Floral Basket and Congratulatory Message to DPRK Embassy in Phnom Penh

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- Norodom Sihanouk, the great King of Cambodia, sent a floral basket and a congratulatory message to the DPRK embassy in Phnom Penh on the occasion of the birthday of Kim Jong Il.
    Written on the ribbon of the floral basket were words reading "Glory to His Excellency Kim Jong Il, the Great Leader of the DPRK. The Great King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk."
    The protocol director of the great king visited the DPRK embassy and laid the floral basket before the portraits of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on February 16.
    He conveyed the congratulatory message to the DPRK ambassador and said that he was extending sincere congratulations and best wishes to Kim Jong Il on his birthday on behalf of the Great King Norodom Sihanouk.


Korean People's Just Cause Supported in Bangladesh

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- Dilip Barua, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist), made public a congratulatory statement on Feb. 16 on the occasion of the February holiday.
    In the statement he said his party and the progressives will as ever support the Korean people in their just cause of defending socialism from the imperialist aggression and achieving the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
    It would be quite impossible for the Korean people to dynamically advance along the road of Juche without the leadership of Kim Jong Il, invincible iron-willed commander and great defender of socialism, he said, and went on:
    The struggle of the heroic Korean people gives great confidence and courage to the world progressives aspiring after socialism.
    We fully support the Songun politics pursued by Kim Jong Il.
    It is our firm belief that the Songun politics will lead the Korean people's struggle against the U.S. imperialists to steady victory.


Kim Jong Il's Feats Praised by Mexican Party Leader

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- The general secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Socialist Party of Mexico made public a statement on Feb. 6 on the occasion of the February holiday.
    The statement said that Kim Jong Il authored "The Historical Lesson in Building Socialism and the General Line of Our Party," "Abuses of Socialism Are Intolerable," "Socialism Is a Science" and other works, giving great hope and inspiration to the people in their struggle for socialism and putting the world socialist movement on a higher stage.
    Referring to the fact that Kim Jong Il has firmly protected the sovereignty and dignity of socialist Korea with his unique Songun politics, the statement went on:
    The "International Kim Il Sung Prize" Council decided to award the "International Kim Il Sung Prize" to Kim Jong Il in high recognition of his distinguished feats. It is the expression of the feelings of the world revolutionaries and progressives lauding his idea and exploits.


End to U.S. Hostile Policy toward DPRK Demanded at Int'l Meeting

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- An international meeting was held here on Feb. 17 in demand of an end to the U.S. hostile policy towards the DPRK. It was co-sponsored by the International Liaison Committee for Reunification and Peace in Korea and the Korean Committee for Solidarity with the World People.
    The meeting was attended by delegations and delegates of international bodies such as the World Peace Council and the organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people from countries and regions of Asia, Europe, Africa, Americas, and Oceania.
    Present there were delegates of the Korean Committee for Solidarity with the World People, the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea, the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, the Korean Democratic Women's Union, the Korean Democratic Lawyers Association, the Korean National Peace Committee, the Korean Committee for Solidarity with Asia and Africa and officials concerned.
    The meeting laid bare the nature and injustice of the U.S. anachronistic hostile policy toward the DPRK, the very source of the tense situation on the Korean Peninsula and the danger of war to it, and discussed issues arising in ensuring peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and the rest of Northeast Asia.
    The floor was taken first by Raymond Ferguson, national secretary general of the Australia-DPRK Friendship and Cultural Association.
    Kamal Haider, vice-president of the World Peace Council, in a keynote report, said that it is the unanimous desire of the Korean people and the world progressive people to completely clear the Korean Peninsula of the danger of war and bring lasting peace to it. It is entirely due to the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK that the situation is further deteriorating on the peninsula as the days go by quite contrary to their desire.
    He continued:
    The above-said U.S. policy is aimed at completely stifling the DPRK. It is an infringement on sovereignty and a criminal act unprecedented in history as it constitutes a gross violation of the UN Charter and international law calling for observing the principle of respect for sovereignty, non-interference in other's internal affairs, territorial integrity, nonaggression and equality and mutual benefit among sovereign states.
    It is due to the U.S. hostile policy towards the DPRK that the DPRK-U.S. relations remain tensest on the world political arena.
    As the process of the six-party talks clearly shows, the U.S. is not using dialogue as a lever for seeking a genuine settlement of the U.S.-DPRK ties but for implementing its policy to isolate and stifle the DPRK.
    The U.S. is keen to hurl not only its forces present in the Asia-Pacific region but those in its mainland and forces of its allies into a new Korean war to be provoked by it and busy egging Japan on to stage a comeback to Korea.
    The above-mentioned U.S. policy compelled the DPRK to have access to nuclear deterrence for self-defence in order to protect its security as it regards sovereignty as its life and soul.
    It would be a right choice for the U.S. for meeting its own national interests to drop its hostile policy towards the DPRK and withdraw its forces from south Korea.
    Mun Jae Chol, chairman of the Korean Committee for Solidarity with the World People, said in a supplementary report that the nature of the U.S. policy lies, above all, in that it is aimed at committing state-sponsored terrorism to attack and bring down the dignified socialist system centered on the popular masses chosen by the Korean people themselves.
    This policy is a policy of aggression aimed at stifling and controlling the DPRK by force of arms and an anti-reunification policy aimed at totally blocking the reconciliation and unity and cooperation and exchanges between the north and the south of Korea.
    The DPRK has firmly defended the ideology, system and sovereignty of the country from the U.S. military threat and sanctions as it holds Kim Jong Il, peerlessly great man born of Heaven, in high esteem.
    The Korean people will wage this year a dynamic struggle to smash every move of the U.S. to strangle the DPRK and accomplish the cause of national reunification, the cherished desire of the nation, holding aloft the slogan "Add brilliance to the June 15 reunification era by attaching importance to the nation, maintaining peace and achieving unity!"
    Speeches were made by Anders Kristensen, secretary general of the Nordic Cooperation Committee for Friendship and Solidarity with the Korean People, Daniel Alvarez Celi, chairman of the Ecuadorian Committee for Supporting Korea's Independent and Peaceful Reunification, Abdel Azim El Maghraby, asst. secretary general of the Arab Lawyers Union, and others.
    An appeal to the world progressives that love justice and peace was adopted at the meeting.
    It calls for a vigorous world-wide campaign demanding the U.S. abandon its policy towards the DPRK, a policy of high-handed and arbitrary practices.
    It also calls for staging in different parts of the world a movement for exposing the injustice of the U.S. forces' presence in south Korea and forcing it to withdraw its troops from south Korea.
    It calls for positively supporting the Korean people in their just cause of defending peace on the Korean Peninsula and independently reunifying Korea in every way.
    A message to U.S. Congress was adopted at the meeting.
    It warns that if U.S. congress overlooks the policy of the present administration aimed at settling all issues by force of arms, prompted by its unilateral and self-justified way of thinking, it will not be able to escape protest and condemnation from the world progressives and an international isolation and find itself in a tighter corner.
    It is our expectation that you will exercise influence upon the present administration to make a new and positive switchover in its policy towards the DPRK, cogitating about the heavy responsibility and duty you have assumed before your people as politicians, it said.


Decision of "International Kim Il Sung Prize" Council Hailed

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- Meetings hailing the decision of the "International Kim Il Sung Prize" Council on awarding the "International Kim Il Sung Prize" to Kim Jong Il were held by the Ethiopian Preparatory Committee for Commemorating the Day of the Sun and February 16 and the Juche Philosophy Study Committee of India on Feb. 12 and 13.
    Nigatu Dagnachew, vice-chairman of the above-said Ethiopian committee, said that Kim Jong Il has wisely led the Korean people with his Songun politics based on the Juche idea, true to the cause of President Kim Il Sung. It is thanks to his Songun politics that world peace and security are protected and humankind's independent development guaranteed, the vice-chairman added.
    Wipin Gupta, chairman of the Juche Philosophy Study Committee of India, said that Kim Jong Il has successfully carried forward the immortal Juche idea fathered by Kim Il Sung, providing steadfast guidelines for the human cause of independence and building a powerful driving force for accomplishing the cause of independence.
    He went on to say: The DPRK is ushering in the dawn of a great prosperous powerful nation while decisively shattering the highhanded and arrogant practices of the U.S. styling itself as the world's "only superpower." This hard reality proves that the Songun politics serves as an all-powerful treasured sword firmly guaranteeing the advance and victory of the cause of independence.
    Meanwhile, the African Regional Committee of Friendship and Solidarity with the Korean People and the Ugandan National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea made public a joint statement in support of the above-said decision on Feb. 12 and the director of the Higher Educational Department of the Palestine Liberation Organization released a similar statement on the same day.


Foreign Figures Pay Congratulatory Visits to DPRK Embassies

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- Leaders and representatives of political parties of Bangladesh including the Workers' Party of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh National Socialist Party, the Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist), the Bangladesh People's League and the Socialist Party of Bangladesh, the head of the Syria-Korea Friendship Parliamentary Group and the chairman of the Finnish National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea paid congratulatory visits to the DPRK embassies in the respective capital cities from Feb. 6 to 13 on the occasion of the birthday of Kim Jong Il.
    They laid floral baskets and bouquets before the full-length picture of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il before paying tribute to them.


Former President of Indonesia Sends Floral Basket and Congratulatory Card to DPRK Embassy

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- Megawati Soekarnoputri, former president and chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, sent a floral basket and congratulatory card to the DPRK embassy in Jakarta on Feb. 15 on the occasion of the birthday of Kim Jong Il.


Inaugural Ceremony of 5th-Term KCTU Held

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- The south Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) reportedly held an inaugural ceremony of the 5th-term KCTU in Seoul on Feb. 8.
    Present there were members of the KCTU, Mun Song Hyon, representative of the Democratic Labor Party of south Korea, Han Sang Ryol, permanent representative chairman of the Reunification Solidarity, Mun Kyong Sik, chairman of the south Korean Federation of Peasants Associations, and other representatives of political parties and civic and public organizations and Tan Pyong Ho and Ri Su Ho, former chairmen of the KCTU, and others.
    Ri Sok Haeng was elected chairman of the 5th-term KCTU. He called on the KCTU to take the lead in the struggle to usher in a new era of reunification and changes in south Korea.


Performance of Schoolchildren Given

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- A performance celebrating February 16 "Glory in February" was given by art group members of the Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace on Feb. 17.
    They put on the stage colorful numbers including a male vocal solo "The General Represents Whole World," a trio "Frostwork Carrying Blessings," a folk dance "Celebration" and a solo dance "Pleasant Holiday" representing the best wishes of all the schoolchildren of the country to the respected Marshal Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the February holiday.
    Instrumental concert for oungum "My Mother," famous masterpiece, presented by them with ardent longing for anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk deeply moved the audience.
    Through their cheerful and sweet songs and graceful dances they truthfully represented the children in the era of Songun growing up to be knowledgeable, virtuous and healthy with nothing to desire more in the world under the benevolent care of the party.
    The performance was enjoyed by Choe Yong Rim, Kim Jung Rin, Vice-Premier of the Cabinet Ro Tu Chol, First Secretary of the C. C., the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League Kim Kyong Ho and working people in Pyongyang.
    Among the audience were overseas compatriots and foreign guests.


Foreign Guests Feted

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- A banquet was hosted for the foreign guests who visited the secret camp in Mt. Paektu on the occasion of the February holiday, at the People's Palace of Culture on Feb. 17.
    Present there on invitation were delegations and delegates of international organizations and friendship and solidarity organizations of many countries and regions who visited the secret camp in Mt. Paektu.
    Present there were Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Mun Jae Chol, chairman of the Korean Committee for Solidarity with the World People and acting chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, and other officials concerned.
    Mun Jae Chol in his speech expressed the belief that foreign friends would fully support the Korean people in their efforts to build a great prosperous powerful nation and achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country with deep reverence for Kim Jong Il, bearing deep in mind the noble mission they have assumed before the times and humankind.
    D. Chahilgan, chairman of the Federation of Peace and Friendship Organizations of Mongolia, said that their visit to the secret camp in Mt. Paektu on the occasion of the birthday of Kim Jong Il offered them an opportunity to know well about his personality as the great man who has firmly defended the sovereignty of the country and national dignity and victoriously led the human cause of independence, holding aloft the banner of Songun.
    He said he came to have conviction that this planet will surely greet a bright future of the era of independence when humankind's desire and wish will come true thanks to the guidance of Kim Jong Il, the great sun of the 21st century. He went on:
    The world progressives will as ever fully support the Korean people in their just cause of defending the country's sovereignty, building a great prosperous powerful nation and achieving the reunification of the country, united close around Kim Jong Il.
    An art performance was given at the banquet.


Struggle of Palestinian People for Independent State Supported

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a united national government recently. This is a new positive development in the struggle of the Palestinian people for establishing an independent state.
    Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed commentary.
    It goes on:
    This has created an environment favorable for the struggle of the Palestinian people to recover the land usurped by Israel and found an independent state.
    The Palestinian people have waged a protracted and arduous struggle to achieve the above-said objective. They have shed much blood in the course of this struggle. But the will of the people remains firm.
    The Palestinian people are fully determined not to cease their struggle till a sovereign and independent state has been built.
    Just are the struggle of the Palestinian people to set up an independent state and the efforts of the Arab countries to seek a fair settlement of the Palestinian issue.
    It is the consistent stance of the DPRK that the issue of Palestine should be peacefully resolved in the interests of the Palestinian people and the Mid-east peace be realized.
    The people of the DPRK will as ever extend solidarity to the Palestinian people in their just struggle to build an independent state.


Anti-U.S. Rally Held in S. Korea

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- The 89th anti-U.S. solidarity rally was reportedly held in Citizens' Park in Kwanghwamun, Seoul on Feb. 13.
    Attending the rally were members of civic and public organizations including the South Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification, the People for Achieving Peace and Reunification and the Committee of Phaengsong-Up of Measures against the Expansion of the U.S. Military Base.
    Speakers at the rally said that the RSOI to be staged by the U.S. in south Korea in March is, to all intents and purposes, an exercise for a preemptive attack against the north aimed at bringing it to collapse.
    They held that the drill ground in Mugon-ri seems to be used by the south Korean army, but it is, in actuality, operating as a drill ground for the U.S. troops based in south Korea, Guam and Okinawa. They vowed to struggle to a bitter end to frustrate the plan for the expansion of the above-mentioned drill ground.
    A resolution read out at the rally urged the United States to give up its plan for war exercises and move towards bringing peace to the Korean Peninsula.
    It said that the organizations would let the people know about injustice of forcing south Korea to cover the expenses for the transfer of the Second Division of the U.S. forces and struggle for the overall renegotiation of the plan for the expansion of the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek and the repeal of the special agreement on the sharing of the funds for the upkeep of the U.S. forces.
    The resolution dismissed the U.S. plot to reinforce the "UN Command" as unpardonable.


Art Troupe of Koreans from Japan performs for Honored Guests

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- A music and dance performance "We Live, Believing in You as in Heaven" was given by the Art Troupe of Koreans in Japan to celebrate February 16 at the Pyongyang Grand Theatre on Feb. 17.
    Present there on invitation were Kim Yong Nam, Kim Ki Nam, Jon Sung Hun, officials concerned and working people in the city.
    Among the audience were delegations of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) including the congratulatory group of Chongryon led by Ri Ki Sok, vice-chairman of its Central Standing Committee, and compatriots in Japan staying in the homeland.
    The art troupe made up of famous and talented artistes of the Kumgangsan Opera Troupe of Chongryon put on the stage colorful numbers they had prepared with boundless veneration for leader Kim Jong Il, the peerlessly great man, on the occasion of the auspicious February holiday.
    The performance raised its curtain with mixed chorus and dance "Singleheart of Best Wishes" representing the boundless reverence of the Koreans in Japan who deeply trust and follow Kim Jong Il only in an alien land awake or asleep.
    In a series of songs of spring in February, male vocal quartet and others, the performers successfully represented the appearance of the Koreans in Japan dynamically advancing along the road of patriotism, breathing the same with the people in the homeland.
    Their presentation strikingly demonstrated the faith and will of the Koreans in Japan to steadfastly keep to the patriotic road, confident that they will always emerge victorious if they are guided by Kim Jong Il.
    A music concert of overseas Koreans celebrating February 16 took place at Pyongyang Kim Won Gyun Conservatory on the same day.
    Among the audience were Choe Thae Bok, Kwak Pom Gi, Kim Yong Dae, officials concerned and working people in the city.
    Present there on invitation were overseas Koreans staying in the homeland including members of the congratulatory group of the Federation of Koreans in the U.S. led by its President Yun Kil Sang and the congratulatory group of the Federation of Koreans in Canada.


11th Kimjongilia Festival Draws Endless Crowd of Visitors

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- The 11th Kimjongilia Festival that opened on the occasion of the February holiday is drawing an endless stream of visitors every day.
    They included senior party, army and state officials, officials of party, military and power bodies, working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions, anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters, former unconverted long-term prisoners, servicepersons of the Korean People's Army, working people of all strata and school youth and children.
    It was also visited by congratulatory groups of overseas compatriots including the congratulatory group of Koreans in Japan led by a vice-chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, members of the delegations of overseas compatriots and overseas Korean figures.
    Among the foreign visitors were foreign diplomatic envoys, representatives of international organizations and staff members of foreign embassies here, a member of the International Kim Il Sung Prize Council, the director-general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea and his party, and a Russian musician and his companion.
    The number of visitors to the festival in just four days after its inauguration reached hundreds of thousands from hundreds of organizations.
    The Russian musician and his companion said at the end of their visit that the festival is enough to clearly prove the greatness of Kim Jong Il and the boundless respect and reverence of the Korean people for him.
    The military attache of the Egyptian embassy here said that there are many flowers in the world but none of them is as beautiful as Kimjongilia, expressing hope that the servicepersons and people in the DPRK would unite closer around their leader and achieve successes in the cause of building a great prosperous powerful nation of Juche.


New Year's Day Dish, Rice-cake Soup

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- It is the custom of the Korean people to eat rice-cake soup as a New Year's Day dish.
    The rice-cake soup, a favorite dish of the Korean people, is tasty and nutritious.
    It is made by the method of slightly boiling the sliced long slender white rice-cake in pheasant gravy and putting processed pheasant meat and spices into it.
    The dish can also be made with chicken instead of pheasant.
    From this custom elders, when asking the age of a child, often say, "How many bowls of soup have you ate?"


Floral Baskets Laid before Kim Il Sung's Statues

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- Servicepersons, working people and school youth and children placed baskets of flowers before the statues of President Kim Il Sung in their residential quarters on Sunday on the occasion of the lunar New Year's Day.
    Floral baskets were laid before the statue of the President on Mansu Hill in the capital city.
    Seen standing before the statue was a floral basket sent by General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
    Laid before the statue amid the playing of the floral basket-laying music were floral baskets in the name of the party, military and power bodies, social organizations, ministries and national institutions and KPA units, institutions of various levels, industrial establishments, farms, schools and others in Pyongyang.
    A floral basket was laid before the statue in the name of the Pyongyang mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front.
    A large number of servicepersons and people from all walks of life and school youth and children visited the statue to place floral baskets and bunches of flowers before it and made bows in humble reverence on the same day.


Schoolchildren Give Art Performance on Lunar New Year's Day

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- Schoolchildren's performance entitled "Happiest Day" was given at the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace Sunday on the lunar New Year's Day of Juche 96 (2007).
    Among the audience were senior party, military and state officials, chairpersons of friendly parties, members of the Cabinet, officials of party, military and power bodies, public organizations, ministries and national institutions, servicepersons of the Korean People's Army, officials in the fields of science, education, culture and arts, public health and media, persons of merit, working people in the city.
    The chief of the Pyongyang mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front, congratulatory groups of overseas Koreans including the congratulatory group of Koreans in Japan, delegations and visiting groups of overseas Koreans and overseas Korean figures staying in the socialist homeland were also among the audience.
    Present there on invitation were foreign diplomatic envoys, staff members of foreign embassies, representatives of international organizations here and other foreign guests.
    The children put on the stage cheerful folk games, dances and songs full of optimism and enthusiasm against the background of the stage decor representing the New Year's Day and offered New Year's greetings to Kim Jong Il representing the unanimous hope of all members of the younger generation and people of the country that he will have a good rest on the New Year's Day.
    Their repertoire included chorus "Glory to the Father Marshal", piano solo "The General and the Children", female chorus "Thinking of Father", comic dance "Little Dr. Chol Nam", callisthenic dance "We are training ourselves", dance and story-telling "We live longing to see blue sky of our homeland" and trio and chorus "Ready always for socialist country" by Korean schoolchildren in Japan and others.
    The performers made a successful artistic representation of Kim Jong Il's immortal Songun revolutionary exploits, the absolute trust of all the servicepersons and people in him and the happy life of the schoolchildren who are fully preparing themselves as reliable pillars for building a rich and powerful country under his great loving care.


February Holiday Celebrated in Different Countries

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- Seminars on the undying feats performed by Kim Jong Il were held in Russia, Nepal, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Cambodia on Feb. 6 and 12 and meetings, lectures, an opening ceremony of book and photo exhibition, art performances and Taekwon-do training course and demonstration took place in South Africa, Syria, Laos and Mongolia from Feb. 4 to 6 on the occasion of his birthday.
    On display in the venues of the events were famous works of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and photos showing their immortal exploits and introducing the DPRK vigorously advancing under the banner of Songun.
    Sazhi Umalatova, chairwoman of the Party for Peace and Unity of Russia, at a seminar praised Kim Jong Il as an outstanding thinker and theoretician, an invincible strategist and a great statesman possessed of wisdom, fortitude, diplomatic ability and fervent enthusiasm.
    The minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation of the Nepalese Government in his speech said that the Korean people are now firmly defending Korean-style socialism and achieving great successes in all fields thanks to the Songun politics of Kim Jong Il.
    Ch. Jyachin, director of "Gor King-Erdene" Institute of Teachers of Mongolia, said in his speech that Kim Jong Il is wisely leading the struggle to build a great prosperous powerful nation and accomplish the cause of national reunification with his Songun politics.
    The chairman of the Mfumalanga Provincial Committee of the South African Communist Party in his lecture said that Kim Jong Il is highly praised by all people as a great master of politics and leadership and the most famous great man in the world, adding that it is the honor of progressive humankind to significantly celebrate his birthday.
    Congratulatory messages to Kim Jong Il were adopted at the events held in Nepal and Mongolia.


Moves for Retrogressive Revision of Constitution in Japan under Fire

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- The Pakistan Socialist Party, the Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organization, the Pakistan Trade Union Federation, the Pakistan Peasants Committee, the Pakistan Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification and the Lahore Branch of the Pakistan-Korea Friendship Association made public a joint statement on Feb. 8 in support of the white paper issued by the Korean Jurists Committee denouncing the Japanese reactionaries' moves to retrogressively revise the constitution aimed at the militarization of Japan and overseas expansion.
    The statement noted that the Japanese reactionary authorities' act of seeking the revival of militarism under the pretext of "making a constitution which suits the 21st century" is a blatant challenge to the Potsdam Declaration and the UN Charter which defined Japan as a war criminal and a defeated nation.
    We bitterly denounce the Japanese reactionaries for seeking the revival of militarization in wanton violation of international law and evading its responsibility for honestly reflecting on the crimes committed by Japan in the past and honestly settling them, it pointed out.
    The statement strongly demanded the Japanese authorities behave themselves, bearing deep in mind that their reckless moves for militarization and overseas expansion will only bring disgraceful destruction.


Actions against Conclusion of FTA Unabated in S. Korea

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- Civic and public organizations in south Korea launched an action as the 7th round of the negotiations for the conclusion of the south Korea-U.S. "Free Trade Agreement" started in the United States on Feb. 11, according to a news report.
    Representatives of all the branches of the "National Federation of Press Trade Unions" (NFPTU) and members of civic and public organizations including the south Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) called a press conference in Seoul on Feb. 12 and went on a group hunger-strike for checking the conclusion of FTA.
    At the press conference the chairman of the NFPTU stated that it is impossible to check the ruinous negotiations aimed at reducing this land to a tributary to the U.S. unless the workers turn out in the struggle, stressing the need to stonewall the negotiations by all means.
    The chairman of the KCTU noted that the struggle of the NFPTU will open a new phase in the struggle against FTA, adding that he would mobilize all members of the KCTU to join in the struggle.
    Meanwhile, the "Women's Measure Committee for Checking S. Korea-U.S. FTA" made up of more than 20 organizations including the south Korean Federation of Women's Organizations called a press conference in front of the U.S. embassy in Seoul on the same day at which it declared that the women would take the lead in the actions to check the above-said negotiations at any cost.
    The secretary general of the south Korean Federation of Peasants Associations said that peasants would also join in the struggle despite the police action not to allow meetings and peasants' movements.


Articles Posted on Internet in U.S. to Celebrate February Holiday

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- The U.S. Group for the Study of Songun Politics posted articles including "In Celebration of February 16, birthday of Kim Jong Il" on the Internet homepage "Red Banner of Songun" on Feb. 5 and 9 on the occasion of the February holiday.
    The articles said that Kim Jong Il put forward the People's Army as a main force for the revolution and provided Songun leadership, achieving a high level of army-people unity. He has steadfastly adhered to the revolutionary principles and working class stand despite difficult and complicated situation, firmly protecting the sovereignty and dignity of the country, the articles added.
    Referring in detail to the fact that the Korean people are pushing ahead with the revolution and construction full of confidence of victory under his wise leadership, they stressed that the era of independence is making dynamic advance as Kim Jong Il is leading the anti-imperialist struggle on the principle of attaching priority to the military affairs.
    They said that Kim Jong Il wrote the famous works "Socialism Is a Science," "Abuses of Socialism Are Intolerable" and "On Preserving the Juche Character and National Character of the Revolution and Construction," clearly indicating the way of smashing the imperialists' moves for "globalization."


Action Program for Settlement of Issue of "Comfort Women" Made Public in S. Korea

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- The secretary general of the Council for the Solution of the Issue of the Volunteers' Corps of south Korea reportedly called a press conference on Feb. 5 to make public an action program for the settlement of the issue of "comfort women" for the imperial Japanese army.
    Referring to the fact that the council has organized meetings and demonstrations for the settlement of the issue every Wednesday over the last 15 years, the secretary general said, and went on:
    Japan does not intend to settle its past wrongs including the issue of "comfort women" and improve its relations with other Asian countries.
    The U.S. is also responsible for Japan's behavior as it has protected and backed Japan for the purpose of dominating Asia. It is our plan to exert efforts to let the Americans know about the issue of "comfort women" for the imperial Japanese army in the future.
    We will send e-mail to the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and take other actions to ensure that a resolution calling for the settlement of the issue of "comfort women" was adopted at U.S. Congress. We will conduct activities for international solidarity in a bid to intensify the actions demanding apology and compensation from the Japanese government.


Art Performances Given to Celebrate February Holiday

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- Art performances were given at theatres and houses in the capital city and local areas of the country on the occasion of the February holiday.
    The revolutionary drama "Under the Banner of Victory" dealing with the undying revolutionary feats President Kim Il Sung performed by leading the Fatherland Liberation War to a shining victory was staged at the State Theatrical Theatre in Pyongyang.
    A performance was given by the Korean People's Army Song and Dance Ensemble at the April 25 House of Culture.
    The performers put on the stage colorful numbers including instrumental music and song "Please Accept the Bouquets," female solo and female solo of folk song in which they successfully represented the high honor and joy of the servicepersons and people of the DPRK celebrating the birthday of Kim Jong Il, peerlessly brilliant commander of Songun, as the greatest holiday of the nation.
    The many-act puppet show "Story of Hungbu" was given at the Pyongyang Art Theatre and successful participants in the 17th individual contest for "February 16 Art Prize" performed at the Yun I Sang Concert Hall.
    Acrobatic performances were given at the Pyongyang Circus Theatre and the Korean People's Army Circus Theatre.
    Similar art performances were given at art theatres and cultural houses in all provinces including South Phyongan, Kangwon, Ryanggang and South Hwanghae provinces.


Deputies to 15th-term Hanchongryon Meet

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- A meeting of the deputies to the 15th-term south Korean Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon) was reportedly held in Seoul on Feb. 11.
    The participants of the meeting declared that they would become standard-bearers in implementing the tasks for attaching importance to the nation, maintaining peace and achieving unity.
    The meeting stressed the need to intensify the actions against the U.S., war and the Grand National Party of south Korea (GNP) and the struggle for the withdrawal of the U.S. troops, the repeal of the "National Security Law" and the lifting of the enemy-benefiting label from Hanchongryon and dynamically wage the movement for implementing the June 15 joint declaration this year.
    The participants set the "period of the joint movement of youth and students in the south, the north and overseas for attaching importance to the nation, maintaining peace and achieving unity" from May 18 to June 10 and expressed their will to escalate their actions for solidarity.
    A special statement made public at the meeting termed 2007 a year of confrontation with the U.S. and outside forces to put an end to outside forces' colonial rule and subjugation and bring about a turning phase for national reunification and a year of the struggle for protecting peace against war and for the great unity of the nation.
    It said that the U.S. is watching for a chance to ignite a war in this land and the GNP is keen on the pro-U.S. moves against the north and working hard to grab power through the "presidential elections" this year at any cost in a bid to revive the era of fascism and confrontation with the north.
    The 15th-term Hanchongryon will make a general advance to emerge victorious in the struggle against the U.S., war and the GNP and play its honorable role as vanguard ushering in a heyday of independent reunification of the country, the statement stressed.


Dancing Parties Held

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- A dancing party of youth and students in Pyongyang took place at Kim Il Sung Square on Feb. 16 to celebrate the birthday of Kim Jong Il.
    It started with the song "May the Leader Receive Blessings from the People".
    The participants presented gorgeous dances to the tune of "Our General Is Best", "Dear Name" and other songs, reflecting their profound thanks and reverence for Kim Jong Il.
    Songs such as "It Is the Pride of Our Party" and "The Pride of Youth" added passion and dynamism to the dancers and made them feel more grateful to the Workers' Party of Korea which has pursued the policy of attaching importance to the youth.
    The participants pleasantly danced to the tune of "Hullari", "The Korean Nation Is Best" and other songs spiced with national flavor.
    On the same day, dancing parties of youth and students took place in different places of Pyongyang including the plazas in front of the Monument to Party Founding, the Arch of Triumph and the April 25 House of Culture and in every province.


Art Performance Given to Celebrate February Holiday

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- The art performance "Blue Sky over My Country" (Part Dawn) took place at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Feb. 16 on the occasion of the February holiday.
    Among the audience were leading officials of the Workers' Party of Korea, the army and the state, chairperson of a friendly party, members of the Cabinet, officials of Party, military and power organs, public organizations, ministries and national institutions, servicepersons of the Korean People's Army, former unconverted long-term prisoners who are patriotic fighters for reunification, officials in the fields of science, education, culture and arts, public health and media, persons of merit and working people in Pyongyang.
    Also among the audience were the chief of the Pyongyang Mission of the Anti-imperialist National Democratic Front, a congratulatory group of Koreans from Japan and other congratulatory groups and delegations of Koreans from different regions of the world and overseas Korean figures.
    Present there on invitation were diplomatic envoys of different countries and members of foreign embassies, representatives of international organizations and foreign guests here.
    The art performance "Blue Sky over My Country", a "Kim Il Sung Prize" laureate, was reproduced as a great epic of Juche art in celebration of the auspicious February holiday this year.
    The performance which raised its curtain with chorus "Blue Sky over My Country" included colorful numbers such as male solo and chorus, singing to the accompaniment of Oungum and pangchang, a trumpet trio and chorus, a group sculpture dance and chorus for male solo and a female solo and chorus.
    The performers sang high praises of the immortal revolutionary history of Kim Jong Il.
    The performance truthfully represented the iron faith and will of the servicepersons and people of the DPRK to keep the sky over their country clean and blue forever.


Congratulations to President of Turkmenistan

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Thursday sent a congratulatory message to Gurbankuli Berdimuhammedov on his election as president of Turkmenistan.
    Expressing the belief that the good friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to grow stronger in the future, too, the message sincerely wished him great success in his responsible work for the welfare of the people of Turkmenistan.


Congratulatory Message to Kim Jong Il from Chinese

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a congratulatory message by the members of the Chinese technicians group active at the glass factory built with the Chinese aid on Feb. 15.
    The message said:
    We greet your birthday, the greatest holiday, taking steps together with Korean people in the new spring at a time when everything comes back to life with the arrival of spring at the land.
    At this time, all the members of the Chinese technicians group active at the factory donated to the DPRK have the honor of offering the sincerest wishes to you on your birthday and the warmest congratulations to the Korean people.
    While working in the DPRK, we were impressed to see for ourselves the inspiring successes gained by the Korean people in the cause of socialist construction under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea headed by you.
    We are greatly rejoiced over them and wholeheartedly wish the Korean people steady greater success in the work to build a rich and powerful country.
    We will as ever bear in mind the instructions given by you and General Secretary Hu Jintao and cooperate with comrades of the DPRK and work hard together with them in one mind and thus successfully ensure the production at the factory and make a greater contribution to the economic construction in the DPRK and the traditional Sino-Korean friendship.
    In closing we would like to sincerely wish you once again pleasant birthday and a long and healthy life.


Floral Baskets and Gift to Kim Jong Il

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a floral basket by Kenichi Ogami, director-general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea, and his party and with a floral basket and gift by a delegation of the National Liaison Council of the Japan Society for Study of Kim Jong Il's Works.
    They were conveyed on Feb. 15 to an official concerned by the director-general and Takao Kamakura, adviser to the liaison council who is leading the delegation, on visit to the DPRK.


Congratulations to FM of Kyrgyzstan

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- DPRK First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Sok Ju sent a congratulatory message to Karabayev Ednan Oskonovich on his appointment as foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan.
    Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger in the days ahead, the message wished him success in his new job.


DPRK Orders and Medals Awarded to Foreign Figures

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- A ceremony of awarding orders and medals of the DPRK to foreign figures on the occasion of the birthday of Kim Jong Il was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Saturday.
    Attending the ceremony were Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Jin Bom, vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, officials concerned and foreign figures who participated in the visit to the secret camp in Mt. Paektu.
    After the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly was read out, Friendship Order First Class was awarded to Noboru Kameda, representative of the Japan-DPRK Cultural Society, who has expressed firm support and solidarity to the Korean people in their struggle to build a great prosperous powerful nation and achieve the reunification of the country with boundless reverence for Kim Jong Il.
    Friendship Order Second Class was awarded to two foreign figures and Friendship Medal to eight others.


Kim Yong Nam Meets Foreign Guests and Art Troupe of Koreans in Japan

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly conversation with delegations and delegates of international organizations and friendship and solidarity organizations from different countries and regions of the world, who participated in the visit to the secret camp in Mt. Paektu on the occasion of the February holiday, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Feb. 17.
    Present there were Mun Jae Chol, acting chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries who is chairman of the Korean Committee for Solidarity with Peoples of the World, and officials concerned.
    Kim Yong Nam also met and had a talk in an atmosphere full of compatriotic feelings with an art troupe of Koreans in Japan for celebrating February 16 headed by Ryu Jon Hyon, secretary general of the Kumgang-san Opera Troupe of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, at the Pyongyang Grand Theatre on the same day.
    Present there were Kim Ki Nam, Vice-Premier of the Cabinet Jon Sung Hun and officials concerned.


16th International Figure-Skating Festival for Paektusan Cup Closes

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- The 16th International Figure-Skating Festival for Paektusan Cup which opened on Feb. 15 on the occasion of the auspicious February holiday closed.
    A closing ceremony was held at the Ice Rink on Feb. 17.
    Present there were Choe Thae Bok, Choe Yong Rim and Kim Jung Rin and Vice-premier of the Cabinet Kwak Pom Gi, Kim Yong Dae, chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Social Democratic Party, Mun Jae Dok, chairman of the Korean Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission, and Pang Chol Gap, chairman of the Pyongyang City People's Committee, officials concerned and working people and sportspersons in Pyongyang.
    A ceremony of awarding prizes to successful skaters at the festival took place. They are Chinese Zang Min, Russian Oxana Kazakova, Bulgarian Sonia Illieva Radeva, Belarusian Sergei Davydov, Hungarian Julia Sebesteyen, Swiss Jamal Othman, Uzbek Olga Akimova and Olexandre Shakolov, Ukrainian Alla Beknazarova, Volodymyr Zuyev, Elena Grushina, Ruslan Goncharov and Oxana Baiul, French Stannick Jeanette, Frederick Dambier, Marina Anissina and Gwendel Peizerat, U.S. Suyra Bonaly and Korean Sung Mi Hyang, Jong Yong Hyok and Kim Yong Suk.
    Mun Jae Dok in his closing speech expressed the belief that all the participants in the festival would meet together in the future, too, to brilliantly adorn the ice rink celebrating the February holiday in the idea of independence, peace and friendship.
    Then followed exhibition performances by skaters who participated in the festival.


Greetings to Gambian President

   Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Tuesday sent a message of greetings to Gambian President Yaya A. J. J. Jammeh on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of independence of Gambia.
    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 the president and people of Gambia greater success in their work for the development and prosperity of the country.


Stop to Suppression of Koreans in Japan Urged

   Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- The press headquarters of the South Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration reportedly made public a statement on Feb. 13 urging the Japanese public security authorities and ultra right forces to immediately stop the violation of the rights of Koreans in Japan and the political suppression of them.
    The statement referred to the fact that the Japanese police authorities mobilized a lot of armed policemen on Feb. 6 to search the office of the Hyogo Prefectural Headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) and other Chongryon-related facilities and walked away the chief of the Business Office of the Hyogo Prefectural Commercial Association.
    The above-said actions committed by the Japanese ultra-right forces against Koreans in Japan are a wanton violation of Chongryon's rights and political crackdown upon it, the statement said, and went on:
    Koreans in Japan were compelled to live in a foreign land entirely because the Japanese reactionaries forcibly drafted a large number of Koreans in a bid to force them to do slave labor at their coal mines and munitions factories when Korea was under Japan's military occupation.
    The Japanese reactionaries look down upon and suppress Koreans in Japan instead of making an apology for the past crimes. This is the height of impudence.
    We will never remain an onlooker to these outrages of the Japanese ultra-right forces.


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Acto nacional de organizaciones de la Union de Ninos de Corea

   Pyongyang, 17 de febrero (ATCC) -- Tuvo lugar la vispera en el Palacio de Taekwon-do el acto nacional de las organizaciones de la Union de Ninos de Corea (UNC) en homenaje al cumpleanos (16 de febrero) del Dirigente Kim Jong Il con la participacion de los delegados provinciales y los miembros capitalinos de la UNC junto con los alumnos a ingresar a esta entidad.
     Fueron invitados al conclave los cuadros del partido, veteranos de la Guerra de Liberacion de la Patria y ameritados en esta capital.
     El informe de felicitacion estuvo a cargo de Kim Kyong Ho, primer secretario del CC de la Union de la Juventud Socialita Kim Il Sung.
     El nacimiento del Dirigente fue una gran fortuna de Corea que abrio un futuro maravilloso de la causa revolucionaria del Juche, comenzo el orador.
     Prosiguio que gracias a ese dia historico de febrero, el pueblo coreano y los miembros de la UNC tuvieron de generacion en generacion la fortuna de contar con el gran Lider y el destacado General y la revolucion coreana pudo salir siempre victoriosa de siglo en siglo manteniendo con firmeza el linaje del Juche.
     Apunto que todos los miembros de la UNC deben aprender afanosamente para ser sobresalientes, cultivar el caracter organizativo y la disciplina y forjarse de manera revolucionaria para convertirse en los verdaderos continuadores de la causa revolucionaria del Juche y la del Songun.
     Acto seguido, se efectuo la ceremonia del ingreso a la UNC.
     Los alumnos aspirantes hicieron solemne juramento ante la bandera de la UNC siguiendo a la voz-guia del ex combatiente revolucionario antijapones, Ri Jong San.
     Los cuadros, veteranos de guerra, funcionarios de la Union de la Juventud y ameritados pusieron las panoletas rojas e insignias de la UNC a los alumnos.
     Luego, hubo discursos de felicitacion y fue recitada la poesia "Somos flores de la epoca del Songun florecidas en febrero".
     En el acto estuvieron presentes el secretario del CC del PTC, Choe Thae Bok, el vicepresidente del Presidium de la Asamblea Popular Suprema de la RPDC, Yang Hyong Sop, el secretario del CC del PTC, Kim Jung Rin, el ministro de Educacion, Kim Yong Jin y otros funcionarios y los de la Union de la Juventud.


Conferida orden de RPDC a Kenichi Ogami

   Pyongyang, 17 de febrero (ATCC) -- Fue otorgada la Orden de la Bandera Nacional de Primer Grado de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea a Kenichi Ogami, secretario general del Instituto Internacional de la Idea Juche.
    El condecorado realizo ingentes esfuerzos por divulgar a todo el mundo y materializar la idea Juche que creo el Presidente Kim Il Sung y profundiza y desarrolla el Dirigente Kim Jong Il.
    La ceremonia de condecoracion tuvo lugar el dia 16 en el Palacio de los Congresos Mansudae.
    A la ocasion asistieron Yang Hyong Sop, vicepresidente del Presidium de la Asamblea Popular Suprema de la RPDC, Choe Sang Sun, presidente de la Asociacion Coreana de Hombres de Ciencias Sociales, y otros funcionarios.
     Tambien estuvieron presentes la comitiva de Kenichi Ogami y los integrantes de la delegacion del Consejo Nacional de Enlace de Japon de la Sociedad de Estudio de las Obras de Kim Jong Il encabezada por su asesor Takao Kamakura.


Banquete en ocasion del cumpleanos de Kim Jong Il

   Pyongyang, 17 de febrero (ATCC) -- El Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea y el Comite de Defensa Nacional de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea ofrecieron el dia 16 en el capitalino Palacio Cultural del Pueblo un banquete con motivo del cumpleanos (16 de febrero) del Dirigente Kim Jong Il.
    Participaron los cuadros del partido, el ejercito y el Estado, presidentes de partidos amigos, miembros del Consejo de Ministros, funcionarios directivos de las instituciones del partido, las fuerzas armadas y el poder, entidades sociales, ministerios y organos centrales, ex combatientes revolucionarios antijaponeses, combatientes patrioticos por la reunificacion -ex presos de largas condenas no abjurados-, funcionarios de las ramas de ciencia, educacion, cultura y arte, salud publica, prensa e informacion, heroes y ameritados.
    Tambien, fueron invitados los miembros del grupo de felicitacion del CC del Frente Democratico Nacional Antiimperialista, el de los Coreanos Residentes en Japon y los otros de organizaciones de coreanos radicados en diferentes regiones del mundo y otros compatriotas, los representantes diplomaticos y miembros de embajadas de varios paises, representantes de organizaciones internacionales, acreditados en Corea, y otros huespedes extranjeros.
    Kim Yong Nam, miembro del Buro Politico del CC del PTC y presidente del Presidium de la Asamblea Popular Suprema, dijo en su discurso que el nacimiento del Dirigente Kim Jong Il fue un gran evento nacional que aseguro el brillante futuro de la forja del destino del pueblo coreano y la causa revolucionaria del Juche y prosiguio:
    Gracias a ese dia historico de febrero, el pueblo coreano pudo acoger la orgullosa realidad de hoy en que se abren la nueva era de la revolucion del Juche y la epoca de prosperidad de la Corea socialista, al llevar adelante con fidelidad la causa de independencia antiimperialista y la de construccion de una patria prospera iniciada por el Presidente Kim Il Sung.
    Al tomar por su sublime mision de toda la vida la culminacion de la causa revolucionaria iniciada por el Presidente, el Dirigente Kim Jong Il guio en la delantera a nuestro partido y la revolucion y acumulo inmarcesibles hazanas preciosas en la lucha por la causa de independencia de nuestro pueblo y la prosperidad del pais.
    Gracias al poderio de la politica de Songun signada del amor a la patria y la nacion y del espiritu independiente que practica el Dirigente, se despunta la aurora de reunificacion sobre esta tierra donde trascurrieron mas de 60 anos de division nacional y crecieron extraordinariamente el prestigio y la dignidad del PTC y la RPDC en la palestra internacional.
    Por contar con el Dirigente Kim Jong Il, resultara siempre victoriosa la revolucion coreana y sera esplendido el futuro de la Corea socialista que prosperara eternamente, esto es la inconmovible y arraigada conviccion y voluntad del pueblo coreano. Bajo la guia del Dirigente Kim Jong Il, todos los militantes del partido, los oficiales y soldados del EPC y otros habitantes alcanzaran la alta meta de la gran potencia prospera socialista y cumpliran sin falta la historica causa de reunificacion de la patria.


Funciones artisticas en homenaje al 16 de febrero

   Pyongyang, 17 de febrero (ATCC) -- Tuvieron lugar en las casas culturales y teatros capitalinos y locales funciones artisticas en ocasion del 16 de febrero (cumpleanos del Dirigente Kim Jong Il).
    En el capitalino Teatro Nacional de Drama se ofrecio el drama revolucionario "Siguiendo a la bandera del triunfo" que muestra las imborrables hazanas revolucionarias del Presidente Kim Il Sung quien condujo al pueblo coreano a la brillante victoria en la Guerra de Liberacion de la Patria (1950-1953).
    En la Casa Cultural 25 de Abril hubo la funcion festiva del Conjunto Artistico del Ejercito Popular de Corea.
    En la cancion y musica instrumental "Dedicamos ramos de flores" y otros programas como el solo femenino y lo mismo de canciones folcloricas, los ejecutantes tradujeron en tono altisonante la gran gloria y alegria del ejercito y el pueblo de Corea que acogen el cumpleanos del Dirigente Kim Jong Il como la fiesta nacional mas jubilosa.
    En el Teatro de Arte de Pyongyang se estreno la funcion de titeres "Cuento de Hungbu" mientras en la Casa de Musica Yun I Sang actuaron los participantes en el 17o concurso de categoria individual por el "Premio artistico 16 de Febrero".
    En los Circos de Pyongyang y del Ejercito Popular de Corea se llevaron a la escena las funciones acrobaticas combinadas.
    Por otra parte, se ofrecieron las funciones similares en los teatros de arte y casas culturales de todas las provincias como las de Phyong-an del Sur, de Kangwon, de Ryanggang y de Hwanghae del Sur.