TODAY'S NEWS (November.13.2001 Juche 90)
[CONTENTS]
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UN Secretary General on Korean issue
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KCNA on principled stand of DPRK on terrorism
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Japan had better try to get international community's trust
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Paper on north-south joint declaration
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U.S. urged to create atmosphere of dialogue and build confidence
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New variety of Scotanil injection developed
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"GNP" president's anti-DPRK diatribe assailed
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Government trade delegation of Thailand arrives
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Indonesian delegation here
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Newly appointed ambassadors arrive
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Humanitarian aid material to DPRK from Germany
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Kim Jong Il inspects KPA unit no. 397
For Spanish-speaking people
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kim jong il inspecciona unidad no.397 de epc
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posicion de principios sobre problema de terrorismo, comentario de atcc
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japon debe ganar confianza de sociedad internacional
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UN Secretary General on Korean issue
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, when
meeting with the DPRK permanent representative at the UN who paid a farewell
call on him on Nov. 6, hoped the north and south of Korea would reconcile
themselves with each other to realize reunification at an early date. He
said that the UN would continue to pay deep attention to the Korean issue
and cooperate in it.
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KCNA on principled stand of DPRK on terrorism
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- As already clarified, the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea decided to sign the "international convention for
the suppression of the financing of terrorism" and "international convention
against the taking of hostages." This means that the DPRK has basically
acceded to all the existing major international anti-terrorism conventions.
��� This measure once again clearly shows the principled consistent position
of the DPRK that it is opposed to all forms of terrorism and to whatever any
aid to it.
��� The DPRK, regarding the dignity of the man as most valuable, has made
all its efforts to combat all forms of terrorism which are in contravention
of world peace and stability, national independence and respect for
sovereignty, social justice and humanitarian ideal and waged a principled
struggle to root out terrorism.
��� Dominationist high-handed and arbitrary practices, national and social
inequality, distrust, conflict and antagonism caused by religious prejudice
and extremism, etc. are the root cause of international terrorism.
��� Unilaterally resorting to a violent retaliatory war, under the pretext
of combating terrorism turning a blind eye to this root cause, would not
help prevent the vicious cycle of violence accompanied by severe destruction
and death of innocent civilians.
��� The DPRK will, therefore, cooperate with the international community in
the fight against terrorism, firmly adhering to the principled position on
terrorism in the future, too.
��� The international community and the world public opinion have positively
appreciated this measure, a manifestation of the DPRK's consistent position
and efforts, as a significant step forward in the efforts to strengthen the
worldwide cooperation in the fight against terrorism and criticized the
anachronistic nature of the U.S. hostile policy towards the DPRK.
��� The U.S. was also reported to have welcomed the measure taken by the
DPRK. But it is undisguisedly inciting mistrust and antagonism towards the
DPRK, still keeping it on the "list of sponsors of terrorism."
��� If the U.S. has a true will to drop its unreasonable hostile policy
towards the DPRK and improve the DPRK-U.S. relations, it should not repeat
only empty words but respect and implement what had been agreed with the
DPRK and take even a single practical measure at least.
��� This bilateral confidence alone would make the dialogue between the DPRK
and the U.S. constructive and promote the process of improving their
relations. This would also be greatly helpful to the international
cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
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Japan had better try to get international community's trust
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- Japan had better try to get trust of
the international community through its honest redress for its crime-woven
past before making any bid for the permanent membership of the U.N. Security
Council. This is the job to be done by Japan before anything else. Rodong
Sinmun today says this in a signed commentary slamming Japan for
impertinently working to sit on the sc.
��� The commentary goes on:
��� Japan is showing such increased zeal in the debate on the SC reform
after raising again the issue at the ongoing U.N. General Assembly Session.
This is aimed at getting the permanent membership of the SC and handling
world affairs to meet its selfish interests while behaving as a political
power.
��� But Japan cannot sit on the SC as it pleases. To get its permanent
membership is not as easy as crossing the threshold of other's house nor is
it something like an antique to be sold or bought. Its membership requires
support of the world people. Japan can get it only when it honestly fulfils
its obligation with fair conscience.
��� For Japan to vociferate about its "contribution to peace" and "U.N.
reform" before redressing its crimes committed in the past is little short
of getting extremely perfumed sitting on a garbage box.
��� Japan is well advised to stop behaving indiscreetly and redeem its past
as early as possible, to begin with.
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Paper on north-south joint declaration
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- National independence is the main
spirit of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration, says Rodong Sinmun
today in a signed article. Explaining the reason, the article notes that the
adoption of the joint declaration is chiefly aimed to achieve the
independent reunification of the nation.
��� The main aim of its adoption is to achieve the reunification of the
country by the concerted efforts of the Korean people through great national
unity, the article observes, and goes on:
��� National independence provides a fundamental basis on which all the
members of the nation can firmly unite, sharing common destiny, and achieve
steady progress and serves as a main spirit, the core of national unity.
��� Great national unity could not be achieved as Korea has remained divided
into the north and south for over 50 years due to the foreign interference
and obstructions.
��� National independence, therefore, serves as a main spirit of the great
national unity in which the Koreans can unite as one.
��� Another main aim of the adoption of the declaration is to achieve
national reunification and establish national sovereignty throughout Korea.
��� The Koreans are responsible for the solution of the issue of national
reunification.
��� If foreign forces are allowed to interfere in the issue of
reunification, it is impossible to solve the issue of the country's
reunification and the issue of national sovereignty in line with the will
and interests of the Korean nation. This is a lesson taught by a long
history of national division.
��� The north-south joint declaration serves as a declaration on independent
reunification common to the nation as it indicates a way of solving the
issue of national reunification with the nation playing a main role, free
from foreign interference.
��� The reason why national independence serves as a main spirit of the
joint declaration can be explained by the fact that it is based on national
independence. Underlying the declaration is the strong spirit of national
independence that ours is a homogenous nation strong in independence and an
independent nation capable of achieving national sovereignty by itself.
��� The declaration is based on the idea that the Korean nation is a nation
inseparable because of love of the country and nation.
��� All the fellow countrymen in the north and the south and overseas will
surely achieve great national unity in the spirit of the declaration and
achieve the nation's historic cause of reunification.
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U.S. urged to create atmosphere of dialogue and build confidence
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- Minju Joson today in a signed
commentary accuses the united states of playing sleight of hand over the
issue of the DPRK-U.S. relations. What the United States should do urgently
at the moment is not to propose a meaningless dialogue but to create an
atmosphere of dialogue and build confidence, the commentary observes, and
goes on:
��� If the United States had "proposed an unconditional dialogue with a true
heart" it would have dropped its hostile policy towards the DPRK, its
dialogue partner. This is an elementary requirement for resuming the
dialogue.
��� The Unite States is massively beefing up its forces in South Korea under
the pretext of its military operation against Afghanistan and persisting in
its malignant anti-DPRK smear campaign over the non-existent "religious and
human rights issues."
��� Such moves of the united states are only intended to fool the public and
lead the DPRK to slacken its vigilance in a bid to escalate its unchangeable
hostile policy towards the DPRK and stifle it.
��� If the United States truly wants dialogue with the DPRK, it should not
pay lip-service to "unconditional dialogue" and the like but respect the
DPRK and opt to create an atmosphere of dialogue and build confidence.
��� The process of normalizing the DPRK-U.S. relations and dialogue will
make smooth progress only when the U.S. rectifies its policy towards the
DPRK and stops posing a threat to it.
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New variety of Scotanil injection developed
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- A natural drug research group of the
DPRK succeeded in developing a new variety of Scotanil injection recently.
The injection is good for the treatment of stomach cramps, cholelithiasis,
nephrolithiasis, asthma, acute gastroenteritis, pain resulting from
operation, pain caused by cancer, etc. A hypodermic or intermuscular
injection is good for an ordinary case and two injections one or two times a
day for a serious case.
��� The injection free from sideeffect is 6 times as efficacious as
pentalin-lemon injection.
��� It was manufactured by the method of producing scopolamine bromhydracid
salt from datura innoxia.
��� Every scotanil injection contains 250g of scopolamine bromhydracid salt
and 100 g of pentalin-lemon acid salt.
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"GNP" president's anti-DPRK diatribe assailed
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- The Committee For the Peaceful
Reunification Of the Fatherland today issued information bulletin no.812
denouncing the president of the "Grand National Party" of South Korea for
his recent remarks putting a brake on the development of the inter-Korean
relations. The information said:
��� He asserted again that "reciprocity" should be regarded as a "basis of
the policy toward the north", imprudently dreaming of a "change" in the
north.
��� This once againldiscloses his dangerous intention to endanger the
north-south relations.
��� There can be reciprocity between countries but not between compatriots
in the north and the south. The cause of reunification of the country allows
no bargaining and it can never be achieved by means of equivalent exchange.
��� The reunification should be achieved in the spirit of patriotism based
on the common ideal, of the nation. Ri Hoe Chang, who downplayed such must
be more of a peddler than the leader of a political party.
��� It is clear that :"reciprocity" asserted by him is aimed to defile the
north's system.
��� In other words by "reciprocity" he meant "reciprocity" which presupposed
any "change" in the north. It was a height of folly for him to try to impose
any "change" upon the north. This was a gross breach of the basic agreement
between both sides on recognizing and respecting the two differing systems
in the north and the south and an undisguised challenge to the highly
dignified system in the north. The north and the south can neither be hold
any dialogue nor can they improve their relations on the basis of such
"reciprocity". This conception only invites acute conflict and
confrontation.
��� The spurious "reciprocity" peddled by Ri is part of his
anti-reunification diatribe to block the inter-Korean dialogue and national
unity and incite confrontation.
��� He will have no future if he negates the historic north-south joint
declaration provided by the two heads of the north and the south and
persistently pursues confrontation with the north.
��� The Korean nation will never pardon those standing in the way of unity
and reunification.
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Government trade delegation of Thailand arrives
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- A government trade delegation of
Thailand led by Prachuab Chaiyasan, trade representative of the prime
minister's office of the government, arrived here today. It was greeted at
the airport by minister of foreign trade Ri Kwang Gun and other officials
concerned.
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Indonesian delegation here
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the House of People's
Representatives of Indonesia headed by its speaker Akbar Tandjung arrived
here today. The delegation was greeted at the airport by Choe Thae Bok,
chairman of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, officials concerned,
Indonesian ambassador to the DPRK Buchari Effendi and embassy officials.
��� A welcome function took place at the airport.
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Newly appointed ambassadors arrive
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- Roy Ferguson, newly appointed
ambassador of New Zealand to the DPRK, and Ole Lonsmann Poulsen, newly
appointed ambassador of Denmark to the DPRK, arrived here today.
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Humanitarian aid material to DPRK from Germany
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- 6,000 tons of frozen beef were donated
to the DPRK by the German government as humanitarian aid material with due
ceremony at Nampho port today. Present there were Ri Yong Sok, vice-chairman
of the DPRK Flood Damage Rehabilitation Committee, officials concerned,
Claus Peter Woerner, charge d'affaires ad interim of Germany in Pyongyang,
embassy officials and members of the visiting cooperation delegation of
Germany headed by Christoph J. Burk, adviser to the association for
technical cooperation of Germany.
��� Speeches were made at the ceremony.
��� Then followed exchange of relevant documents.
��� The sincere cooperation rendered by the German government in the wake of
the establishment of diplomatic ties between the DPRK and Germany in march
will give a strong impetus to the Korean people in their efforts to recover
from natural disasters of consecutive years.
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Kim Jong Il inspects KPA unit no. 397
��� Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) - Leader Kim Jong Il inspected KPA unit
no. 397 honored with the title of "O Jung Hup Seventh Regiment" yesterday.
He was accompanied by KPA generals Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae
Gyong.
��� He was greeted on the spot by commanding officers of the unit.
��� He was briefed on the history of the unit, looking at the records of
glory showing the proud path covered by the unit.
��� He said that the unit honored with the title of "O Jung Hup Seventh
Regiment" had always taken the lead in upholding the army-centered
leadership of the party by setting an example to be followed by the whole
army in combat and political training and displaying mass heroism in
socialist construction sites and that the feats of the unit would shine long
with its colors.
��� He was briefed on the situation by the unit's commander and familiarized
himself in detail with the performance of the unit's duty before seeing the
training of servicemen.
��� Noting with great satisfaction that all the servicemen of the unit have
been firmly prepared as indomitable fighters capable of creditably defending
the security of the country and the people, he set forth important tasks to
be tackled to increase the combat capability of the unit in every way.
��� He took warm care of their living with his paternal affection, looking
round the education room, bedroom, mess, kitchen, stock farm, fish farm and
other places of the unit.
��� He stressed that all the commanding officers should look after the
living of soldiers as their parents would do just as commanding officers of
the anti-Japanese guerrilla army did so as to provide them with better
living conditions.
��� He gave the unit a pair of binoculars and an automatic rifle as gifts
and had a picture taken with its servicemen, expressing the great
expectation and conviction that they would perform proud feats at the
honorable posts for defending the country.
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kim jong il inspecciona unidad no.397 de epc
��� pyongyang, 13 de noviembre (atcc) -- 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 12 la unidad no.397 del epc que recibio
el titulo de "septimo regimiento de o jung hup". le acompanaron los
generales de ejercito del epc ri myong su, hyon chol hae y pak jae gyong.
��� en el mismo lugar el comandante supremo fue acogido por los comandantes
de la unidad.
��� escucho la historia de la unidad al ver los registros de gloria que
demuestran su orgullosa trayectoria.
��� dijo que esta unidad con el titulo de "septimo regimiento de o jung hup"
sirve de ejemplo para todo el ejercito en el entrenamiento militar y
politico y despliega el heroismo masivo en los lugares de construccion
socialista poniendose siempre al frente de apoyar la direccion de
priorizacion militar de nuestro partido y enseno que las hazanas realizadas
por la unidad brillaran eternamente junto con la bandera militar.
��� recibio el informe de situacion por parte del jefe de la unidad, se
entero de los detalles del estado de cumplimiento del deber de la unidad y
presencio el entrenamiento de los militares.
��� se mostro muy satisfecho de que todos los militares de la unidad se han
preparado bien como indomables combatientes capaces de defender
fidedignamente la seguridad de la patria y el pueblo e indico las tareas
programaticas que sirven de guia para fortalecer por todos los medios la
combatividad de la unidad.
��� al recorrer la sala de educacion, dormitorio, comedor, cocina, granja
ganadera, criadero de peces y otros varios lugares de la unidad cuido
cordialmente con un sentimiento paternal la vida de los soldados.
��� subrayo que todos los comandantes deben ofrecer mas excelentes
condiciones de vida a los soldados al atender con un sentimiento de padres
verdaderos la vida de estos como lo hicieron los comandantes de la guerrilla
antijaponesa.
��� el dirigente kim jong il dejo como recuerdo binoculos y fusil automatico
para los militares de la unidad y se fotografio junto a estos.
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posicion de principios sobre problema de terrorismo, comentario de atcc
��� pyongyang, 13 de noviembre (atcc) -- como se dio a conocer ya, la
republica popular democratica de corea decidio firmar la "convencion para la
supresion del financiamiento de organizaciones terroristas" y la "convencion
internacional contra rehen". de esta manera la rpdc participa principalmente
en todas las convenciones internacionales contra el terrorismo.
��� las presentes medidas demuestran una vez mas claramente la invariable
posicion de principios de la rpdc de oponerse a todas las formas de
terrorismo y el apoyo al respecto.
��� la rpdc, al apreciar mas que nada la dignidad del hombre, hizo todo lo
que este a su alcance contra todas las formas de terrorismo que contravienen
a la paz y la estabilidad del mundo, el respeto a la independencia y la
soberania nacionales, la justicia social y el ideal humanitario y desplego
la lucha de principios para erradicar la fuente del terrorismo.
��� hoy la fuente del terrorismo internacional lo constituyen la
desconfianza, el antagonismo y la hostilidad creados por la arbitrariedad
dominacionista, la desigualdad nacional y social, el prejuicio religioso, el
extremismo, etc.
��� si se aplica unilateralmente el metodo de guerra de represalia so
pretexto de oponerse al terrorismo no cesara la mala circulacion de la
violencia con horrorosas destrucciones y muerte de los habitantes inocentes.
��� por eso, tambien en el futuro al mantener invariablemente la posicion de
principios sobre el problema del terrorismo cooperaremos con la sociedad
internacional en la lucha contra el terrorismo.
��� la sociedad internacional y su opinion publica evaluan positivamente las
presentes medidas que reflejan la invariable posicion y esfuerzos de la rpdc
calificandolas de un avance significativo en el fortalecimiento de la
cooperacion mundial contra el terrorismo y repudian el caracter anacronico
de la politica hostil de ee.uu. a la rpdc.
��� tambien ee.uu. dice que aplaude tales medidas. pero, incluye todavia a
la rpdc en la "lista de paises de apoyo al terrorismo" y fomenta
abiertamente la desconfianza y la hostilidad a ella.
��� si ee.uu. tiene de veras la voluntad de abandonar su injusta politica de
hostilidad a la rpdc y mejorar sus relaciones con esta no debe proferir
palabras hueras sino acatar y ejecutar los puntos acordados con la rpdc y
tomar, las medidas reales de accion aunque sea una.
��� solo cuando se prepare tal confianza mutua se podra entablar el dialogo
significativo entre ambos paises e impulsar la mejora de las relaciones
bilaterales, lo que contribuira grandemente a la cooperacion internacional
contra el terrorismo.
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japon debe ganar confianza de sociedad internacional
��� pyongyang, 13 de noviembre (atcc) -- el japon no debe tratar de ser
miembro permanente del consejo de seguridad de la onu sino liquidar todos
sus crimenes cometidos en el pasado para ganar asi la confianza de la
sociedad internacional. esto es el deber primordial del japon. subraya asi
el diario "rodong sinmun" en el comentario de hoy.
��� el comentario senala en particular:
��� en la asamblea general de la onu el japon vuelve a presentar el problema
de la reforma del consejo de la seguridad y "se entusiasma" tanto por este
particular con el fin de ponerse la gorra del pais miembro permanente y
actuar como potencia politica para manejar todos los asuntos del mundo
conforme a sus intereses nacionales.
��� pero, la posicion del miembro permanente del consejo de seguridad no se
puede ganar segun la voluntad del japon.
��� el pais miembro permanente del consejo de seguridad no es umbral de la
casa vecina ni antiguedades negociables.
��� para hacerse miembro permanente del consejo de seguridad hay que
disfrutar del apoyo de todas las personas del mundo.
��� para este fin el japon debe purgar cuanto antes sus crimenes a la faz de
la sociedad internacional y cumplir su deber.
��� el japon oculta sus crimenes del pasado y habla de su "contribucion a la
paz" y la "reforma de la onu". en expresion metaforica despide el olor a
perfume asqueroso sentado sobre el basurero.
��� el japon debe actuar con prudencia y liquidar cuanto antes su pasado
criminal.
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