Saturday 6 April 2024

Answers to Questions from Our 7th Joint Juche-Songun Study Session and Q and A . 01.04.2024

 



1. Do you think the DPRK will have more economic opportunities in the future with the Russian Federation opening up to them and their usual partners in the East?


Relations between Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are steadily improving thanks to the efforts of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN and Russian President Putin .  Recently several Russian delegations have visited the DPRK including economic delegations and also DPRK economic delegations have visited Russia.From the 18th of March to the 22nd of March A delegation of the Maritime Territory of the Russian Federation headed by Oleg Kozhemyako visited the DPRK. On the 26th of March  A DPRK government economic delegation headed by Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations left to visit the Russian Federation.


I am convinced that economic co-operation between the DPRK and the Russian Federation will increase.


It is significant that recently Russia opposed the extension of the so-called ‘panel of experts ‘ of the UN to oversee the implementation of the UN Security Council sanctions.



2. Does the DPRK plan on sending humanitarian aid to help the Palestinian population suffering in Gaza?

The DPRK strongly supports the Palestinian people and has issued many statements of support for the Palestinians . They also refuse to have diplomatic relations with Israel.


I am  not aware of any specific plan to send humanitarian aid to Gaza by the DPRK but I am sure that if it is possible they will send humanitarian aid to Gaza.



3. Do you know if it's true that the DPRK has outlawed abortion? If so, why did they do it, and do they plan on reversing that decision?


Abortion is legal in the DPRK and has not been outlawed . However , in the DPRK it exists primarily for medical reasons rather than social reason although in the case of a woman being raped she may have an abortion.


The DPRK co-operates with the UN Population Fund and the International Planned Parenthood Federation .


4. Would the DPRK be willing to cooperate with other militaries around the world? (ie: Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, People's Liberation Army)


The DPRK aims to expand co-operation in all fields with the world anti-imperialist forces . This policy was re affirmed at the 8th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea in January 2021 and the recent 9th plenum of the 8th Central Committee of the WPK.


The DPRK has active co-operation with the Cuban FAR and in July 2013 the then chief of general staff of the KPA Kim Kyok Sik visited Cuba for talks with the Cuba military . Of course details of ongoing military  co-operation  between the DPRK and other countries is of course secret ..


It is worth mentioning that in the past the KPA assisted Cuba , Vietnam ,Egypt ,Syria and Angola.


During the Caribbean Crisis of 1962 the DPRK stood by Cuba where the revisionists and big power chauvinists abandoned it. DPRK diplomats and students in Cuba armed themselves ready to fight side by side with  the Cuban people. President KIM IL SUNG  sent the best pilots of the air force of the Korean People's Army to Vietnam as well as artillery specialists and  tunnelling experts plus material assistance as well. During the 1973 October War between the United Arab Republic and the Israeli Zionists , a squadron of KPA pilots was sent to assist the Arab people in their fight against Zionist aggression. It was said that when the Israeli Zionists heard Korean being spoken on intercepted communications they became frightened.



5. Do you think the DPRK will ever find a way to bypass the brutal sanctions against them and thus be able to send items to the west, perhaps via another trade route like China?


The DPRK is overcoming the sanctions by means of self-reliance .


As explained above a small hole has been made in the blockade against the DPRK by Russia voting against the renewal of the so-called UN panel of experts on the sanctions against the DPRK. Nevertheless the sanctions of the UN Security Council still remain .


As to exporting to the imperialist countries via China this is possible but there would still be the problem of countries that adhere and implement the UNSC sanctions and also have their own sanctions against the DPRK such as the US , the UK and EU .

In my personal opinion maybe KFA could play a role by trying to sell non-sanctioned goods like books , badges , flags and insam in the West.



From Safari Mukaadji


Hey i know that the US have put UN sanction on the DPRK when it comes to importing oil , so I was wondering how has the  DPRK try to get around so the have enough oil for their needs.



We cannot comment on how the DPRK resolves the issue of the cap on importing oil.


The DPRK is looking to start its own oil industry and does have some oil reserves which are not yet tapped.


The DPRK has taken measures to use substitutes for petroleum for vehicles . Also the DPRK uses hydropower , nuclear energy, coal , geo-thermal power and also solar and wind power , so does not need to import oil for electricity generation . In fact President KIM IL SUNG himself opposed the construction of an oil fired power station.



Hey I have seen some old movies by the DPRK , so I'm wondering if the DPRK has any new movie or tv shows the are working on or that came out the past 10 years. And if the have where could one watch them?.


The DPRK has actually produced many new films and TV shows in the last 10 years including the film “One Night , One Day “ and all kinds of tv shows . They can be seen on Youtube . KFA UK as well as KFA Germany and the People’s Korea of Poland organise film nights .


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