Kim Jong Il's Work Published in Mexico
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- The famous work of Kim Jong Il "The Juche Philosophy Is an Original Revolutionary Philosophy" was brought out in booklet by the Publishing House of the Workers' Party of Mexico.
The work, published on July 26, Juche 85 (1996), makes a scientific analysis of the limitations of the times when the preceding philosophy was enunciated and the originality of the Juche philosophy and clarifies the idea that the Juche philosophy serves as a revolutionary philosophy and political philosophy of the Workers' Party of Korea and the principled matters arising in the study, explanation and dissemination of the Juche philosophy.
A book-releasing ceremony was held at the building of the Workers' Party of Mexico (WPM) on Feb. 7.
Alberto Anaya Gutierrez, coordinator of the National Coordinating Committee of the WPM, at the ceremony said that Kim Jong Il is a distinguished thinker and theoretician and a great master of leadership, adding that he developed in depth the Juche idea fathered by President Kim Il Sung and successfully embodied it to reality, turning the DPRK into a bulwark of socialism.
Lauding Kim Jong Il as a great statesman who has made an undying contribution to the development of the revolutionary idea of the working class and accomplishment of the human cause of independence, he noted, adding it is a great honor for the party to have published the work.
DPRK's Holiday Celebrated
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- Film shows, book and photo exhibitions and lectures were held in Laos, Austria, Nepal, India and Equatorial Guinea from Feb. 3 to 7 on the occasion of the February holiday.
On display in the venues of book and photo exhibitions were famous works of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and photos showing their undying exploits.
Participants of Korean film shows watched "The Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il Gives On-the-Spot Guidance to Work in Different Fields," "The Respected Comrade Kim Jong Il Is a Great Thinker and Theoretician" and "The Korean People's Army, Steel-strong Ranks" and other Korean films.
The president of Kaysone Phomvihane Military University who is member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee said at the end of the film show that it offered him an opportunity to know well about what was the secret to turning the heroic Korean People's Army into a powerful army which has firmly defended the gains of the revolution. This is entirely ascribable to the wise leadership of Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il, he added.
The deputy general secretary of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea said that the Workers' Party of Korea is shining as the most powerful party as it holds Kim Jong Il in high esteem as its general secretary.
Floral Basket to Kim Jong Il from Zhou Wei
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a floral basket by Zhou Wei who is daughter of Zhou Baozhong, Chinese related to the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle, on the occasion of his birthday.
Written on the ribbon of the floral basket were words: "I wholeheartedly wish General Kim Jong Il a long and healthy life".
Seamen of Panama Meet to Celebrate February Holiday
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held at the Nampho Port by the crewmen of a Panamanian-flagged ship on Feb. 13 on the occasion of the birthday of Kim Jong Il.
Speakers at the meeting said the Korean people are making a dynamic advance along the road of socialism, demonstrating the single-minded unity of the leader, the party and people, true to the independent and unique Songun politics pursued by Kim Jong Il.
Kim Jong Il, possessed of matchless courage and grit, has wisely led the army and people with his correct strategy and tactics and outstanding leadership art, turning the DPRK into a political and military power, they noted.
They expressed the firm belief that the Korean people would build a great prosperous powerful nation in the near future under his wise leadership.
A congratulatory letter to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.
Prior to the meeting, the participants laid a floral basket before the statue of President Kim Il Sung in Nampho City and paid tribute to him.
Ceremony of Awarding State Academic Degrees and Titles Held
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- State academic degrees and titles were awarded to intellectuals who greatly contributed to the development of the nation's science and technology and the education of the younger generation, true to the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il.
The awarding ceremony was held on Feb. 13.
The title of professor was awarded to teachers Kim Sung Gyu and Kim Mu Yong at Kim Il Sung University, Sin Thae Song, director of an institute at Kim Chaek University of Technology, and others.
Doctorate was conferred upon Faculty Dean Ri Won Gun and Department Head Jang Chun Il of Kim Il Sung University and others and the title of associate professor upon 105 persons and degree of master upon 641 persons.
Art Performances Given to Celebrate February Holiday
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) --Art performances were given at theatres and halls in Pyongyang to celebrate the auspicious February holiday.
A performance was given by art squads of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces at the April 25 House of Culture.
The performers staged mixed chorus "Jong Il Peak Greeting Spring," singing to the accompaniment of oungum "Snow-Covered Old Home" and other numbers fully representing the immense joy and happiness of all the servicepersons and people of having Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il in the van of the Songun revolution as he has made undying contributions to the country and people since he was born as the son of the guerrillas.
Also put on the stage were such numbers demonstrating the militant spirit of the revolutionary army as a poem and singing "For the Motherland" and chorus "All Servicepersons and People Will Become Human Bullets and Bombs."
A performance was given by the art group of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea at the Central Workers' Hall.
Their repertoire included female quintet "Let's Uphold Our General" and male chorus "Let's Glorify Socialism, Riding Swift Horses of Songun" through which it truthfully represented the firm faith and will of the Korean working class to build an economic power in this land without fail by performing miracles and exploits in the general advance of Songun revolution in this hope-filled year with the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance and ardent patriotic enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, the art group of the members of the Korean Democratic Women's Union in Pyongyang staged its performance titled "Highest Glory to Kim Jong Il, Great Brilliant Commander of Songun" at the Ponghwa Art Theatre.
Symposiums on Kim Jong Il's Undying Feats Held
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- Symposiums on the undying feats performed by Kim Jong Il were held by working people's organizations.
Speeches were made there by Ryom Sun Gil, chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea, Kim Kyong Ho, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, Kang Chang Uk, chairman of the Central Committee of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea, Pak Sun Hui, chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Korean Democratic Women's Union, and others.
The speakers profoundly explained the imperishable feats performed by Kim Jong Il for the times and history, noting that his birth was a great auspicious event which opened a bright prospect before the continuity of the Juche revolutionary cause and accomplishment of the human cause of independence.
They said Kim Jong Il, genius of thought and theory, scientifically formulated the revolutionary idea of President Kim Il Sung and steadily developed it in depth to meet the demand of the developing revolution, thus clearly indicating the road ahead of the times and humankind.
They noted that he has carried forward and developed the idea and line of attaching importance to arms put forward by the President and won one victory after another in the anti-imperialist, anti-U.S. confrontation with his unique Songun politics and thereby demonstrated the dignity and honor of the country and the nation to the world and unfolded a new history of building a prosperous powerful country in this land.
They stressed that the organizations should fulfil their revolutionary duties in the general march today for building a great prosperous powerful nation by defending and upholding and adding brilliance to the undying feats of Kim Jong Il in the Songun revolution and effecting a revolutionary turn in the ideological education of their members.
Present at the symposiums were Kim Jung Rin, secretary of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea, officials concerned, and officials of national institutions and working people's organizations and their members in Pyongyang.
Oath-taking Meeting of Korean Women Held
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- A meeting of officials and members of the Korean Democratic Women's Union (KDWU) was held in front of the statue of President Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill to make their pledge to faithfully uphold the Songun revolutionary guidance of Kim Jong Il on Feb. 13 on the occasion of the February holiday.
Prior to the meeting they laid floral baskets and bouquets before the statue of the President and made bows in reverence.
Led by Pak Sun Hui, chairwoman of the KDWU Central Committee, the participants pledged themselves to hold Kim Il Sung in high esteem for all ages and remain true to the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il.
They said that they would follow the brilliant example set by anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk in devotedly defending the leader and absolutely trust in and follow Kim Jong Il only and defend him.
They made their minds to sincerely assist the soldiers of the People's Army, regarding them as their kinsmen, to cement the great army-people unity unprecedented in the world as firm as a rock and bring up their sons and daughters into reliable pillars for building a great prosperous powerful nation.
They stressed the need to turn the women's union into an organization thinking and acting true to the idea and will of Kim Jong Il only and fully prepare all its members to be revolutionaries in the Songun era.
Foreign Guests Arrive
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- Foreign guests flew into Pyongyang Tuesday to join the visitors to the secret camp in Mt. Paektu on the occasion of the birthday of Kim Jong Il. They included General Secretary of the Bangladesh Peace Council Kamal Hyder who is vice-president of the World Peace Council, Abdel Azim El Maghraby, asst. secretary general of the Arab Lawyers Union, Don Borrie, chairman of the New Zealand-DPRK Society who is co-chairman of the Oceanic Committee for Solidarity with the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, K. S. Rao, chairman of the Indian Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification, a Chinese delegation headed by Chen Jun, executive deputy secretary-general of the China Association for International Friendly Contact, Norma G. Binas, vice-president of the Philippines Solidarity Committee for Peace and Reunification in the Korean Peninsula, Ristiyanto, secretary general of the Indonesia-Korea Association for Friendship and Cultural Exchange, Hector Figueroa, major of Catamayo, Loja in Ecuador, Daniel Alvarez Celi, chairman of the Ecuadorian Committee for Supporting Korea's Independent and Peaceful Reunification, Tania Alvarado Chavez, president of the Ecuador-Guayaquil Institute for Friendship with the Korean People, Trotsky Serano, president of the Canar Provincial Institute for the Friendship and Solidarity with the DPRK of Ecuador, Francis F. Lyimo, vice-chairman of the Tanzania-DPRK Friendship Association, Anders Kristensen, secretary general of the Nordic Cooperation Committee for Friendship and Solidarity with the Korean People and chairman of the Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association, Martin Lotscher, president of the Swiss Committee for Supporting the Independent and Peaceful Reunification of Korea, a delegation of the "Jongilbong" Russia-Korea Friendship Association of Ulyanovsk Region led by Aleksandr Kruzlikov, first secretary of the Ulyanovsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Meinolf Mario Wulf, representative of the Association for Friendship with the Korean People headquartered in Spain.
Arriving on the same day by train were D. Tsakhilgaan, president of the Union for Peace and Friendship of Mongolia, and his party, a delegation of the Nepal Journalist Association led by its Chairman Manju Ratna Sakya, a delegation of the Mongolia-Korea Friendship Society led by its Executive Chairman B. Baigalmaa.
Arriving here earlier were Ludmila Levkova, chief of the Russia-Korea Children's Friendship Association Named after Kim Jong Il of 11th Middle School in Khabarovsk City, Russia, and her party, a delegation of the Australia-DPRK Association for Friendship and Cultural Exchange led by its National Secretary Raymond Ferguson, Noboru Kameda, representative of the Japan-DPRK Cultural Society, Takashi Nata, representative of the Ehime Institute for Modern Korea Studies of Japan, Zhang Qi, grandson of Zhang Weihua, anti-Japanese revolutionary martyr, and Song Shukuan, general manager of the Zaoyuan Fish Breeding Company of China.
Pyongyang Abustle with Preparations for Lunar New Year's Day
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- Working people and schoolchildren in Pyongyang are busy with preparations for the lunar New Year's Day (February 18).
Schoolchildren are engrossed in preparing the New Year performance rich in national tinge.
The Pyongyang Circus and State Comic Troupe are perfecting the depiction of art works of new themes at the final stage to give laugh and joy to the citizens.
Industrial establishments and neighborhood units are planning to play such folk games as yut and Korean chess on the holiday. Schoolchildren are holding tug-of-war, kite-flying, top-spinning and other folk games at their schools and classes by league match method.
Shops, the Okryu Restaurant, the Chongryu Restaurant, fun-fairs and other service facilities are also absorbed in making full preparation to receive customers.
Korean costume companies are busy at making ordered folk dresses for women, old persons and children.
All the families are securing holiday foodstuffs and cleaning their houses.
Developing Background Stand Arts on New Ground
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- The background stand arts of the mass gymnastic display has broken a new ground in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The background stand arts made its first appearance in the mass gymnastic display "Song of Liberation" in Juche 44 (1955) by displaying a few words with boards. After then, it had made a signal development in the course of creating mass gymnastic displays including "Our Glorious Motherland," "Holiday of August," "Era of Workers' Party" and "Our Brilliant Motherland."
The mass gymnastic display "Era of Workers' Party" showed the pictures of flying Chollima (winged horse), fish and torch in combination with words for the first time. And the mass gymnastic display "Under the Flag of Workers' Party" spread the picture "Arduous March" on the whole of the background, thus showing the content of the work in a persuasive and visual way. They made the background large-sized, rhythmic, symbolic, three-dimensional and scientific.
In particular, the mass gymnastic display "Chollima Korea" registered a signal development in the background stand arts. It successfully reflected on the background such moving pictures as beaming national emblem of the DPRK, red flag of the Paektu forest, beacon, molten iron pouring out of blast furnace, 3,000-ton press, tractor, excavator, fish and patterns of cloth.
The greatest success made in the background stand arts was that it reflected the image of President Kim Il Sung with high graphic depiction for the first time in 1964. Now the background stand arts depict the noble images of the three generals of Mt. Paektu.
In the mass gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang," a "Kim Il Sung Prize" laureate, the background stand embossed the ideological and thematic content of the work and realized the intensification and concentration of the depiction, thus breaking a mysterious phase of the visual arts.
The application of laser illumination and large-sized projector adds beauty to each scene.
Even foreigners lavished praises on the ever-changing and largest background which led the audience to ecstasy.
Enlarged Version of "Short Biography of Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il" Sees Light
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- An enlarged version of "Short Biography of Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il" edited by the History Institute of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was published by the Workers' Party of Korea Publishing House.
It has 8 chapters comprehensively dealing with the brief history of Kim Jong Il in chronological order.
The first chapter of the book deals with his revolutionary history in the period from Feb. Juche 31(1942) to Aug. Juche 49(1960). In that period he formed the "Group for the Study of the Short Biography of General Kim Il Sung" and started the study tour of the revolutionary battle sites in the area of Mt. Paektu.
Its second chapter deals with his revolutionary activities in the period from Aug. Juche 49 (1960) to Mar. Juche 53(1964)). In that period Kim Jong Il visited Guard Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Tank Division 105 of the Korean People's Army, starting his Songun revolutionary leadership. He entered Kim Il Sung University where he developed in depth the immortal Juche idea, Songun idea.
The third chapter of the book tells about how wisely he guided the party work and the drive to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of President Kim Il Sung as the greatest national holiday, etc. in the period from Apr. Juche 53(1964) to Feb. Juche 63(1974)).
Its fourth chapter deals with his revolutionary activities in the period from Feb. Juche 63(1974) to Sept. Juche 69(1980).
After being chosen as successor to Kim Il Sung and an outstanding leader of the WPK and people, he formulated the President's revolutionary idea as an integral whole of the idea, theory and method of Juche and declared it as the supreme programme of the WPK to model the whole society on the Juche idea.
The fifth chapter of the book tells about his revolutionary activities in the period from Oct. Juche 69(1980) to Dec. Juche 78(1989). This part of the book explains how he led the work to greet the sixth Congress of the WPK as a grand festival of victors and how he made sure that the Koreans and the world revolutionary people grandly celebrated the 70th birthday of the President.
It also tells that he authored many works and led the work to strengthen the KPA and the people's power and wage a dynamic movement to create "the speed in the 80s," thus bringing about a fresh surge in socialist economic construction.
The sixth chapter of the book is devoted to his revolutionary activities in the period from Jan. Juche 79 (1990) to Jul. Juche 83 (1994).
It tells that he held the important post of Supreme Commander of the KPA and was elected chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and wisely led the work to demonstrate the advantages and might of Korean-style socialism and revive the socialist movement.
The seventh chapter of the book dealing with his revolutionary activities in the period from Jul. Juche 83 (1994) to Dec. Juche 87 (1998) tells that after the demise of the President he put up such slogans representing his faith as "The great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will always be with us" and "Let us arm ourselves more firmly with the revolutionary ideas of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung!" and led the work to build up the Kumsusan Memorial Palace as the supreme temple of Juche.
It also says that he was elected general secretary of the WPK and chairman of the NDC of the DPRK.
The eighth chapter of the book deals with his revolutionary activities in the period from Jan. Juche 88 (1999) to Oct. Juche 94 (2005). It tells that he, true to the noble intention of the President, unrolled the policy of effecting a turn in building a great prosperous powerful socialist nation, the policies of attaching importance to the ideology, the arms and science and technology and laid down other important guidelines for building a rich and powerful country.
It also deals with the facts that he arranged the historic Pyongyang meeting which culminated in the adoption of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration, conducted energetic external activities, demonstrating the prestige and dignity of the DPRK worldwide and injecting fresh vigor into the efforts to accomplish the cause of global independence and wisely led the people to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the WPK and the 60th anniversary of the country's liberation as grand festivals of victors of the Songun revolution.
Telephone Message to Chief Delegate of South Side to Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- The head of the north side delegation to the inter-Korean ministerial talks sent a telephone message to the chief delegate of the south side to the talks.
In the message the head of the north side delegation agreed to the proposal for having a working contact between delegates for the opening of the talks made by the chief delegate of the south side through his message, stating that there is no change in the DPRK's stand to boost the inter-Korean relations, guided by the basic spirit of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.
Congratulations to Kim Jong Il from Foreign Diplomats
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a floral basket, a congratulatory letter and a gift from the military attaches corps here and a floral basket and a congratulatory letter from the economic and commercial councilors corps here on Wednesday on the occasion of his birthday.
The floral basket, letter and gift from the military attaches corps were handed over to Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army Kim Il Chol, minister of the People's Armed Forces, by Yang Xilian, military, naval and air attache of the Chinese embassy who is doyen of the corps.
The floral basket and letter from the economic and commercial councilors corps were conveyed to an official concerned by Gu Jinsheng, economic and commercial councilor of the Chinese embassy who is doyen of the corps.
Foreign Guests Here
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- Kenichi Ogami, director-general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea, and his party and a delegation of the National Liaison Council of the Japan Society for Study of Kim Jong Il's Works headed by its Adviser Takao Kamakura arrived here on Wednesday to celebrate the birthday of Kim Jong Il.
11th Kimjongilia Festival Opens
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- The 11th Kimjongilia Festival was opened here.
Exhibited in the venue of the festival are more than 25,000 potted Kimjongilias cultivated by the military organs, commissions and ministries of the Cabinet and national institutions and other institutions and industrial establishments, servicepersons and people from all walks of life and school youth and children.
Also on display there are potted Kimjongilias cultivated by the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), overseas Koreans and south Koreans and the diplomatic missions here and the organizations for friendship with the DPRK and social bodies in different countries and individual figures and Chinese residents here.
An opening ceremony took place at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Exhibition on Feb. 14.
Present at the ceremony were Choe Thae Bok and Yang Hyong Sop and Cabinet members and leading officials of the ministries, the national institutions and working people's organizations and officials of the units, servicepersons, working people and school youth and children who contributed Kimjongilias to the festival.
Also present there were the congratulatory group of Koreans in Japan led by Ri Ki Sok, vice-chairman of the Central Standing Committee of Chongryon, on a visit to the socialist homeland on the occasion of the birthday of Kim Jong Il and the members of the visiting group of Chongryon.
Kwak Pom Gi, vice-premier of the Cabinet, who is chairman of the organizing committee of the Kimilsungia- Kimjongilia Festival, in an opening address said that the Kimjongilia festival has developed for years into a flower festival to be proud of in the world in terms of its style, contents and scale, adding that the current festival would record another brilliant chapter in the history of the festival of the flower of the sun.
National Photo Exhibition Opens
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- A national photo exhibition was opened to celebrate February 16, the birthday of Kim Jong Il.
On display at the exhibition hall were at least 180 photos under such titles as "Jubilation in February" and "Among soldiers".
Among them are pictures entitled "The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il calls on servicemen of the mission in Panmunjom" and "The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il visits the Sinuiju Cosmetic Factory", which show the great personality of Kim Jong Il always going among the servicepersons and people to encourage them in the general march for the Songun revolution.
There are also pictures showing the heroic struggle of the Korean army and people dynamically advancing towards the peak of a great prosperous powerful nation under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea and photos carrying the realities of the country whose appearance is being changed with each passing day.
Photos titled "The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il meets a south Korean delegation of media organizations", "The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il receives greetings of best wishes from foreign artistes" show his undying feats for national reunification and global independence.
A ceremony of opening the exhibition was held at the People's Palace of Culture on Wednesday.
Minister of Culture Kang Nung Su made an address there.
Foreign Diplomats Visit 11th Kimjongilia Festival
Pyongyang, February 14 (KCNA) -- Military attaches corps and economic and commercial councilors corps here visited the 11th Kimjongilia Festival on the occasion of the February holiday on Wednesday.
They were deeply moved to visit the venue of the festival presenting a veritable sea of Kimjongilia.
Military, naval and air attache of the Chinese embassy Yang Xilian, doyen of the corps, recited his own poem at the end of the visit to the festival.
Economic and commercial councilor Gu Jinsheng of the Chinese embassy, doyen of the economic and commercial councilors corps, wrote in the visitor's book that he was extending his congratulations to Kim Jong Il on his birthday. He wished the Korean people greater success in building a great prosperous powerful nation under his wise leadership.
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Terminada tercera fase de quinta ronda de la cita a 6 bandas
Beijing, 13 de febrero (ATCC) -- Tuvo lugar del 8 al 13 del mes en curso en Beijing la tercera fase de la quinta ronda de las conversaciones a 6 partes.
En este encuentro se debatieron en un clima sincero los remedios para desnuclearizar toda la Peninsula Coreana.
Todas las partes participantes acordaron ofrecer la asistencia economica y energetica equivalente a un millon de toneladas de aceite pesado por la suspension temporal de operacion de las instalaciones nucleares de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea.
Ademas, la RPDC y Estados Unidos decidieron iniciar el dialogo bilateral con vistas a resolver los problemas pendientes y establecer de modo integro las relaciones diplomaticas.
En la ocasion todas las partes llegaron al consenso de sesionar en lo adelante la sexta ronda de la cita seis-partita.
Parte Norte acepta propuesta del Sur
Pyongyang, 14 de febrero (ATCC) -- El jefe de la delegacion nortena a las conversaciones a nivel de ministro Norte-Sur de Corea envio a su homologo sureno el siguiente aviso telefonico:
En lo tocante a que a traves de una notificacion el delegado jefe de la parte surcoreana propuso el contacto de trabajo entre los delegados para el reinicio de las conversaciones referidas, el jefe de la delegacion nortena acepto esta propuesta ratificando que es invariable la posicion del Norte de desarrollar las relaciones con el Sur segun el espiritu fundamental de la Declaracion Conjunta N-S del 15 de Junio.
Ceremonia de entrega de grado academico y categoria docente
Pyongyang, 14 de febrero (ATCC) -- Fueron otorgados grados cientificos y categorias docentes a los intelectuales que hicieron gran aporte al desarrollo cientifico-tecnico del pais y la educacion de las generaciones venideras apoyando con fidelidad la orientacion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il sobre la revolucion mediante el Songun (priorizacion militar).
En la ceremonia de otorgamiento del dia 13, fue conferida la categoria de profesor titular al profesor guia Kim Sung Gyu y el profesor Kim Mu Yong de la Universidad Kim Il Sung y al jefe de instituto de la Universidad Politecnica Kim Chaek, Sin Thae Song.
Ademas fue concedido el grado de doctor al decano Ri Won Gun y el jefe de catedra Jang Chun Il, del primer plantel docente.
@Igualmente, 105 personas recibieron el honor de subprofesor titular mientras otras 641 fueron dignificadas con el grado de candidato al doctor.
Llegan extranjeros para la visita al campamento secreto del monte Paektu
Pyongyang, 14 de febrero (ATCC) -- Arribaron el dia 13 por via aerea a esta capital los huespedes extranjeros que tomaran parte en la visita al Campamento Secreto del Monte Paektu, con motivo del cumpleanos (16 de febrero) del Dirigente Kim Jong Il.
Entre ellos figuran Kamal Hyder, vicepresidente del Consejo Mundial de la Paz y secretario general del Consejo de la Paz de Bangladesh; Abdel Azim El Maghraby, subsecretario general de la Union de Abogados Arabes; Don Borrie, copresidente del Comite Oceanico de Solidaridad con la Reunificacion Pacifica de Corea y presidente de la Asociacion Nueva Zelanda-RPDC; K. S. Rao, presidente del Comite Indio de Apoyo a la Reunificacion de Corea; la delegacion de la Asociacion China de Enlace para la Amistad Internacional encabezada por su subsecretario general ejecutivo Chen Jun; Norma G. Binas, vicepresidente del Comite Solidario Filipino por la Paz y la Reunificacion en la Peninsula Coreana; Ristiyanto, secretario general de la Asociacion de Amistad e Intercambio Cultural Indonesia-Corea; Hector B. Figueroa, alcalde del municipio de Catamayo, Loja del Ecuador; Daniel Alvarez Celi, presidente del Comite Ecuatoriano de Apoyo a la Reunificacion Independiente y Pacifica de Corea; Tania Alvarado Chavez, presidenta del Instituto de Guayaquil del Ecuador por la Amistad con el Pueblo Coreano; Trotsky Serrano, presidente del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Amistad y Solidaridad con la RPDC en la Provincia del Canar; Francis F. Lyimo, vicepresidente de la Asociacion de Amistad Tanzania-RPDC; Anders Kristensen, secretario general del Comite de Cooperacion de Europa Norte por la Amistad y Solidaridad con el Pueblo Coreano y presidente de la Asociacion de Amistad Dinamarca-RPDC; Martin Lotscher, presidente del Comite Suizo de Apoyo a la Reunificacion Independiente y Pacifica de Corea; la delegacion de la Asociacion de Amistad Rusia-Corea de la region de Uliyanovsk "Pico Jongil" de Rusia encabazada por Alexandr Kruglikov, primer secretario del comite del Partido Comunista de la Federacion Rusa en esta region; y Meinolf Mario Wulf, representante de la Asociacion de Amistad con Corea con sede en Espana.
Este dia, llegaron en tren a Pyongyang D. Chailgan, presidente de la Federacion de Organizaciones Mongolas por la Paz y la Amistad, y su comitiva; la delegacion de la Asociacion de Periodistas de Nepal encabezada por su presidente Manju Ratna Sakya y la de la Asociacion de Amistad Mongolia-Corea dirigida por su presidente ejecutivo B. Baigalmaa.
Con anterioridad, arribaron a esta ciudad Ryudmila Rebcoba, jefa de la "Union de Ninos de Amistad Rusia-Corea Kim Jong Il" de la Escuela No. 11 de la Ciudad de Habarobsk de Rusia, y su comitiva; la delegacion de la Asociacion de Amistad e Intercambio Cultural Australia-RPDC presidida por su secretario general nacional Raymond Ferguson; Noboru Kameda, representante de la Sociedad Cultural Japon-Corea; Takashi Nada, representante del Instituto del Asuntos de Corea Contemporanea de Ehime de Japon; Zhang Qi, nieto del martir chino revolucionario antijapones, Zhang Weihua; y Song Shuguan, administrador general de la Compania Limitada de Cria de Peces Chaoyuan de China.