Withdrawal of U.S. Biological and Chemical Weapons from S. Korea Demanded
Pyongyang, June 17 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Korean Anti-Nuke Peace
Committee in a statement on June 16 bitterly condemned the stockpile of
chemical weapons by the U.S. forces in south Korea as an unpardonable criminal
act to devastate the whole of Korea and inflict a horrible disaster upon all
the Koreans. The statement said: The recent disclosure of the fact that the
U.S. forces in south Korea have stockpiled chemical weapons posing a grave
threat to the human lives and ecological environment clearly proves that the
U.S. considers a chemical war as an independent war method along with a nuclear
war in waging a war on the Korean peninsula and this adventurous strategy for
the invasion of the DPRK has reached the phase of its implementation after
going beyond the danger line.
The reality indicates that the U.S. is chiefly to blame for the production,
stockpile and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and an empire
of evil as it stoops to any infamy to exterminate other nations in utter
disregard of international law and the world public opinion in order to realize
its wild ambition for aggression.
If the Korean peninsula is to turn into a nuclear-free, peace zone there
should be a prior strict verification of the U.S. military bases in south
Korea.
As the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula surfaced due to the U.S.
threat to the DPRK, the verification of the U.S. military bases in south Korea
and the withdrawal of nuclear and biological and chemical weapons from it are a
way and a precondition for ensuring peace and denuclearization of the Korean
peninsula.
The statement strongly demanded the U.S. open all its bases to the world
for verification and take WMD including nuclear and biological and chemical
weapons out of south Korea without delay.
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Criminal Biochemical War Preparations Assailed
Pyongyang, June 17 (KCNA) -- The "UN Forces Command" in south Korea is
trying by hook or by crook to cover up the truth behind the possession of
biochemical weapons by the U.S. forces, talking noisily about
"self-investigation" and "explanation". Commenting on this, Minju Joson
Thursday says:
However, this is no more than a crafty ruse of the United States to conceal
its criminal act in storing biochemical weapons in south Korea and hastening
preparations for a biochemical war, evading the eyes of the international
community.
In the Korean War the U.S. imperialists killed innocent Koreans with
chemical and bacteriological weapons by wantonly violating the international
law and they are scheming to start another war on the Korean peninsula and
commit the crime again.
It can never be tolerated that the U.S. is preparing a biochemical war by
stealth, ignoring the international convention and law.
The army and people of the DPRK, holding aloft the banner of Songun, will
shatter the moves of the U.S. imperialists to provoke a nuclear war and
biochemical war with their mighty deterrent to the nuclear war and mete out a
merciless punishment to the aggressors.
The U.S. should make a clean breast of its criminal storage of biochemical
weapons in south Korea and immediately withdraw all its lethal weapons and the
aggression forces from south Korea.
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Meeting of Our Nation Closes
Pyongyang, June 17 (KCNA) -- The meeting of our nation that opened in
Inchon on the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the June 15 joint declaration
closed Wednesday. Attending the closing ceremony were delegates of different
organizations in the north and the south and overseas.
Speeches were made there.
Kim Jong Ho, chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of
the Unions of Literature and the Arts of Korea, in his speech made on behalf of
the north side said that through the meeting all the fellow countrymen fully
demonstrated the justice of the June 15 joint declaration, which unites the
north and the south and redoubles the strength of the Korean nation, and the
will of the nation for reunification.
Underscoring the need for the Koreans to hold higher the banner of our
nation-first spirit, the banner of great national unity and the banner of
independent reunification in the historic era after the publication of the
declaration, he said: Herein lies the way for the nation to achieve eternal
prosperity.
The Korean nation so strong that no one can ever provoke it and so
dignified as to carve out its destiny by its own efforts can no longer endure
the sufferings resulting from by the division, he said, calling on all the
fellow countrymen to firmly join hands and vigorously turn out in the
reunification movement to pull down the barrier of division.
O Jong Ryol, permanent chairman of the National Alliance for Democracy and
Reunification, spoke next on behalf of the south side.
The Korean nation has a tradition that it has defended its independent life
from the foreign interference and domination and never yielded to many ordeals
and difficulties, he said, adding: If one believes in one's own strength and
puts everything into practice one can overcome any difficulties. This faith
represents the historically formed spirit of independence of the Korean nation.
He called on everyone to unite closer and more actively implement the joint
declaration under the banner of the June 15 joint declaration, which provided
all the fellow countrymen with a new milestone for reunification in the last 4
years, and thus achieve the reunification of the country at an early date.
Yang Yong Dong, chairman of the General Association of Koreans in China,
took the floor on behalf of the overseas side. By achieving the reunification
through great national unity, we should clearly show the world people how
excellent the Korean nation is, he said, noting that the Koreans can get united
and greet the day of reunification, as they have an ancient history spanning
5,000 years, form a homogeneous nation and possess the great idea of
independence --"By our nation itself".
He said that all the overseas compatriots would make contributions to the
great national unity and join the compatriots in the homeland in playing the
role of a master in implementing the June 15 joint declaration to bring earlier
the day of reunification.
Amid the playing of the song "Arirang", the flag of the meeting was pulled
down.
Meanwhile, the June 15 marathon race was held as part of the meeting that
morning.
It was participated in by delegates of the north and the south and overseas
and citizens in Inchon.
That evening a reception was given in honor of the participants in the
meeting.
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Int'l Seminar Marks Anniversary of June 15 North-South Joint Declaration
Pyongyang, June 17 (KCNA) -- An international seminar to mark the 4th
anniversary of the publication of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration was
held in Seoul Tuesday under the sponsorship of "Kim Dae Jung Library" of Yonsei
University in south Korea. Present at the seminar were the north side's
delegation led by Ri Jong Hyok, vice-chairman of the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace
Committee, south Korean personages and delegates of all strata and delegations
from different countries of the world.
Prior to the opening of the seminar, south Korean President Roh Moo Hyun
and former President Kim Dae Jung separately met and conversed with the north
delegation.
Congratulatory speeches were made at the opening ceremony.
The head of the north delegation in his congratulatory speech said the
historic Pyongyang meeting in June, 2000 that focused the attention of all
Koreans and the world was an auspicious event for the Korean nation as it
raised hot wind of reunification in Korea and brought a bright hope for
reunification to the Koreans that have suffered from the national division.
June 15 has become a symbol of reconciliation, unity and reunification and
all the fellow countrymen in the north and the south have marked the day as a
significant national day and a day of grand reunification festival, he said.
He expressed the belief that the seminar which opened amid the great
expectation and interest of the people at home and abroad would yield good
results as an important meeting for underlining the significance of the
declaration and implementing it.
Roh Moo Hyun and Kim Dae Jung in a congratulatory speech and a special
address said that thanks to the historic Pyongyang meeting and the June 15
joint declaration there opened for the inter-Korean relations a turning phase,
something inconceivable in the past.
They called on the south and the north of Korea to pool efforts and promote
national reconciliation and unity in the spirit of the June 15 joint
declaration.
Speeches were made by delegates from the north and the south of Korea and
foreign countries.
The speakers said that the June 15 joint declaration serves as a milestone
in the way for the Korean nation and a great programme for reunification as it
makes it possible to terminate the history of division that has lasted for over
half a century and glorify the 21st century as a most glorious era of
reunification and prosperity in the history of the Korean nation.
Since the publication of the joint declaration the north-south relations
have achieved a great advance and miraculous successes despite challenges and
obstructions on the part of anti-reunification forces at home and abroad for
the last four years, they noted, adding that this is a clear proof of the
justice and attraction of the joint declaration.
Noting that the implementation of the joint declaration would lead to
national reunification, prosperity and a bright future, they declared that the
north and the south should set store by the joint declaration unanimously
supported by the whole nation and the world and implement it to the letter.
They were unanimous in asserting that those countries concerned should do
something helpful to the implementation of the joint declaration and the U.S.,
in particular, should drop its hostile policy towards the DPRK for sake of the
peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula.
They declared that the north and south of Korea should creditably fulfill
their duties and mission they have assumed before the era and the nation,and
thus faithfully implement the joint declaration fully reflecting the nation's
desire and will for reunification and positively contribute to bringing earlier
the country's reunification.
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Foreign Diplomats Visit Revolutionary Museum of Kim Il Sung University
Pyongyang, June 17 (KCNA) -- Diplomatic envoys and embassy officials of
Asian countries here visited the Revolutionary Museum of Kim Il Sung University
on June 16 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's
start of work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. The
guests first laid bouquets before the statue of President Kim Il Sung on Mt.
Ryongnam and paid tribute to him.
At the museum they saw with deep interest historic materials and relics on
display, while being briefed on the fact that Kim Jong Il transferred the site
of his leadership to the university and performed ideological and theoretical
exploits that would shine long in history with his tireless thinking and
pursuits and showed deep concern about the work for the development of the
university.
At the end of the visit they made entries in the visitor's book.
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Art Exhibition of Ministry of People's Armed Forces Opens
Pyongyang, June 17 (KCNA) -- An art exhibition of the Ministry of the
People's Armed Forces was opened at the April 25 House of Culture Wednesday on
the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Supreme Commander of the Korean
People's Army Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee of the
Workers' Party of Korea. Put on display were at least 500 successful art pieces
such as Korean paintings, oil paintings, computer-aided paintings, posters,
calligraphic pieces and sculptures created by artists of the Korean People's
Army.
Computer-aided paintings "Long Live General Kim Il Sung, Eternal Sun of
Juche!", "Long Live General Kim Jong Il, Sun of the 21st Century!", "Long Live
General Kim Jong Suk, Mother of Sun's Nation!" and "Echo of Paektu" are
exhibited as main theme paintings.
Also on display in the exhibition halls are Korean paintings "Brilliant
Commander of Paektu Is on Frontline" and "Hot Wind on Mt. Osong," poster
"General Kim Jong Il, Great Illustrious Commander of Songun Revolution!", etc.
depicting the great Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il.
Exhibits also include art pieces representing the faith and will of
servicepersons of the People's Army to become heroes in the Songun era and
dealing with the education in the revolutionary traditions, working class
education and officer-soldier unity, army-people unity, etc.
The opening ceremony was attended by KPA generals and servicepersons.
KPA General Pak Jae Gyong made an address.
At the end of the ceremony the participants looked round art pieces on
display.
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CIA Branded as Breeder of False Information
Pyongyang, June 17 (KCNA) -- The recent sudden resignation of Director of
the U.S. CIA Tenet was a drama orchestrated by the Bush group to downplay its
responsibility for its foreign policy setbacks and save its falling popularity
in the run-up to the upcoming presidential election, says Rodong Sinmun in an
article Thursday. The U.S. aggression on Iraq was a co-product of Bush coteries
and Bush played the leading role in it, the author of the article says, and
goes on:
It was none other than Bush who initiated the plan for the war and gave
instructions for its preparations and it was again Bush who ordered the
invasion of Iraq. The U.S. launched the invasion of Iraq on the basis of false
information fabricated and modified by the White House. The CIA displayed here
its skill as an expert in fabricating information and concocted, modified and
highly inflated extraordinarily fanciful sheer lies.
In cooking up plausible false information Tenet thought that in case it
proved impossible to topple down the Saddam government by a secret war, the
U.S. could attain its aim without difficulty if it mobilizes armed forces.
The U.S. history has been that of aggression, war and plunder, which were
always preceded by the fabrication of information and intrigues related to it.
It is none other than the CIA which played the major role in it. The CIA is a
group of swindlers and tricksters who fake up, process, exaggerate and spread
all sorts of information for aggression, military intervention and the
replacement of legal regimes while the White House is a citadel of
information-breeding which deliberately plans and orders the CIA to fake up
information needed to meet Washington's political and military purposes.
The U.S. bellicose forces have invaded Iraq by holding out false
information in a bid to monopolize oil resources. They are now going to apply
the same method to the DPRK. They are working overtime to disarm the DPRK under
the pretext of the "nuclear issue" and vanquish it without difficulty. They
have discarded the DPRK-U.S. Agreed Framework like a scrap paper after faking
up a story about Pyongyang's "uranium enrichment" and these days they are
kicking up a row to put pressure upon the DPRK over the nuclear issue while
spreading rumors about "secret sale of uranium hexafluoride." The fiction of
the "secret sale of uranium hexafluoride" circulated by the Bush forces is a
whopping lie reminding one of the story about Baghdad's "purchase of uranium"
spread by them.
The DPRK will increase its military deterrent force in every way to protect
the country's sovereignty and security from the U.S. aggression.
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