TODAY'S NEWS (February.07.2001 Juche 90)
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U.S. munitions companies keen on sale of military hardware to S. Korea
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Posters of international figure skating festival for "Paektusan Cup"
produced
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Sports contest for " Paektusan Cup" held
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Rodong Sinmun calls for checking ideological and cultural poisoning of
imperialism
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Diplomatic relations between DPRK and Spain established
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Rodong Sinmun supports Chinese government's anti-Falun Gong stand
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Lift of sanctions against Libya called for
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Message of greetings to PM of Grenada
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South side's delegation here for cooperation sub-committee meeting
For Spanish-speaking people
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vocero de minrex de rpdc exige levantamiento de sancion contra libia
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comunicado sobre establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas rpdc - canada
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construccion territorial en corea
U.S. munitions companies keen on sale of military hardware to S. Korea
Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- Businessmen of the U.S. Boeing Company
and other munitions companies were locked in bargaining in South Korea over
sale of new type fighters to it, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported. A senator
from the state of Missouri where the F-15 fighter bombers plant of the
Boeing Company is located, when meeting with Jo Song Thae, " Minister of
National Defence" of South Korea, on Jan. 13, reportedly expressed his
intention to sell fighters to South Korea. on the 29th of January Daniels,
manager in charge of war planes and missile parts of the Boeing Company met
with chiefs of staff of all services of the South Korean army and briefed
them on the planes, requesting them to purchase those planes.
At the beginning of the year the Boeing Company side put on a South
Korean newspaper an ad introducing F-15K fighter bombers of its own making
and sponsored a function at hayat hotel in Seoul on Jan. 31 for the same
purpose.
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Posters of international figure skating festival for "Paektusan cup"
produced
Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- Posters have been produced on the
threshold of the 10th international figure skating festival for " Paektusan
Cup" to be held on the occasion of the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il. The
posters vividly reflect the ardent desire and aspiration of all people to
significantly celebrate the day as a most auspicious holiday common to
humankind.
They include a poster on the theme that as there is the February
holiday, the future of the 21st century is rosy and a poster giving warm
welcome to the foreign friends coming to the festival with best wishes for
longevity of Kim Jong Il.
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Sports contest for " Paektusan Cup" held
Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- A sports contest of officials of
national institutions for "Paektusan Cup" has been held for over ten days on
the occasion of the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il. Its participants,
divided into five groups, competed in at least ten events including ball
matches and amusement games.
Players of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the Mansudae Art Studio, the
Ministry of Commerce, the Koryo Service Management Bureau and the bureau of
diplomatic corps affairs placed first in group matches.
A closing ceremony took place here on Feb. 6.
Present there was Kim Jung Rin, secretary of the C.C., the Workers'
Party of Korea.
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Rodong Sinmun calls for checking ideological and cultural poisoning of
imperialism
Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun on Tuesday carried an
article calling on all the countries and peoples advocating independence to
thoroughly check the ideological and cultural poisoning of the imperialists
with heightened vigilance. The ideological and cultural poisoning is a trite
method used by the imperialists for aggression and domination over other
countries, the article said, and noted:
The present situation requires heightened vigilance against the
imperialists' ideological and cultural poisoning.
Their ideological and cultural poisoning degenerates the sound spirit of
people, spoils cultural traditions and customs peculiar to the nations and
bars them from building national culture.
What merits attention in their ideological and cultural poisoning for
the present is that they are working hard to spread the bourgeois idea to
the international community while advocating "free choice" of ideology and
the theory " idea has no border."
They claim that western culture is " universal culture representing"
human culture, talking about " view on value" and " advantages" of western
culture, and force others to accept it.
In order to check the imperialists' ideological and cultural poisoning,
one should never accept " liberalism" touted by them but thoroughly block
the channel through which their ideological and cultural poisoning can
infiltrate.
What is the most important thing in checking their ideological and
cultural poisoning is to strengthen ideological education among the people.
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Diplomatic relations between DPRK and Spain established
Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- A joint communique was released today
on establishing diplomatic relations between the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Spain. The joint communique says:
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Spain held
official talks in Madrid on the 22nd December 2000.
These talks resulted from the positive reply given by the Spanish
minister of foreign affairs to the letter addressed to him on the
establishment of diplomatic relations by the minister of foreign affairs of
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea last September.
On the 7 February 2001, the ministers of foreign affairs of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Spain have
exchanged further letters establishing diplomatic ties with immediate
effect.
It was agreed that representation would be at ambassadorial level,
appointing non-resident ambassadors from rome and Beijing, respectively.
The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Spain, on the basis of the
Vienna conventions on diplomatic and consular relations, will promote the
development of bilateral links in different fields and will provide greater
opportunities for exchanges on issues of mutual interest and concern.
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Rodong Sinmun supports Chinese government's anti-Falun Gong stand
Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- The DPRK fully supports the position of
the Chinese government and people and their measures taken against the Falun
Gong cult, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article supporting the
Chinese government's intensified campaign aimed at curbing the moves of
Falun Gong practitioners and containing the organization. The article says:
By orchestrating the self-immolation by Falun Gong extremists on Tiananmen
Square in Beijing on January 23 Falun Gong leaders attempted to disturb
Chinese people's feelings on the eve of the Lunar New Year, undermine social
stability, create an anti-government atmosphere and cover up their criminal
and reactionary nature.
The article goes on:
The organizers of the incident asserted that it had nothing to do with
the Falun Gong cult and the suicides were not the Falun Gong practitioners.
They even went so far as to let loose the sheer sophistry that the incident
was a " plot hatched by the chinese government" in a bid to hurl abuses on
it.
The Chinese government branded the Falun Gong cult as an illegal
organization whose purpose is to foil the country's socialist modernization
drive and topple the government with the backing of the anti-Chinese foreign
forces, and prohibited its activities in 1999.
The Chinese people back the government which has not only prohibited the
activities of the cult according to the law but denounced some western
forces for interfering in China's internal affairs by patronizing Li Hongzhi
and his organization.
The Chinese government maintains the policy of unity, education,
remoulding and rescue in settling the Falun Gong issue. Its intensified
anti-Falun Gong campaign focuses on uniting, educating, remoulding and
rescuring a majority of its members.
It will be a miscalculation and mistake for anti-Chinese western forces
to seek to achieve their sinister aim through Li Hongzhi and his
organization.
The Chinese government and people, further awakened with the
anti-government suicide by Falun Gong extremists as a momentum, are poised
to escalate the anti-Falun Gong campaign.
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Lift of sanctions against Libya called for
Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of
the DPRK answering a question put by KCNA today as regards the closing of a
recent trial against " lockerbie incident" suspects demanded the lifting of
sanctions against Libya. He said:
There is no pretext to maintain sanctions against Libya now that the
trial related to the incident is over and relevant judgement was passed on
its suspects.
Sanctions have inflicted immeasurable damage and sufferings upon
innocent people and seriously hamstringed social and economic progress of
countries.
Many countries are becoming increasingly assertive that sanctions
against Libya should be lifted immediately as it has implemented UNSC
resolutions on the " lockerbie incident".
The DPRK holds that sanctions against Libya should be lifed as early as
possible as justly demanded by various countries of the world including
Libya and other non-aligned nations.
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Message of greetings to PM of Grenada
Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- Premier of the DPRK cabinet Hong Song
Nam sent a message of greetings to prime minister of Grenada Keith Mitchell
on the occasion of its 27th independence day. It extended congratulations to
the government and people of Grenada on its independence day and wished him
success in his work for progress and prosperity of the country.
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South side's delegation here for cooperation sub-committee meeting
Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the south side arrived
here today to attend the first meeting of the power cooperation subcommittee
of the north-south committee for the promotion of economic cooperation. It
was met at the airport by members of the north side's delegation to the
meeting.
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For Spanish-speaking people
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vocero de minrex de rpdc exige levantamiento de sancion contra libia
pyongyang, 7 de febrero (atcc) -- al responder a la pregunta de un
reportero de la agencia telegrafica central de corea formulada en relacion
con la reciente conclusion del juicio contra los sospechosos del " incidente
de lockerbie" el vocero del ministerio de rr. ee. de la republica popular
democratica de corea insistio hoy en el levantamiento de la sancion contra
libia. el vocero senala:
desaparecio el pretexto para seguir la sancion contra libia porque se
concluyo el juicio relativo al " incidente de lockerbie" y se dio sentencia
correspondiente a los sospechosos.
la sancion acarrea grandes danos y penalidades a los habitantes
inocentes y detiene gravemente el desarrollo socio-economico de un pais
determinado.
ahora muchos paises elevan voces en demanda del levantamiento pronto de
la sancion puesto que libia ejecuto las resoluciones del consejo de
seguridad de la onu sobre el incidente en cuestion.
la rpdc reconoce que esta sancion ha de ser levantada pronto conforme a
la justa demanda de libia, los paises no alineados y los demas paises del
mundo.
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comunicado sobre establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas rpdc - canada
pyongyang, 7 de febrero (atcc) -- quedo publicado el dia 6 el comunicado
sobre el establecimiento de las relaciones diplomaticas entre la republica
popular democratica de corea y canada. el comunicado senala:
el gobierno de la republica popular democratica de corea decidio
establecer las relaciones diplomaticas a nivel de embajador con canada
partiendo del deseo de desarrollar las relaciones de amistad y cooperacion
en todas las esferas conforme al objetivo y el principio de la carta de la
onu, al derecho y costumbres internacionales y en acato a los principios del
respeto mutuo a la soberania nacional, la no intervencion en asuntos
internos y la igualdad.
fueron intercambiadas el primero de febrero del 2001 las cartas
relativas al establecimiento de las relaciones diplomaticas a nombre de paek
nam sun, ministro de rr.ee. de la republica popular democratica de corea y
jon manley, canciller de canada.
el establecimiento de las relaciones diplomaticas a nivel de embajador
contribuira a profundizar la comprension y confianza mutuas entre ambos
paises y pueblos, observar el principio del respeto mutuo a la soberania y
desarrollar en varias esferas las relaciones bilaterales.
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construccion territorial en corea
pyongyang, 7 de febrero (atcc) -- el territorio de la republica popular
democratica de corea se renueva cada ano mas de fisonomia. el pueblo coreano
con el amor a la tierra natal y la patria dedico gran atencion continua a la
administracion territorial tambien en los tiempos de la " marcha penosa" y
la marcha forzada.
segun estadisticas recogidas por el ministerio de proteccion territorial
y ambiental, el ano pasado fueron construidos mas de 180 kilometros de
nuevas carreteras y reconstruidos tecnicamente miles de kilometros de
carreteras.
con ello se pudo elevar considerablemente la durabilidad y la modernidad
de carretera, cubrir la creciente demanda sobre el transporte y asegurar
mejor las comodidades del transito para el pueblo.
la construccion de la carretera " chongnyon yongung" como una creacion
de eterna duracion constituye el mayor exito logrado en la obra de
geotransformacion.
en la provincia de phyong-an del norte se desarrollo con vigor la enorme
obra de transformacion de la naturaleza y asi las pequenas parcelas de
arrozales y campos de secanos heredadas historicamente se convirtieron en
las estandarizadas.
en la provincia de hwanghae del sur fueron arregladas mas de 27 mil
hectareas de tierra durante unos meses del ano pasado.
ademas fueron arreglados miles de kilometros de lecho de rios y
construidos diques para proteger extensa area de tierra cultivable de los
danos por inundaciones.
en las montanas y llanuras de la patria se plantaron arboles de buen
especie y asi se crearon mas de 140 mil hectareas de bosques mas y mas de
mil 700 hectareas de viveros.
se dedico gran fuerza tambien a la labor de construir y embellecer las
ciudades y aldeas. como resultado se levantaron mas de 4 mil edificios de
viviendas modernas en el campo a nivel nacional y las ciudades se renovaron
de fisonomia.
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