Greetings to Liberian President

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on July 24 on the occasion of the day of its independence.
    Kim in the message sincerely wished the President great success in his work for the consolidation of the peace of the country and its reconstruction.


Congratulations to Grenadian Prime Minister

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Il, premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK, on July 24 sent a congratulatory message to Tillman Thomas upon his assumption of office as Prime Minister of Grenada.
    Expressing the belief that the friendly relations between the DPRK and Grenada would favorably develop in the mutual interests, Kim in the message sincerely wished him success in his noble work.


Singaporean President on Relations with DPRK

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- Singaporean President S. R. Nathan met and had a friendly talk with the visiting DPRK delegation headed by Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun at the presidential palace on Wednesday.
    The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a heritage of President Kim Il Sung, the Singaporean President said, hoping that the Korean people would brilliantly celebrate its 60th birthday.
    Expressing his pleasure over the favorably developing relations between Singapore and the DPRK, he declared that he would do his best to develop the bilateral relations.


Grand Gymnastic and Artistic Performance and Mass Gymnastic Display to Be Given

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- Grand Gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang", a "Kim Il Sung Prize" winner, and mass gymnastic display "May the Country Prosper" are to be given in Pyongyang on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the DPRK.
    The works will help spectators cherish stronger pride and honor of being the Arirang nation, who has wrought epoch-making miracles and feats under the guidance of the peerlessly great men, and grasp more deeply the truth that the socialist homeland of Juche will prosper forever thanks to the Songun revolutionary leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea.
    The performance and the display will be held at the May Day Stadium on Rungra Islet from early August to late September.


Historic Site Associated with War Visited by Senior Officials of DPRK

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- Senior officials of the party, army and state, the chairman of a friendly party and leading officials of working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions visited the Historic Site Associated with the Fatherland Liberation War on July 25 on the occasion of the day of victory in the war.
    They went round the commanding post of the Supreme Command.
    They looked round the revolutionary relics, being briefed on the fact that there President Kim Il Sung set forth the Juche-oriented strategic and tactical policies and wisely led the army and people to win the great victory in the Fatherland Liberation War.
    Visiting various historic sites including the tunnel used by the President, the place where he had a picture taken after being awarded the title of Marshal of the DPRK and the place where he talked to heroes of the Republic and model combatants, they keenly realized once again that the President was an invincible and iron-willed commander and a great man born of Heaven.
    They also walked round the revolutionary historic relics telling about how General Secretary Kim Jong Il learned about the military idea, war methods and commanding art of the President standing by the side of the operational table of the Supreme Command during the days of the hard-fought war and the Samsok Primary School where the leader studied in those days.


Art Performance and Concert Given on Day of Victory in War

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- An art performance was given by war veterans from across the country at the Central Workers' Hall on July 24 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War.
    It was appreciated by Yang Hyong Sop, Kim Jung Rin and others and officials of ministries and national institutions and working people in the city.
    The performers who raised the curtain with chorus "Song of General
    Kim Il Sung" sang high praises of the great exploits President Kim Il Sung performed by leading the war to victory.
    The war veterans who appeared on the stage in their military uniforms decorated with orders and medals truthfully represented the popular heroism, unparalleled self-sacrificing spirit and indomitable stamina displayed by the army and the people of the DPRK in the days of war in various numbers including male chorus, male small chorus, male vocal solo, male trio and female chorus.
    They highly lauded the revolutionary exploits of General Secretary Kim Jong Il in such numbers as singing with drums "Our General Is Best", poem and song "My Blessed Life" and female vocal solo "My Country of Songun".
    A concert was given by agricultural workers in Wonhwa-ri, Phyongwon County, South Phyongan Province on the same day to mark the anniversary.
    The concert successfully represented the revolutionary enthusiasm of the agricultural workers to contribute to the building of a great prosperous powerful nation of Juche through the increased production of rice, united close around the headquarters of the revolution in the same spirit as displayed by the fighters of the People's Army and people in the rear in the 1950s in their struggle to bring about the victory in the war, loudly singing songs of defending the leader and the country.


Concert Given by KPA Song and Dance Ensemble

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- Concert "Song of Heroic Korean Victors" was given by the Korean People's Army Song and Dance Ensemble at the Historic Site Associated with the Fatherland Liberation War on July 25 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War.
    It was enjoyed by senior officials of the party, army and state, the chairman of a friendly party, leading officials of working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions, servicepersons and war veterans and working people in Pyongyang.
    The concert began with mixed chorus "July 27, the Day of Our Victory." Put on the stage were mixed chorus of famous work "Dear General, Where Are You" and "Always Looking Up to the Leader", Kayagum ensemble "Country in Bloom under the Leadership of the General", tenor male quartet "My Country of Songun", male chorus "Song of Defending Country", mixed chorus "Glory to the General" and other colorful numbers.
    The performers enthusiastically sang of the ardent yearning and reverence of the army and people for President Kim Il Sung who performed undying exploits by winning a victory in the war and their tribute to Kim Jong Il, supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, who has defended Korean-style socialism and brought about a great heyday of the prosperity of the country, adding shine to the tradition of sure victory with his original Songun politics.
    The performance made a successful ideological and artistic representation of the fixed faith of all the servicepersons and people to eternally glorify the day of the victory in the war, always holding in high esteem the great men of Mt. Paektu who protected the destiny of the country and nation with arms of Songun and united close around the headquarters of the revolution.
    It was warmly acclaimed by the audience.


Floral Basket and Congratulatory Letter to Kim Jong Il

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a floral basket and a congratulatory letter by the military attaches corps here on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War.
    They were handed to an official concerned by Miguel Angel Gala Valiente, military attache of the Cuban embassy here, on behalf of the corps on July 25.


Russian Embassy Officials Visit Monument to Victory in Fatherland Liberation War

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- Alexander Matsegora, charge d'affaires a.i., and other officials of the Russian embassy here visited the Monument to Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War on July 25 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War.
    They laid a bouquet before the main sculpture "Victory" of the monument and paid high tribute to the officers and men of the heroic Korean People's Army who devoted their youth and lives to the freedom and independence of the country.
    Being briefed on the fact that the army and people of the DPRK beat back the armed invasion of the imperialist allied forces headed by the U.S. imperialists and achieved a shining victory under the leadership of President Kim Il Sung, they looked round groups of sculptures of the monument.
    At the end of their visit, the charge d'affaires a.i. said that the monument was erected in a unique style thanks to the noble intention of General Secretary Kim Jong Il to convey the exploits performed by the heroic soldiers down to generations, adding that the visit to the monument provided them with an opportunity to keenly realize what noble revolutionary spirit was displayed by the army and people of the DPRK in the sacred and courageous battles fought to defend the country.


Seminar Held to Commemorate Anniversaries of Foundation of Palhae and Koryo

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- A seminar in the field of social science took place in Pyongyang on July 24 to mark the 1,310th anniversary of the foundation of Palhae and the 1,090th anniversary of the foundation of Koryo.
    Prof. and Doc. Jo Hui Sung, director of an institute of the Academy of Social Sciences, made a speech on the subject of "Palhae, successor to Ancient Korea and Koguryo, and its succession to Koryo".
    He proved that in the history of Korea spanning 5,000 years Ancient Korea and Koguryo, Palhae and Koryo were the states of the Korean nation which carried forward the orthodox nature of the history of the nation.
    He noted that the position and role of Ancient Korea which played a main role in the development of the Korean history in the ancient period were carried forward by Koguryo and then by Palhae and Koryo and the stature of Koguryo which stood as a powerful state for a thousand years in the East was inherited by Palhae and Koryo.
    Candidate academician, Prof. and Doc. Kim Yu Chol, researcher at Kim Il Sung University, in his speech titled "Character of a sovereign state as proved by the political system of Palhae" said that Palhae which was established in 698 by former inhabitants of Koguryo in the land where Koguryo stood existed for nearly 230 years and it was a strong sovereign state which played a great role in the development of the history of Korea.
    Associate Prof. Ju Song Chol, researcher at the Academy of Social Sciences, in his speech titled "On the Koguryo-style character of founding king of Koryo" proved the state succession of Koryo, the first unified state in the land of Korea, on the basis of his study of the Koguryo-style character of founding King Wang Gon.
    Doc. and Associate Prof. Kim Un Thaek, department head of Kim Il Sung University, in his speech titled "Establishment of Koryo and territorial unification" referred to the historic significance of the founding of the state of Koryo which accomplished the cause of unifying the country and fellow countrymen for the first time in the history of the Korean nation and the territorial unification.
    Ryu Chung Song, researcher at the Korean Central History Museum, in his speech titled "On the recent discovery of a series of sites of structures in the western part of Manwol site of Royal Palace in Korea" introduced achievements made in the recent discovery, noting that what has been unearthed in the Manwol site of the Koryo royal palace in Kaesong is of particularly weighty importance in studying the history and culture of Koryo.
    Presented to the seminar were written speeches titled "On lesson drawn from the history of the closing years of Koguryo" and "On the policy of attaching importance to Sogyong (Pyongyang) of Koryo and the construction of Taehwa Royal Palace."
    The seminar was attended by officials concerned, researchers, teachers, journalists and editors in the fields of science, education, preservation of cultural relics and media.


Russian Dancing Troupe's Performance Goes On in Korea

   Wonsan, July 24 (KCNA) -- The State Academy Beryozka Dancing Troupe of Russia Named after N. S. Nadezhdina on a visit to the DPRK gave its performance in Wonsan, Kangwon Province.
    The Russian artistes raised a curtain of the performance with chorus "Song of General Kim Jong Il", carrying their profound respect and reverence for Kim Jong Il, the great illustrious commander of Songun.
    The performers truthfully represented the Russian people's love for the country and optimistic life in colorful numbers such as songs and dances "Beryozka" and "The Evening in the Suburbs of Moscow", mixed group dances "In Memory of the Defenders of the Motherland" and "Merry-Go-Round", male group dance "Jokers" and female quadripartite dance "Kerchief Dance".
    They impressively presented song and dance "Flower-Strewn Brink of Marsh" from the revolutionary opera "Tell the Story, Forest!" to be acclaimed by the audience.
    The performance ended with chorus of Korean song "The General of Korea".


Work to Prevent Flood Damage in Rainy Season

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- An energetic work is on across the DPRK to prevent flood and rainstorm damage in the current rainy season.
    The Phyongchon and other district street infrastructure control stations of Pyongyang are scooping out gutter deposits in time and rebuilding ditches for smooth drainage while repairing and rearranging the floodgates of River Taedong and River Pothong and sewer setups.
    The coal and ore mines and power stations are readjusting coal and ore cutting faces, repairing coal and ore transporting rails and dams, installing drainage pumps and rearranging drains so that production may be kept on the normal basis in the rainy season.
    The cooperative farms in South Hwanghae, North and South Phyongan provinces, the granaries on the west coast, are digging deep ditches around paddy and dry fields. They are concentrating on the reinforcement of levees and standing water drainage setups and digging of drains to suit the specific terrain and climatic conditions. They have already finished the repair and rearrangement of the drainage and pumping setups.
    Many units of the east coast, northern tableland and central area are carrying on river improvement according to technical regulations to prevent damage from water flowing down from mountain valleys.
    The work to prevent damage in the rainy season is successfully progressing under the guidance of the state.


Great Victory of Extraordinary Strategies and Tactics

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- Fifty-five years have passed since the Korean People's Army and the people defeated the U.S. imperialists who boasted of being "the strongest" in the world.
    The Korean people take this day (July 27) to recollect with deep emotion the immortal feats of President Kim Il Sung who led the Korean war to the brilliant victory with his outstanding wisdom on military affairs and wise strategies.
    When the war broke out, the world community worried whether the nearly two-year old DPRK would withstand the aggression of the U.S. imperialists who had been proud of "having won" more than 110 wars.
    But it witnessed marvels from the first days of the war.
    Transcending the practices and common sense of war, the President ordered the Korean People's Army to go over to an immediate counteroffensive against the enemy's surprise armed aggression and mop up the invaders ruthlessly.
    The KPA made a brilliant achievement of liberating Seoul, the bulwark of the enemy, within three days following the start of the war.
    The battle for liberating Taejon showed his brilliant wisdom and seasoned commanding art. In an attempt to defend Taejon, "temporary capital", at any cost, the enemy massed a huge amount of forces there and desperately built defense line.
    One day in mid-July of Juche 39 (1950) the President went to the front through the gunfire of the war. He instructed officers that the KPA combined units which had crossed the River Kum should instantly break through the enemy's defense line in the area south of the river and attack the enemy not only from the front but also from the back by bypassing Taejon and thus completely envelop and annihilate the enemy's units in the city.
    In accordance with his operation tactics, the KPA units mounted a strong attack against the enemy, with the result that they completely liberated the city within seven hours, annihilated the U.S. 24th Infantry Division and captured its commander Dean.
    During the temporary strategic retreat, the President took a bold and wise step to form the second front in the rear of the enemy with combined units of the regular army so as to disperse and sap the enemy forces and to heavily strike them from the front and in the rear.
    His strategies and tactics were all unique, that could not be conceived with existing military knowledge and formula.
    During the three-year long war, the U.S. imperialists lost nearly 1.57 million troops including more than 405,000 GIs and enormous amount of military and technical equipment and war supplies including over 12,200 aircraft and knelt down before the Korean people.
    The exploit of the President who arranged the victorious July 27, the miracle in the 20th century, with his invincible strategies and tactics will shine long along with the Songun era.


Mental Power of Korea

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- "Standoff with the invader is standoff of mental power."
    This is the philosophy which the Fatherland Liberation War in the 1950s left in the world history of wars.
    No one imagined the young DPRK would emerge the victor in the Fatherland Liberation War. The war, however, showed clearly that the outcome of a war depended not on the size of a territory and its population and economic and military potentials but on the mental power of the army and the people.
    The Korean War was the biggest war in history after the two world wars.
    The U.S. imperialists committed atrocities which would make even the beasts blush wherever they went. They did not think twice about starting a germ warfare. They dropped an average of 18 bombs per square kilometer on the DPRK, leveling its cities and villages with the ground.
    But they could not destroy the great revolutionary spirit of its army and people.
    The spirit of Korea which sent shivers down the spine of the aggressor was the spirit to defend the motherland with death, the spirit to defend its ideology and cause, system and happy life to the bitter end.
    With ideological resolution to devotedly defend President Kim Il Sung who liberated the country and brought its people a true life and happiness and safeguard the motherland, his bosom, to the last, the soldiers of the Korean People's Army fully displayed mass heroism and unrivalled heroism in the righteous battles for routing the aggressor.
    They opened the route of charge of their units by silencing the enemy's pillboxes with their bodies for the sole motherland, threw themselves under enemy tanks as human bombs and fought to the last drop of their blood to defend each inch of the land of the country.
    They worked military miracles unknown in the world history of wars: They liberated Seoul on the third day of the outbreak of the war and more than 90 percent of the area of the southern half of the country after one month. They delayed the landing of the enemy in Inchon for three days by fighting the enemy troops more than 50,000 strong, hundreds of warships and about 1,000 airplanes with only four artillery pieces, and captured Hill 351 in 15 minutes.
    Workers in the rear made hand grenades with bare hands and ensured wartime production by turning wheels with hands. Women of the rural area who launched into a plough-taking movement encouraged the People's Army soldiers by sending rice to the height in flame.
    The unshakable spirit to devotedly defend the country, the spirit to emerge the victor by defending the country, not slave by losing it sent firecrackers soaring into the sky on the day of victory in the war.
    Just as they won the Fatherland Liberation War under the leadership of President Kim Il Sung so the army and people of the DPRK will establish a great, prosperous and powerful socialist nation without fail on the land of the country dyed with the blood of the forerunners with the mental power of the tens of millions of army men and people rallied with a single mind around General Secretary Kim Jong Il.


Rodong Sinmun on Factor of Victory in Korean War

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- The victory in the last Fatherland Liberation War taught the truth of history that if the wise leadership is provided by the party and leader and the army and the people display strong mental power, there is no formidable enemy in the world that they cannot defeat. Herein lies the great significance of the victory in the war.
    Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article.
    It goes on:
    The victory in the last Fatherland Liberation War was the victory of the strong mental power displayed by the Korean People's Army and the Korean people trained by President Kim Il Sung and it was, at the same time, the victory of the spirit of the great unity of the KPA and the people who remained loyal to the party and the leader, reposing undisputed trust in them. It was the victory of the spirit of waging a life-and-death struggle displayed by them determined to wipe out the class enemies to the last one.
    It was entirely thanks to the outstanding and tested leadership of the President that the KPA and the people displayed the indomitable mental power in the war and could perform military miracles to shine long in the history of the anti-imperialist struggle, the article says, and goes on:
    Kim Il Sung's faith in certain victory and optimism, matchless courage and grit were the basic source of the do-or-die mental power displayed by the KPA and the people during the hard-fought war.
    Kim Il Sung's warm comradeship and trust were the source of strength that encouraged the KPA and the people to display their matchless self-sacrificing spirit and popular heroism.
    Original strategy and tactics and Juche-oriented war methods taught by the President were the main factor that made the KPA and the people demonstrate their matchless wisdom and bravery in the sacred battles to crush the enemies.
    The indomitable mental power displayed by the KPA and the people in the war and the ever-victorious history and traditions of the Korean revolution can never be marred no matter how frequently centuries and generations are replaced by new ones, stresses the article.


All Koreans Called upon to Maintain Independent Stand

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- In order to wage a more dynamic movement for national reunification at present, all Koreans in the north and the south and abroad should firmly maintain an independent stand.
    Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article.
    It goes on:
    It is the requirements of the times and the developing reality and the unanimous will of all the Koreans at home and abroad to reject outside forces' domination and interference and solve the issue of reunification independently by their concerted efforts.
    The issue of national reunification is not the one of settling the class contradictions among compatriots and the conflicts caused by differing systems but the matter of establishing national sovereignty.
    The Koreans should become a main player in settling the issue of national reunification and achieve it by their own efforts in line with their desire and will for independence under any circumstances as the cause of national reunification is the issue to be solved by themselves and a matter related to the national sovereignty.
    They can never solve the issue of reunification by depending upon outside forces. The Koreans are directly responsible for national reunification and, therefore, nobody can replace them in the struggle for achieving it.
    The idea of "By our nation itself" clarified in the historic June 15 joint declaration represents a transparent spirit of national independence. The idea helped significantly raise the Koreans' consciousness of independence and definitely put the movement for national reunification on the orbit of national independence as it is a patriotic idea reflecting their desire and will for independence.
    The history and reality eloquently prove that the stand of national independence serves as the fundamental stand to be held fast to by the Korean nation in solving the issue of reunification and it is necessary to resolutely frustrate the anti-reunification moves of foreign aggressor forces and sycophantic and traitorous forces, their lackeys, in the spirit of national independence.
    Terming those swimming against the trend of the times towards national independence foes of reunification, the article calls on all the Koreans not to pardon the Lee Myung Bak group in south Korea hell-bent on sycophancy towards the U.S. and dependence upon outside forces quite contrary to the trend of the times towards independent reunification.


Crackdown upon Reunification Movement Condemned in S. Korea

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- The Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration in south Korea issued a statement on July 21 in denunciation of the crackdown upon the chairman of the South Headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification (Pomchonghakryon).
    The statement referred to the fact that that day the prosecution demanded prison terms of 7 years and suspension of qualification of 7 years for Yun Ki Jin, chairman of the South Headquarters of Pomchonghakryon, on the charge of violation of the "National Security Law".
    Yun had been on the want list for 9 years. But the prosecution distorted this fact, asserting that he invited such life by himself to conduct "enemy-benefiting activities", the statement pointed out.
    It said that the punishment for Yun, a patriotic youth who has devoted his all to the reunification movement, reveals the anti-reunification nature of the present "government".
    It is due to traitor Lee Myung Bak's policy of confrontation with the fellow countrymen that the reunification movement is subjected to suppression and the south-north relations are getting deteriorated, the statement charged, adding: Any desperate efforts of his group can never stop the trend of the times towards peace and reunification. It urged the Lee Myung Bak "government" to clarify the will for implementing the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration and stop the crackdown upon the reunification movement at once.


Candlelight Rally Held in S. Korea

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- A candlelight rally was held in Seoul on July 22, demanding the settlement of the part-time job issue.
    Attending it were members of the People's Measure Council against the Total Opening of south Korean Markets to American Beef and other civic and public organizations, citizens and part-time workers.
    Speakers at the rally said that the "development of public sectors" projected by the Lee Myung Bak group is designed to put the public sectors under the control of big businesses. Such unpopular policies will lead to the increase of part-time jobs, they pointed out.
    They charged that the present "government" unhesitatingly sold off the people's rights to health, currying favor with foreign forces while shaping policies only for the interests of enterprisers in disregard of the working masses' existence.
    The urgent settlement of the part-time job issue brooks no further delay, they said, calling for a candlelight action to solve the issue without fail.


S. Korean People's Candlelight Demos Supported in Japan

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- A meeting of Korean youth and students in Japan was held in Tokyo on July 19 to defend and implement the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration and express support and solidarity with the candlelight demonstrations of the south Korean youth and students and other compatriots. It was co-sponsored by the Korean Youth League in Japan, the Union of Korean Students in Japan and the south Korean Youth League in Japan.
    Choe Song Yong, chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the Korean Youth League in Japan, made an address at the meeting which was followed by speeches of representatives of different organizations.
    Speakers described the candlelight demos going on in south Korea for more than two months as an eruption of the south Korean people's resentment against the sycophantic treachery of the Lee Myung Bak regime and as a just struggle to defend the vital rights and the national dignity, and expressed warm support for the struggle.
    They bitterly accused the south Korean authorities of mercilessly cracking down upon the just struggle of the people by force of power.
    A joint statement made public at the meeting manifested the will to extend firm solidarity to the struggle of the south Korean youth and students and other compatriots and take the lead in defending and implementing the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration.


U.S. Attempt to Change Name of Tok Islet Denounced

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- The Federation of Koreans in the United States recently sent a letter of protest to the U.S. authorities concerned as regards the unreasonable attempt of the U.S. Congress Library to change the name of Tok Islet on an official map at its will.
    The federation in the letter condemned the attempted change by the library as a behavior of defending the Japanese government's distorted assertion and an act of disturbing peace in Northeast Asia.
    Recalling that the Japanese authorities' distortion of history related to the issue of "comfort women" for the Imperial Japanese Army has been strongly rejected by the international community, it contended that the name of Tok Islet, which proves that the islet belongs to the Korean nation, can never be changed by other name.
    Yun Kil Sang, chairman of the federation, called upon all the U.S.-resident Koreans to conduct a campaign of sending protest letters in order to check the said attempt by their concerted efforts.
    Meanwhile, Korean residents in the U.S. formed an Americas' committee for defending Tok Islet on July 21, and declared that they would positively conduct an action of informing the U.S. government and Congress, the United Nations, etc. of the fact that the islet belongs to the Korean nation.


Korean Youth's Just Cause Supported

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- The meeting of the Coordinating Council of the World Federation of Democratic Youth held in Venezuela on July 17 expressed support and solidarity with the Korean youth's cause of justice.
    The meeting bitterly condemned the United States' arms buildup and the south Korean conservative ruling forces' anti-DPRK confrontational moves and called upon the progressive youths and youth organizations and other youth movement-related bodies of the world to extend full support and solidarity to the young Korean people in the efforts for the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
    It stressed the need to intensify the struggle for checking the U.S. anachronistic moves to stifle the DPRK and widely conduct an international youth movement for demanding the withdrawal of the U.S. forces from south Korea.
    It called upon all the member organizations of the federation to extend solidarity to the Korean youth in the struggle to reunify the country by the concerted efforts of the Koreans under the banner of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and realize the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the nuclear disarmament and withdrawal of nukes on a worldwide scale.


Anniversary of Korean People's War Victory Celebrated Abroad

   Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- Meetings were held in Bangladesh and Switzerland and round-table talks in Poland on July 19 and 20 to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Korean people's victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War.
    Displayed in the venues of the events were famous works of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il and photographs showing their Songun leadership feats.
    Rashed Khan Menon, chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Bangladesh, said at the meeting that the DPRK defeated the U.S. imperialists, who were running amuck arrogantly in reliance on the military and technical superiority, with the political and ideological superiority of its army and people, superb strategy and tactics and war method, achieving the victory unprecedented in the world's history of wars.
    If the U.S. imperialists ignite a new war on the Korean Peninsula, they will be bitterly defeated again to meet their destruction by the DPRK's single-minded unity and powerful military strength built up under the Songun politics of Kim Jong Il, he stressed.
    Martin Lotscher, chairman of the Switzerland-Korea Committee, said at the meeting that Kim Il Sung frustrated the armed invasion of the U.S. and its satellite forces and creditably defended freedom and the independence of the country by wisely leading the heroic Korean People's Army and the people with his extraordinary stratagem and distinguished commanding art.
    This victory gave great strength and courage to the world people loving freedom and peace and became a brilliant model for the progressive mankind struggling against imperialism and colonialism to achieve independence and sovereignty, he stressed.
    Several personages of Poland including Roman Orszewski, chairman of the Union of Polish People's Army, stated at the round-table talks that the Korean people's victory in the Fatherland Liberation War for justice proved the truth that any formidable enemy can be defeated when there is the guidance of a great leader and all the army and the people turn out in the decisive fight, closely rallied around him.
    A message of greetings to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting held in Switzerland.


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Kim Yong Il felicita a su homologo granadiense

   Pyongyang, 25 de julio (ATCC) -- El primer ministro del Consejo de Ministros de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, Kim Yong Il, envio el dia 24 un mensaje de felicitacion a su homologo granadiense, Tillman Thomas, con motivo de su toma de posesion a este cargo.
    El remitente expresa conviccion de que las relaciones de amistad entre los dos paises se desarrollaran favorablemente conforme a los intereses mutuos y le desea de todo corazon a su destinatario exitos en su valiosa labor.


Tendran lugar la funcion gimnastico- artistica "Arirang" y la gimnasia

   Pyongyang, 25 de julio (ATCC) -- Con motivo del 60o aniversario de la fundacion de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea tendran lugar en esta capital la funcion gimnastico-artistica masiva "Arirang", obra laureada con el "Premio Kim Il Sung" y la gimnasia masiva "Prosperad, la patria".
    Las obras daran a los espectadores el gran honor y la dignidad de la nacion Arirang que se hizo el creador de milagro y proezas seculares gracias a los grandes hombres sin pares y la filosofia de que bajo la direccion del Partido del Trabajo de Corea sobre la revolucion mediante el Songun (priorizacion militar) la patria socialista del Juche prosperara infinitamente.
    Las obras se ofreceran desde los principios de agosto hasta finales de septiembre que vienen en el Estadio Primero de Mayo enclavado en la Isla Rungra de Pyongyang.


Gran victoria que trajo excepcional ingenio y metodo de combate

   Pyongyang, 25 de julio (ATCC) -- Han transcurrido 55 anos desde cuando el ejercito y el pueblo de Corea lograron la victoria en la guerra al derrotar a los imperialistas yanquis que se jactaban de la "supremacia" en el mundo.
    Al acoger el dia de la victoria (27 de julio) el pueblo coreano recuerda con profunda emocion las inmortales hazanas del Presidente Kim Il Sung quien con la excepcional presciencia militar e invencible estrategia trajo la brillante victoria.
    En aquel momento del estallido de la guerra los pueblos del mundo se preocuparon de la posible victoria de la joven republica de menos de 2 anos de fundada sobre los Estados Unidos que hacian alarde de la "victoria" en mas de 110 guerras de agresion.
    Pero, los pueblos del mundo vieron desde el primer dia de la guerra la asombrosa realidad.
    El Presidente Kim Il Sung, al superar los metodos anteriores y el sentido comun de la guerra, hizo aniquilar despiadadamente a los enemigos respondiendo con el inmediato contraataque a la inesperada invasion armada de ellos.
    Asi el Ejercito Popular de Corea, a los 3 dias del inicio de la guerra, logro exito de liberar Seul, baluarte de los enemigos.
    La sagaz prevision y el destacado arte de mando del Presidente se manifestaron sin reserva tambien en el combate de liberacion de Taejon. En aquel tiempo los enemigos concentraron enormes fuerzas armadas con el fin de defender a toda costa a Taejon denominada como "capital provisional" e hicieron desesperados esfuerzos por tender con solidez la linea de defensa.
    A mediados de julio del 39 (1950) de la Era Juche el Presidente salio al frente abriendose paso por entre las lluvias de balas y dio a las unidades combinadas del EPC que cruzaron el rio Kum la orden de abrir con rapidez la brecha a la linea de defensa del enemigo al sur de este rio y de dar tanto el golpe frontal como el indirecto dando rodeo para cercar y aniquilar a la totalidad de enemigos en Taejon.
    Segun su orientacion operacional y tactica el EPC dio un fuerte golpe a los enemigos y a las 7 horas de inicio de la batalla libero por completo la ciudad de Taejon y aniquilo la 24 division de infanteria norteamericana haciendo prisionero al jefe de division Dean.
    Al organizar y orientar la retirada estrategica temporal el Presidente tomo la valiente y genial medida de formar el segundo frente con las unidades combinadas del ejercito regular en la retaguardia enemiga para dispersar y debilitar a las fuerzas enemigas y darles un fuerte golpe delantero y trasero.
    Las estrategias, tacticas y metodos de combate presentados por el Presidente fueron del todo originales y liberados de los conocimientos y formulas militares anteriores.
    Los imperialistas yanquis se arrodillaron ante el pueblo coreano y perdieron cerca de un millon 570 mil efectivos incluyendo 405 mil yanquis y enorme cantidad de equipos tecnicos de combate y otros materiales belicos incluidos mas de 12 mil 200 aviones durante tres anos de guerra.
    Las hazanas del Presidente Kim Il Sung quien con la invencible estrategia y metodos de combate trajo a esta tierra el dia de victoria (27 de julio) -milagro


Trabajos para prevenir los danos por inundaciones

   Pyongyang, 25 de julio (ATCC) -- En la actual estacion de lluvias, bajo la direccion del gobierno, se libran activa y exitosamente en distintas localidades de Corea los trabajos para prevenir los danos por las inundaciones y tormentas.
    Las Empresas Administrativas de Instalaciones Urbanas de varios municipios capitalinos, incluyendo la del municipio de Phyongchon, realizan con coherencia la reparacion y el mantenimiento de las compuertas de los rios Taedong y Pothong y las instalaciones de alcantarillado.
    Tambien, toman suficientes medidas de drenaje como eliminar a tiempo los sedimentos de los cajones de retenimiento de aguas pluviales y reparar las zanjas.
    En las minas carboneras, minas y plantas electricas se toman las medidas correspondientes para normalizar la produccion aun en la estacion de lluvias, entre otras, el ordenamiento de campos de extraccion de carbon y minerales, rieles de transporte de estos recursos, diques y la instalacion de bombas de desague y el mantenimiento de canales de drenaje.
    En las granjas cooperativas de la provincia de Hwanghae del Sur y las de Phyong-an del Sur y del Norte, conocidas como principales productoras de granos en la zona litoral del Mar Oeste, se tomaron las medidas similares conforme a las condiciones zonales y climaticas.
    Por otra parte, muchas unidades de la zona litoral del Mar Este, la zona montanosa septentrional y la central realizan segun el reglamento tecnico el ordenamiento de recursos fluviales para evitar las perdidas a causa del diluvio de la montana.