quienes viven y luchan de manera revolucionaria
rebosantes de optimismo y entusiasmo.
��� dejo como recuerdo binoculos y fusil automatico para los militares y se
fotografio junto a estos.
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la obligacion no se puede variar por sustitucion de poder, comentario de
atcc
��� pyongyang, 21 de mayo (atcc) -- se crea una situacion critica debido a
la imposibilidad de la culminacion dentro del plazo fijado de la
construccion de los reactores de agua ligera que ee.uu. debe ofrecer a la
rpdc segun el acuerdo basico entre ambos paises. pero ee.uu. no toma la
posicion responsable. particularmente los funcionarios de la administracion
de bush profieren palabras delirantes como la "enmienda" del acuerdo basico
rpdc-ee.uu., "ofrecimiento de la planta termoelectrica" y otras cosas
similares.
��� no podemos menos que considerar graves estas palabras que insinuan que
ee.uu. se propone librarse de su responsabilidad sobre la dilacion de la
construccion de reactores de agua ligera y derogar los puntos del acuerdo
basico en cuestion.
��� como es conocido para todos, este acuerdo basico fue concertado por la
gran decision de la rpdc de sacrificar la industria de energia nuclear
independiente.
��� si se hubieron puesto en funcionamiento los reactores moderados de
grafito con capacidades generadoras de 50 mil y 200 mil kw que debian
culminar pronto en 1994 y las plantas electricas de energia atomica llamadas
a generar cada ano centenares de miles de kw a partir de 1997 la rpdc habria
podido tener ciertamente la capacidad generadora de 2 millones kw en el ano
2003. debido a la congelacion de la industria de energia nuclear por la
ejecucion del acuerdo basico la rpdc sufrio enormes perdidas de energia
electrica y otras dificultades economicas consecutivas durante ese periodo.
��� sin embargo, ee.uu., al cabo de dilatar bajo tal o cual pretexto la
ejecucion del acuerdo basico hasta la fecha casi a 7 anos de su aprobacion
trata de eludir su responsabilidad sobre la dilacion de ofrecimiento de
reactores de agua ligera y la indemnizacion por la perdida de electricidad
consecutiva.
��� una parte debe indemnizar la perdida por el incumplimiento de su deber.
esto es una norma publicamente reconocida en las relaciones estatales. esto
no se puede variar por la sustitucion del poder.
��� el problema de reactores de agua ligera es estrictamente un producto del
acuerdo politico entre la rpdc y ee.uu.
��� el acuerdo basico esta acoplado estrictamente por las medidas de accion
simultanea: el ofrecimiento de reactores de agua ligera de ee.uu. por la
congelacion nuclear de la rpdc. ee.uu. podra saber mejor las consecuencias
que enamen de su renuncia al ofrecimiento de los reactores de agua ligera y
de su regateo del problema de compensacion sobre la perdida de energia
electrica de la rpdc.
��� no podemos estar con brazos cruzados para sufrir tal perdida.
��� ee.uu. no podra librarse jamas de su responsabilidad del ofrecimiento de
reactores de agua ligera y la indemnizacion de la perdida de energia
electrica.
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