TODAY'S NEWS (November.18.2001 Juche 90)
[CONTENTS] * Kim Yong Nam greets President of Bangladesh * Korean people's cause of reunification supported * Greetings to Sultan of Oman * S. Korean unionists call for 'abolishing "security law" * Japan emerges dangerous war force For Spanish-speaking people * invariable posicion y medidas independientes comentario de atcc * responsabilidad recae sobre parte sur ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kim Yong Nam greets President of Bangladesh ��� Pyongyang, November 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, on November 16 sent a message of greetings to A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdury on his election as President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. His election is an expression of deep trust and great expectation of the people of Bangladesh for him, the message said. ��� Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger, it wished the president great success in his responsible work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Korean people's cause of reunification supported ��� Pyongyang, November 18 (KCNA) -- The reporters and speakers at the third Asia-Pacific regional lawyers' meeting held in Hanoi on Oct. 19 and 20 called for making joint efforts to ensure peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region including the Korean peninsula and achieve the dignity and sustainable development of humankind. The "Hanoi appeal for peace and development" made public at the meeting said as regards the Korean issue: ��� We participants in the meeting strongly oppose the u.s. forces' continued presence in South Korea and Okinawa and the permanent existence of military bases in East Asia. ��� We express strong hope that the peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula will be surely realized in accordance with the spirit of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration signed by the heads of the north and south of Korea. ��� Meanwhile, speakers at a "meeting of solidarity with the Korean people" held on Oct. 24 with the attendance of leading officials of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers and delegates of lawyers' organizations from various countries said that international court should remain open to try the U.S. crimes because the U.S. crimes still continue in Korea. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greetings to sultan of Oman ��� Pyongyang, November 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, on Nov. 16 sent a message of greetings to Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin said al said on the occasion of its national day. Extending warm congratulations to him, government and people of Oman on the occasion, he wished the Sultan and people of Oman bigger success in their work for the prosperity of the country. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ S. Korean unionists call for 'abolishing "security law" ��� Pyongyang, November 18 (KCNA) -- Unionists of the metal industrial federation under the (south) Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) reportedly called for abolishing the "security law" and withdrawing the U.S. hard-line policy toward the north. The federation conducted an opinion poll among unionists in 61 workplaces in 9 areas on the abolition of the "security law," the U.S. hard-line policy toward the north, the missile issue and the KCTU work for reunification. ��� 87.9 percent of the respondents answered that the "security law" is an obstacle to reunification and the abuse of this law for suppression is oppression of human rights. ��� The respondents welcomed the June 15 joint declaration. 8 of 10 workers supported the joint declaration calling for independently settling the reunification issue of the Korean nation and demanded the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from South Korea. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Japan emerges dangerous war force ��� Pyongyang, November 18 (KCNA) -- The Japanese reactionary ruling quarters are hell-bent on establishing a wartime system as evidenced by the legalization of the overseas dispatch of the "Self-Defense Forces" (SDF), the preparations stepped up by them for actions of aggression troops, taking the U.S. war against terrorism as a good chance, and the fascistization of the domestic policy. In this regard Rodong Sinmun today says in a signed article: The article of Japan's constitution banning a war is now defunct. ��� The Japanese government and the ruling party passed through the diet the bill on the dispatch of "SDF" abroad, a bill on the revision of the "law on the SDF" and a bill allowing the SDF to open fire at "unidentified ships," the three bills for a war of reinvasion included in "the anti-terrorism special law," under the pretext of "supporting the u.s. forces. ��� The legalization of the dispatch of Japan's troops abroad made the article of the constitution banning Japan's possession of the army and a war defunct. ��� The exercise of "collective right of self-defense" has also been legalized to enable Japan to dispatch the SDF abroad to participate in combat operations under the pretext of "supporting" the U.S. forces though it is not threatened by any outside attack. ��� Japan, the world's second largest state in military spending, is hastening its preparations for the dispatch of its aggression forces abroad. ��� The Japanese government decided to send an additional fleet of warships including ultra-modern "aegis" to the Indian Ocean by late November to join the U.S. in its war against terrorism. ��� Three warships of Japan have already been dispatched there recently. The maritime "Self-Defense Force" is scheduled to conduct a joint exercise with southeast Asian countries in December. ��� The air SDF is getting ready to send transport planes to Pakistan while the ground SDF decided to send troops to East Timor. ��� Referring to the spurs put by Japan to establishing a wartime system including the stepped-up militarization and fascistization of the country and moves to revise the "law on emergency," the article notes: ��� Japan has emerged the most dangerous aggressor and war force threatening the peace in Asia and the rest of the world. ��� History clearly proves that a war of aggression leads Japan only to destruction. ��� This reality signifies a prelude to Japan's tragedy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Spanish-speaking people ------------------------------------------------------------------------ invariable posicion y medidas independientes comentario de atcc ��� pyongyang, 17 de noviembre (atcc) -- como fue informado ya, la republica popular democratica de corea, fiel al ideal de la independencia, la amistad y la paz firmo la "convencion para la supresion de financiamiento a organizaciones terroristas" e ingreso en la "convencion internacional contra el rehen". al respecto numerosos paises del mundo y la sociedad internacional lo aplauden activamente y cuestionan el injusto y anacronico caracter de la mencion como "pais de apoyo al terrorismo" de la rpdc, que es producto de la politica hostil de ee.uu. a esta. ��� sin embargo, algunos vehiculos de prensa, aun diciendo que "aplauden" la adhesion de la rpdc en dichas convenciones difunden desinformaciones como si ella lo hiciera a disgusto. ��� esto es un acto hipocrita que contraviene a la mision principal de la prensa que sirve de vocero de la justicia, la verdad, la realidad y la imparcialidad y una obediencia docil a las fuerzas hostiles que pretenden denigrar la autoridad de la rpdc y danar la confianza internacional y las relaciones de colaboracion. ��� la rpdc mantiene la invariable posicion de oponerse a todas formas de terrorismo y el apoyo al respecto y de preservar la estabilidad internacional y su adhesion en dichas convenciones internacionales son las medidas independientes que emanan de tal posicion de principios. ��� algunos medios de prensa desconfian de tal posicion y medidas de la rpdc, las interpretan a la ligera y difunden opinion erronea sobre ellas. ��� de esta manera revelan por si mismos que son vehiculos de palabra reaccionarios que en la sociedad internacional siguen fomentando la desconfianza y la hostilidad que son fuente del terrorismo. ��� los medios de prensa si estan bien conscientes de su mision asumida ante la historia y la sociedad deberan distinguir correctamente la epoca y la realidad y poner fin a sucios actos de comercializacion de escritos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ responsabilidad recae sobre parte sur ��� pyongyang, 17 de noviembre (atcc) -- el diario "rodong sinmun" en un comentario individual de hoy senala que se debe enteramente a la parte sur el termino infructuoso de la sexta ronda de conversaciones a nivel de ministro norte-sur. el periodico se refiere a que algunos de la parte sur ponen lo blanco por lo negro para descartar a la parte norte la responsabilidad por la ruptura de las conversaciones y continua: ��� la parte norte hizo todos sus esfuerzos sinceros para dar buen fruto a la nacion en adhesion al espiritu fundamental de la historica declaracion conjunta norte-sur del 15 de junio. adelanto las proposiciones racionales para llevar a la practica cuanto antes los puntos acordados en la quinta ronda de conversaciones a nivel de ministro incluido el intercambio del 4 grupo de visita de familiares y parientes separados e incluso el proyecto de comunicado conjunto e hizo todo lo que estaba a su alcance para lograr su acuerdo. ��� pero la parte sur se presento con las manos vacias en la sexta ronda de conversaciones sin ninguna preparacion elemental para estas y no actuo sinceramente para llevarla al exito. la parte sur, dando mas importancia a la "cooperacion" con las fuerzas extranjeras que la cooperacion entre los connacionales, tomo las "medidas de alerta de emergencia" y reforzo sus fuerzas armadas so pretexto de las cosas que ocurrieron afuera, llevando asi las relaciones norte-sur a una etapa grave. ��� la malsana actitud de la parte sur llego a tal grado de perorar de la "inevitabilidad" del "concepto de enemigo principal". ��� lo problematico fue la actitud grosera del delegado principal de la parte sur. el esgrimiendo un pretexto injusto nego globalmente el proyecto de comunicado conjunto arreglado a nivel de expertos de ambas partes y de repente renuncio arbitrariamente todos los puntos acordados. e incluso profirio palabras muy negativas al dialogo tratando descortesmente de regresar sin acuerdo alguno. ��� en fin, la sexta ronda de conversaciones termino infructuosa por la actitud grosera del delegado principal de la parte sur quien renuncio todos los puntos importantes acordados. ��� la parte sur no debe tratar de burlar con argumentacion ilogica la opinion publica sino fustigar a su delegado principal la responsabilidad por haberla llevado a la ruptura con su arbitrariedad unilateral y descortesa y actitud egoista. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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