TODAY'S NEWS (February.15.2001 Juche 90)
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Kim Jong Il gives on-site guidance
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Preparatory committee formed in Russia
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Greetings to Kim Jong Il from King of Cambodia
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Floral basket to Kim Jong Il from Palestinian President
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Greetings to Kim Jong Il from Fidel Castro Ruz
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Commemorative stamp printed
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Kim Jong Il praised in S. Korea
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Indonesian ambassador gives party
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Foreign diplomats visit Kimjongilia Show
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National meeting held to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday
For Spanish-speaking people
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primer saludo de fiesta de ano nuevo a pueblo
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dirigente kim jong il dirige sobre terreno fabrica y central hidroelectrica
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ecuador concede titulo de doctor honoris causa a dirigente kim jong il
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banquete en embajada de cuba por cumpleanos de dirigente kim jong il
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Kim Jong Il gives on-site guidance
Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave
on-the-spot guidance to the Kusong Machine-Tool Factory and the Thaechon
Power Station in North Phyongan Province yesterday. At the Kusong
Machine-Tool Factory he acquainted himself in detail with the production of
machine tools and technological researches.
He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the officials,
workers and technicians of the factory are massproducing latest-type machine
tools to meet the requirements of the developing era. He highly appreciated
signal achievements made by them in carrying out the tasks assigned to the
factory by him during his visit to it in January last year and expressed
thanks for them.
He said the workers of the factory are taking the lead in the drive for
the modernisation and automation of production so as to open a broad avenue
for the building of a powerful nation in the same spirit as they displayed
to win in the "arduous march" and highly praised their zeal and fighting
spirit.
He set forth tasks to be carried out by the factory.
Now that the firm material and technological foundations of the factory
have been laid in the recent period the successful introduction of latest
science and technology to production may lead to the dramatic growth of
output, he said, and proposed a new method of production, a full embodiment
of the production mode of our style he has conceived and elaborated on the
ways to put it into practice.
He laid stress on making any product reflect the way the talented and
resourceful Korean people do.
He highlighted the need to make the factory a model factory in the
efforts for automation.
The second leg of his on-site guidance was the Thaechon Power Station.
He learned in detail about the construction of the expanded Thaechon Dam
and of Thaechon Power Station no. 2 and the production of electricity there.
He said the builders there successfully carried out a vast project by
fully displaying the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance and fortitude
under the difficult condtions where they were hard pressed for everything,
adding that this is a great victory that demonstrated once again to the
whole world that the Korean people are able to build a powerful nation of
Juche without fail in this land, resolutely smashing any moves of the
imperialists.
He said President Kim Il Sung who initiated the construction of the
Thaechon Power Station based on a new method of harnessing hydraulic
resources and worked so hard to put it into practice would have been much
pleased to see the marvelous changes. He repeatedly praised the builders
boundlessly loyal to the party and the revolution for having carried out the
last instructions of the president with credit.
He put forth the tasks that would serve as a guideline for the
management and operation of the station.
He was accompanied by secretary Kim Kuk Thae and first vice department
directors Pak Song Bong, Ri Yong Chol and Jang Song Thaek of the Central
Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
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Preparatory committee formed in Russia
Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- The Maritime Territorial Committee of
the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Maritime Territorial
Women's Union, the Maritime Territorial Officers' Union held a joint meeting
on February 2 and inaugurated a preparatory committee for celebrating the
February holiday and commemorating Sun's Day. First secretary of the
Maritime Territorial Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian
Federation V. V. Grishukov was elected chairman of the preparatory
committee.
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Greetings to Kim Jong Il from King of Cambodia
Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a message
of greetings from Norodom Sihanouk, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia, on the
occasion of his birthday. The message said that thanks to the good
initiatives and line of Kim Jong Il great progress was made in the efforts
of the Korean people for national reconciliation and reunification in the
Korean peninsula.
The advance of the DPRK into the world, a great achievement of Kim Jong
Il, signifies a very important landmark in developing the whole of Korea,
the message noted.
In the message the king extended warm congratulations to him on his
birthday, hoping that the fraternal friendship and good cooperation steadily
growing strong between the two countries and the two peoples would be
everlasting.
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Floral basket to Kim Jong Il from Palestinian President
Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a floral
basket from President of the state of Palestine Yasser Arafat on the
occasion of his birthday. The basket was conveyed to foreign minister Paek
Nam Sun by Palestinian ambassador to Korea Shaher Mohammed Abdlah on
Wednesday.
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Greetings to Kim Jong Il from Fidel Castro Ruz
Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a message
of greetings from Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the council of state and
President of the council of ministers of Cuba, on February 7 on the occasion
of his birthday. The message extended warmest congratulations to him on his
birthday in the name of the Communist Party, government and people of Cuba
and sincerely wished him good health and happiness as well as success in his
work.
The message reiterated the firm will to steadily develop the friendly
and cooperative relations between the two parties, two governments and two
peoples based on the noble idea of socialism and patriotism.
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Commemorative stamp printed
Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- The Korean Stamp Publishing House
printed a stamp to celebrate the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il which falls
on February 16. Printed in the centre of the stamp is immortal flower
Kimjongilia against the background of Jong Il Peak with firecrackers
fizzling in February.
Written on the stamp are letters "Celebration of the Birthday of the
Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il" and "February 16."
The publishing house also brought out a commemorative envelope depicting
the native home in the secret camp on Mt. Paektu with slogan-bearing trees
heralding the birth of the bright star of Mt. Paektu.
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Kim Jong Il praised in S. Korea
Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- Political commentator Pak Jin
published an article titled "Shocks Given by Korea in 2000," according to
Voice of National Salvation from Seoul. The article said that 2000 was a
year of great shocks to the world and that the north was the source of
excitement.
Recalling that leader kim jong il paid a visit to china, creating a
great sensation in international politics, the south-north summit meeting,
the first of its kind in 55 years of division, was held, the June 15 joint
declaration was adopted as a great code of laws of the Korean nation for
reunification, the Russian head of state visited Pyongyang, media for
reunification emerged following the Pyongyang visit of the delegation of
heads of south media organizations, 63 unconverted long-term prisoners were
repatriated, early mushrooms from Mt. Chilbo sent by Kim Jong Il as a gift
on the occasion of the autumn festival reached Kimpho airport, 42 figures of
14 political parties and organisations from the south attended celebrations
of the 55th anniversary of the workers' party in the north, a special envoy
of Pyongyang visited Washington and a special envoy of the white house
toured Pyongyang and many countries of the east and west vied with each
other in establishing diplomatic relations with the north, the article cited
all these developments as "Shocks Given by Korea" and ten major shocks.
Kim Jong Il glorified 2000 as a year for Korea and the 20th century as a
century for Korea, the article said, adding:
Korea whose name had not been made known on the starting line of the
20th century has become the first to enter the finishing line as it is led
by the great man.
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Indonesian ambassador gives party
Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- Indonesian ambassador to Korea Buchari
Effendi gave a party at the embassy on February 14 on the occasion of the
birthday of leader Kim Jong Il. Invited to the party were choe thae bok,
secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and
chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, Paek Nam Sun,
minister of foreign affairs, and other officials concerned.
The ambassador in his speech said that since his posting to Pyongyang he
has realized how strong the Korean people's reverence for Kim Jong Il is.
The DPRK has made great achievements in the building of a powerful
socialist country and in north-south relations and foreign relations, which
would have been unthinkable without his wise leadership, the ambassador
noted.
The ambassador expressed the belief that the relations between Indonesia
and the DPRK would further develop in the future, too.
Choe Thae Bok said in a speech that the friendly relations between the
DPRK and Indonesia were forged by President Kim Il Sung and President
Sukarno. He expressed the belief that the traditional relations of
friendship between the two countries would further develop in different
fields.
He sincerely wished the Indonesian people greater achievements in their
work to defend the political stability and territorial integrity of the
country and realize the idea of the Asean by pursuing an independent and
neutral foreign policy under the leadership of President Abdurrahman Wahid.
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Foreign diplomats visit Kimjongilia Show
Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- Foreign diplomatic envoys and the
military attaches corps here Wednesday visited the fifth Kimjongilia show
which opened on the occasion of leader Kim Jong Il's birthday. On display
there were more than 7,000 pots of Kimjongilias.
The visitors looked round the flowers presented by many units from
across the country, soldiers of the people's army and working people from
all walks of life and foreigners.
They made an entry in the visitor's book.
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National meeting held to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday
Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- A national meeting was held at the
April 25 House of Culture here today to celebrate the birthday of leader Kim
Jong Il. Kim Jong Il was born on February 16, Juche 31 (1942). The Korean
people celebrate this day as the greatest holiday of the nation and the
world progressives, too, significantly mark the day as a holiday common to
humankind.
Present at the meeting were senior party and state officials.
Director of the general political department of the Korean People's Army
Jo Myong Rok, who is first vice-chairman of the DPRK National Defence
Commission, made a report "Let's brilliantly accomplish the cause of
building a powerful nation under the leadership of comrade Kim Jong Il, the
sun of the 21st century."
He said the birth of Kim Jong Il, the bright star of Mt. Paektu, was a
great fortune of the Korean people and it heralded the bright future of the
nation. With his birth the Korean revolution could make great strides,
withstanding storm and stress of the 20th century, to record a glorious
history of the powerful and prosperous nation at present, he said, and went
on:
Kim Jong Il has led the struggle to accomplish the revolutionary cause
of Juche for many years and performed immortal feats on behalf of the party,
the revolution, the country and the people.
It was thanks to his outstanding ideo-theoretical activities and
exploits that the workers' party and the people of Korea had dynamically
advanced along the road of Juche without the slightest vacillation and
deviation holding tight the helm of the history in the latter half of the
20th century, a period of trial and complexity.
Under his benevolent politics based on love and trust the single-hearted
unity of the party, the army and the people has been cemented as firm as a
rock in the DPRK so that no force on earth can break it.
Recalling that "live, work and create our own way " is a political ideal
and faith of kim jong il, the reporter referred to the epochal progress made
by the Korean people in building a powerful socialist country under his
tested leadership.
The army-first politics is a strategic political mode to be constantly
held fast to by the wpk as long as there exists imperialism on the earth, he
said, stressing: The people's army should not only defend the defence lines
of the fatherland but also instill the revolutionary ideology and fighting
spirit into the people.
The reporter called for glorifying this year as a year of a new advance,
a year of an overall revival, in building an economically powerful country
in the 21st century and bringing about a decisive progress in accomplishing
the cause of national reunification by implementing the June 15 North-South
Joint Declaration to the letter.
He stressed that all the people should work hard for the building of a
powerful and prosperous nation and the human cause of independence under the
ever-victorious leadership of Kim Jong Il, a peerlessly prominent statesman
and iron-willed commander, and thus glorify the 21st century as a glorious
Kim Jong Il century.
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For Spanish-speaking people
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primer saludo de fiesta de ano nuevo a pueblo
pyongyang, 15 de enero (atcc) -- en el acto de escolares y ninos por el
nuevo ano 90 (2001) de la era juche los ninos rindieron su primer saludo a
los padres, hermanos y hermanas. desde las antiguedades, segun la costumbre
propia de la nacion coreana, los inferiores hacen reverencia a sus
superiores con motivo del primer dia del ano nuevo.
el pueblo coreano trata con sublime veneracion a su lider y su
dirigente. por eso rinde cada ano primer saludo de fiesta de ano nuevo al
gran lider presidente kim il sung y al respetado dirigente kim jong il, con
el honor y felicidad infinitos de vivir enalteciendolos como padre de la
nacion.
tal costumbre convertida en un ambiente de toda la sociedad no es
excepcional tampoco en el acto de los escolares y ninos por el ano nuevo.
pero en el acto por el nuevo ano 2001 los escolares y ninos hicieron
reverencia a sus padres antes que a su dirigente a quien enaltecen como
padre de todo el pais. he ahi un motivo.
a finales del ano pasado, al enterarse de los preparativos de la funcion
artistica de ano nuevo de los escolares y ninos, el dirigente kim jong il
enseno cordialmente que independientemente de la costumbre anterior estos
deben saludar primeramente a sus padres quienes realizan hazanas laborales
en la construccion socialista.
el dirigente kim jong il al decir que el nuestro es un pueblo excelente,
el mismo disfruta de la mayor fortuna de tener a un gran pueblo y no hay que
escatimar nada para este no cesa de tomar el camino de la direccion sobre el
terreno para el fomento del bienestar del pueblo.
tambien el primer dia del presente ano hizo que el pueblo recibiera el
primer saludo y continuo el camino de su direccion sobre el terreno a la
unidad del ejercito para la tranquilidad del pueblo y la felicidad de los
ninos precisamente cuando estos bailaban y cantaban.
por eso en toda la extension del pais, resuena la cancion de los ninos
"el general al frente y los ninos al campamento".
asi el lider se siente orgulloso de la fortuna de tener al gran pueblo y
este canta la fortuna de enaltecer al gran lider.
he aqui la autentica fisonomia de la sociedad coreana con la unidad
monolitica del lider y el pueblo.
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dirigente kim jong il dirige sobre terreno fabrica y central hidroelectrica
pyongyang, 15 de febrero (atcc) -- el gran dirigente kim jong il,
secretario general del partido del trabajo de corea y presidente del comite
de defensa nacional de la republica popular democratica de corea dirigio
sobre terreno el dia 14 la fabrica de maquinas herramientas de kusong y la
central hidroelectrica de thaechon en la provincia de phyong-an del norte.
en dicha fabrica el se entero en detalle del estado real de la produccion de
maquinas herramientas y de la investigacion tecnica.
muy contento de que los funcionarios, obreros y tecnicos de la fabrica
producen gran cantidad de maquinas herramientas ultramodernas convenientes a
la demanda de la epoca en desarrollo evaluo altamente las hazanas de ellos
que lograron exitos asombrosos al materializar las tareas dadas durante su
visita realizada en enero del ano pasado y les dio agradecimiento.
dijo que los obreros de la fabrica toman dignamente la delantera de los
esfuerzos por la modernizacion y automatizacion de la produccion con miras a
allanar el ancho camino de la construccion de potencia con aquel impetu con
que triunfaron en la "marcha penosa" y elogio altamente su entusiasmo y
estilo de trabajar.
el dirigente kim jong il presento las tareas que competen a la fabrica.
dijo que es posible aumentar decisivamente la produccion al introducir
bien los adelantes de ciencia y tecnica en la produccion dado que en los
ultimos tiempos se ha echado una firme base material-tecnica de la fabrica.
presento el nuevo metodo de produccion que encarno estrictamente nuestro
modo de produccion ideado por si mismo e indico detalladamente los medios
para llevarlo a la practica.
subrayo que todos los productos deben estar imbuidos de la destreza
laboral del pueblo coreano talentoso e ingenioso y dijo que hay que hacer de
la fabrica un modelo de automatizacion.
en la central hidroelectrica de thaechon el dirigente kim jong il se
entero detalladamente del estado real de la construccion del dique ampliado
y la central hidroelectrica no.2 de thaechon y de la generacion electrica.
dijo que los constructores de la central hidroelectrica de thaechon
cumplieron satisfactoriamente las magnas tareas de obra desplegando
plenamente el espiritu revolucionario de autoconfianza y lucha tenaz en el
periodo en que todo era escaso y dificil y anadio que esto constituye una
gran victoria que volvio a demostrar a todo el mundo que el pueblo coreano
puede construir sin falta en esta tierra la potencia del juche al frustrar
categoricamente todas las maquinaciones de los imperialistas.
se mostraria muy contento de este cambio asombroso el padre lider quien
tomo iniciativa personalmente para construir la central hidroelectrica de
thaechon por nuevo modo de desarrollo del recurso hidraulico y se preocupo
tanto por su realizacion, dijo el y elogio reiteradamente a los
constructores infinitamente fieles al partido y la revolucion quienes
materializaron excelentemente el legado del lider.
el presento las tareas programaticas que sirven de guia para la
administracion y gestion de la planta .
le acompanaron kim kuk thae, secretario del cc del partido del trabajo
de corea y pak song bong, ri yong chol y jang song thaek, primeros subjefes
de departamento del cc del ptc.
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ecuador concede titulo de doctor honoris causa a dirigente kim jong il
pyongyang, 15 de febrero (atcc) -- el consejo de la universidad
autonoma de quito, ecuador aprobo el dia 10 la decision de otorgar el titulo
de doctor honoris causa al gran dirigente kim jong il. el consejo dicidio
conceder el titulo de doctor honoris causa a su excelencia el mariscal kim
jong il y registrar a este como miembro honorario de la universidad y de su
centro cientifico en senal de alta evaluacion a sus sobresalientes hazanas
acumuladas en la realizacion de la independencia y la paz del mundo y en la
causa de reunificacion del pueblo coreano.
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banquete en embajada de cuba por cumpleanos de dirigente kim jong il
pyongyang, 15 de febrero (atcc) -- con motivo del 16 de febrero,
cumpleanos del gran dirigente kim jong il violeta goodridge culzac,
encargada de negocios a.i. de la republica de cuba en la rpdc ofrecio el dia
14 un banquete en su sede diplomatica. fueron invitados kim il chol,
ministro de las fuerzas armadas populares, kim yang gon, jefe de
departamento del cc del partido del trabajo de corea y otros funcionarios
interesados.
al hacer uso de la palabra violeta goodridge culzac dijo que el pueblo
cubano evalua altamente la lucha heroica que bajo la sabia direccion del
gran dirigente kim jong il el pueblo coreano libra para desarrollar la
economia nacional, fortalecer la capacidad defensiva del pais y lograr la
reunificacion independiente y pacifica de la patria segun el legado del
camarada kim il sung.
el formulo sinceros votos de buena salud y larga vida del camarada kim
jong il, comandante supremo del ejercito popular de corea y gran dirigente
del pueblo coreano para llevar adelante la causa revolucionaria iniciada por
el respetado lider, camarada kim il sung.
le siguio en usar palabra kim il chol quien dijo que consolidar y
desarrollar de generacion en generacion las relaciones de amistad y
cooperacion con cuba es el proposito del gran lider y la firme voluntad del
estimado general.
en el futuro tambien, el pueblo coreano se esforzara activamente por
consolidar y desarrollar de continuo las tradicionales relaciones de amistad
y cooperacion entre los pueblos y ejercitos de ambos paises basadas en los
extraordinarios lazos de intimidad y obligacion camaraderil entre los
dirigentes de ambos paises, subrayo el.
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