TODAY'S NEWS (October.23.2000 Juche 89)
[CONTENTS]
* Kim Jong Il receives U.S. Secretary of State
* Kim Jong Il arranges dinner for U.S. Secretary of State
* Kim Jong Il enjoys mass gymnastic display and art performance
* Jo Myong Rok meets Madeleine K. Albright
* U.S. Secretary of State visits Kumsusan Memorial Palace
* Greetings to Zambian President
* Greetings to Prime Minister of Mauritius
* Gift to Kim Jong Il from Chinese Defence Minister
* Chinese high-ranking military delegation feted
* Sojourn of high-ranking military delegation of China in DPRK
* Palestinian people's cause supported
* 100,000-people mass gymnastic display and artistic performance
* Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il praised
* Fulfilling role as driving force of Korea's reunification
* U.S. Secretary of State and her party arrive
Kim Jong Il receives U.S. Secretary of State
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il today
received Madeleine K.
Albright, Secretary of State of the United States of America, on a visit to
the DPRK to convey the views of
U.S. President William Clinton on the improvement of the DPRK-U.S.
relations directly to him and prepare
for Clinton's visit.
Present on the occasion was Kang Sok Ju, first vice-Minister of Foreign
Affairs.
On the occasion Albright, Secretary of State, presented with respect a
personal letter to leader Kim Jong
Il from U.S. President William Clinton.
Kim Jong Il expressed thanks for this and had a sincere conversation
with Madeleine K. Albright.
Kim Jong Il arranges dinner for U.S. Secretary of State
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il arranged
a dinner in honor of
Secretary of State of the United States of America Madeleine K. Albright on
a visit to the DPRK this evening.
Present on invitation were her suite members.
Present were Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the DPRK National
Defence Commission and
director of the general political department of the Korean People's Army,
Kim Yong Chun, chief of the KPA
general staff, Kim Il Chol, Minister of the People's Srmed Forces, Kang Sok
Ju, first vice-Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and Kim Kye Gwan, vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The dinner proceeded in a cordial atmosphere.
Kim Jong Il enjoys mass gymnastic display and art performance
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed
100,000-strong gymnastic
display and art performance "Ever-victorious Worker's Party of Korea" at
the May Day Stadium this evening.
Also seeing the gymnastic display and art performance were Madeleine K.
Albright, Secretary of State of
the United States of America, and her party.
Appreciating the gymnastic display and art performance were Jo Myong
Rok, first vice-chairman of the
DPRK National Defence Commission and director of the KPA general political
department= Kim Yong
Chun, chief of the KPA general staff= Kim Il Chol, Minister of the People's
Armed Forces= and officials
concerned and working people in the city.
Kim Jong Il appeared in the tribune of honor amidst the playing of the
welcome music.
The moment, stormy cheers of "hurrah " burst forth and firecrackers
fizzled.
Letters "greatest glory to the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il" were
seen on the background and waves
of rhythmic dances and flowers rolled on the floor of the stadium.
The mass gymnastic display and art performance successfully depicted on
a grand epic canvas the
revolutionary history of the ever-victorious Worker's Party of Korea and
the inexhaustible potentials of Juche
Korea.
The mass gymnastic display and art performance was acclaimed by the
spectators for their high
ideological and artistic value and peculiar style.
At the end of the mass gymnastic display and art performance thunderous
cheers of "hurrah " burst forth
and firecrackers fizzled again.
Kim Jong Il warmly acknowledged the enthusiastically cheering crowds.
Jo Myong Rok meets Madeleine K. Albright
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of
the National Defence
Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and director of the
general political department of
the Korean People's Army, today met and conversed with Madeleine K.
Albright, Secretary of State of the
United States of America, when she paid a courtesy call on him.
Present there were Paek Nam Sun, Minister of Foreign Affairs= Kang Sok
Ju, first vice-Minister of
Foreign Affairs= Ryo Chun Sok, vice-Minister of the People's Armed Forces=
Kim Kye Gwan,
vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs= and suite members of the U.S. Secretary
of State.
U.S. Secretary of State visits Kumsusan Memorial Palace
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of
State of the United States of
America, together with her suite members today visited the Kumsusan
Memorial Palace, where the President
Kim Il Sung lies in state for perpetuity, to pay respects to the President.
Vice marshal Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the National Defence
Commission of the DPRK and
director of the general political department of the Korean People's Army,
Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun,
first vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Sok Ju, vice-Minister of the
People's Armed Forces Ryo Chun
Sok and vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Kye Gwan were present there.
The secretary of state and her suite members paid homage to President
Kim Il Sung.
Greetings to Zambian President
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the
presidium of the DPRK Supreme
People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Frederick J. T. Chiluba,
President of the Republic of
Zambia, on Oct. 20 on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the
independence of the country.
The message wished the Zambian President and people success in the work
to consolidate stability of the
country and develop its economy.
It expressed belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between
the DPRK and Zambia would
continue to develop on good terms.
Greetings to Prime Minister of Mauritius
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Premier Hong Song Nam of the DPRK
cabinet sent a message of
greetings to Anerood Jugnauth upon his appointment as Prime Minister of
Mauritius.
The message wished him great success in his responsible work for the
prosperity of the country and the
welfare of its people.
Gift to Kim Jong Il from Chinese Defence Minister
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received
a gift from Col. General Chi
Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's
Republic of China, State
Councilor and Minister of National Defence, on a visit to Korea.
Chi Haotian handed the gift to vice marshal of the KPA Kim Il Chol,
vice-chairman of the DPRK
National Defence Commission and Minister of the People's Armed Forces.
Chinese high-ranking military delegation feted
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- The Ministry of the People's Armed
Forces gave a reception
yesterday for the high-ranking military delegation of the People's Republic
of China on a visit to the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Vice marshal of the Korean People's Army Kim Il Chol, vice-chairman of
the DPRK National Defence
Commission and Minister of the People's Armed Forces, addressing the
reception, expressed belief that the
current visit to the DPRK of the delegation would help consolidate and
boost the friendship between the
DPRK and the PRC.
He further said:
The Chinese people and army under the guidance of the Communist Party
of China headed by Jiang
Zemin are ensuring the nation's stability and unity and registering
successes in political, economic, military
and all other fields. They have made progress in the efforts to reunify the
country on the principle of "one
country, two systems."
We are sincerely rejoiced as over our own over all the successes gained
by the Chinese comrades and
wholeheartedly wish the Chinese people and army greater success in their
future efforts for socialist
construction and increased defence capabilities of the country. The
DPRK-China friendship, which is based
on the revolutionary obligation and close relations between the leaders of
the old generation of the two
countries and withstood the trials of long history, has demonstrated its
might and vitality to the full and
entered a new phase of development.
The respected Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il visited China in May, which
marked an epoch-making
event in putting the friendly relations between the two countries on a new
higher stage.
It is the invariable stand of the worker's party, the army and people
of Korea to strengthen and develop
the DPRK-China friendship generation after generation.
The army and people of the DPRK will in the future, too, make every
possible effort to strengthen the
DPRK-China friendship.
In his speech Colonel General Chi Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central
Military Commission of the
People's Republic of China, State Councilor and Minister of National
Defence, who is leading the delegation
said he was much pleased that the high-level military delegation is on an
official good-will visit to the DPRK
to participate in events to be held in the DPRK to mark the 50th
anniversary of the entry of the Chinese
people's volunteers into the Korean front.
The traditional relations of friendship between the DPRK and China have
been consolidated and
developed day by day under the care of chairman Mao Zedong, premier Zhou
Enlai, Deng Xiaoping and
President Kim Il Sung and other leaders of the old generation of the two
countries, he said, and went on:
In May General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited China and shared with
general secretary Jiang Zemin
important views on further developing the friendly and cooperative
relations between China and the DPRK
and some time ago general secretary Jiang Zemin was present on invitation
at a banquet given at the DPRK
embassy in Beijing to mark the 55th anniversary of the WPK. All this marked
great events in the bilateral
relations.
The delegation's current visit to the DPRK is aimed at implementing the
points agreed upon between the
leaders of the two countries and further consolidating and developing the
friendly and cooperative relations
between China and the DPRK.
He said the delegation would make all efforts to steadily develop the
relations together with the Korean
comrades.
Despite the complicated international situation in recent years and
years of natural disasters the WPK led
by general secretary Kim Jong Il has advanced along the road of socialism
pioneered by President Kim Il
Sung, pulling through difficulties, and gained greater fresh successes in
socialist construction, the efforts to
improve inter-Korean relations and diplomatic affairs.
He expressed great satisfaction over the successes.
Present at the reception on invitation were members of the delegation,
Chinese ambassador to the DPRK
Wang Guozhang, military attache of the Chinese embassy Yan Jiangfeng and
others.
Present were vice-Minister Ryo Chun Sok of the People's Armed Forces,
Colonel General Ri Pyong
Sam and Lieut. General Pak Sung Won of the Korean People's Army and others.
Sojourn of high-ranking military delegation of China in DPRK
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- The high-ranking military delegation of
the People's Republic of
China headed by Colonel General Chi Haotian, vice-chairman of the Central
Military Commission of China,
State Councilor and Minister of National Defence, today visited Mangyongdae.
The guests looked round the historical relics at the native home in
Mangyongdae, where the President
Kim Il Sung was born and spent his childhood, and several revolutionary sites.
On the same day, the delegation toured Panmunjom.
The guests looked round the monument to the autograph of Kim Il Sung.
He put his last signature in his
life to the historic document for achieving the sacred cause of the
country's reunification.
And they were shown round the room where the armistice talks were held
and the hall where the
Armistice Agreement was signed and the conference room of the former
Military Armistice Commission.
They visited a unit of the Korean People's Army.
They also laid a wreath at the cemetery of fallen fighters of the
Chinese people's volunteers in Kaesong
city.
Palestinian people's cause supported
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Although the Zionists attempt to break
the Palestinian people's will
for independence through bloodshed but things will never go as they intend,
says Rodong Sinmun today in a
signed commentary.
The commentary condemns Israeli armed forces' brutal killings of
Palestinians in the Mideast as a
deliberate and premeditated move to torpedo the Mideast peace talks and
realise the ambition for territorial
expansion at any cost.
With nothing can the Zionists put down the just struggle of the
Palestinian people to retake the usurped
territories and the right to national self-determination and found an
independent state, the commentary notes,
and goes on:
Israel's atrocities only result in hardening the Palestinians' firm
will to set up an independent state.
For its justice the cause of the Palestinian people enjoys
international support and encouragement.
The Korean people extend firm solidarity and support to the Palestinian
people in their just struggle .
The just cause of the Palestinian people is sure to triumph.
100,000-people mass gymnastic display and artistic performance
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- A 100,000-people mass gymnastic display
and artistic performance
"Ever-victorious Worker's Party of Korea" celebrating the 55th anniversary
of the WPK is going on at the
May Day Stadium, drawing capacity spectators.
The display and performance consists of six scenes including prologue
and epilogue.
The display and performance truthfully depict on a great epic canvas
the 55-year long proud history of
the great party that has traversed only the path of victory and glory under
the titles "the invincible party which
shines in century", "the party of the great comrade Kim Il Sung", "holding
aloft the red flag of faith"
"towards a new strong and prosperous era under the leadership of the
party", "cheers of the nation shaking
the whole land" and "may the Worker's Party of Korea eternally prosper".
The performers give a vivid formative and artistic depiction of the
history of party building in which the
President Kim Il Sung founded the party and led it to become an invincible
one, and immortal exploits
performed by him.
They also fully represent the noble exploits the respected leader Kim
Jong Il has performed by steadily
strengthening and developing the party despite the most stern tempest of
the century and the pride and
determination of the Korean people to usher in a new era of a powerful
nation under his guidance.
This display and performance is praised as the world's masterpiece as
it is distinct and profound in
content and diverse and splendid in style. Achievements made by
Juche-oriented physical culture and sports
and arts under the leadership of the WPK and latest scientific and
technological successes have been fully
introduced into this work.
The spectators are led to a wonderland by famous songs of the era, new
peculiar form of musical
performance, acoustics, attractive rhythmic movement and folk dances, high
skills of sports and martial art,
special large stages and decorations, electric beams and huge screens.
Seeing the display and performance, they renew their firm will to build
a reunified and prosperous
powerful nation of Juche under the leadership of the Worker's Party of Korea.
Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il praised
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Yerodia Abdulaye Ndombassy, Minister of
State for Foreign Affairs
and International Cooperation who is heading a government delegation of the
Democratic Republic of Congo,
gave his impressions of Korea.
He visited Korea again after over 30 years and deeply felt the great
vitality of the Juche idea, seeing
changes in Korea, he said, and continued:
The reality of Korea clearly proves how just and great is the Juche
idea founded by President Kim Il
Sung and developed and enriched by General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
The Juche idea will rapidly be disseminated in the future, too.
Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are the greatest men because they founded,
developed and enriched such a
great idea.
They are infinitely worshipped by the Korean people as well as the
world people.
He admired them for their greatness, looking round the international
friendship exhibition and victory
and glory are in store for the Korean people who are working to accomplish
the cause of Kim Il Sung, he
stressed.
Fulfilling role as driving force of Korea's reunification
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun in a signed article calls
for fulfilling the
responsibility and role as the driving force of reunification.
The driving force of national reunification is the Korean nation, the
article says, and goes on:
The problem of Korea's reunification produced by foreign forces cannot
be solved by the strength of
foreign forces.
The reunification of our country can be achieved by the united efforts
of the Korean nation who is
interested in national reunification and has enough strength and wisdom to
realise it.
In view of the situation at home and abroad, the fundamental interest
of the Korean nation and the
requirements of the era, all the compatriots should now turn out as one
under the banner of great national
unity and national reunification to defend the life of the nation and
demonstrate its dignity and honor.
Any member of the Korean nation cannot turn aside from the
reconciliation and unity of the nation.
Following the historic Pyongyang meeting and the June 15 north-south
joint declaration, the minds of all
the compatriots are turning toward national reconciliation, unity and
reunification.
All the compatriots in the north, south and overseas should unite firm
in one mind and purpose and make
a tangible contribution to the cause of national reunification, those with
strength devoting strength, those with
knowledge dedicating knowledge, those with money donating money so as to
discharge the responsibility
and role as the driving force of national reunification.
U.S. Secretary of State and her party arrive
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of
State of the United States of
America, and her party arrived here today for a visit to the DPRK to convey
the views of U.S. President
William Clinton on the improvement of the DPRK-U.S. relations directly to
Chairman Kim Jong Il of the
National Defence Commission of the DPRK and prepare for Clinton's visit.
She and her party were greeted at the airport by Kim Kye Gwan,
vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
officials concerned.
She was accompanied by her suite members.
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