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Spokesman for DPRK FM on Contact between Heads of DPRK and U.S. Dels

    Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA Sunday as regards the contact made between the heads of the DPRK and the U.S. delegations to the six-party talks. As already reported, the contact between the heads of the DPRK and the U.S. delegations to the six-party talks was made in Beijing and an agreement on the resumption of the talks was reached there on July 9.
    The resumption of the six-party talks that have remained deadlocked for over one year is entirely thanks to the sincere efforts made by the DPRK for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
    As the DPRK repeatedly clarified, it is the ultimate goal of the DPRK to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and it is its consistent stand to attain the goal through dialogue and negotiations.
    Proceeding from this stand, the DPRK actively initiated the six-party talks and set forth realistic and constructive proposals at the last three rounds of talks.
    It has neither opposed nor given up the six-party talks.
    The talks have been deadlocked till now because the U.S. refused to recognize its dialogue partner and destroyed their groundwork.
    In the meantime, the DPRK has clarified more than once through a series of contacts made between the DPRK and the U.S in New York that the talks can be resumed if the U.S. rebuilds their groundwork by recognizing the sovereignty of the DPRK and making clear its will for non-aggression.
    A special mention should be made of the fact that delegates of the DPRK Foreign Ministry and the U.S. Department of State met in New York from June 30 to July 1 and exhaustively negotiated the issue of providing the DPRK with a justification for returning to the six-party talks and reached a consensus of views on the matter in the main.
    Accordingly, the U.S. side at the contact made between the heads of both delegations in Beijing Saturday clarified that it would recognize the DPRK as a sovereign state, not to invade it and hold bilateral talks within the framework of the six-party talks and the DPRK side interpreted it as a retraction of its remark designating the former as an "outpost of tyranny" and decided to return to the six-party talks.
    As seen above, the resumption of the talks has been possible only thanks to the principled and independent stand and tireless and sincere efforts of the DPRK side for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
    The outcome of the DPRK-U.S. contact clearly proves that it is possible to settle any problem when the parties concerned directly come out to solve it.
    The neighboring countries supporting the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and those related to it have also made efforts for the resumption of the talks.
    But Japan has done nothing for it.
    The resumption of the talks itself is important but the most essential thing is for the talks to have an in-depth discussion on ways of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula to make substantial progress in the talks.
    The DPRK will do its utmost for it.

Workshop on Koryo Medicine Opens in Peru

Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- An inaugural ceremony of a workshop on Koryo medicine was held in Lima, Peru, on June 23. The chairman of the San Miguel District Council of Lima said at the ceremony that the DPRK has long paid great attention to developing the traditional Koryo medicine for the promotion of people's health. He hoped that Peruvian medical persons and students would work hard to study the Korean traditional Koryo medicine.
The participants in the ceremony looked round photos showing the progress made in the DPRK and its people's happy life.

Another Grisly Crime of U.S. Soldiers under Fire

    Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- Another grisly crime of the U.S. forces in south Korea was reported from Kyonggi Province, according to the south Korean Internet radio "Voice of People" on July 6. Three soldiers belonging to the 2nd division of the U.S. forces brutally beat Jo Su Hwan in his 30s living in Uijongbu, Kyonggi Province, on July 2, seriously wounding him.
    It was said that Jo happened to bump his shoulder against that of an American soldier at a narrow foot path on his way of going back home after parting with his friends in front of the building of the "Agricultural Cooperative" at midnight of the day.
    As if they had been waiting for the chance, one of the Yankees hit Jo's face with a bottle of beer and kicked him before taking to flight.
    Upon hearing the sound of bottle breaking and Jo's screams, his friends tried to catch the criminals running away along a lane, but two of them succeeded in taking to flight while offering resistance against the chasers.
    Jo's friends caught the third one who wielded the bottle and took him to the Uijongbu Police Office.
    The police, however, transferred the criminal to the U.S. forces' side without investigating those American criminals.
    Infuriated by this, organizations including the Headquarters of the Movement for Eradication of the U.S. Forces' Crimes are strongly demanding a total revision of the unequal SOFA and the direct punishment of the criminals.

S. Korea-Japan Joint Naval Maneuver Denounced

Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- 50 civic and social organizations including the Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration, the Council for National Reconciliation and Independent Reunification and the south Korean Federation of University Student Councils reportedly released a joint statement titled "We denounce the south Korea-Japan joint naval maneuver" on July 7. Noting that the coastal police office of south Korea and the Japan Coast Guard staged a "joint naval maneuver" under the pretext of "combating terrorism" from July 7, the statement said that the U.S. has justified its wars of aggression under the signboard of "anti-terrorism." It termed the on-going exercise part of such "anti-terrorism war".
The "anti-terrorism war" rather makes the world more uneasy, the statement said, demanding the south Korean authorities immediately halt the joint exercise.

World Population Day Observed in DPRK

    Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- Diversified activities have been conducted in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to mark the World Population Day, July 11, according to this year's theme "equality". A photo exhibition opened at the Grand People's Study House for the purpose of enhancing public interest in population and its development, and sex equality. And mass media are calling for respecting the women in society.
    Meanwhile, seminars on reproductive health have taken place in local areas.
    The Institute of Population has sponsored a symposium, lecture and other events with a view to solving the population issue to meet the demand of the people for independence.
    Ri Hyok, an official of the institute, said in an interview with KCNA that July 11 this year is the 20th anniversary of the start of cooperation of the UN Population Fund with the DPRK and is also the 20th anniversary of the institute.
    He voiced the willingness of the institute to strengthen relations with the UN Population Fund and other international organizations in the efforts to develop the country's population in a consonant and balanced way.

Reception Given by Chinese Charge d'Affaires

    Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- Chinese Charge d'Affaires a.i. here Guan Huabing gave a reception at the embassy on Saturday evening on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the signing of the DPRK-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. Speaking at the reception, Guan Huabing said that the two parties and two governments of China and the DPRK have cooperated in various fields including politics, economy and culture in the spirit of the treaty for the last 44 years, thus making a great contribution to the prosperity of the two countries and regional peace and stability.
    The undying feats performed by President Kim Il Sung, the great leader of the Korean people and a close friend of the Chinese people, and the leaders of the elder generation of China for the development of the friendly relations between the two countries will always remain recorded in history and shine long, he stressed.
    He expressed conviction that the Sino-Korean friendly and cooperative relations will bloom more beautifully under the deep concern of General Secretary Hu Jintao and General Secretary Kim Jong Il and thanks to the concerted efforts of the two sides.
    Under the leadership of Kim Jong Il the fraternal Korean people are working hard to significantly greet the 60th anniversaries of the foundation of the Workers' Party of Korea and the liberation of Korea, in single-minded unity, he noted, adding that the Chinese people sincerely wish the Korean people greater success in the economic construction and the work to achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
    Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, addressing the reception, said that the treaty has given strong impetus to socialist construction in the two countries and made a great contribution to ensuring peace and security in Northeast Asia for the last decades.
    Noting that in recent years the supreme leaders of the two countries have reached the common understanding of steadily consolidating and developing the traditional DPRK-China friendship at a series of meetings and talks, he said that the two countries are comprehensively expanding and developing the bilateral relations in the political, economic, cultural and all other fields.
    Today the Chinese government and people are registering great achievements in the efforts to build a comprehensively well-off society, a task laid down by the 16th Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the leadership of the CPC with Hu Jintao as its general secretary, he said, and stressed: We will as ever join the Chinese comrades in making every possible effort to boost the DPRK-China friendship as required by the new century and thus positively contribute to advancing the socialist cause in the two countries and ensuring peace and security in Asia and the rest of the world.

Reception Given for Chinese Delegation

Floral Basket to DPRK Embassy from Cambodian King

    Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- A large floral basket was sent by Norodom Sihamoni, king of Cambodia, to the DPRK embassy in Phnom Penh Thursday on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of demise of President Kim Il Sung. The delegation of the Ministry for the Royal Palace headed by Kong Sam Ol, deputy prime minister of Cambodia, visited the DPRK embassy on the same day to lay the floral basket before the portrait of the President and pay homage to him.
    Written on the ribbon of the basket were letters "To the Most Respected President of the DPRK HE Generalissimo Kim Il Sung. Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia." The deputy prime minister conveyed words of the King, the Great King Norodom Sihanouk and the Great Queen expressing their ardent yearning for him and their best wishes for his immortality.
    Then he hoped that Marshal Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, would enjoy good health and register fresh success in his noble work to build the country into a prosperous one.
    He also wished the leading officials and people of Korea happiness and success in their work to build a rich and powerful country under the banner of the Juche idea founded by the President.

Greetings to Mongolian President

Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, Sunday sent a message of greetings to Mongolian President Nambariin Enkhbayar on the occasion of the 84th anniversary of the victory in the Mongolian people's revolution, the national holiday of the Mongolian people. The message sincerely wished the president and the people of Mongolia bigger success in their efforts for the prosperity and the progress of the country and expressed conviction that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger and develop in the interests of the two peoples.

Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation Meeting Kicked Off

    Seoul, July 10 (KCNA Correspondent) -- The 10th meeting of the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation was kicked off Sunday in Seoul under an agreement reached at the 15th North-South Ministerial Talks. �@Present at the meeting were members of the north side's delegation headed by Choe Yong Gon, vice-minister of Construction and Building Materials Industry who is the north side's chairman of the committee, and its suite members and members of the south side's delegation with Pak Pyong Won, vice-minister of Finance and Economy who is chairman of the south side of the committee, as its chief delegate and its suite members.
    �@The heads of the delegations of both sides made speeches at the meeting.
    �@Choe Yong Gon said at the meeting that there have been not a few difficulties and ups and downs between the north and the south over the last five years since the publication of the June 15 joint declaration, but they have promoted economic cooperation and exchange in various fields as evidenced by the project of reconnecting the rail and road links to rejoin the severed ties between the two parts of the country and the construction of the Kaesong Industrial Zone, etc. and accumulated experience in this course. What is urgently required by the developing reality is that the north and the south should pull wisdom and efforts to keep pace with the global economic development and meet many challenges on their own initiative, he noted, adding that the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation is faced with an important task to settle this issue.
    He went on to say: The north and the south should develop the economic cooperation into an effective undertaking common to the nation by tapping and using their resources, funds and technologies as best as possible so as to ensure the balanced development of the national economy in the basic idea of the June 15 joint declaration. He said that the National Economic Cooperation Committee set up recently according to a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, was a practical measure for reenergizing the economic cooperation between the two sides to develop the national economy in a balanced manner.
    He underlined the need for the north and the south to seek at the meeting ways of conducting the inter-Korean economic cooperation in a big way and hold an exhaustive discussion on them so as to meet the needs of the times and the nation before setting forth the north side's proposals.
    The north and the south can settle any problems smoothly if they independently solve all issues by pooling their wisdom and efforts in the interests of the nation, guided by the idea of "By our nation itself", he said, calling on the two sides to make positive efforts to live up to the expectations of all Koreans for the balanced development of the national economy and the reunification of the country.
    Pak Pyong Won recalled that the south and the north have done a lot of work to rejuvenate the economic cooperation aimed at the balanced development of the national economy and promote reconciliation and cooperation in the past in the spirit of the June 15 joint declaration.
    He proposed to take the current meeting as an opportunity to reexamine and put into practice the agenda for economic cooperation which the south and the north had decided to push forward and focus the discussion on the issues of bilateral interest and have an exhaustive consultation on ways to implement them.
    He proposed the items to be taken up by the meeting.

Greetings to Mongolian PM and FM

Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- Premier of the DPRK Cabinet Pak Pong Ju sent a message of greetings to Mongolian Prime Minister Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorzh on the occasion of the 84th anniversary of the victory in the Mongolian people's revolution, their national holiday. Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to develop on good terms in the future, too, the message sincerely wished him great success in his responsible work for maintaining the nation's economic growth and improving the material and cultural living standard of the people.
Meanwhile, DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun sent a similar message to his Mongolian counterpart Tsendin Mungkh-Orgil.

Kim Yong Nam Meets CPC Delegation

    Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly talk with a delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Xi Jinping, member of the Central Committee of the CPC and secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the CPC, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Sunday. On hand were officials of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Chinese charge d'affaires a. i. here.
    The head of the delegation said that while staying in Korea the delegation has witnessed many successes made by the Korean people in building a great prosperous powerful nation under the leadership of the WPK headed by General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
    The traditional friendly ties between the two parties and countries provided and brought into bloom by the leaders of the elder generation of China and Korea are daily growing stronger under the deep care of the leaders of the new generation in the new century, he noted.
    Saying that this year is a significant one for the Korean people as it marks the 60th anniversaries of the WPK and Korea's liberation, he expressed conviction that they would register greater success in the building of socialism of Korean style.

Gift to Kim Jong Il

Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift by the delegation of the Communist Party of China now on a visit to the DPRK. It was handed to Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, by the head of the delegation Xi Jinping, member of the Central Committee of the CPC who is also secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the CPC, on Sunday.

2nd Meeting of North-South Comm.for Jt Compilation of �gBig Korean Dictionary�h

    Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- The 2nd meeting of the North-South Committee for Joint Compilation of �gBig Korean Dictionary�h was held at the Grand People�fs Study House Sunday. Present there were Mun Yong Ho, director of the Linguistics Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences who is north side�fs chairman of the north-south committee, and members of the north side�fs committee and Ko Un, south side's permanent chairman of the north-south committee, and members of the south side�fs committee.
    The meeting reached a consensus after discussing the issue of fully surveying and discovering and compiling the unique national linguistic heritages created and developed by the Koreans for 5,000 years and solving all the issues on the principle of achieving the great national unity and giving full play to the national character of the Korean language in the idea of �gBy our nation itself�h, the main spirit of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.
    The meeting agreed upon and made public the outlines for the north-south joint compilation of �gBig Korean Dictionary�h dealing with its character and principles of compilation, vocabularies and interpretation, way of work and form of completion, etc.

Anniv. of Demise of Kim Il Sung Commemorated

    Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- Remembrance concerts and meetings and other functions were held in different parts of the country on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of demise of President Kim Il Sung. The participants in the concerts sang with deep emotion the immortal revolutionary paean "Song of General Kim Il Sung," famous songs "Nostalgia," "Song of Anti-Japanese War," "Song of the River Amnok," "Phophyong Ferry" and so on.
    Put on the stages were songs, poems and instrumental music including "Let's Sing of the Fork Where the Road to Mangyongdae Branches Off" and "We Always Remember All Sorts of Hardships Undergone by the Leader" reflecting the President's noble intention of "believing in the people as in Heaven" and the great happiness and worthwhile life the Korean people enjoy under his loving care.
    Their repertoires also included songs such as "Leader Is Always with Us," "Song of the Sun Will Last Forever," "Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il Are Just the Same" and "The General Steers New Century."
    Remembrance meetings and oath-taking gatherings were held by working people's organizations in different parts of the country.
    Speakers there recollected with deep emotion the undying exploits Kim Il Sung performed by hewing the untrodden path of the revolution in the grim years of the 20th century and always leading the Korean revolution to victory and the boundless loving care shown by him for the people from all walks of life and took a solemn oath to accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    A remembrance meeting was held at the Songdowon International Children's Camp with tens of thousands of school youth and children in Wonsan City attending and evenings yearning for Generalissimo Kim Il Sung were held at children's camps in different parts of the country. Similar functions took place at schools at all levels.
    Present there were officials of local Party and power bodies and working people's organizations, those who had the honor of being received by the President, related persons, working people and school youth and children.

Belorussian Youth Association for Study of Juche Idea and Songun Policy Formed

    Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- The Belorussian February 16 Youth Association for the Study of the Juche Idea and Songun Policy was inaugurated with due ceremony in Minsk on June 19. The inaugural ceremony first adopted a congratulatory letter to leader Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of his start of work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
    The ceremony elected its chairman and scientific secretary general and chose "Forward with Songun! Let's establish Juche in the state administration!" as the slogan of the association.
    The chairman of the association in his report noted that Belorussian young folks have deeply studied the Juche idea and the Songun policy in a diverse manner in close touch with the Russian Youth Association for the Study of the Juche Idea and the Russian Youth Association for the Study of the Songun Policy in the past.
    Referring to the significance of the formation of an independent organization for the study of the Juche idea and the Songun policy in Belarus, as required by the reality, the chairman stressed the need for the newly formed association to successfully fulfill its duty.

Month of Int'l Solidarity with Korean People Opens in Mexico

    Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- An opening ceremony of the month of international solidarity with the Korean people was held by the Mexican Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification on June 24. On display in the venue of the opening ceremony were photos showing the Songun revolutionary leadership exploits performed by leader Kim Jong Il.
    Alejandro Rosales Sanchez, chairman of the committee, in his speech at the ceremony noted that President Kim Il Sung led the three-year long Fatherland Liberation War to victory with his outstanding strategy and tactics, thus honorably defending the country's sovereignty and national dignity.
    Noting that the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo, the 10-Point programme of the great unity of the whole nation and the five-point policy for national reunification put forward by Kim Il Sung are the most reasonable and just proposals for Korea's reunification, he said: Kim Jong Il has energetically led the struggle for the country's reunification under the banner of Songun and the inter-Korean joint functions were held in Korea on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the publication of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.
    He called upon the Mexican people to express full support and solidarity with the Korean people in their efforts to achieve the country's reunification and struggle against the war moves of the U.S. against the DPRK.
    A message of solidarity to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the ceremony.

North Side's Delegation Leaves for Seoul

Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- A north side's delegation led by Choe Yong Gon, vice-minister of Construction and Building Materials Industries who is the north side's chairman of the Committee for the Promotion of the North-South Economic Cooperation, left here Saturday to participate in the 10th meeting of the committee to be held in Seoul.

Japanese FM's Reckless Remarks under Fire

    Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Reunification Solidarity of south Korea reportedly released a commentary on July 5 blasting the reckless remarks by the Japanese foreign minister as regards the six-way talks. The commentary referred to the fact that Japanese Foreign Minister Machimura at an interview with Reuters on July 4 said that Japan would reach the limit of patience sooner or later with the issue of the DPRK. It continued:
    Japan has so far obstructed the resumption of the six-way talks in various ways. It was so ridiculous as to talk nonsense not relevant to the agenda even at the negotiating table, chilling the atmosphere of the talks. Does Japan have the face to talk about the talks?
    The patience of the Korean nation with Japan's impudent behavior has already gone beyond its limit. If Japan persistently goes reckless and does harm to the Korean people, backed by the U.S., it will only invite colder treatment, bitterer ridicule and catastrophic consequences.

Adherence to Three Principles of National Reunification Called for

    Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- The Youth and Students Solidarity of south Korea to Implement the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration reportedly made public a statement on July 4 on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the publication of the July 4 joint statement. The statement said that the June 15 joint declaration based on the three principles of national reunification is a declaration for great national unity as it calls upon all the fellow countrymen to unite and actively turn out in the movement to achieve the country's reunification under the banner of "By our nation itself."
    It went on: The June 15 joint declaration is a declaration for national independence, for peace against war and for great national unity.
    The past five years since its publication have been a period which witnessed a turn as the 70 million Koreans appeared as a driving force for national reunification along the road indicated by the joint declaration to cause the barrier of division to collapse.
    The grand reunification march of the whole nation advancing on the three principles of national reunification has already begun and the prospect of reunification is bright.
    Noting that the hearts of youth and students are strongly beating in the hope of acting the master to achieve national reunification, the statement called upon all the young folks to strictly abide by the three principles of national reunification for independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity.

GNP's Human Rights Racket Flailed

    Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- 24 different organizations in south Korea including the Reunification Solidarity, the Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration, the Headquarters of the Movement for Reunified Korean Nation, the Catholic Human Rights Committee, the south Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the National Federation of Peasants Associations and the south Korean Federation of University Student Councils reportedly issued a joint statement on July 4 assailing the Grand National Party for kicking up a noisy racket over the "human rights performance" in the north. A bill submitted to the Reunification, Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee of the National Assembly by the GNP group on June 27 signified a unilateral interference in the affairs of the DPRK, a sovereign state, and is peppered with poisonous clauses meant to block the non-governmental exchange and cooperation between the south and the north, the statement said.
    The bill lacks any justification and validity as is the case with the "North Korean Human Rights Act" enacted by the U.S., the statement noted, adding that it was a political offensive aimed at provoking and pressurizing the north with the human rights issue as a card.
    We human rights, peace and reunification movement organizations are opposed to the NA passage of the bill, the statement said, urging the need for the GNP to cancel the bill without delay.

All Koreans Called upon to Remain True to Three Charters for Nat�fl Reunification

    Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- The three principles of national reunification, the ten-point programme for the great unity of the whole nation and the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo are the three charters for national reunification. They are an undying great programme for reunification that should thoroughly be implemented to accomplish the cause of national reunification. Rodong Sinmun Saturday observes this in a signed article. The charters indicate the most fair and reasonable ways of achieving national reunification as early as possible in conformity with the actual conditions of the country and the unanimous desire of the Korean nation, the article notes, and goes on:
    The three principles of national reunification -- independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity -- are the cornerstone of national reunification as they clarify the fundamental standpoint and ways of solving the issue of national reunification by the concerted efforts of the Koreans according to their will and interests.
    The ten-point program for the great unity of the whole nation comprehensively lays down the goals and ideological basis, principles and ways of great national unity. It, therefore, serves as a political programme for strengthening the driving force for national reunification by achieving the unity of the whole Korean nation.
    The proposal for founding the DFRK indicates basic ways of achieving the reunification of the country most fairly and smoothly.
    The three charters for national reunification reflect the spirit of national independence, the spirit of regarding the sovereignty and dignity of the nation as life and soul, and serve as an effective and just programme for reunification based on the noble patriotic desire to peacefully reunify the country by achieving the reconciliation of the north and the south and great national unity. They are enshrined in the hearts of the 70 million Koreans as the three pillars of reunification.
    The Koreans in the north, the south and overseas should wage a dynamic struggle to achieve the cause of the independent and peaceful reunification of the country by their concerted efforts only on the basis of the three charters for national reunification under whatever situation and circumstances.

Stronger Unity in Songun Revolution Called for

    Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- The present era in which leader Kim Jong Il's Songun politics has been pursued in all fields marks a golden era in the history of the unity in the Korean revolution. The unity in the Songun revolution serves as a banner for winning eternal victory in the revolutionary cause of Juche. Rodong Sinmun Saturday says this in a signed article. The unity in the Songun revolution constitutes the highest form of the unity in thinking and purpose, the article says, and goes on:
    The unity in the Songun revolution is a fundamental factor of speeding up the new revolutionary advance in all fields of the revolution and construction in the 21st century and serves as a source of strength making it possible to win one victory after another in the fierce battle without a gun report to defend socialism.
    This unity is characterized by solid unbreakable unity and perfect one in thinking and purpose because all the servicepersons and people are united close in thinking and purpose on the basis of the monolithic revolutionary idea of their leader and it is based on the Songun idea of Juche, the great revolutionary idea in our era.
    The unity in the Songun revolution has become the strongest unity because the monolithic and pure Songun idea prevails throughout the party and the society. The revolutionary ranks of Songun are replete with the revolutionary idea of Kim Jong Il, the Songun idea of Juche. "Let's share the will with our General to the last!" This has become the unanimous desire of the army and people of the DPRK dynamically stepping up the general march for Songun revolution.
    No force on earth can break the unity in the Songun revolution. It has become noble comradely unity and perfectly organized unity and represents a community linked with the same destiny in which the leader and the entire army and people share destiny to the last thanks to this perfect ideological purity.
    The single-minded unity achieved by the DPRK under the banner of the Songun idea is the most solid comradely unity and represents the perfectly organized entity in which all the soldiers and people move as one.
    The great revolutionary trait prevalent in the society, the trait of helping and leading each other forward under the slogan "One for all and all for one!" is unthinkable apart from the community of thinking, purpose and desire.
    Comradely unity is as dear as life and soul to the servicepersons and people in the DPRK. Though they cannot live as affluently as others, they will not barter their worthwhile life for anything because they live amidst the mutual trust and love as Songun revolutionary comrades who share the same idea and intention with their leader.
    All the servicepersons and people move as one, prompted by the common desire as they share the same idea and intention in the society. Once an appeal is made by the leader, they will rise as one to respond to it and once the Party determines, they will flatten even a mountain. This is the revolutionary stamina of the Korean people.
    The single-minded unity of the DPRK is the broadest-based revolutionary unity of the entire society and all the people.
    The leader and all the people in the DPRK form an integral whole based on the single-minded unity and an unbreakable community linked with the same destiny.
    No matter how desperately the U.S. imperialists and the reactionaries may try to separate the headquarters of the revolution from the Korean people, they can never break the single-minded unity of the DPRK as solid as an invulnerable fortress.
    The article underscores the need to steadily inherit the history and tradition of the great single-minded unity of the Workers' Party of Korea, which has considered ideology as a lifeline, in the march under the banner of Songun in the new century, and goes on: The history of unity of the Korean revolution teaches a precious truth that ideological work should not be allowed to abate under whatever conditions and environment. Unshakable is the stand of the WPK to give priority to the ideological revolution no matter how the situation may change and no matter what others may say.
    The banner of the unity in the Songun revolution is the banner which should be invariably upheld on the road of revolution rain or shine.
    The Korean revolution is sure to always triumph now that Kim Jong Il clearly indicates the road to be followed in the new century and there is the unity in the Songun revolution in which all the servicepersons and people are rallied rock-solid around the leader with the monolithic idea and purpose.

Contacts between Heads of DPRK and U.S. Delegations to Sixth-Party Talks Made

    Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- DPRK Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Kye Gwan and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, who are heads of their countries' delegations to the six-party talks, met in Beijing on July 9. The U.S. side clarified its official stand to recognize the DPRK as a sovereign state, not to invade it and hold bilateral talks within the framework of the six-party talks.
    The DPRK side interpreted the U.S. side's expression of its stand as a retraction of its remark designating the former as an "outpost of tyranny" and decided to return to the six-party talks.
    Both sides agreed to open the fourth round of the six-party talks in the week which begins on July 25, 2005.

Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath to Bier of Om Kil Son

Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il sent a wreath to the bier of Om Kil Son, recipient of Kim Il Sung Order and Kim Il Sung Prize, labor hero and people's actor who was adviser at the Korean Film Studio, Saturday, expressing deep condolences over his death.

Kim Hyong Jik, Pioneer of Proletarian Revolution in Korea

    Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- July 10 is the 111th birth anniversary of Kim Hyong Jik, an indomitable revolutionary of Korea. On this occasion the Korean people are recollecting the immortal exploits performed by him, who pioneered in developing the nationalist movement into a proletarian revolution and thus made a great contribution to the anti-Japanese national liberation movement and brought about the dawn of the Korean revolution.
    Kim Hyong Jik, who was born into a patriotic family, embarked upon the road of revolution after the country was put under the military occupation of the Japanese imperialists and conducted energetic activities as a pioneer and leader of the national liberation movement.
    After leaving school halfway in the spring of Juche 2 (1913) he, as a career revolutionary, was engrossed in making preparations for forming a new revolutionary organization which would lead the anti-Japanese national liberation movement in a unified way.
    His tireless efforts resulted in the formation of the Korean National Association (KNA) at the historic Pyongyang meeting on March 23, 1917.
    The KNA was the anti-Japanese clandestine revolutionary organization greatest ever in scale in the period just before and after the March First Popular Uprising in Korea. Kim Hyong Jik reviewed the nationalist movement in a critical way from the first days of his revolutionary activities. While trying to find out a way for developing anew the anti-Japanese national liberation movement, he was strongly convinced that only the proletarian revolution, an armed struggle of the popular masses, was a way for achieving the independence of the country and the freedom and emancipation of the people.
    He, basing himself on a deep-going analysis of the changing situation and the lesson drawn from the failure in the March First Popular Uprising, convened the Chongsudong meeting in July 1919 and proved the historical inevitability of the proletarian revolution. At the Kuandian meeting held in August that year, he set forth a new policy on developing the anti-Japanese national liberation movement from the nationalist movement into the proletarian revolution and expounded tasks and ways for its implementation.
    The switchover was a historic event in the development of the Korean revolution.
    The desire of Kim Hyong Jik for national liberation was realized successfully by President Kim Il Sung.

Delegation of European Parliament Here

Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the European Parliament headed by Ursula Stenzel, chairperson of the Sub-Committee for the Korean Peninsula of the parliament, arrived here today. It was greeted at the airport by Ri Jong Hyok, deputy to the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly and chairman of the Korea-West European Friendship Parliamentary Group, officials concerned and Swedish Ambassador to the DPRK Paul Beijer and British Charge d'Affaires in Pyongyang Lindsay Stent.

CPC Delegation Here

Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the Communist Party of China headed by Xi Jinping, member of the Central Committee of the CPC who is also secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the CPC, arrived here on Saturday. It was greeted at the airport by officials of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Chinese charge d'affaires ad interim in Pyongyang.

South Side's Delegation Here

Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- The south side's delegation led by Ko Un, permanent chairperson of the south side's committee of the North-South Committee for the Joint Compilation of "Big Korean Dictionary", arrived here today to participate in the 2nd meeting of the committee. It was met at the airport by Mun Yong Ho, director of the Linguistics Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences who is chairman of the north side's committee, and officials concerned.

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Concierto de recordacion al Presidente Kim Il Sung

    Pyongyang, 9 de julio (ATCC) -- Los artistas del Conjunto Artistico Mansudae y de la Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional ofrecieron el dia 8 en el Gran Teatro de Pyongyang un concierto de recordacion al Presidente Kim Il Sung con motivo del 11o aniversario de su fallecimiento. Los ejecutantes pusieron en la escena el solo femenino y coro "Aquella sonrisa eterna", el bajo masculino "Nuestro Lider", el concierto de musica instrumental femenino "Caminando por los linderos entre parcelas", etc. que elogian altamente la inmortal vida revolucionaria del Presidente. Elogiaron altamente las inmortales proezas de direccion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il a traves de las piezas como el cuarteto masculino y solo femenino "Cantemos el orgullo de enaltecer al General", el solo femenino "Nos fiamos enteramente al General", el cuarteto femenino "Es mejor la direccion del Songun", etc.
    Al oir melodias solemnes del cuarto movimiento "Juramos" de la sinfonia "El Lider esta para siempre con nosotros", los espectadores renovaron una firme determinacion de construir sin falta sobre esta tierra una gran potencia prospera socialista bajo la orientacion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il sobre la revolucion mediante el Songun (priorizacion militar), para llevar a la realidad el proposito del Presidente.
    El mismo dia, se dio semejante espectaculo en el Ministerio de Seguridad del Pueblo con varias piezas como el coro "El Lider esta para siempre con nosotros", el coro femenino "Oleaje de anoranza" y el dialogo en poema "Hasta en el ultimo momento de su gran vida".

Mexico: Mes de solidaridad internacional con el pueblo coreano

    Pyongyang, 9 de julio (ATCC) -- El acto inaugural del mes de solidaridad internacional con el pueblo coreano tuvo lugar el 24 de junio en el Comite Mexicano de Apoyo a la Reunificacion de Corea. En el lugar del acto estaban exhibidas las fotos alusivas a las proezas de direccion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il sobre la revolucion mediante el Songun (priorizacion militar). El presiente del citado Comite, Alejandro Rosales Sanchez, al hacer uso de la palabra, dijo que el Presidente Kim Il Sung condujo a la victoria con la excepcional estrategia y tacticas la Guerra de Liberacion de la Patria de tres anos y defendio honrosamente la soberania del pais y la dignidad de la nacion.
    Senalo que el proyecto de fundacion de la Republica Confederal Democratica de Coryo, el programa de diez puntos para la gran unidad pannacional y la orientacion de cinco puntos para la reunificacion de la patria son las mas racionales y justas proposiciones para la reintegracion de Corea y se refirio a que el Dirigente Kim Jong Il conduce consecuentemente con la bandera del Songun la lucha por esta gran empresa y a que en Corea tuvieron lugar los actos comunes del Norte y el Sur con motivo del 5 aniversario de la publicacion de la Declaracion Conjunta Norte-Sur del 15 de Junio.
    El exhorto a los mexicanos a expresar activo apoyo y solidaridad con los esfuerzos del pueblo coreano por la reunificacion de la patria y rechazar las maniobras de guerra de EE.UU. contra la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea
    En el acto fue aprobado un telegrama de solidaridad dirigido al Dirigente.

Guia programatica para reunificacion de Corea

    Pyongyang, 9 de julio (ATCC) -- Los tres principios de la reunificacion de la patria, el programa de diez puntos para la gran unidad pannacional y el proyecto de fundacion de la Republica Confederal Democratica de Coryo son las tres cartas para la reintegracion de Corea y el gran programa para realizar este gran anhelo nacional, senala asi el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 9 y prosigue: Las tres cartas dilucidan los medios mas racionales y equitativos que posibilitan realizar cuanto antes la reunificacion de la Patria conforme a las condiciones reales de nuestro pais y la unanime aspiracion de la nacion.
    Los tres principios: la independencia, la reunificacion pacifica y la gran unidad nacional son fundamentos que aclaran la posicion y medios principales para resolver el problema de la reunificacion de la patria con las fuerzas propias de la nacion coreana conforme a la aspiracion e intereses de esta.
    El programa de diez puntos dilucida globalmente la meta y la base ideal para la gran unidad pannacional, el principio y el medio de la unidad.
    Asi deviene una plataforma politica para fortalecer las fuerzas subjetivas para esta obra mediante el logro de la gran unidad pannacional.
    El proyecto de fundacion de la Republica Confederal Democratica de Coryo deviene un medio fundamental para realizar de manera mas equitativa y favorable la reunificacion del pais.
    Las tres cartas estan penetradas del espiritu de la independencia nacional, que toma por vida la soberania y la dignidad de Corea, y materializan el noble amor a la patria y la nacion tendente a lograr la conciliacion entre el Norte y el Sur y la gran unidad pannacional. Este poderoso y justo programa lo aceptaron de corazon los 70 millones de coreanos como tres pilares para la reunificacion nacional.
    Los coreanos del Norte, el Sur y en ultramar, en lo adelante tambien en cualesquier circunstancias que sean, deberan luchar activamente por lograr la causa de la reunificacion independiente y pacifica de la patria a base de las tres cartas y con las fuerzas unidas de toda la nacion.