Gifts and congratulatory letter to Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received
gifts and a congratulatory letter
from party leaders and the visiting delegations of different countries on
the occasion of his 58th birthday.
Gifts came to him from Oleg Shenin, chairman of the Council of the
Union of Communist Parties-the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Norodom Ranariddh, chairman of the
Funcinpec Party of Cambodia, the
Communist Worker's Party of Russia, the Communist Worker's Party of Finland
for Peace and Socialism, the
Dominican Worker's Party and the Communist Party of Nepal
(Marxist-Leninist), Hasanul Huq Inu, general
secretary of the National Socialist Party of Bangladesh, Andy Brooks,
general secretary of the New Communist
Party of Great Britain, the delegation of the Union of Communist
Parties-the Communist Party of the Soviet Union,
the delegation of the Funcinpec Party of Cambodia and the delegation of
Yuwen Middle School in Jilin, China.
Meanwhile, he received a gift and a congratulatory letter from Claudio
Campos, general secretary of the October
8 Revolutionary Movement of Brazil.
Floral baskets, gifts and letters to Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received
floral baskets, gifts and
congratulatory letters from diplomatic envoys and missions of different
countries here on the occasion of his
birthday.
Floral baskets, gifts and congratulatory letters were conveyed to
officials concerned by diplomatic envoys and
missions of China, Cambodia, Russia, Palestine, Vietnam, Indonesia, Libya,
India, Ethiopia, Laos, Iran,
Mongolia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Nigeria,
Romania and Sweden.
Gifts and congratulatory letters were also presented to him by the
resident coordinator of the UN and resident
representative of the UNDP, the representative of the UNICEF and the
representative of the German Interest Section
here.
Stamp and envelope issued to commemorate February 16
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- The Ministry of Post and
Telecommunications of the DPRK issued a
stamp and an envelope to commemorate the birthday of General Secretary Kim
Jong Il.
Pictured in the center of the stamp are Kim Jong Il's native home in
the secret camp on Mt. Paektu as well as
Jong Il Peak.
The stamp is rimmed with the golden band and written on it are letters
"February 16" and "Juche 31
(1942)-Juche 89 (2000)."
Its frame is decorated with Hyosonghwa and the lily of the valley
representing the mind of the Korean people.
The ministry also published the commemorative envelope(Choilbong),
portraying Jong Il Peak and
Kimjongilia.
DPRK measure committee for demanding compensation meets
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- A general meeting of the DPRK Measure
Committee for Demanding
Compensation to "Comfort Women for the Army" and the Victims of the Pacific
War was held here yesterday.
The meeting reviewed the committee's activities last year and denounced
the Japanese authorities for trying to
evade the state responsibility and compensation for the past crimes, again
talking about "payment of fund of
comfort" to the victims.
The meeting discussed the issue of strengthening the solidarity with
organizations in different countries this
year, the 55th year since the defeat of Japanese, so as to undertake more
vigorous activities to strongly demand the
Japanese authorities make an honest apology and compensation.
The meeting elected Hong Son Ok, vice-chairperson of the Korean Society
for Cultural Relations with Foreign
Countries, chairwoman of its committee and chose its vice-chairmen,
secretary general and permanent members.
Talks with foreign party delegations held
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Talks were held here yesterday between
Kye Ung Thae, secretary of the
Central Committee of the WPK, and Ivan Rodriguez, chairman of the central
committee of the Dominican Worker's
Party, and between the delegation of the WPK and the delegation of the
Funcinpec Party of Cambodia headed by its
deputy secretary general Serei Kosal.
At the talks, both sides informed each other of the activities of their
parties and exchanged views on the issue of
developing the friendly relations between their parties and a series of
matters of mutual concern.
Photo exhibition held
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- A photo exhibition was held yesterday
at Changdok school on the
occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of friendly relations
between Changdok School in
Mangyongdae district, Pyongyang and Yuwen Middle School in Jilin, China.
Invited there were the members of the delegation of Yuwen Middle School
in Jilin, China headed by
vice-director Cheng Qi.
It was attended by Hong Son Ok, vice-chairperson of the Korean
Committee for Cultural Relations with
Foreign Countries who is also vice-chairperson of the central committee of
the Korea-China Friendship Association,
and other personages concerned and the teaching staff and pupils of
Changdok School.
Speeches were made at the exhibition.
Its participants saw photos on revolutionary activities of the
President Kim Il Sung.
Prior to the exhibition, the delegation laid a basket of flowers before
the statue of Kim Il Sung at Changdok
School and paid homage to him.
The delegation looked round educational facilities of the school that day.
Congratulatory letter to Kim Jong Il from Dominican party
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received
a congratulatory letter from Ivan
Rodriguez, chairman of the central committee of the Dominican Worker's
Party, on a visit to the DPRK celebrating
his birthday.
The letter was handed to Kye Ung Thae, member of the political bureau
and secretary of the Central Committee
of the Worker's Party of Korea, by the chairman.
Korean and Japanese sportspersons meet
Tokyo, February 14 (KNS-KCNA) -- A New Year's meeting of Korean and
Japanese sportspersons was held
in Tokyo on Feb. 10.
Present there were Kwon Sun Hwi and Nam Sung U, vice-chairmen of the
central standing committee of the
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, Kim Ro Hyon,
vice-chairman of the DPRK Olympic Committee
and chairman of the Association of Korean Sportspersons in Japan, and
Yushiro Yaki, chairman of the Japanese
Olympic Committee, and others.
Speakers at the meeting recalled that Jong Song Ok placed first at the
women's marathon race at the 7th world
track and field championships and football and basketball games were held
between the north and south of Korea
last year.
They hoped that the DPRK and Japan would have more brisk sports
exchange, taking opportunities of having
international games including Olympic preliminaries and thus register good
results this year which will witness the
Olympic games.
Art performances given to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Art performances were given at
theatres and palaces in Pyongyang on
Tuesday to celebrate the 58th birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
Appreciating the performances were Kim Yong Nam, Hong Song Nam, Kim Il
Chol and other senior party and
state officials.
Among those in the audience were a congratulatory group of Koreans in
Japan, a congratulatory group of the
General Association of Koreans in China, congratulatory groups and
delegations of overseas. Koreans and other
overseas. Koreans from different regions of the world.
Invited to enjoy the performances were foreign delegations and guests
on a visit to Korea, foreign diplomatic
envoys and embassy officials here.
Put on the stages were such numbers as a woman solo and chorus "Song To
Comrade Kim Jong Il", a song
and dance "We Present Bouquets of Best Wishes To You" and a dance "Morning
At Native Home In the Mt. Paektu
Secret Camp."
The performers truthfully represented the reverence and best wishes of
the Korean people and schoolchildren
for Kim Jong Il who has demonstrated the might of Kim Il Sung's Korea to
the whole world since his birth on Mt.
Paektu and their pride and self-confidence of being blessed with the
illustrious leaders down through generations.
An art performance of the song and dance ensemble of the Ministry of
Public Security was also given at the
Ponghwa Art Theatre on the same day.
Foreign guests visit revolutionary museum
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- The economic and commercial
councilors' corps here visited the
revolutionary museum at Kim Il Sung University yesterday on the occasion of
the birthday of General Secretary
Kim Jong Il.
They looked round historic materials and relics with deep attention,
being briefed on the ideological and
theoretical exploits Kim Jong Il performed through his energetic pursuit
and thinking after joining the university and
on the wise leadership he provided to develop the university into one of
the President Kim Il Sung.
Evening gala of Ministry of People's Armed Forces
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- An evening gala of the Ministry of the
People's Armed Forces took place
at Jonsung Square Tuesday to celebrate the 58th birthday of General
Secretary Kim Jong Il.
Present there were vice marshals of the Korean People's Army Jo Myong
Rok, director of the general political
department of the KPA, and Kim Yong Chun, chief of the KPA general staff,
and others.
Its participants danced to the tune of melodies of "Song of Best
Wishes" and "Dear Kim Jong Il With Us,"
extending warmest congratulations to Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il who is
greeting his birthday, blessed by all
people.
When the evening gala was at its height, leading officials of the
ministry joined soldiers in dancing to add to the
festive mood.
Banquet given by C.C., Worker's Party of Korea
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Worker's
Party of Korea gave a banquet at
Mokran House yesterday on the occasion of the birthday of General Secretary
Kim Jong Il.
Invited there were foreign party delegations and delegates. Korean
anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters in
China, those related to the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle and their
families and foreign delegations and guests
on a visit to the DPRK.
Kye Ung Thae, politburo member and secretary of the WPK Central
Committee, and other officials concerned
were on hand.
Choe Thae Bok, alternate politburo member and secretary of the WPK
Central Committee, made a speech at the
banquet.
He said that Kim Jong Il who was born on Mt. Paektu, a holy mountain of
revolution, has performed immortal
exploits on behalf of the party, the revolution, the country and the
people, leading the Korean revolution for a long
period.
He continued:
The workers' party and people of Korea have confidently and
triumphantly advanced the socialist cause,
decisively smashing the anti-DPRK, anti-socialist moves of the imperialists
despite unprecedentedly difficult
conditions.
This is a brilliant fruition of the unique army-first politics of Kim
Jong Il and his outstanding army-first
revolutionary leadership.
The WPK will in the future, too, further strengthen friendship and
solidarity with the revolutionary and
progressive political parties which are struggling for independence against
imperialism and for socialism in the idea
of independence, peace and friendship and make all efforts to shatter the
aggression and war moves of the
imperialists and build a peaceful and independent new world.
Leader of the Palang Dharma (Righteous Force) Party of Thailand Chaivat
Sinsuwong who is heading the
delegation of the party said in his speech that the Korean people,
single-heartedly united around Kim Jong Il, are
invariably advancing socialism under the wise leadership of him who is
identical to Kim Il Sung.
General secretary of the New Communist Party of Great Britain Andy
Brooks who is leading the delegation of
the party, speaking at the banquet, said that the reality in Korea clearly
proves the advantages of socialism and its
sure victory. Socialism, guided by Kim Jong Il, will surely be revived and
a final victory be achieved, he added.
Ivan Rodriguez, chairman of the central committee of the Dominican
Worker's Party, in his speech said that
now progressive mankind is significantly celebrating Kim Jong Il's birthday
as a great event common to humankind
in all parts of the world. This is an expression of boundless respect,
reverence and praise of the revolutionary people
for Kim Jong Il, the great sun in the 21st century and the distinguished
leader of the world socialist movement, he
stressed.
Kim Jong Il's birthday observed
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Papers here today dedicate editorials
to the 58th birthday of General
Secretary Kim Jong Il.
An editorial of Rodong Sinmun stresses the need to stoutly make a long
journey for victory, full of
revolutionary faith and optimism on the occasion of the February holiday.
The editorial says:
The glorious road covered by the Korean revolution through a protracted
arduous struggle still remains thorny
but the workers' party, the army and people of Korea are dynamically
pushing ahead with the cause of building a
powerful nation, fully confident of certain victory.
The course of the revolutionary activities of Kim Jong Il is a glorious
history of a great revolutionary, a great
statesman and a great people's father who has made a long journey for
victory along the road explored by the
President Kim Il Sung.
It is shining as a history of the struggle of a peerlessly great man
who has performed world-startling immortal
exploits braving ordeals with his revolutionary faith and optimism.
Though the glorious course along which he has led the Worker's Party of
Korea and revolution was arduous as
it was beset with manifold ordeals, he has devoted himself to the
prosperity and development of the country.
The whole course of revolution traversed by him is a history of trust
in which he has cemented the
single-hearted unity in every way despite ordeals.
He has covered the road of total dedication, pulling through
difficulties facing the revolution with his
unremitting energies, the road of believing in the people as in heaven
along which he relied on the people and
enlisted their inexhaustible strength and a noble patriotic road on which
he fully demonstrated the dignity and might
of the country to the world.
The Korean people's revolutionary faith and optimism are unshakable as
they were cherished in the course of
the protracted and arduous struggle under his leadership and consolidated
in the new era of the Juche revolution in
which his idea and politics are comprehensively embodied.
The long path to be followed by us is a road of the victory of
socialism for us to take to the end despite rain or
snow and an ever-victorious road of advancing in the spirit of unity and
breaking through difficulties with the might
of unity.
Kim Jong Il is a distinguished leader who is hewing a long rigorous
road of the Korean revolution in the van
and the mainstay of the Korean people.
No matter how many "arduous marches" have to be made, the Korean
People's Army and people under his
leadership can carry them out without hesitation, meet all the vicious
challenges of the enemy and win victory after
victory.
The editorial calls for holding aloft forever the banner of his
revolutionary idea in the long journey for
revolution, firmly arming oneself with his idea and theory and carrying on
a dynamic struggle along the road
indicated by him.
Message of greetings to Kim Jong Il from Russia
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received
a message of greetings from acting
President of Russia V. Putin on Monday on the occasion of his birthday.
In his message Putin wholeheartedly congratulated Kim Jong Il on
February 16, the national holiday of the
DPRK.
Pointing out that the experience and tradition of the friendship and
cooperation between the two countries
accumulated in many years become the solid foundation for the continuous
development of the bilateral relations, he
said that the good neighborly relationship between Russia and the DPRK
favors the interests of the two peoples and
it contributes to firmly ensuring peace and stability in the Korean peninsula.
He wished Kim Jong Il good health and success in his work and the
Korean people peace and prosperity.
Joint national meeting of Korean children's union held
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- A joint national meeting of Korean
children's union organizations was
held at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium today to mark the 58th birthday of
General Secretary Marshal Kim Jong Il.
Present at the meeting were Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central
Committee of the WPK, Yang Hyong
Sop, vice-president of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly,
and other senior officials.
At the end of a ceremony of the children's union, Ri Il Hwan, first
secretary of the central committee of the Kim
Il Sung Socialist Youth League, made a report.
Calling on all the members of the union to prepare themselves as
reliable successors to the revolutionary cause
of Juche, he said that they should learn from the brilliant boyhood and
youth of Kim Jong Il to be loyal and filial
children who always trust and follow him.
The reporter underscored the need for them to stoutly grow to be future
pillars of the powerful nation of Kim
Jong Il, holding aloft the slogan "Let us learn for Korea."
A ceremony of accession to the Korean Children's Union was held at the
meeting.
Upon receiving the slogan "Let us always be ready to become future
builders of communism ", the new
members of the union made the first salute "always ready " an anti-Japanese
revolutionary fighter and other speakers
congratulated the children on their admission and urged them to grow up to
be excellent future masters equipped
with ample knowledge, good morality and strong physique to keep their oath
made before the flag of the children's
union.
For Spanish-speaking people
sellos y sobres por cumpleanos de dirigente kim jong il
pyongyang, 16 de febrero (atcc) -- el ministerio de comunicaciones de
la rpd de corea emitio sellos y sobres por
el 58 cumpleanos del gran dirigente kim jong il.
en el centro del sello estan dibujados la casa natal del dirigente kim
jong il en el campamento secreto del monte
paektu y el pico jongil.
el sello lleva franja con cinta dorada e inscripciones "2. 16", "juche
31 (1942) - juche 89 (2000)".
el sello lleva tambien franja de flores hyosonghwa y muguetes que
llevan el alma del pueblo coreano.
por otra parte el ministerio de comunicaciones emitio sobre
conmemorativo con pico jongil y kimjongilia.
periodicos consagran editoriales a fiesta de febrero
pyongyang, 16 de febrero (atcc) -- hoy los periodicos de esta capital
consagraron editoriales al aniversario 58
del nacimiento del gran dirigente kim jong il.
"rodong sinmun" subraya en ocasion de esta fiesta de febrero la
necesidad de seguir a pasos firmes, con la fe y
optimismo revolucionarios, el largo camino de la victoria, y continua:
la revolucion coreana ha recorrido el largo camino de la severa lucha
que es invariablemente ardua. pero el
partido del trabajo, el ejercito y el pueblo de corea, llenos de fe en la
victoria promueven con vigor la causa de la
construccion de potencia.
la trayectoria de las actividades revolucionarias del gran camarada kim
jong il es la gloriosa historia del gran
revolucionario, gran politico y gran padre del pueblo que ha recorrido la
larga trayectoria de la victoria al seguir el
camino allanado por el estimado lider camarada kim il sung.
la trayectoria de sus actividades revolucionarias es la brillante
historia de lucha del gran hombre simpar que al
superar con el credo y optimismo revolucionarios las pruebas ha realizado
las inmortales hazanas que asombran a
todo el mundo.
el glorioso camino de la direccion sobre el partido del trabajo de
corea y la revolucion coreana del estimado
camarada kim jong il fue el arduo y repleto de multiples pruebas. pero el
dedico todo lo suyo para el enriquecimiento
y la prosperidad de nuestro pais, nuestra patria.
toda su trayectoria revolucionaria es la historia de confianza para
consolidar por todos los medios la unidad
monolitica en medio de duras pruebas.
el camino recorrido por el gran camarada kim jong il es el de la
infinita abnegacion a la revolucion, el de vencer
las dificultades con infatigables esfuerzos, el de iminwichon (idea que
considera como cielo al pueblo) consistente en
apoyarse en el pueblo y movilizar plenamente su fuerza y el noble camino
patriotico para exaltar al mundo la
dignidad y el poderio de nuestro pais, nuestra patria.
la confianza y el optimismo revolucionarios del pueblo coreano son los
ferreos que el pueblo coreano ha
guardado en el arduo y largo camino de la lucha al tener al frente de la
revolucion al querido camarada kim jong il y
son los inconmovibles hoy en la nueva epoca de la revolucion jucheana en
que se materializan en todos los aspectos
su ideologia y politica.
nuestro largo camino es el camino de la victoria del socialismo que
debemos ir hasta el fin y el camino de la
victoria cierta por el cual avanzamos superando dificultades con el temple
y el poderio de la unidad.
el estimado camarada kim jong il es el destacado dirigente quien allana
al frente el arduo y largo camino de la
revolucion coreana y el pilar en el alma del pueblo coreano.
bajo su direccion el ejercito popular y el pueblo de corea pueden
cumplir sin vacilacion diez y cientos de veces la
"marcha forzada" y lograr solo la victoria al superar a cada paso los
perversos desafios de los enemigos.
debemos mantener siempre en alto la bandera de la ideologia
revolucionaria del camarada kim jong il en el
camino revolucionario, armarse firmemente con su ideologia y teoria y
luchar tenazmente siguiendo el camino
indicado por el.
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