Museum greatly instrumental in education in Juche idea
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- 30 years have passed since President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il gave on-the-spot guidance to the newly built Korean Revolution Museum.
In this period 18 rooms have been added to the museum and many historic relics and materials on the revolution supplemented to be exhibited there.
Among them are many photos and historic materials on the undying feats Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il performed in the 1970s and the 1980s.
The room "the leader and comrades-in-arms" was newly arranged on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the president in Juche 88 (1999). On display there are historic materials, relics, heritages and other materials dealing with the epic of comradeship in the annals of the Korean revolution.
Newly exhibited there are gifts the president sent to Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the February holiday in Juche 81 (1992), the auspicious greatest holiday of the nation, photos showing the greatness of Kim Jong Il, his famous works, propositions and revolutionary relics and photos and propositions on the brilliant revolutionary life and exploits of Kim Jong Suk, an anti-Japanese war woman hero, and other relics and materials.
More relics and materials were added to the room devoted to national reunification.
On display in the newly arranged room devoted to the history of Kim Jong Il's revolutionary activities are historic relics clearly proving the immutable truth that the president is immortal and the accomplishment of the revolutionary cause of Juche is firmly guaranteed thanks to Kim Jong Il.
The museum has turned into a grand seat for the education in the Juche idea as it has at least 90 rooms where over 200,000 precious historic relics and materials are on display.
Lao government delegation feted
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- The DPRK government hosted a reception in honour of the visiting Lao government delegation headed by its Prime Minister at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Saturday evening.
Premier of the cabinet Hong Song Nam in a speech said that the government and people of Laos are making energetic endeavours to protect the gains of the revolution and consolidate and develop the people's democratic system under the leadership of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party headed by Khamtay Siphandone.
The Korean people know well about the successes the fraternal Lao people have achieved in their efforts to build prosperous and developed Laos, carrying forward the cause of President Kaysone Phomvihane, and sincerely wish them greater achievements in the future, he noted, and went on:
Steadily boosting the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries generation after generation is not only the common will and desire of the two peoples but the need of the present complicated international situation where the imperialists' moves against socialism are getting more undisguised.
It is our belief that the good tradition of solidarity and cooperation between the two countries will invariably grow stronger thanks to the positive efforts of the two sides on the basis of the class principle and the sense of revolutionary obligation.
Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachith in a speech said that the Korean people have put the development of the national economy on a normal track, overcoming all difficulties and recovering from the damage done by consecutive years of serious natural disasters under the wise leadership of General Secretary Kim Jong Il who is carrying forward the idea of President Kim Il Sung.
We praise the Korean people for having laid a foundation for the sustained favorable development of the national economy of the DPRK, he stressed, and went on:
It is our belief that the resourceful, hard-working and brave Korean people will achieve greater success in carrying out the cause of building socialism and the cause of the independent and peaceful reunification of the country in the new century, too.
My visit to the DPRK is aimed to continue to develop the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries more successfully in order to bring benefits to the two peoples and make them contribute to the peace and security of the region and the rest of the world.
U.S. dangerous military moves under fire
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- The United States recently decided to dispatch huge armed forces to South Korea including the carrier "Kitty Hawk" and Awacs during the World Cup under the pretext of "coping with threat of terrorism." timed to coincide with this, the commander-in-chief designate of the U.S. forces in the pacific said that there is no plan to cut down the U.S. forces present in Okinawa at the moment.
In this regard Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary says:
The U.S. imperialist warhawks claim that they are tasked to "guarantee security" during the championships. This is a window dressing to justify their deployment in South Korea and misrepresent and hide their aggressive nature and mission.
The main purpose of the shift and deployment of their huge aggressor forces in South Korea is to increase the military tension on the Korean Peninsula and provoke a new Korean War.
It is an unchangeable policy of the U.S. and the core of its aggressive Asia-Pacific strategy to provoke a Korean War and stifle the DPRK by force of arms.
The U.S. imperialists' moves for aggression and war greatly jeopardize peace and security not only on the Korean Peninsula But in the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world. A "threat of terrorism" to the Korean Peninsula and other Asia-Pacific regions is coming from the U.S. it is a brigandish logic for them to clamour about the "threat of terrorism."
The U.S. is well advised to know well who is its rival before contemplating about an attack on the DPRK. There is no limit to the DPRK's striking power.
The U.S. had better act with discretion, facing up to the trend on the Korean Peninsula and that of the international community towards reconciliation, cooperation and peace. This will do the U.S. good either.
Uncompromising struggle against imperialist aggressor forces called for
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Peace should be won through struggle and it is necessary to wage an uncompromising struggle against the aggressors, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
What is important in fighting against the imperialist aggressor force is for all the peace-loving forces to have a principled stand toward imperialism and unite with each other, the article says, and continues:
Aggression, plunder and war are the mode of existence of imperialism. People, therefore, can never escape a war as long as imperialism exists.
The imperialists become more furious if someone yields to their use of armed forces or steps backward, afraid of it. When they see someone standing back a step, they force him to take ten or a hundred steps back. Any concession to the imperialist aggressors leads to death.
One should fight the aggressors in do-or-die spirit. When the people of all the progressive countries fight the imperialist aggressor forces in unity, instead of struggling separately, they can display tremendous might and the imperialists will not be able to run amuck.
The global peace can be defended and the sovereignty of every country guaranteed only when the progressive countries of the world possess strong military power for self-defence to turn out in a courageous fight against the imperialists' aggression and war, the article says, and goes on:
If the people of all the progressive countries of the world actively turn out in the struggle against the imperialist aggressor forces, they will be able to check and frustrate their policy of aggression and war and strategy of domination and bring earlier the building of a new peaceful and independent world.
Reception given for Pak Kun Hye
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- The National Reconciliation Council hosted a reception in honor of Pak Kun Hye, member of the National Assembly of South Korea and chairwoman of the preparatory committee for founding the "Union for the Future of Korea," at the Mansudae Art Theatre yesterday.
Present on invitation were Pak Kun Hye and members of the "Europe-Korea Foundation".
Present there were secretary Kim Yong Sun of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman Kim Yong Dae of the central committee of the Korean Social Democratic Party who is chairman of the national reconciliation council, first vice department director Rim Tong Ok and vice department director Kim Wan Su of the C.C., the WPK, director An Kyong Ho of the secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, chairwoman Hong Son Ok of the Korean Women's Society and officials concerned.
Warmly welcoming Pak Kun Hye and her party once again on a visit to Pyongyang, Kim Yong Dae in a speech said that the occasion showed that all those, who stand for the nation and are concerned about the country's future, could pool efforts regardless of differing political views.
Politicians in the north and the south sitting together like this once again testify to the significance and vitality of the historic June 15 joint declaration and this is associated with the loving care shown by leader Kim Jong Il for paving an avenue for great national unity, he noted, adding: come what may we should remain true to the spirit of national independence and keep advancing along the road indicated by the July 4 joint statement and the June 15 joint declaration which the north and the south vowed to implement before the nation.
Pak Kun Hye in her speech expressed thanks for the warm welcome accorded to her and her party and pointed out that the principles of national reunification were laid down in the historic July 4 joint statement.
Recalling that the publication of the June 15 joint declaration provided them with an opportunity to visit Pyongyang, she called on the north and the south to join efforts to implement the statement and the declaration and thus contribute to peace on the Korean Peninsula and the uniform development of the nation.
The reception proceeded in an atmosphere overflowing with compatriotic feelings.
Military drill in S. Korea
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Units of the three services of the South Korean army conducted a joint landing drill around Toksong-ri, Phohang city, North Kyongsang Province for two days, starting on May 9, according to Seoul-based Radio No. 1.
The 50th army division, the first fleet of the navy and the 11th combat flying corps of the airforce were hurled into this drill, which was staged under the simulated conditions of a war under the pretext of "provide against the large-scale infiltration of enemy special units from the sea in an emergency."
The South Korean warlike forces are frequently staging military drills allegedly to cope with an emergency, thus fanning up the atmosphere of confrontation.
Move to get involved in U.S. MD under fire
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- A South Korean nongovernmental organization "joint measure committee for checking the U.S. MD and realizing peace" reportedly denounced the South Korean military authorities' reckless moves to introduce weapons.
The executive chairman of the organization in a press conference on May 7 recalled that the "ministry of national defense" is contemplating about the introduction of Aegis-class destroyer "KDX-" and guided weapon "SAM-X" for the air force and dismissed the move as "an intention to get involved in the U.S. MD."
The press release issued at the conference said that participating in the U.S. MD is little short of giving up national sovereignty for good and standing in the way of realizing peace on the Korean Peninsula and national reunification.
Asserting that purchasing more U.S.-made weapons would only increase the dependence upon the U.S. troops, the press release called for an immediate cancellation of the plan to purchase weapons.
A letter of protest to the ministry was read out at the conference.
Anti-U.S. Women's Society formed in S. Korea
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- An inaugural meeting and ceremony of the anti-U.S. Women's Society was reportedly held in Seoul on April 28.
The meeting reviewed the last year's activities of the preparatory committee for the society.
Ri Mi Hye, permanent chairwoman of the Inchon Alliance for Democracy and Reunification, was elected chief of the society and Pae Un Sim, mother of martyr Ri Han Ryol who died while struggling for democratization of South Korean society, its advisor at the meeting.
The meeting set forth its action program and orientation.
The participants hardened their will to wage a more vigorous struggle to drive the U.S. imperialists out of South Korea and achieve independent reunification, singing "women's song of anti-U.S. struggle."
Talks between government delegations of DPRK and Laos held
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Talks were held between the DPRK and Lao government delegations at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
At the talks both sides informed each other of the situation in their countries and exchanged views on the issue of developing the friendly relations between the two countries and a series of matters of mutual concern.
Present there on the DPRK side were premier of the cabinet Hong Song Nam, minister of foreign trade Ri Kwang Gun, vice-minister of foreign affairs Kim Yong Il and other officials concerned and on the Lao side members of the Lao delegation headed by Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachith and Chanpheng Sihaphom, Lao ambassador to the DPRK.
The talks proceeded in a comradely and friendly atmosphere.
Lao government delegation pays homage to President Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- The Lao government delegation today visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace where President Kim Il Sung lies in state for perpetuity to pay homage to him.
Present there were members of the delegation headed by Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachith and the Lao ambassador to the DPRK Chanpheng Sihaphom.
The guests were accompanied by premier of the DPRK cabinet Hong Song Nam, vice-minister of foreign affairs Kim Yong Il and other officials concerned.
The guests paid homage to the president in profound reverence.
They looked round the orders and medals he received from different countries of the world, the mourning hall, a train and car he used during his on-site guidance and foreign tour and in the last period of his life.
The head of the delegation made the following entry in the visitor's book: comrade President Kim Il Sung's exploits will be immortal.
Pak Kun Hye and her party go sightseeing of Pyongyang
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Pak Kun Hye, member of the National Assembly of South Korea and chairperson of the preparatory committee for founding the "Union for the Future of Korea," and her party visited the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace today.
They were greeted at the palace by its teaching staff and schoolchildren.
Members of the children's union presented bouquets to her.
Looking round various rooms for hobby groups, they were impressed to see schoolchildren bringing their hopes and talents into full bloom at the palace operating as a modern centre for extra-curricular education.
Members of the calligraphy group presented calligraphy "we are one" to her.
The visitors saw an art performance given by the Schoolchildren's Art Circle at the theatre of the palace.
At the end of the performance Pak mounted the stage and presented a floral basket to the children congratulating them on their successful performance before having a picture taken with them.
Prior to the visit Pak and her party went sightseeing of the area of Moran Hill and enjoyed a bird's-eye view of picturesque Pyongyang from the Ulmil Pavilion.
On the same day they visited the Tower of the Juche Idea and the Arch of Triumph.
Pak Kun Hye meets women in north
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Pak Kun Hye, member of the National Assembly of South Korea and chairperson of the preparatory committee for founding the "Union for the Future of Korea", today met women from all walks of life.
Present there were Hong Son Ok, chairwoman of the Korean Women's Society, Kang Chun Gum, secretary of the state commission for conferring degrees and titles, Hong Il Chon, rector of Kim Hyong Jik University of Education, and other women officials from different fields and women of merited service.
At the meeting Pak was told that the women in the north are making tangible contributions to the patriotic cause of national prosperity and reunification, bringing their hopes and talents into full bloom with equal political rights and social status with men.
She called upon the women in the south and the north to pool their efforts to contribute to the common national progress.
The participants exchanged views on the matters of mutual concern.
Talks held between secretary of WPK CC and Pak Kun Hye
Pyongyang, May 12 (KCNA) -- Talks between Kim Yong Sun, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Pak Kun Hye, chairperson of the preparatory committee for founding the "Union for the Future of Korea," were held here today.
Present there were officials concerned. Kim Yong Sun and Pak Kun Hye exchanged views on the matters of mutual concern.