BGSJI and KFA UK support the press statement titled ""The new 'co-produced weapon' of the U.S.-Japan military alliance signals the further unstable security environment of the region "

 BRITISH GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF THE JUCHE IDEA 

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                               London     2nd April  2025       

The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea (BGSJ) and the Korean Friendship Association of the UK ( KFA UK)  today issued a joint statement in supporting the press statement of  vice general director of the General Armaments Bureau of the Ministry of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK ) titled "The new 'co-produced weapon' of the U.S.-Japan military alliance signals the further unstable security environment of the region " that was issued on the 1st of April;

The press statement of  vice general director of the General Armaments Bureau of the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK alerts the world public to the sinister schemes of the US and Japan to increase armaments with the purpose of starting a war against the DPRK and other countries. As the press statement comments "The U.S.-Japan alliance styling itself a key axis of the U.S.-led military alliance system in the Asia-Pacific region is taking on a fresh appearance to give repeated signals of instability to the surrounding countries and the regional society."

The US and Japan recently agreed to co-produce the latest air-to-air missile AIM-120. This is not a defensive measure but an offensive one as it will be used to secure the dominance of air space by the US and Japan . Worse still the US is openly encouraging Japan , a former World War Two axis power ,to take the road of militarism and aggression. The increased and tightened military co-operation between the US and Japan is a serious threat to peace in the region .

As the  vice general director of the General Armaments Bureau of the Ministry of National Defence of of the DPRK declares "A force without justice is a tyranny and justice without a force is meaningless.". This is a basic truth . The DPRK will make it a priority task to build up its deterrence .

We support the measures of the DPRK to counter the threat of US and Japanese aggression!

BGSJI

KFA UK

Juche idea and world From the "Pyongyang Times "

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On March 31 1982, Chairman Kim Jong Il made public the immortal classic work “On the Juche Idea”. The work is an immortal encyclopedia which comprehensively encapsulated and systematized in an all-round way the Juche idea founded by President Kim Il Sung.

The Juche idea is an idea that the masses of the people are masters of the revolution and construction and they are also the motive force of them. In other words, it is the idea that man is the master of his destiny and he has the power to shape his destiny.

By establishing a man-centred philosophical idea and revolutionary theory and leadership method centred on the masses of the people, the Juche idea clearly indicates the way for successfully pushing ahead with the revolution and construction by relying on revolutionary and scientific ideological theories, strategy and tactics and methods however complicated the circumstances and conditions may be.

The DPRK applies the Juche idea in a comprehensive way. The image of the country, which demonstrates its might as a country of single-hearted unity, a socialist fortress, while performing miracles despite manifold challenges and difficulties, clearly proves the scientific accuracy, truthfulness and vitality of the Juche idea which identifies the masses of the people as the driving force of history and has opened up and advanced a new era of carving out their destiny independently by relying on their inexhaustible strength.

Therefore, the peoples of many countries in the world make extensive efforts to learn and disseminate the Juche idea with the passage of time.

The activities for the study and dissemination of the Juche idea, which had been conducted by individual pioneers, have been conducted briskly by Juche idea study organizations since the 1960s.

In April 1969, the first group for the study of Comrade Kim Il Sung’s works was formed by teachers and students of a higher normal school in Mali. Dozens of similar groups with diverse names were organized in more than 20 countries by the end of that year.

In the beginning of the 1970s, positive efforts were made to establish organized bodies capable of conducting the study and dissemination of the Juche idea on a continental and global scale.

In September 1976, an international scientific seminar on the Juche idea took place in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. The Pyongyang declaration on the establishment of the International Institute of the Juche Idea was adopted at the international seminar on the Juche idea held in the DPRK in September the following year, reflecting the requirements of the times, and an organizational committee for the establishment of the International Institute of the Juche Idea was formed.

The inaugural meeting of the International Institute of the Juche Idea held in Tokyo, Japan, on April 9 1978 adopted the inaugural declaration of the institute titled "The Juche idea is a sacred banner in the era of independence".

Before and after the establishment of the IIJI, Juche idea study groups were formed one after another in many other countries and a more regular system of study and dissemination was established according to continents, countries and regions decade after decade and from one century to the next.

The number of organizations and followers studying and disseminating the Juche idea increased and, at the same time, they conducted more positive activities.

A seminar on the creative Juche idea of Comrade Kim Il Sung was held in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, from December 20 to 22 in 1971. More than 90 international and regional seminars on the Juche idea have been held for over 50 years since then. Different countries and regions in the world conducted activities for the study and dissemination of the Juche idea, including seminars, lectures and short courses, on such significant occasions as the birth anniversaries of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il.

In September 2023, an international seminar on "Independence, sovereignty and social development" was held in Rome, Italy, under the sponsorship of the International Institute of the Juche Idea. In April 2024, an international seminar on the Juche idea for independence, justice and future of mankind took place in Pyongyang on the occasion of the 112th anniversary of the birth of President Kim Il Sung.

The participants in the seminar unanimously stressed that the Juche idea propels the trend of global independence and leads mankind to the future of socialism and communism and expressed belief that the progressive mankind will invariably advance along the road of independence and justice and a new world free from exploitation, oppression and subjugation will surely be built as the great idea of the times illuminates the road ahead of them.

Press Statement of Vice General Director of General Armaments Bureau of Ministry of National Defence of DPRK

Pyongyang, April 2 (KCNA) -- The vice general director of the General Armaments Bureau of the Ministry of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following press statement on April 1 under the title "The new 'co-produced weapon' of the U.S.-Japan military alliance signals the further unstable security environment of the region":

The U.S.-Japan alliance styling itself a key axis of the U.S.-led military alliance system in the Asia-Pacific region is taking on a fresh appearance to give repeated signals of instability to the surrounding countries and the regional society.

A typical example is that the U.S. and Japan formally agreed to co-produce the latest air-to-air missile AIM-120, with the recent visit of the U.S. secretary of Defense to Japan as an occasion.

What is serious is that it can never be accepted only as the production of weapons for fighters aimed at defending airspace and securing the command of the air. The danger of it is further highlighted in the light of the peculiarities of the geopolitical and military security environment in Northeast Asia.

All types of main fighters, involved in the U.S.-Japan and U.S.-Japan-ROK three party joint aerial drills that we have frequently witnessed in the sky near the Korean peninsula and further in the sky above the East Sea and South Sea of China, can carry the AIM-120 with a range of more than 160 km.

In view of the military doctrine of the U.S. Air Force which specified that the command of the air should be secured through massive introduction and use of the ultra-modern long-range air weapons such as AIM-120, the anti-aircraft system of enemy states be neutralized through preemptive strike and then strategic bombers be sent to deal a heavy blow to the strategic depth of the opponent, AIM-120 is now becoming another "co-produced weapon" of the U.S.-Japan military alliance, which is turning offensive and aggressive from A to Z.

The joint production of ultra-modern weapons pursued by the U.S. and Japan is adding new element of strategic instability to the Asia-Pacific region, bringing ominous dark clouds.

The U.S. has connived at and encouraged Japan's moves for a military giant since last century. It has sharply expanded the application range of the U.S.-Japan security treaty, which was limited to "contingency in Japan", to space and cyber fields, to say nothing of "contingencies in areas surrounding Japan" in recent years. It has also actively backed Japan's possession of "counterattack capability" and unhesitatingly offered long-range attack means such as Tomahawk cruise missile.

At a time when the U.S. and Japan are seeking to integrate the existing military operation control system through the U.S. military reorganization in Japan and the establishment of the "integrated operation command" and to steadily access to the wartime environment, their cooperation in the field of munitions industry is being accelerated in direct proportion to it. It is not a secret that such moves are aimed at militarily deterring the regional countries.

Certainly, the center of gravity of the U.S. hegemony-oriented military security strategy is changing and it is a new warning signal for the Asia-Pacific regional society including the countries in Northeast Asia.

A force without justice is a tyranny and justice without a force is meaningless.

It will be a priority task of the DPRK in the future, too, to actively cope with the unstable strategic environment being created around the DPRK by the U.S. and its followers and to bolster up the powerful deterrence capable of making enemy countries have no other choice but to give up their political and military ambition.

The DPRK's efforts to apply the most appropriate solution to control and manage the military tension in the region will continue, and Washington and its servants' attempt to hold military hegemony will never be allowed. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2025.04.02.)

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Pyongyang and Its Endless Transformation

http://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/22031

 2025.3.23.

On March 23, 2021, respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of 10 000 flats in Pyongyang and made his historic speech. Since then, Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK, has proudly taken its own unique form and grown into a world-class civilized city with beautiful socialist streets built one after another for the people, according to the scheduled time set by the Workers’ Party of Korea.

The past four-year-long grand construction process was carried out with redoubled efforts and hard work while bearing a grand ideal and a noble sense of duty in mind. Its history is embedded with the inexhaustible leadership activities of respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who personally mapped out the plan for building 50 000 flats and devoted his all for its realization.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gave instructions to build Songhwa Street and turn it into a revolutionary entity which shows the capital’s new and developed image as the first-year task in the construction target of 50 000 flats set forth by the Party Congress. He then guided to build Hwasong Street by learning from the shortcomings seen and lessons gained during the construction of Songhwa Street so that it will become a more civilized socialist street.

When Hwasong Street construction began, respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looked at the housing arrangement plans and bird’s eye view of the street despite his busy schedule. He put all his heart and soul into building a unique street representing the times assuming the aspect of a modern city section.

Though he worked day and night without rest to make sure Songhwa Street and Hwasong Street are erected as new streets symbolizing the civilization and prosperity of the state, he again visited the construction site of the nearly-completed Hwasong Street. That day, he earnestly said that the construction of housing is the most crucial task that provides the people with beautiful homes of happiness. He also said that the construction should be finished flawlessly with quality until the finishing touches so the buildings will not stand inferior to anything even in the distant future.

As seen, respected Comrade Kim Jong Un carried out a vast large-scale construction project to give the people the most splendid and civilized living conditions. Through his commitment and hard work, idyllic streets such as Songhwa Street, Jonwi Street, Kyongru-dong and Hwasong Street have sprouted up on this land attracting everyone’s admiration.

With no doubt, the idea and plans of respected Comrade Kim Jong Un are all steered towards bringing happiness and joy to the people. As each step in his revolutionary leadership is preceded by his dedication to the people, Pyongyang will transform more beautifully day after day 

Masterpiece Born of Great Era

2025.3.21.
http://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/22011

Completed with the sculpture of a mother lifting up her baby in her arms, Okryu Children’s Hospital is a monumental masterpiece born of great Kim Jong Un era when the upbringing of younger generation is given top priority by the Party and the State as the most important policy and revolutionary undertaking. It is also an era of great innovation marked with unreserved dedication. The Hospital matches well with the sculpture that stands facing the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, the embodiment of the motherly love of our Party, and also highlights the dynamism of the era advancing towards the overall national prosperity.

Eleven years have passed since respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited Okryu Children’s Hospital on March 21, 2014. Since then, the loving care and benevolence of our Party have continued with the policies designed and adopted to provide our children with everything and to bring happiness and laughter to them.

It is respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who personally initiated the construction of Okryu Children’s Hospital and energetically led the project, visiting the construction site several times, so that the hospital would be completed into one of the best of its kind. When the hospital went into operation, he visited the place again on no special occasion, for he really wanted to see the lovely faces of our children there. Then, as if what he had done were not enough, he went on to give some valuable advice to relevant officials on the improvement of health services and also kindly resolved every issue arising from the management and operation of the hospital.

Under the loving care of respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who regards it as his greatest pleasure and happiness to look after our children, the very future of the country, and spares nothing for them, they are growing up happy with nothing to envy in the world, annually provided with everything including Sonamu (Pine Tree) brand schoolbags, Mindulle (Dandelion) brand notebooks, Haebaragi (Sunflower) brand school things and also smart school uniforms. They are the very beneficiaries of the universal 12-year compulsory education system.

These are not all:
Since the adoption of the new childcare policy, children all across the country, including those in the deep mountainous areas and those on the remote solitary islands, are daily provided with nutritious dairy products, Sundays and holidays included – a truly inspiring reality to all.

Never a story or two can cover the extent of love and solicitude of
respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who sees to it that all the affairs of the State are subjected to the upbringing of our posterity and also devotes his all to that end. His is the one that can only be likened either to the vast expanse of the sea or sky.

The picturesque Okryu Children’s Hospital completed with the sculpture of a mother lifting her baby up in her arms will forever be perceived by our people as a masterpiece of great Kim Jong Un era, the era of higher civilization and greater prosperity ushered in by dint of eternal political creed and mode of ours – the people-first principle. And in the hospital and sculpture, we see the boundlessly noble outlook of our Party on younger generation that may perceive a difficulty but never an impossibility when it comes to work for children. Under such loving care of the Party, the happy laughter of our children will continue to reverberate through the country, heralding victory in the cause of overall national prosperity.

Juche Idea - Great Guiding Ideology in Era of Independence

Pyongyang, March 31 (KCNA) -- On March 31, 1982, Chairman Kim Jong Il made public his famous work "On the Juche Idea".

The work is an encyclopedic library and a great programme of the revolution that comprehensively deals with the Juche idea, which President Kim Il Sung founded and thoroughly applied in the course of the decades-long revolutionary struggle, and systematizes its theories and principles.

The publication of the work helped clarify the world-historic position and epochal role of the Juche idea and made it possible for the Korean people and the progressive mankind of the world to victoriously advance the cause of independence of the popular masses, the cause of socialism, under the banner of Juche.

Thanks to the energetic ideo-theoretical activities of the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un, the Juche idea has been formulated as Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism and steadily developed and enriched as required by the times and the developing revolution.

The General Secretary solemnly declared that only the road of Juche is the immutable path to be followed by our Party and people and the ever-victorious banner of our revolution is the great Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.

The great fighting programmes and ever-victorious strategic and tactical guidelines clarified by him reflect his iron will to solve all the problems arising in the revolution and construction as required by Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism from A to Z.

The DPRK's overall national power and strategic position have reached the highest level in the vortex of complicated world politics and factories and enterprises for improving the people's standard of living have been built one after another. Such eye-opening reality clearly proves once again the validity and great vitality of the great Juche idea.

Thanks to the leadership of the respected General Secretary, the immortal ideo-theoretical exploits of Chairman Kim Jong Il will shine century after century and the DPRK will further demonstrate its might as a socialist power of Juche forever. -0-

Defending People’s Korea with No Ifs or Buts in Staffordshire .

KFA UK Chairman Dr Dermot Hudson on 29.03.2025 visited the town of Burslem, Stoke on Trent in the north Midlands and participated in an informal meeting of the Staffordshire KFA UK branch and the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea.

Dr Hudson said  that the 31st of March is the 43rd anniversary of the publication of the work “On the Juche Idea “ by the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL . In the work “On the Juche Idea “ , comrade KIM JONG IL systematised the Juche idea and created a structural system of the Juche idea including the philosophical principle and socio-historical principle.

The chairman of Staffordshire KFA UK branch and secretary general of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea made a presentation on the subject  of independent and creative life based on the Volume 1 of the KIM IL SUNG Encyclopedia . He said that it is a demand of man (man being in the non-gendered sense to live as a master , to become the master and the creator .This is being realised in the DPRK there is a collectivist life and people have welded into a socio-political organism . Dr Hudson said that this is a unique achievement which made the DPRK different from other socialist countries.

Participants in the meeting said that more should be done to win students over to the Juche idea and away from certain counter-revolutionary opportunist ideologies such as Trotskyism .

Participants denounced the slanders of over-privileged , elitist middle class and bourgeois  tourists who do not understand the superiority of the socialist system of the DPRK. It was stressed that KFA members and Juche idea followers as progressive , peace campaigners and trade unionists should visit the DPRK .

The participants enjoyed local Staffordshire food including Wight’s pies and Staffordshire oatcakes.

In the evening the participants watched a DPRK documentary about Juche idea followers which featured the Russian communist leaders Nina Andreeva and Viktor Anipilov .

A tour of a local park was organised.