TODAY'S NEWS (October.17.2001 Juche 90)
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Paper on independent stand
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Kim Jong Il sends vehicles to Kim Chaek University of Technology
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S. Korean trip of Japanese prime minister protested
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Russian figures on certain victory of Korean cause of socialism
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Banner of Korean people's victory
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Training of native cadres called for
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Brisk research into spore-bearing plants
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Greetings to Azerbaijani foreign minister
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Greetings to Azerbaijani President
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Paek Nam Sun meets new Madagascan ambassador
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Kim Yong Nam meets secretary general of CILRECO
For Spanish-speaking people
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ee.uu. no debe obstaculizar turismo al monte kumgang
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rpdc: servicio de informatica cientifico-tecnica
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rpdc se esforzara por ampliar relaciones con ue
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Paper on independent stand
��� Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- An independent stand is a fundamental
stand that should be firmly maintained to implement the June 15 north-south
joint declaration and achieve the cause of Korea's reunification, says
Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article. The article says:
��� The issue of the country's reunification is an issue of the Korean
nation itself and belongs to the sovereignty of the nation.
��� If foreign forces are allowed to interfere in the issue of the country's
reunification it is impossible to work out and implement any line and
policies related to the reunification issue in conformity with the will and
demand of the nation and achieve the country's reunification aimed to
establish national sovereignty.
��� An independent stand represents the revolutionary stand that makes it
possible for the Korean nation responsible for reunification to fulfil their
responsibility and role.
��� The driving force for reunification is the entire Korean nation.
��� Korea's reunification is an independent cause of the Korean nation who
is capable of achieving it.
��� The independent stand represents the main spirit of the historic
north-south joint declaration and adhering to this stand is essential for
implementing the declaration properly.
��� Steadfastly maintaining the stand is a firm guarantee for achieving the
cause of the country's reunification at an early date in conformity with the
desire of the nation and the spirit of the declaration by the concerted
efforts of the Korean nation.
��� What is important for maintaining the stand of national independence is
to firmly arm oneself with the spirit of national independence and strongly
reject flunkeyism and the idea of depending on foreign forces.
��� It is necessary to build up the driving force of the nation in order to
independently achieve the cause of national reunification.
��� The great unity of the nation is a decisive guarantee for the
independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
��� The article calls on all the koreans to pool their will and strength
with patriotism and the spirit of national independence as their common
ideological basis, irrespective of ideology, system, political view and
religious belief and all other differences and further strengthen the
national unity in the drive to implement the declaration.
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Kim Jong Il sends vehicles to Kim Chaek University of Technology
��� Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il sent vehicles to Kim
Chaek University of Technology. Visiting the university on Sept. 19, he
highly praised its teachers and students for their big contributions to
building a prosperous and powerful nation at every stage of the revolution
and clearly indicated tasks and ways to improve education to meet the
requirements of the developing reality. This time he showed profound care
for the university's modernization and improved supply service.
��� Vehicles were conveyed to the university with due ceremony yesterday.
��� Present there were Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of
the Workers' Party of Korea, and others.
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S. Korean trip of Japanese prime minister protested
��� Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- Citizens' organizations of South Korea
held a rally and demonstration against the South Korean trip of the Japanese
prime minister on Monday, according to Seoul-based Radio No. 1. That morning
the reservists' association in Seoul burnt a Japanese flag at the place of
his visit and staged a demonstration for more than one hour, shouting
anti-Japanese slogans and condemning Japan's move to distort history.
��� The organization demanded the correction of history textbooks, saying
that the Japanese government is trying to distort history textbooks without
repenting of Japan's past and go in for militarism.
��� Members of the (South) Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the south
headquarters of the national alliance for the country's reunification and
the council for national reconciliation and independent unification held a
rally burning the Japanese prime minister in effigy under the placard
"apologize for colonial domination" in sodaemun independence park in Seoul.
��� Meanwhile, more than 500 members of the Federation of (South) Korean
Trade Unions and other citizens' organizations also staged a demonstration
in Jongmyo Park in Seoul, chanting "no revival of militarism" and other
slogans.
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Russian figures on certain victory of Korean cause of socialism
��� Moscow, October 15 (KCNA) -- Russian figures said that as the Workers'
Party of Korea, which inherited the tradition of the "Down-With-Imperialism
Union" (DIU), has built socialism, guided by the Juche idea founded by
President Kim Il Sung, the Korean cause of socialism is advancing along the
road of victory without any vicissitude. They said this at a meeting held on
Oct. 11 under the sponsorship of the Moscow Municipal Committee of the
Communist Party of the Russian Federation to mark the 4th anniversary of
leader Kim Jong Il's election as General Secretary of the WPK, the 56th
anniversary of the WPK and the 75th anniversary of the DIU.
��� Alexandr Kubayev, first secretary of the Moscow Municipal Committee of
the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and Vladimir Markov,
secretary of the central committee of the Communists Union of Russia, made
speeches at the meeting.
��� They said that the Juche idea helps accomplish the cause of socialism
against flunkeyism and dogmatism and that it is urgent for Russia to learn
the Juche idea which helps maintain an independent stand.
��� They sincerely hoped that the Korean people would defend socialism to
the last and achieve national reunification at any cost under the leadership
of the WPK with Kim Jong Il as its head.
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Banner of Korean people's victory
��� Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- A seminar on the subject of "Workers'
Party of Korea is banner of Korean people's victory" was held on Oct. 2 by
the party for peace and unity of Russia on the occasion of the 56th
anniversary of the WPK. S. Umalatova, chairwoman of the party, in a speech
said that the WPK always sets forth line and policies in conformity with the
desire and demands of the people in the socialist revolution and
construction and encourages popular masses to implement them and solve all
problems arising in the process.
��� The Korean people led by the wpk are demonstrating the might of the
single-hearted unity of the whole society, solid independent national
economy and powerful military force, she emphasized.
��� Meanwhile, similar seminars were held by the Jordanian National
Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea and the National Committee of the
National Movement of the Genuine Lumumbist Combatants of Democratic Congo on
Oct. 6 and 8.
��� A congratulatory message to leader Kim Jong Il was adopted at the
seminar in Jordan.
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Training of native cadres called for
��� Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- For the non-aligned and other
developing countries to develop the training of native cadres is the way to
successfully smash the imperialists' policy of blockade, says Rodong Sinmun
today in a signed article titled "the way to defy the imperialists'
blockade." The article says:
��� The training of native cadres presents itself as an urgent task in view
of the imperialists' vicious blockade.
��� Any country with native cadres can foil the imperialists' policy of
blockade and do everything by itself.
��� If native cadres are trained and their role is enhanced in the
non-aligned and other developing countries, the imperialists' policy of
blockade will never work on them.
��� The DPRK placed an order in Japan for two blast furnaces, each 2,000
cubic meters, in the 1970s. But Japan, under the pressure of the united
states, broke its promise to sell them to the DPRK.
��� Therefore, the DPRK decided to build its indigenous furnaces and finally
succeeded in completing them.
��� In recent years it also successfully built even a satellite with its
indigenous technology and launched it.
��� The experience of the DPRK proves that any country having its native
cadres is quite capable of frustrating imperialists' policy of blockade and
successfully building a new society.
��� Noting that training native cadres is an urgent task whose fulfilment
brooks not a moment's delay and a worthwhile work to glorify the dignity and
honor of the nation, the article refers to the tasks to do so.
��� To this end it is important for the non-aligned and other developing
countries to establish an integral system of training native cadres and
train able cadres in the fields of politics, economy, military affairs, etc.
and improve the content of education.
��� It is also necessary for them to help and teach each other, swapping
their successes and experience and exchanging visits of native technical
personnel.
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Brisk research into spore-bearing plants
��� Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- The plant classification research group
of the DPRK is working hard to survey, find out and study spore-bearing
plants. In recent years it found out 1,000 more species of spore-bearing
plants, confirming that there are more than 6,000 species of plants in the
country.
��� Its efforts are focusing on making a general conception of every
spore-bearing plant, a field unexplored, under a classification system, and
studying features of classified plants, home and distribution of plants and
their economic value.
��� Over 1,500 species of plants are registered in the fungi class.
��� More than 2,300 species of freshwater plants and aquatic plants have
been ascertained to belong to the algae tribe.
��� Among them are at least 700 species of aquatic plants.
��� Those belonging to lichenes and dryophyta classes are also put under an
integral system according to anatomic features and ecology of every group
and typical species, etc.
��� A 10-vol. book "Korean Spore-Bearing Plants" is being published.
��� It will serve as an important academic and technological reference
instrumental in developing and using spore-bearing plants found in abundance
in the country.
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Greetings to Azerbaijani foreign minister
��� Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- DPRK foreign minister Paek Nam Sun sent
a message of greetings to Vilayat Mukhtar Ogly Gulyev, foreign minister of
Azerbaijan, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its National Day.
Expressing belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the
two countries will grow stronger in different fields, the message wished him
success in his work.
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Greetings to Azerbaijani President
��� Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium
of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Geidar
Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, on Oct. 15 on the occasion of the 10th
anniversary of its National Day. It extended sincere congratulations and
salute to the president and, through him, to the government and people of
Azerbaijan on this occasion and wished the president and people of
Azerbaijan greater success in their work for peace and stability of the
country and well-being of the people.
��� It expressed belief that the friendly and cooperative ties between the
two countries would further develop in the interests of the two peoples in
the new century.
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Paek Nam Sun meets new Madagascan ambassador
��� Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- DPRK foreign minister Paek Nam Sun met
and conversed with Royal Raoelfils, new Madagascan ambassador e.p. to the
DPRK who paid a courtesy call on him today.
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Kim Yong Nam meets secretary general of CILRECO
��� Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- President Kim Yong Nam of the Presidium
of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly met and conversed with secretary
general Guy Dupre of the International Liaison Committee for Reunification
and Peace in Korea (CILRECO) at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. Present
there was Pak Kyong Son, vice department director of the Central Committee
of the Workers' Party of Korea.
��� Guy Dupre referred to the widespread solidarity movement conducted by
the CILRECO for the just struggle of the Korean people to reunify the
country. He said that it would wage an active movement to support the
struggle of the Korean people to implement the June 15 North-South Joint
Declaration.
��� He noted that an important issue in implementing it is to force the U.S.
armed forces to pull out of South Korea.
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For Spanish-speaking people
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ee.uu. no debe obstaculizar turismo al monte kumgang
��� pyongyang, 17 de mayo (atcc) -- se dio inicio al turismo al monte
kumgang en noviembre de 1998 partiendo del noble ideal fraternal de
satisfacer el deseo de los surcoreanos de ver al famoso monte kumgang y de
contribuir a la reconciliacion y la gran unidad nacional para lograr la
reunificacion de la patria. pero, ee.uu. obstaculizo desde el principio en
todas las direcciones el turismo al monte kumgang.
��� a fin de frustrar el turismo al monte kumgang iniciado como trabajo de
cooperacion no gubernamental en el periodo del cierre de las relaciones
norte-sur ee.uu. intervino directamente en este trabajo diciendo que "se
destina exclusivamente para los gastos militares" el costo del turismo.
��� el 28 de diciembre de 1998 cuando se dio inicio al turismo al monte
kumgang en cooperacion con hyundai, el periodico japones "yomiuri shimbun"
informo que perry, coordinador de la politica con respecto a corea de ee.uu.
de visita en sudcorea a principios del mismo mes se preocupo de que enorme
suma de dinero remesado a la rpdc a costa del turismo al monte kumgang
podria utilizarse enteramente como gastos militares y que de acuerdo con eso
las autoridades surcoreanas pusieron freno a la remesa del grupo hyundai a
la rpdc.
��� el periodico japones "sankei shimbun", en el numero del dia 2 de febrero
del ano 2001, informo que "el gobierno y el circulo militar en el periodo
del mandato de clinton se preocuparon del uso para fines militares de los
fondos de hyundai y por eso, en noviembre del ano pasado la comandancia del
ejercito norteamericano ocupante de surcorea expreso protesta por ese
respecto en entrevista con un representante del grupo hyundai".
��� el 27 de marzo de 2001, schwats, comandante del ejercito norteamericano
ocupante de surcorea, en el senado de ee.uu. dio testimonio de que "la
amenaza de norcorea se ha hecho mas critica que el ano pasado, norcorea
libra ejercicios militares intensivos y compra armamentos" tratando de
insinuar manosamente el uso exclusivo para gastos militares del costo de
turismo del grupo hyundai.
��� (periodico surcoreano "kyonghyang sinmun", 29 de marzo de 2001.) el 4 de
enero de 2001, un investigador encargado de asuntos asiaticos del buro de
investigacion del congreso norteamericano, senalo: "ahora, el gobierno y el
pueblo de washington y el circulo militar se preocupan grandemente del
posible uso para fines militares del costo del turismo remitido a norcorea
por el grupo hyundai. la administracion de bush tratara de manera critica
estas transacciones.".
��� ("radio de ee.uu. para asia libre" 4 de enero de 2001).
��� todos los hechos demuestran que ee.uu. disgustado de la reconciliacion,
cooperacion y la reunificacion del norte y el sur se oponia, desde el
principio, al turismo al monte kumgang interviene en cada asunto para poner
obstaculo.
��� ee.uu. y sus seguidores deben asumir la entera responsabilidad del caso
en que se interrumpa o se frustre el turismo al monte kumgang.
��� ee.uu. debe dejar de obstaculizar el turismo al monte kumgang que se
desarrolla dentro de la nacion coreana.
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rpdc: servicio de informatica cientifico-tecnica
��� pyongyang, 17 de mayo (atcc) -- en estos dias la editora nacional de
informaciones cientificas y tecnicas de corea organiza bien la prestacion de
servicios de diversas clases tomando por lo principal el servicio de
informatica por la red de computacion. los suscriptores reciben diariamente
nuevas noticias cientificas y tecnicas, conocimientos elementales, el
programa de television y otros distintos datos.
��� entre los conectadores se organizan los servicios de correo y noticias
electronicos.
��� se ofrecen servicios de programas de computacion como enciclopedia de
ciencia y tecnica, diccionarios de idiomas de varios paises, base de datos
por temas, libros, revistas, programas, conocimientos elementales. tambien
se editan publicaciones impresas en disquetes de diversos temas. la editora
presta servicios concentrados y sucesivos a los institutos que asumen las
tareas de ciencia y tecnica de punta y los servicios de consulta que
permiten a los interesados conocer a tiempo la tendencia mundial del
desarrollo cientifico e impulsar con iniciativa la produccion y la
investigacion.
��� ofrece los servicios para la formacion de redes y la reparacion de
computadoras.
��� la editora presta a los organismos respectivos servicios de toda indole
como el proyecto de sistema de red, la entrega de equipos, la formacion de
red y su tecnica de gestion, el desarrollo del programa de metodo
oficinesco, formacion de tecnicos y reparacion de computadoras.
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rpdc se esforzara por ampliar relaciones con ue
��� pyongyang, 17 de mayo (atcc) -- a la pregunta de un reportero de la
atcc formulada en relacion con la decision de la union europea de establecer
sus relaciones diplomaticas con la rpdc el vocero del minrex de la republica
popular democratica de corea respondio el dia 16 como sigue: el pasado dia
14 la union europea en la reunion de cancilleres efectuada en bruselas
decidio establecer sus relaciones diplomaticas con la rpdc y nos notifico
oficialmente del respecto.
��� esto parte del deseo de la ue de desarrollar nuevamente sus relaciones
bilaterales con la rpdc y de contribuir a la paz y la seguridad de la
peninsula coreana. por eso lo estimamos y aclamamos.
��� bajo el ideal de politica exterior: la independencia, la paz y la
amistad hemos mantenido la invariable posicion de establecer y desarrollar
las relaciones de buena vecindad con todos los paises del mundo que nos
tratan amistosamente.
��� de ahi que en septiembre del ano pasado propusieramos a la ue
desarrollar nuevamente las relaciones bilaterales, incluido el
establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas, conforme a la demanda del nuevo
siglo.
��� la reciente visita a la rpdc de la delegacion de nivel supremo de la ue
sirvio de un motivo importante para el desarrollo de las relaciones entre la
rpdc y la ue.
��� especialmente, el encuentro del gran dirigente camarada kim jong il con
la delegacion de nivel supremo de la ue fue un evento historico en las
relacinones entre la rpdc y la ue.
��� en la actualidad, numerosos paises del mundo estiman positivamente las
relaciones entre la rpdc y la ue que se desarrollan de conformidad con la
tendencia de epoca a la paz, la distension y la cooperacion.
��� en el futuro tambien nos esforzaremos por ampliar y desarrollar
multifaceticamente nuestras relaciones con la ue en varios sectores.
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