TODAY'S NEWS (June.18.2001 Juche 90)
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Spokesman of DPRK Foreign Ministry on Bush's statement on resuming
negotiations with DPRK
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Talks held between DPRK and Equatorial Guinean parliamentary delegations
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Greetings to Seychellois President
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Foreign guests tour different parts of Pyongyang
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River Amnok
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Table-tennis star Kim Hyon Hui
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Former unconverted long-term prisoners release collection of poems
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German President meets delegation of Korean Christian Federation
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Over 530 works of Kim Jong Il published
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Paek Nam Sun meets private delegate of U.S. religious leader and his party
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Gift to Kim Jong Il from U.S. religious leader
For Spanish-speaking people
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dirigente kim jong il inspecciona unidad de aviacion no.288 de epc
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editadas mas de 530 obras de dirigente kim jong il
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declaracion de vocero de minrex de rpdc
Spokesman of DPRK Foreign Ministry on Bush's statement on resuming
negotiations with DPRK
Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of
the DPRK today issued a statement concerning U.S. President Bush's statement
issued on June 6 as regards the resumption of negotiations with the DPRK.
The statement said:
It is noteworthy that the new u.s. administration proposed to resume
DPRK-U.S. dialogue which it unilaterally had put under suspension for four
months, but we cannot but remain vigilant against its real intention.
The U.S. side, while proposing to resume negotiations without
preconditions, unilaterally set out and opened to the public topics of
discussion before both sides sit together.
By those topics of discussion it means the so called nuclear, missile
and conventional armed forces-related issues of the DPRK. We cannot construe
this otherwise than an attempt of the U.S. to disarm the DPRK through
negotiations.
Such attitude of the U.S. as putting up conditions which the DPRK can
never accept cannot but arouse an apprehension and doubt as to whether the
U.S. intends to have a dialogue with sincerity and has a willingness to
settle the issues through dialogue.
It is the universally recognized elementary requirement that dialogue
between sovereign states should be conducted on a fair and equal footing.
This is evidenced by the fact that the previous DPRK-U.S. dialogues were
held in conformity with the interests of both sides and produced results
helpful to improving bilateral relations. In this sense, we cannot but
interpret the U.S. administration's "proposal for resuming dialogue" as
unilateral and conditional in its nature and hostile in its intention.
Our aim to have a dialogue with the united states is to discuss and
carry into practice measures to wipe out the mistrust and misunderstanding
between both sides and put the DPRK-U.S. relations on a normal orbit to meet
the bilateral interests.
All the pending issues related to the DPRK-U.S. relations originate from
the U.S. hostile policy, a big threat to the DPRK.
If the U.S. has a true will to drop its hostile policy and have a
dialogue with the DPRK, it should, first of all, adopt as topics of
discussion practical matters related to the implementation of the provisions
of the DPRK-U.S. agreed framework and the DPRK-U.S. joint communique as
agreed upon.
The DPRK's conventional armed forces can never be a subject of
discussion before the U.S. forces are pulled out of South Korea at least as
they are means for self-defence to cope with the grave threat posed by the
U.S. and its allied forces.
The U.S. should refrain from making a sinister attempt to shift the
responsibility for the stalled negotiations on to the DPRK after
deliberately raising such unrealistic and unacceptable demands.
The most realistic and urgent issue at present as regards the
implementation of the DPRK-U.S. agreed framework, the keynote of which is
the U.S. LWR provision in return for the DPRK's nuclear freeze, is to handle
in a responsible manner the grave situation where the LWR provision is too
much delayed.
The agreed framework is in the danger of collapse due to the delay in
the lwr provision.
We are of the view that the issue of compensating for the loss of
electricity caused by the delay in the lwr provision which we have already
proposed to the U.S. side as a solution to the issues should be adopted as a
primary item to be taken up at the negotiations.
The U.S. side is well advised to dispel our doubt as to whether the U.S.
has a political will to drop its hostile policy toward the DPRK and discuss
and settle the pressing issue of the loss of electricity.
Talks held between DPRK and Equatorial Guinean parliamentary delegations
Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- Talks between the delegations of the DPRK
Supreme People's Assembly and the House of Representatives of the People of
the Republic of Equatorial Guinea were held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall
yesterday. At the talks both sides informed each other of the situation of
their countries and exchanged views on developing the friendly and
cooperative relations between the two parliaments and a series of issues of
mutual concern.
Present at the talks were choe thae bok, chairman of the DPRK Supreme
People's Assembly, officials concerned, and the members of the delegation of
the House of Representatives of the People of the Republic of Equatorial
Guinea led by its chairman Salomon Nguma Owono.
Greetings to Seychellois President
Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of
the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, on June 16 sent a message of
greetings to France Albert Rene, President of the Republic of Seychelles, on
the occasion of its national day. The message extended warm congratulations
to the president, the government and the people of Seychelles on the
national day.
It wished the president and the people of Seychelles greater successes
in their work to build a new prosperous society and expressed the belief
that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would
grow stronger.
Foreign guests tour different parts of Pyongyang
Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- Economic and commercial officials of
foreign embassies here visited the Revolutionary Museum of the Pyongyang
Textile Machine Plant and the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on Mt. Taesong
on June 17 on the occasion of the 37th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's
start of work at the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. Kim
Jong Il guided the practice of students at the Pyongyang Textile Machine
Plant from April 21 to May 8, Juche 50 (1961), when he conducted his
revolutionary activities at Kim Il Sung University.
The visitors looked round historical relics at the plant which bear
witness to his immortal leadership exploits and noble popular trait.
They visited the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on Mt. Taesong where
they laid bouquets before the bust of anti-Japanese heroine Kim Jong Suk, a
great communist revolutionary fighter.
River Amnok
Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- The Amnok River, the longest in Korea,
rises on the southwestern slope of Mt. Paektu, the sacred symbol of the
Korean revolution, and empties its waters into the West Sea of Korea,
marking the boundary between Korea and China. Fanning out through the
northern inland region, it flows 803 km long and covers 64,739 square
kilometres of area in total, 32,557 of it belonging to Korea. With many
tributaries, it is full of rapids in the upper reaches.
Its water source is mainly rainfall, added to by the spring thaw from
the northern alpine areas. The level and amount of water is lowest in
January and February and highest in July and August. It rises from March
through June with the spring thaw before it spills over into a summer flood,
swelled by rainfall. The annual average precipitation in this area is 500 to
600 mm, the lowest in Korea.
Spread on either side are thick forests of larch, abies nephrolepis,
spruce, Korean poplar and white birch. This area is beautiful in scenery and
abundant in resources.
The river and its tributaries teem with 80 species of fish including
carp, crucian carp, cornet fish, pond smelt and brachymystax coregonides.
The river, with a large amount of water and rapid current, is the
nation's richest source which is used to generate power. rafts of timber
float along the entire course of the river.
Flung around here from the foot of Mt. Paektu to the West Sea of Korea
are modern forestry stations, locally-run factories, and urban and rural
communities.
This area harbours historical proof of Korea's historical fight against
foreign invasions.
During the period of Japanese military rule, a great many Koreans
swarmed across the river in search of a living in an alien land.
President Kim Il Sung crossed the river on his "250-mile journey for
national liberation" in June 14 (1925), vowing never to return before
Korea's liberation. He waged the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle for 20
years and retrieved Korea from colonial clutches. Preserved in this area are
revolutionary battlesites and other sites of note from the anti-Japanese
war.
Table-tennis star Kim Hyon Hui
Pyongyang, June 18 (kcna) -- Merited athlete Kim Hyon Hui is an ace
female table-tennis player of the DPRK. She played a pivotal role in earning
the DPRK runner-up spot in the women's team event at the 46th world
table-tennis championships held in Osaka, Japan from April 23 to May 6.
earlier, in February, she clinched two gold and two silver medals at the
64th British open and the 6th Qatar open.
In Osaka, the Korean girls upset Australia and Germany 3-1 and 3-0
respectively in the round-robin stage, and sealed a 3-0 quarter final
triumph over Chinese Taipei.
In tense semi-finals against South Korea, the DPRK's Kim Hyang Mi was
outlasted in the first singles. But Kim Hyon Hui hit back as she comfortably
beat her opponent 21-15, 21-16 in the second singles and 21-8, 22-20 in the
fourth, enabling the DPRK to reach the team finals.
Kim, a left hand shake-hand grip player, has a strong combination of
right drive and left push. according to her head coach, Ri Hyong Il, her
right drive ability is almost on a par with male players.
The daughter of an ordinary worker, she started playing table-tennis at
primary school. when she was a third-grader, she caught the attention of
professionals and became a trainee of coach Cha Kwang Suk of the Pyongyang
sports team.
She won the national children's championship several times and
participated in the 44th and 45th world championships.
Former unconverted long-term prisoners release collection of poems
Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- The former unconverted long-term prisoners
who are pro-reunification patriotic fighters, made public a collection of
poems, prompted by their desire to thank leader Kim Jong Il for enabling
them to return to the socialist motherland and glorify their lives on the
occasion of the 1st anniversary of the historic June 15 North-South Joint
Declaration. They in their poems said that they wanted to loudly sing of the
great favour Kim Jong Il showed for them by saving them from a hell and
enabling them to enjoy highest honour.
They noted that June 15 was the day when the most miserable human beings
in the world became the happiest ones and a glorious day when they were told
that Kim Jong Il called on them to come back to the north after the lapse of
so many years when they were threatened with death.
Noting that they keenly realized that Kim Jong Il was always near them,
they added that he is the father who has taken care of their destiny.
Recalling that they came to the fold of the genuine homeland by golden
carriages sent by Kim Jong Il, they stressed that the only motherland for
the 70 million fellow countrymen is the society led by Kim Jong Il.
German President meets delegation of Korean Christian Federation
Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- German President Johannes Rau on June 14
met the delegation of the Korean Christian Federation headed by Kang Yong
Sop, chairman of the central committee of the federation. The president
warmly welcomed the visiting delegation to participate in the "Deutscher
Evangelischer Kirchentag."
He said that Germany which suffered from the division of 40 years knows
how bitter is the pain of Korea's division.
He hoped Korea would be peacefully reunified at an early date.
Over 530 works of Kim Jong Il published
Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il published many famous
works giving the most perfect answers to the ideological, theoretical and
practical problems arising in the revolution and construction since he
started his work at the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
The WPK Publishing House has already brought out over 530 works out of the
famous works he authored over the last 37 years.
"Selected Works of Kim Jong Il" (vol. 1-14) contain more than 300 works.
Kim Jong Il published famous works one after another reflecting the
needs of the times and the revolution and the desire of the popular masses
with his brilliant wisdom and profound and unique insight in each period and
at each stage of developing revolution, thus enriching the treasure house of
human thought.
Paek Nam Sun meets private delegate of U.S. religious leader and his party
Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- Foreign minister Paek Nam Sun met and
conversed with Melvin Lee Cheatham, private delegate of U.S. religious
leader rev. Franklin Graham, and his party who paid a courtesy call on him
at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
Gift to Kim Jong Il from U.S. religious leader
Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- A gift was sent to leader Kim Jong Il by
U.S. religious leader rev. Franklin Graham. It was handed to foreign
minister Paek Nam Sun today by Melvin Lee Cheatham, private delegate of the
U.S. religious leader, on a visit to the DPRK.
For Spanish-speaking people
dirigente kim jong il inspecciona unidad de aviacion no.288 de epc
pyongyang, 18 de junio (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 15 de junio la unidad de
aviacion no. 288 del epc. le acompanaron los generales de ejercito ri myong
su, hyon chol hae y pak jae gyong del epc.
el dirigente kim jong il, guiado por el jefe de la unidad, recorrio la
lapida a la direccion sobre el terreno del gran lider presidente kim il sung
y dijo que la mayor de las hazanas realizadas por el lider es haber fundado
el heroico ejercito popular de corea y haberlo fortalecido como invencibles
fuerzas armadas.
escucho el informe del jefe de la unidad sobre el cumplimiento del deber
de la unidad y recorrio el salon de ejercicios con armaduras y sala de
estudio para enterarse de los detalles del estudio y el entrenamiento de los
pilotos.
senalo que estos deben hacer una parte de su vida y regimen estar
perfectamente listos para el vuelo y adelanto las tareas programaticas para
fortalecer la combatividad de la unidad.
al recorrer la sala de educacion, dormitorio, comedor, cocina, deposito
diario y otros varios lugares atendio cordialmente la vida de los pilotos.
se encontro con los pilotos para entrerarse del estado de vestido y de
otros detalles de su labor y vida y vio una funcion artistica de ellos.
evaluo altamente el espiritu revolucionario de los pilotos que viven
cada momento realizando proezas con la disposicion revolucionaria de dedicar
su juventud y vida para el partido, la revolucion, la patria y el pueblo y
los estimulo calurosamente.
dejo como recuerdo el fusil automatico para los militares de la unidad y
se fotografio junto a estos.
editadas mas de 530 obras de dirigente kim jong il
pyongyang, 18 de junio (atcc) -- el gran dirigente kim jong il, despues
de dar inicio al trabajo en el cc del partido del trabajo de corea, publico
numerosas obras clasicas que dan las mas correctas respuestas a los
problemas ideo-teoricos y practicos que se presentan en la revolucion y la
construccion. la editora del ptc edito mas de 530 de entre las imperecederas
obras clasicas publicadas durante 37 anos por el.
de ellas mas de 300 obras estan contenidas en las "obras escogidas de
kim jong il" del primer tomo al 14.
el dirigente kim jong il, con una sagaz presciencia y profunda y
original vision en cada periodo y etapa del desarrollo de la revolucion,
publico las obras clasicas que reflejan la demanda de la epoca y la
revolucion y la aspiracion de las masas populares, enriqueciendo asi el
tesoro de la historia del pensamiento humano.
declaracion de vocero de minrex de rpdc
pyongyang, 18 de junio (atcc) -- el vocero del ministerio de relaciones
exteriores de la republica popular democratica de corea hizo publica hoy una
declaracion en relacion con que bush, presidente norteamericano publico el
pasado dia 6 la declaracion de reanudar las negociaciones con la rpdc. el
vocero dijo:
es una cosa que se debe considerar el que la nueva administracion de
ee.uu. haya propuesto reanudar el dialogo que interrumpio ella misma
unilateralmente durante 4 meses, pero nos guardamos de su verdadera
intencion.
la parte norteamericana habla de reanudar las negociaciones sin
condiciones previas, pero fijo unilateralmente la agenda de ellas y la dio a
conocer antes de que ambas partes se sientan a la misma mesa.
consideramos que en fin la agenda formulada por ee.uu. siendo
relacionada con las armas nucleares y misiles, las fuerzas armadas
convencionales de la rpdc persigue la finalidad de desarmar a esta a traves
de las negociaciones.
asi ee.uu. esgrime condiciones que no puede aceptar jamas la rpdc. esta
actitud nos provoca preocupacion y duda de si este pais desea dialogar
sinceramente o no y tiene la voluntad de resolver el problema a traves del
dialogo o no.
los dialogos entre los estados soberanos deben ser logrados sobre la
base equitativa e igualitaria lo cual es una demanda elemental reconocida
internacionalmente.
lo prueban los hechos de que los dialogos desarrollados en el pasado
entre la rpdc y los ee.uu. dieron resultados que convinieron a los intereses
de ambas partes y que contribuyeron a la mejora de sus relaciones.
en tal sentido, se puede considerar que la presente "propuesta de
reanudacion del dialogo" de la administracion norteamericana es unilateral y
condicional en su caracter y hostil en su intencion.
tenemos la finalidad de dialogar con los ee.uu. para discutir y tomar
las medidas encaminadas a eliminar la desconfianza y el malentendido entre
ambas partes y asi colocar las relaciones bilaterales en la orbita normal
conforme a los intereses reciprocos.
las fuentes de todos los problemas que se presentan en las relaciones
rpdc-ee.uu. radican en la politica hostil de ee.uu. que constituye una gran
amenaza para la rpdc.
si ee.uu. tiene, de veras, la voluntad de poner fin a su politica hostil
a la rpdc y de dialogar con esta debera tomar, en la etapa actual, ante
todo, por la agenda los problemas practicos para ejecutar fielmente los
puntos convenidos en el acuerdo basico y el comunicado conjunto ya firmados
por ambas partes.
las fuerzas armadas convencionales de la rpdc siendo medios de
autodefensa para hacer frente a la grave amenaza creada por ee.uu. y las
fuerzas aliadas de este no pueden ser jamas objeto de discusion antes de que
por lo menos, las tropas norteamericanas se retiren de surcorea.
ee.uu. debe abandonar su malsana intencion de formular intencionalmente
tales demandas irreales y desigualitarias y de imputar de esta manera a la
rpdc la responsabilidad de la interrupcion de las negociaciones.
en la etapa actual el problema que se presenta como una tarea mas
realista y primordial en lo tocante a la ejecucion del acuerdo basico
rpdc-ee.uu. cuyo esqueleto es el ofrecimiento de los reactores de agua
ligera de este por la congelacion de la instalacion nuclear de aquella es
responder con responsabilidad a la grave situacion en que se posterga en
gran medida el ofrecimiento de los reactores de agua ligera.
ahora por la dilacion del ofrecimiento de los reactores de agua ligera
esta en peligro el destino del acuerdo basico. como medidas para superar
esta situacion consideramos que el problema de indemnizacion de la perdida
de energia electrica por la dilacion del ofrecimiento de reactores de agua
ligera ha de ser escogido como agenda primordial de las negociaciones, como
lo hemos propuesto ya a la parte norteamericana.
la parte norteamericana debe disipar la duda de la rpdc:
ee.uu. tiene o no la voluntad politica de renunciar su politica hostil a
la rpdc y de discutir y resolver el apremiante problema de la indemnizacion
de la perdida de energia electrica.
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