Kim Jong Il receives gift from Chinese organization
Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a gift from the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
The gift was conveyed to an official concerned by vice-president of the federation Yang Weiguang who is on a visit to the DPRK.
Kim Jong Il receives gift from Chinese delegation
Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a gift from the visiting delegation of the China Association for International Friendly Contact.
The gift was handed to an official concerned by head of the delegation Ri Changshun who is vice-president of the association.
Yang Hyong Sop meets Chinese delegation
Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly talk with the delegation of the China Association for International Friendly Contact headed by its vice-president Li Changshun at the Mansudae Assembly Hall yesterday.
Present there were vice-chairwoman Hong Son Ok of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, who is vice-chairwoman of the central committee of the DPRK-China Friendship Association, and Chinese ambassador to the DPRK Wang Guozhang.
Li Changshun said that while staying in Korea he could see for himself the achievements made by the Korean people under the wise leadership of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
The China-DPRK friendship is indestructible as it was provided by the revolutionaries of the old generation of China and the President Kim Il Sung, he said.
The China Association for International Friendly contact will as ever vigorously push ahead with the work of further developing the China-DPRK friendship, Li added.
Yang Hyong Sop meets Chinese literary and art delegation
Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a talk with the delegation of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles headed by its vice-president Yang Weiguang at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
Present there were Kim Jong Ho, vice-chairman of the central committee of the General Federation of the Unions of Literature and the Arts of Korea, and Chinese ambassador to the DPRK Wang Guozhang.
WPK anniversary celebrated abroad
Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- The 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea was celebrated in five continents of the world.
General Secretary Kim Jong Il received gifts, messages of greetings, floral baskets, honorary citizenship diplomas and medals from at least 800 state and party leaders and prominent figures of over 110 countries.
Colorful functions to celebrate the anniversary were held in many countries, nations, regions and organizations.
Preparatory committees were formed in more than 50 countries including Mongolia and Jordan after the formation of the first preparatory committee in Prague and various celebrations were held in different countries and regions and by political parties and organizations from the end of August.
Political parties, organizations and publishing houses of over 20 countries published over 20,000 copies of Kim Jong Il's works in 16 languages.
Over 70 joint seminars and symposiums were held in more than 40 countries.
Celebration meetings and receptions were held.
Especially, Jiang Zemin, genera secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of China, attended a banquet given at the DPRK embassy in Beijing together with party, government and army senior officials.
Film shows were held in at least 60 countries and Korean book and photo exhibitions and handiwork exhibitions in over 40 countries.
Sports games and art performances took place and Korean books were published in 50 odd countries.
Radios and television in tens of countries broadcast revolutionary songs and Korean songs and special programs introducing the brief biography of Kim Jong Il and his immortal exploits.
Resolution on Korea adopted
Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- A resolution on Korea was adopted at the 15th meeting of the International Democratic Lawyers Association held in Cuba on Oct. 20.
The resolution said:
The meeting warmly welcomed the north-south summit talks held in Pyongyang, the adoption of the north-south joint declaration, the repatriation of 63 unconverted long-term prisoners and the reunion of separated families and relatives that came as a result considering them as historic events that greatly contributed to achieving peace and reconciliation on the Korean peninsula and the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea.
The meeting urged the U.S. directly responsible for the division of the Korean peninsula to immediately withdraw its forces and military equipment from South Korea and replace the Korean Armistice Agreement by a peace agreement as demanded by the resolution of the 30th UN General Assembly and lift economic sanctions and all military and political pressures upon the DPRK and thus contribute to the process for Korea's reunification.
Power station projects stepped up
Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- Construction of power stations was completed in the DPRK on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea (October 10).
Among them are the second stage project of the Anbyon Youth Power Station, Songwon and Thaechon dam expansion projects, Thaechon Power Station no. 5 and other big projects.
The completion of the projects provided solid foundations to solve the issue of power shortage in the country.
Minor power stations are under construction in different parts of the country.
This year the Hungju Power station in Kanggye and the Hachang Youth Power Station in Usi county, Jagang Province, the Kimchol Power Station, a power station of the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Works, a thermo power station of the Ponghwa Chemical Factory and other power stations were completed to produce electricity needed for production and people's living.
Besides, many large and minor power stations including Orang Yuuth Power Station no. 1, Namdaechon Power Station nos. 1, 2 and 3, Songchongang Power Station nos. 1, 4, 17, 18 and 19 have been completed.
WPK praised as great party
Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- Brief as our visit to the DPRK was we have witnessed a great party and a great people through astonishing realities in Korea, said Dogu Ferincek, chairman of the central committee of the Worker's Party of Turkey, when interviewed by a KCNA reporter before his departure from here.
He continued:
The Korean people have firmly defended socialism despite the imperialists' moves to isolate and stifle it.
This is a shining fruition of the army-first policy pursued by the Worker's Party of Korea.
Socialism, the ideal of humankind, has been firmly defended in Korea. This greatly encourages the progressive people all over the world.
The mass gymnastic display and artistic performance "Ever-victorious Worker's Party of Korea" was a striking demonstration of the might of the DPRK and the advantages of socialism.
100,000 people moved as one to give a grand artistic presentation which is possible only in socialist Korea.
Korean photo exhibition and film shows opened
Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- A Korean photo exhibition and a film show opened in China on October 23.
Photos showing revolutionary activities of the President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il were exhibited there.
A Korean film "the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il Pays an Unofficial Visit to the People's Republic of China" was screened at the film show.
At the function the chief of staff of the Shenyang military command area said that he came to know well about the personality of Kim Jong Il as a great man, adding the friendship between China the DPRK and would grow stronger and develop generation after generation under the care of the supreme leaders of the two countries.
Meanwhile, a show of the Korean film "the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il Meets with President of the Russian Federation Putin" was held by a joint venture company of Uzbekistan on Oct. 17.