TODAY'S NEWS (August.16.2001 Juche 90)
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Reception given at Russian embassy
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Reception for delegates to 2001 Grand Festival for National Reunification
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Kim Yong Nam meets delegates to 2001 festival
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Withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Korea urged
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Kim Jong Il greets Jiang Zemin
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Full investigation into pollution by oil leakage demanded
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Greetings to President of Gabon
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Joint photo exhibition held
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Rodong Sinmun on three charters for national reunification
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Youth solidarity forum for national reunification
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Greetings to Indonesian President
For Spanish-speaking people
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establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas entre rpdc y holanda
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victoria siempre con poderio de unidad monolitica
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ignominiosa derrota de "potencia"
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Reception given at Russian embassy
��� pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- A reception was given at the Russian
embassy here yesterday, the 56th anniversary of the liberation of Korea.
Present there on invitation were Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the
Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Ri Kwang Gun, minister of
foreign trade, and officials concerned.
��� Russian military attache Vladislav Prokopenko in his speech said that
the liberation of Korea gave a new origin to the development of the
relations between the two countries and they have accumulated experience
with each other through multi-faceted cooperation and contacts in the past
period.
��� The meeting and talks between President Putin and Chairman Kim Jong Il
of the DPRK National Defence Commission and the publication of the joint
declaration in Pyongyang last year became a solid foundation for
strengthening and developing the bilateral relations, he noted, and went on:
��� Kim Jong Il's recent historic Russia visit, his talks with Putin and the
publication of the Moscow declaration are an event of special significance.
��� Russia sincerely hopes that the DPRK would build a powerful nation and
implement the north-south joint declaration to achieve the peaceful and
democratic reunification free from foreign interference at an early date.
��� Minister of foreign trade Ri Kwang Gun in his speech said that the
liberation of the country on August 15, 1945, by the anti-Japanese armed
struggle led by President Kim Il Sung and the nationwide struggle of all the
Korean people for national liberation centering on it was a historic event
which opened a turning phase in shaping their destiny and creating their new
life.
��� The feelings of friendship of the Korean people toward the Russian
people who devoted their fine sons and daughters to the cause of the
liberation of Korea will as always be cherished, he noted.
��� He underscored the need to substantially implement the agreements
reached between the top leaders of the two countries and provisions of the
DPRK-Russia joint declaration, the DPRK-Russia Moscow declaration and the
DPRK-Russia treaty of friendship, good-neighborliness and cooperation and
further develop the bilateral relations in all fields including politics,
the economy, military affairs and culture.
��� He wished the Russian people fresh success in their work to build
powerful Russia under the leadership of Putin.
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Reception for delegates to 2001 Grand Festival for National Reunification
��� Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- The preparatory committee of the 2001
Grand Festival for National Reunification gave a reception in honour of the
delegates to the festival at the Mansudae Art Theatre yesterday evening.
Present at the reception were Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of
the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, other cadres and officials
concerned.
��� Invited to the reception were delegates to the festival from the north,
south and overseas.
��� Kim Yong Nam said in his speech that the grand festival for
reunification held by fellow countrymen aspiring after reunification is a
great national meeting representing the desire of the nation for
reunification and its kindred feelings. He continued:
��� The north, south and overseas delegates shared kindred feelings with
each other and hardened their will for reunification. This is a proud
picture of the Korean nation advancing towards the reunification of the
country by its concerted efforts and a reflection of the great vitality of
the historic June 15 joint declaration.
��� The Korean nation's movement for reunification has entered a new stage.
The Korean nation should always defend its dignity firmly and put spurs to
accomplishing the cause of reunification under the banner of the June 15
joint declaration.
��� He expressed the conviction that the participants in the festival will
powerfully promote the seventy million fellow countrymen's cause of
reunification by successfully concluding the grand festival for national
reunification.
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Kim Yong Nam meets delegates to 2001 festival
��� Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium
of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met north, south and overseas
delegates to the 2001 Grand Festival for National Reunification at the
Mansudae Art Theatre yesterday and had a talk with them in a compatriotic
atmosphere. Present there were secretary Kim Yong Sun of the c.c., the
Workers' Party of Korea, and officials concerned.
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Withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Korea urged
��� Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- Korea is the only country in the world
which still remains divided among those countries which were partitioned as
the outcome of the second world war. This is because of the U.S. military
presence in South Korea. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed
commentary. It goes on:
��� Now that the June 15 joint declaration in which the north and the south
committed themselves to solve the issue of reunification of the country by
the efforts of the Korean nation was adopted and the desire for
reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south and
reunification is daily growing stronger, the U.S. forces are left without
any justification to stay in South Korea any longer.
��� The U.S. right-wing conservatives, displeased with the developments on
the Korean peninsula, are putting the brake on this process in a bid to
derail it.
��� The U.S. moves to escalate the tensions on the peninsula are aimed to
stifle the DPRK by force and use the peninsula as a strategic base from
which to establish unchallenged domination over Asia and the Pacific. To
allow the U.S. troops to stay in South Korea is as dangerous as sleeping on
the powder keg where a time bomb was planted.
��� The withdrawal of the U.S. troops from South Korea means removing a
stumbling block lying in the process of detente, reunification and national
reconciliation on the Korean peninsula.
��� The U.S. troops' pullback from South Korea would bring durable peace to
the peninsula and create conditions favorable for reunification.
��� The foremost task of the policy of the DPRK towards the United States is
to force the U.S. troops to withdraw from South Korea.
��� The United States should face up to the trend of the times and quit
South Korea before suffering the disgrace of being driven out of it. This is
good for the U.S. either.
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Kim Jong Il greets Jiang Zemin
��� Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the
Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the National Defence Commission of
the DPRK, today sent a message of greetings to Jiang Zemin, General
Secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC),
President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and President of the
Central Military Commission of the PRC, on the occasion of his 75th
birthday. The message extended sincere and warm greetings and
congratulations to him on his birthday.
��� The message said:
��� Assuming the heaviest responsibility for the party, state and army of
China, you have energetically worked to protect the stability, unity and
sovereignty of the country and build socialism with Chinese characteristics.
��� The Chinese people have made great successes and changes in their
efforts to build modern new China and achieve the cause of the country's
reunification under the guidance of the CPC with you as its core.
��� The international position of the PRC has also further been strengthened
in accordance with the diplomatic line of independence and sovereignty.
��� You are deeply respected and loved by your people for your feats
performed for the party and people of China.
��� The CPC reviewed its struggle and experience on the occasion of its 80th
founding anniversary and, on this basis, proposed new tasks to further
improve and step up the party construction and activities and is waging a
vigorous drive to implement them.
��� It is the consistent stand of the WPK to steadily consolidate and
develop the traditional DPRK-China friendship.
��� Convinced that the DPRK-China friendship would continue to favorably
develop in the new century, too, to meet the desire of the two parties and
peoples, Kim Jong Il in the message sincerely wished Jiang Zemin greater
success in his responsible work for the prosperity of the Chinese nation and
the complete reunification of the whole country and good health and
happiness.
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Full investigation into pollution by oil leakage demanded
��� Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- The South Korean Green Federation in a
statement issued on August 10 in connection with the pollution caused by oil
leakage from the U.S. forces' base in Ryongsan, Seoul, called for forming a
civilian-government joint fact-finding group for full investigation into it,
according to Seoul-based radio no. 1. The statement urged the U.S. forces
side to open to the public the background against which the pollution was
committed for years and damage done by it, punish the chief culprit and
fully investigate the environmental pollution caused by the U.S. forces'
base whose return is now under debate.
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Greetings to President of Gabon
��� pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium
of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to El
Hadj Omar Bongo, President of Gabon, on August 13 on the occasion of its
independence day. The message extended warm congratulations to the
president, government and people of Gabon on the independence day.
��� Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations
between the two countries would further expand and develop, it wished the
president and people of Gabon great success in their work for the peace and
security of the country.
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Joint photo exhibition held
��� Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- A joint photo exhibition on the Japanese
imperialists' atrocities and moves to distort history was opened at the
people's palace of culture today. Displayed there are many photos disclosing
that the Japanese imperialists robbed Korea of human and material resources
and denouncing the Japanese authorities for their shameless moves to distort
the history of aggression against Korea with a view to reviving Japanese
militarism and realizing their ambition for reinvasion.
��� Among them are photos showing the moves of the Japanese aggressors
advocating the "Theory of the Conquest of Korea", a photo of Japan's pirate
ship "Unyo-Maru" which intruded into Kanghwa island, photos of Japanese
imperialists massacring Koreans in the period of the march first popular
uprising and other photos on the Japanese imperialists' crimes.
��� Photos on display clearly prove that forcible drafting of Koreans, the
crimes related to "comfort women for the army", mass killings and other
hideous crimes against humanity the Japanese imperialists committed in the
period of their colonial rule over Korea are being seriously distorted and
covered up by the Japanese authorities.
��� A joint resolution of compatriots in the north and the south and abroad
denouncing the Japanese imperialists' atrocities and the distortion of
history was read out at the exhibition.
��� The resolution said that the Koreans in the north and the south and
abroad will take the mass killings and plunder committed by the Japanese
imperialists in Korea to account and force Japan to make an apology and
compensation for them to the last and conduct activities to fully expose
their atrocities and the gravity and shamelessness of the moves to distort
history.
��� It demanded the Japanese authorities sincerely apologize for the past
crimes, make full ompensation for them and stop the moves to tamper with
history at once.
��� Present at the opening ceremony were Kim Yong Dae, vice-president of the
Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, leading officials of public
organizations, delegates of compatriots in the north and the south and
overseas to the 2001 Grand Festival for National Reunification.
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Rodong Sinmun on three charters for national reunification
��� Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today carries a signed
article hailing the erection of the monument to the three charters for
national reunification in Pyongyang on the occasion of the 56th anniversary
of Korea's liberation The monument reflects the firm faith and will of all
the Korean people to glorify forever the immortal feats performed by
President Kim Il Sung on behalf of the country and the nation and to build a
reunified country along the road indicated by the three charters.
��� Leader Kim Jong Il comprehensively systematized and formulated the three
principles of national reunification, The ten-point programme of the great
unity of the whole nation and the proposal for founding the Democratic
Federal Republic of Koryo put forward by the president as the three charters
for national reunification.
��� The three charters for national reunification helped build strong three
pillars for achieving the reunification of the country without fail and
provided all the Koreans desirous of reunification with a clear guideline,
the article says, and goes on: The charters are the Korean style programme
for reunification as they indicate a true way of independently solving the
issue of national reunification in conformity with the demand of the Korean
nation and the actual conditions of Korea, guided by the Juche idea.
��� The charters are scientific as they were provided in the course of the
historical struggle for national reunification and their truth has been
proven in that course.
��� Indeed, the charters serve as a bright beacon illumining the way to find
the earliest and fairest solution to the issue of Korea's reunification in
conformity with the will and interests of the whole nation and a powerful
weapon firmly guaranteeing its victory.
��� The charters enable our nation to wage a vigorous struggle for national
reunification with a clear goal and orientation, faith and courage and
successfully realise the cherised desire for national reunification by its
concerted efforts.
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Youth solidarity forum for national reunification
��� Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- A youth solidarity forum for national
reunification in the new century was held at the central youth hall today as
part of the 2001 Grand Festival for National Reunification. Present there
were youth and students in Pyongyang and delegates of youth and students
from the north and the south and abroad participating in the festival.
��� A group of dancers warmly welcomed the delegates, dancing to the tune of
songs "Glad To See You" and "My Country Is Best".
��� At the end of the chorus "Thongil Arirang" and a mixed duet "Youth Is
Good Days," delegates of youth and students from the north and the south and
abroad made congratulatory speeches at the forum.
��� They stressed the need for the youth and students in the north and the
south and abroad to further strengthen solidarity through their activities
to implement the June 15 joint declaration.
��� Presented at the forum were a quartet of folk song "Our Nation Is Best,"
female vocal solo "Spring In My Native Place" and a vocal solo and Pangchang
"Ballad Of Pheasant Hen," etc.
��� Youth delegates from the south and abroad came out to join in singing
when the hall was pervaded with strong desire for national reunification.
��� Children presented colorful art pieces including vocal quartet "Rainbow
For National Reunification," earnestly calling upon the youth and student
delegates to hand the reunified country over to them at an early date.
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Greetings to Indonesian President
��� Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium
of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to
Megawati Soekarnoputri, President of Indonesia, today on the occasion of the
56th anniversary of its independence day. The message extended warm
congratulations to the president, government and people of Indonesia on the
independence day.
��� Convinced that the friendly and cooperative ties between the two
countries would continue to develop, it wished the president and people of
Indonesia greater success in their work for the prosperity of the country.
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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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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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ignominiosa derrota de "potencia"
��� pyongyang, 16 de mayo (atcc) -- el fracaso de ee.uu. en las recientes
elecciones de los miembros de la comision de derechos humanos de la onu es
un merecido castigo a esta potencia, que por fin perdio la posicion de este
miembro que ocupaba durante mas de 50 anos, senala el periodico "minju
joson" en un comentario de hoy y continua: la opinion publica mundial estima
unanimemente que esta ignominiosa derrota es una expresion del "descontento
a la arrogancia de ee.uu." que no puso firma a los convenios mundiales sobre
los derechos humanos y que impuso su unilateral "norma del particular" a
otros paises.
��� no obstante ee.uu. califica de "acto atroz" el resultado electoral y
habla de mantener de continuo su politica.
��� parece que con tal proceder trata de conservar su honra de potencia,
pero en vano.
��� el unico modo para remediar su deshonra y derrota sufridas en la escena
internacional es sacar las profundas lecciones del resultado electoral y
tomar un correcto camino.
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