KCNA Commentary on Japan's Moves to Expand Powder Magazine

Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- Recently, the Japanese reactionaries have buckled down to the extension of gunpowder houses for the Self-Defense Forces under the pretext of supplementing ammunition for "bolstering up the defense capabilities".

The Japan SDF with 1 400 gunpowder houses across the country is planning to additionally build at least 130 gunpowder houses under the standardized designs by 2032.

At present, the construction sites for 65 gunpowder houses were settled and the designs and construction projects are being conducted. Of them, three gunpowder houses were already completed by August this year. The designing for the remaining 65-odd gunpowder houses is to start later in 2027 after choosing their construction sites.

It is reported that the scale of extended gunpowder houses will increase more than scheduled under the three security documents, including the "national security strategy", the Japanese authorities are planning to formally revise within this year.

The extension of gunpowder magazine means that Japan is anticipating a long-drawn-out war.

It is by no means fortuitous that the present chief executive of Japan has asserted from the outset of the year that Japan should make preparations for a long-drawn-out war.

This is vivid evidence that Japan, a war criminal state, made a war for aggression and its prolongation a fait accompli and has made preparations for bolstering up its sustained combat capacity.

The Japanese reactionaries are now getting more frantic in the open scheme to realize the war strategy for materializing their reinvasion ambition.

Since the emergence of Takaichi regime, the Japanese authorities have openly pursued such extremely dangerous neo-militarist policy as the revision of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology for operation of the "war industry" and its operational guidelines and the massive increase of "defense budget" the preceding regimes did not dare to do.

They are also hell-bent on rounding off the war preparations for aggression, investing huge amount of funds in the development of underwater-lunched hypersonic missiles, massive deployment of attack drones and introduction of AI into the SDF command system and other countermeasures to the "new combat mode" and the additional deployment of long-range missiles with "capability of attacking enemy base".

As well-known to everyone, Japan as a war criminal state is banned to have regular army, to say nothing of the right to take part in any war or right to belligerence. Nevertheless, it is scheming to increase its gunpowder houses in all parts of the country with a view to a long-drawn-out war, after getting fully prepared for a war state.

The militarist serpents' moves to increase the gunpowder houses for entering the road of overseas aggression at an early date are self-destructive acts of turning the whole of the archipelago into a huge powder box.

It is undeniable historical fact that the Japanese militarists, who ignited a bloody war of aggression under the ambition to dominate the whole world a century ago, were plunged into the mud of a long-drawn-out war in Asia and finally defeated.

The Japanese neo-militarists should clearly understand that if they are to make desperate efforts to realize the wild dream of the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere", oblivious of the bitter lessons of the past, they will only face the second defeat of Japan. -0-

BGSJI and KFA UK support the statement of comrade Kim Yo Jong titled "Ringleaders of provocation should be prepared for paying price for the farce of their own making"

 BRITISH GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF THE JUCHE IDEA 

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30th of September 2026

 The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and  the  Korean Friendship Association of the UK  KFA  UK )  , issued a joint statement in support of the press statement of comrade Kim Yo Jong department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea , which was titled   "Ringleaders of provocation should be prepared for paying price for the farce of their own making" that was made on the 29th of September;

Recently , the despicable ROK fascist puppets fabricated the 'landmine explosion ' case  which is clearly a false flag operation by the puppets aimed at framing the DPRK and provoking an international incident . Comrade Kim Yo Jong says   "It is too low and dirty as befitting the tribes of the ROK.". This is very true .

The ROK puppets have clearly fabricated the 'evidence ' for the landmine incident . It is strange and curious that the ROK puppet soldiers would visit a barren area which they had not visited for over 50 years.

The ROK is a rubbish puppet regime well known for creating false flag incidents . History is repeating itself .

It is a well known fact that the DPRK in accordance with the new policy on Korean reunification and inter-Korean relations has taken a number of steps to secure its southern border which is simply a matter of asserting sovereignty and not a military  matter . All countries in the world have the right to secure borders and many countries wish to assert control of their borders.

The soldiers of the DPRK's Korean People's Army never crossed the border .

The ROK puppets are warned not to carry out further provocations against the DPRK . Comrade Kim Yo Jong  declares that  " If the ROK military gangsters fire at our soldiers carrying on the permanent project for the southern border, not warning shots, our border units will take immediate and merciless retaliate attack"

If the ROK puppets know what is good for them they will heed the warning of comrade Kim Yo Jong , otherwise they will be responsible for provoking an awful conflagration which they will perish in .

We strongly support the statement of comrade Kim Yo Jong : The DPRK has to right to secure its borders .We denounce the provocation of the ROK puppets as a classic false flag operation against People's Korea !

Down with the ROK Puppets !

BGSJI

KFA UK 

Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Department Director of C.C., WPK

Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement titled "Ringleaders of provocation should be prepared for paying price for the farce of their own making" on Sept. 29:

Recently, the ROK military gangsters committed another provocation against the DPRK, announcing the "investigation results" in connection with the incident of mine explosion that occurred in the southern border area.

It is too low and dirty as befitting the tribes of the ROK.

Of course, such a farce is by no means a new.

When the mine explosion in question occurred on September 21, we had already anticipated the scenario of Seoul and seen through the true intention of the conspiratorial farce being staged by the ROK military gangsters.

In conclusion, the incident is a clear farce reminiscent of the "wooden-box mine incident" which disturbed the world more than ten years ago, in consideration of the time and method of provocation.

At that time the puppet forces forcibly linked the "mine explosion incident" that occurred on the western border with the DPRK and continuously escalated the tension under the pretext of it.

What should not be overlooked is the fact that the armed gangsters of the ROK are now cooking up the groundless results and "justifying their conduct" for political and military provocation against the DPRK, openly talking about "reasonable and corresponding enforcement of measures".

How can we sit and watch their despicable act of rashly doubting anyone after exploding a mine of doubtful provenance and talking about the breach of the Armistice Agreement.

Where can we find else such an absurd, malicious and gangster-like attitude?

The rulers of Seoul including those of the "People Power Party" have already unanimously said that the withdrawn loudspeaker against the DPRK should be set up in keeping with the futile bravery of the new minister of Defense.

It is absurd that they made a conclusion about the origin of the said mine exploded in the barren land which they had never set foot for more than a half century.

It is the height of impudence that the tribes of the ROK are trying to fabricate "material evidence" for proving it after shifting the blame for the incident onto the other.

We are closely watching why the ROK military rogues need the "mine incident" at this time in connection with their extremely scandalous acts which have been witnessed repeatedly in the southern border area in recent days.

The enemies' provocative acts near the southern border area are going beyond the limit with each passing day.

As the world knows, our army has been building the barriers in the southern border area as part of the work of strengthening the border two years ago, and this is only a thorough exercise of sovereignty unrelated with any military purpose.

However, the ROK military warmongers are seriously threatening the personal safety of our soldiers through warning broadcasting and warning shots, teasing our personnel mobilized for building the border barriers about the groundless "crossing of the border".

Especially from August, the enemy has been engaged in warning broadcasting and warning shots every day.

The "crossing the border" of our soldiers touted by the ROK military is a deliberate and planned strained assertion to shift the responsibility for escalating tension on to the DPRK.

Clearly speaking, our soldiers have never crossed the border.

This is a clear cavil and a provocation.

The ROK military should think first of all about what the world will say about its inability to distinguish its own land and other's land, failing to properly distinguish the boundary which can be confirmed by the naked eye.

We will never remain a passive onlooker to the hostile acts causing great concern in the border area.

When a single bullet is hit on our land, they must be prepared for a lot.

If the ROK military gangsters fire at our soldiers carrying on the permanent project for the southern border, not warning shots, our border units will take immediate and merciless retaliate attack.

The counteraction principles against them have already been issued to the border defence units and the army of the DPRK decided to take measures to increase the tactical counterattack means in the direction of the demilitarized zone of the 21st Infantry Division of the 3rd Corps of the ROK army where the provocations are frequent in recent days.

Explicitly speaking once again, it is clear that if the frequency of malicious accusation and provocation against us in the border region are frequent and lead to an encroachment on our actual territory and military sovereignty, the rogue group will have to face a situation that has not yet been experienced.

I seriously warn you that it would be a good idea to weigh the relative advantages with reasonable thinking.

If you are going to display "bravery" with an unpopular barbarous courage, you will only face a miserable and catastrophic position.

The dramatic culmination of the farce of Seoul will never be fun and the responsibility for all consequences will be entirely for the party to the provocation. -0

DPRK Foreign Ministry's Memorandum Issued to Disclose Truth and Danger of U.S. Nuclear Proliferation

Pyongyang, September 29 (KCNA) -- The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on September 27 issued a memorandum to disclose the truth and danger of nuclear proliferation by the U.S., which has irresponsibly neglected its disarmament duty as a nuclear weapons state, plunging the international nuclear non-proliferation system into the worst crisis.

The U.S. is the chief culprit of the vertical proliferation bringing a global nuclear nightmare, the memorandum said, and went on:

In July 1945, more than 80 years ago, the U.S. raised nuclear mushroom clouds on the desert of New Mexico State for the first time in the human history and, since then, has made no scruple of resorting to all kinds of means and methods to lead the preemptive nuclear possession to a permanent nuclear monopoly.

It conducted 1 032 rounds of nuclear tests from 1945 to 1994 and had more than 32 500 nuclear attack means when the Cold War was at its height. The fact and figures go to prove eloquently how tremendous disaster the human history might face due to the nukes in the hands of the "evil empire".

The U.S., which had overestimated its exclusive nuclear advantage until the 1950s, resorted to a craftier artifice to gain a nuclear preponderance behind the curtain of nuclear disarmament in the mid-1960s, because of its financial burden caused by excessive military expenditure and apprehension for the Soviet Union's nuclear superiority as the world's second nuclear weapons state.

The U.S. is planning to resume its nuclear explosion tests under the pretext of "fair competition" while building up a world public opinion about "nuclear tests" in other countries. Such scheme is motivated only by its intention to plunge its strategic rivals into the whirlpool of nuclear arms race and realize the radical acceleration of its nuclear power buildup.

The modernization of the U.S. nuclear force is now being promoted at a level reminiscent of the Cold War period in its width and depth, under the keynote policy of the present U.S. administration advocating "America first" and "peace through strength".

Recently, the U.S. military officially recognized its possession of "space control weapons in orbit". This is a manifestation of its dangerous attempt to secure outer space for operation more favorable for strategic nuclear attack on enemy states, as a prolonged policy of dominating space.

What should not be overlooked is the fact that the U.S. is conducting in a more frantic manner its nuclear force buildup and modernization to ensure the absolute nuclear superiority in the "four-point operational sphere" involving the land, sea, air and space.

The U.S. has resorted to drawing up a new nuclear strategy, which envisages the use of tactical nuclear weapons by drastically lowering the door of restriction on the use of nukes. The fact shows that such nuclear weapons are not merely "deterrence means" of provision for the purpose of "removing threats" from the enemy states, but weapons for actual war to be used on battle sites in case of emergency.

The memorandum disclosed that the U.S. is the chieftain of horizontal proliferation disturbing the international nuclear non-proliferation system.

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, signed in 1968, stipulates the commitment of each nuclear weapons state and non-nuclear weapons state to non-proliferation, the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and the promotion of negotiations on nuclear disarmament, thus assuming the mission as a cornerstone of the international non-proliferation system.

But, the U.S. has openly handed over nuclear weapons technology to its vassal forces, going against the core provisions of the NPT and made the nuclear sharing with NATO member states an uncontrollable object of the treaty. Today it is massively deploying its nuclear attack means in foreign territories under the pretext of offering "nuclear umbrella" and "extended deterrence".

Moreover, the U.S. cooked up "nuclear operation guidelines" with the ROK and put the operation of "Nuclear Consultative Group" on a regular basis. And then it made a commitment that it would include nukes in the provision of "extended deterrence" to Japan. The facts vividly go to prove the true colors of the U.S.-Japan-ROK triangular military cooperation system which is evolving into a nuclear alliance under the leading role of the U.S.

Israel's possession of nukes and several pro-American countries' efforts to arm themselves with nuclear weapons, which are still arousing international concern and fear, are a product of the U.S patronage, connivance and backing from A to Z.

What should not be overlooked is that the U.S. is scheming to turn the AUKUS into a world's biggest nuclear submarine alliance by drawing Japan, the ROK, New Zealand, Canada and other allies into it.

The U.S. approval of the ROK's possession of nuclear submarines is another proof of the AUKUS-style proliferation with nuclear submarines as a vehicle, which is a dangerous development adding new instability to the political and military security environment in the Asia-Pacific region.

If the reckless nuclear proliferation acts of the U.S. are allowed to go on, the "Pandora's box" will be completely opened and humankind will face a terrible nuclear disaster.

The present geopolitical situation, in which the international nuclear order has reached the state of total collapse due to the U.S. radical nuclear arms buildup and undisguised nuclear proliferation, requires the DPRK to play a more positive role in defending the world peace and ensuring the global strategic security, the memorandum said, and went on:

The DPRK's option of action as a responsible nuclear weapons state will be strictly based on the grave reality in which no international body or treaty is deterring the U.S. from bolstering up its nuclear power and going on its nuclear proliferation.

This will be a clear criterion in the DPRK's efforts to protect the national security interests and the regional security environment. -0-

Speech on the 81st anniversary of the foundation of the Workers Party of Korea made by Dr Dermot Hudson to the online meeting on the 26.09.2026

 Dear comrades and friends,

In a few weeks time  the Workers Party of Korea ,the supreme general staff of the Korean revolution  and organiser and guide of all the Korean people’s victories will celebrate the 81st anniversary of its foundation by President KIM IL SUNG  . It seems like only yesterday that I was in Pyongyang for the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Workers Party of Korea .

The anniversary of the foundation of the Workers Party of Korea is one of great importance because the Workers Party of Korea led by respected Marshal KIM JONG UN  organises and guides all the victories of the Korean people , it is the supreme general staff of the Korean revolution.The importance of the role of the WPK can never be understated or underestimated . Indeed in People’s Korea you will often see the distinctive flag of the WPK , with its hammer , sickle and writing brush , flying from street corners .

All the achievements of People’s Korea, which I have witnessed through my 20 visits  , are the result of the leadership and guidance of the Workers Party of Korea , which is transforming people’s dreams into reality .. New homes are given to people free of charge .During my visit I saw that there were no beggars or homeless , no lumpens,alcoholics or drug addicts . There was a complete absence of graffiti and vandalism.

On 10th of October 1945 the Communist Party of North Korea was formed around a nucleus of communist revolutionaries tempered in the fiery furnace of the anti Japanese armed struggle.Indeed the process did not come to an on October 10th 1945 but a further merger of parties took place in 1946 between the Communist Party of North Korea and the New Democratic Party to form the Workers Party of North Korea.This prevented the forces of the working masses being split .In 1949 the Workers Party of North Korea merged with the Workers Party of South Korea to form a unified party for the whole of Korea the Workers Party of Korea.Indeed the road travelled by the Workers Party of Korea since October 10th 1945 has been one of continuous struggle,development and consolidation.

It is not the purpose of my speech to give a detailed history of the Workers Party of Korea because there are many books and articles which do that . Also KFA UK has been organising online reading sessions on the booklet “Understanding the Workers Party of Korea “. Rather I will concentrate on explaining the policies and objectives of the Workers Party of Korea(WPK) .

The WPK was always different to other communist and workers parties because of its distinctive symbol the hammer ,sickle and writing brush . The writing brush actually represents the working intellectuals so the WPK is a party not just of workers and peasants but intellectuals too .

Unlike some former ruling communist parties which downgraded or neglected ideological work , the WPK upholds the ideology-first principle. This was recently stressed at the The Third Workshop for Officials in the Information Sector of the Workers' Party of Korea which was held from the 19th of September to the 21st of September . The general secretary of the Workers Party of Korea respected comrade KIM JONG UN addressed the workshop and said “

That is the Juche-oriented theory of ideology that should never change even though everything else in the world may change, and we are thoroughgoing advocates of the ideology-first principle.”

He called for a deepening of the WPK’s ideological and stressed the need for ideological work to keep pace with the fast changing realities of the country . 

I would like to mention that People’s Korea is one of the few countries if not the only country in the world to carry out deep going anti-imperialist class education . Not only is there the famous Sinchon Museum (now renamed Sinchon Class Education Centre ) but also class education centres in cities and provinces . I do not know of other socialist countries who do the same thing.

The WPK also a party based on the people -first principle . Chairman KIM JONG IL said that the WPK should be like a mother to the people . Marshal KIM JONG UN said that the people-first principle should permeate all activities of the WPK . Speaking at the mass parade for the 70th anniversary of the WPK in October 2015(which I witnessed in person )  he said that  “   As the great Workers' Party of Korea that believes in the people as in heaven, the people who are one and the same with the name of our sacred revolution and its 70 years of victory, is the locomotive leading the revolution and holds the switch weight of history, the avenue of the cause of the Juche revolution will always be adorned with victory and glory.

    I appeal to all the Party members.

    Let us all make selfless, devoted efforts for the good of the great people”

The WPK has indeed made selfless devoted efforts for the people and implemented a people-first policy . I would like to give two examples out of many .Firstly , at the At the Third Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea in June 2021 Marshal KIM JONG UN put forward the policy of supplying dairy products and nutritious foodstuffs to children in the DPRK free of charge .In February 2022 the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK made this the law of the country . Of course people of my own age group will remember how in the UK there used to school milk but this was abolished by the then education minister Margaret Thatcher in 1970 ! .Secondly , at the 8th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea in January 2021 it was decided to build a total of 50,000 new flats or 10,000 per year in Pyongyang in forthcoming five years and 5,000 new flats per year in the mining town of  Komdok . 

In the DPRK houses are given to people free of charge ! The new Kyongru dong residential area on the Potong riverside, which I passed several times during my visits to the DPRK in 2024 and 2025 , not only houses the famous DPRK newscaster Ms Ri Chun Hee but also bus drivers and street cleaners  ! 

To conclude here the history of the Workers Party of Korea has been the history of the ideology first principle and the people first principle .

Long Live the Workers Party of Korea !

The Significance of The Formation of The Down With Imperialism Union In The History of the Korean Revolution. By Shaun Pickford

 October 17th, 2026, marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Down With Imperialism Union, which was the forerunner of the Glorious Workers' Party of Korea. The founding of the DIU by Kim IL Sung (Kim Song Ju) and his comrades marked a new chapter in the history of the Korean revolution. We must see the establishment of the DIU within the context of developments in Korea and internationally at that time, in the 1920s. The victory of the October Socialist Revolution in Russia had led to the spread of Marxism-Leninism around the world, including Korea. Since 1910, Korea had been annexed by the Japanese Empire and the very existence of the Korean nation was at stake. Korean nationalism, which had carried anti-imperialist, anti-feudal tinges, was beset by the limitations of its bourgeois nature. The nationalist leaders sought to appeal to the major powers such as the USA, Great Britain, and France for assistance in seeking freedom from Japanese domination. Among the Korean nationalist leadership, had naively believed that Woodrow Wilson's  (28th US President, 1913-1921) 14 Points would restore Korea's sovereignty with the aid of the League of Nations. Some of the leaders of the Korean bourgeois nationalist movement who settled in Shanghai degenerated into puppets of imperialism, the most infamous case being Syngman Rhee. A mass uprising against Japanese colonialism occurred throughout Korea on March 1st, 1919. The uprising lasted 10 months, showed that the patriotic spirit of the Korean people was still strong and resistance continued against the Japanese colonizers long after the suppression of the rebellion. The March 1st, 1919 uprising also exposed the weakness of bourgeois nationalism.

In April, 1925, the Communist Party of Korea was founded. Progressive activists secretly translated and printed the Marxist-Leninist classics into Korean in defiance of the Japanese Imperialists. In the early 1920s, class consciousness was emerging among the nascent working class in Korea with the setting up of the Workers' Mutual Aid Society (a proto-trade union). Between 1920 and 1925, there were over 330 workers' strikes in the industrial centres of Korea. The Korean Communist Movement was conducted by intellectuals who failed to conduct activities among the working masses. The early incarnation of the Korean Communist Movement was bedeviled with sectarianism in forms such as "The Tuesday Group", "The M.L.Group", "Seoul Group, amongst many others. There were even several preparatory committees for the establishment of a Communist Party in Korea by these factions. Dogmatism and flunkeyism were apparent in the early Korean Communist Movement, which was seeking advice from the Comintern (the Communist International, 1919-1943) for every question in the struggle for national and class liberation. Sectarianism and dogmatism led to the party (K.C.P.) being dissolved in 1928; Korean Communists were left without a vanguard party. 

The Korean National Association, led by Kim Hyong Jik (1894-1926), who was the father of Kim IL Sung, took a Marxist-Leninist position away from the confines of narrow nationalism, building on the anti-imperialist traditions of the KNA. Having been formed in March, 1917, the KNA had become the vanguard of the Korean national liberation movement, symbolized by the slogan "Chiwon (Aim High), in other words, to rely on the popular masses for victory in the revolution. Taking a critical view of nationalism and the early Korean Communist Movement, Kim IL Sung formulated an innovative ideological framework on the issues confronting the revolutionaries in Korea, based on the realities prevailing at the time. Kim IL Sung came to the conclusion that the movement to gain the social and national emancipation of the Korean people was through a clean break with the limitations of bourgeois nationalism and with the sectarianism of the early communist movement. That is, to build up a new communist movement with militants from the young generation 

Kim IL Sung and his trusted comrades formed the Down-With-Imperialism Union on October 17th, 1926. A large core of the recruits to the DIU came from the Hwasong Uisuk School, in Huadian, China, consisting of Korean exiles. The ideological and political programme was laid out in Kim Il-sung's inaugural speech to the DIU entitled "Let Us Overthrow Imperialism" (Kim IL Sung Complete Works Volume 1). This was the first-ever recorded speech by the Great Leader Comrade Kim IL Sung. The DIU set out as its immediate aim to defeat Japanese Imperialism and liberate Korea, to have a People's Democratic Revolution against colonialism and feudalism. While defining the ultimate objective to construct socialism in Korea, and to smash imperialism and achieve communism on a global basis. The foundation of the DIU constituted an historic declaration of a new and decisive period in the Korean Revolution. Rightfully, the DIU is considered the precursor of the Workers' Party of Korea, in which the foundations of building a Juche-oriented party arose. Kim Jong IL in his seminal work of October 17th, 1982, "The WPK Is A Juche Type Revolutionary Party Which Inherited The Glorious Tradition of the DIU", analysed the ideological and historical roots of the WPK in the creation of the DIU in 1926 and how a Juche-type approach to party construction was established by the DIU. From when the DIU was established, independence, creativity and consciousness became the watchwords of the Korean Revolution, with organisational unity being the key factor. Having deep connections with the popular masses in every possible sense was how the Korean Revolutionaries conducted their activities after 1926. In the following decades, the 1930s and 1940s, the Korean national liberation struggle entered a new era of momentous developments with the formation of the Korean Revolutionary Army and the AIJPGA, and the formation of the Association for the Restoration of the Fatherland in May 1936. The party organisations were essentially built up from the grassroots upwards. To have a fair idea of what conditions were like at the time of the founding of the DIU, I can recommend reading Vol 1 of "Reminiscences: With The Century" by Kim IL Sung.

Although circumstances in 1920s Korea were different from realities here in 21st-century Britain, there are many parallels between the tasks faced by Korean Communists in the 1920s and British Socialists in the 2020s. One issue is the spread of factionalism and dogmatism in our movements, and of course, the continuing influence of modern revisionism. We have, on the one hand, so-called broad "Left" parties consisting of a petty bourgeois basis and ideology, and on the other, purist sects that carry on the same old dogma regardless of changed conditions. Both these approaches to socio-political questions are equally counter-productive, and these parties and groups have no or very little influence or connections with the working masses in our country. To advance the cause of socialism, we should seek out novel and innovative ways to construct a movement among the broad mass of working people, in the spirit of the pioneers of the DIU did a century ago. 

The 100 years since the foundation of the DIU have seen the WPK become a mighty monolithic party based on Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism. With the decisions of the 9th Congress of the WPK and led by Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, the DPRK is being transformed into a prosperous country, pushing frontiers of social progress forward. The formation of the Workers' Party of Korea by the Great Leader President Kim Il-sung signified the beginning of the age of Juche, marking a new chapter in the history of the Korean Revolution!  

Report of The Meeting “ 100 years of revolution and anti-imperialism in Korea “ 26.09.2026.

 

The British Group For the Study of the Juche Idea and Korean Friendship Association of the UK(KFA UK) held a successful meeting under the title of “ 100 years of revolution and anti-imperialism in Korea “ to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the foundation of the Workers Party of Korea and the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Down With Imperialism Union . The meeting was held on the 26th of September at 1400 hours in Brixton , south London. Participating in the meeting were members and officials of the British Group for the Study of the Juche and KFA UK as well as honoured guests of the DPRK embassy , the general secretary of the New Communist Party and members of the New Communist Party, a supporter of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain ML  as well as anti-imperialist ,progressive and working class activists from a variety of backgrounds and areas plus members of the general public.

Greetings to the meeting were received from Alan Bolon , KFA UK organisation secretary and head of KFA UK West of England.

Dr Dermot Hudson Chairman of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and Chairman of KFA UK introduced the meeting stressing the importance of the anniversary of the foundation of the Workers Party of Korea and the Down With Imperialism Union . He also said October 9th is the 20th anniversary of the DPRK becoming a nuclear power .

Dr Hudson in his address about the 81st foundation of the Workers Party of Korea stressed that the history of the Workers Party of Korea is the history of the ideology-first principle and people-first principle . He also said that “ All the achievements of People’s Korea, which I have witnessed through my 20 visits  , are the result of the leadership and guidance of the Workers Party of Korea , which is transforming people’s dreams into reality .. New homes are given to people free of charge .During my visit I saw that there were no beggars or homeless , no lumpens,alcoholics or drug addicts . There was a complete absence of graffiti and vandalism.”

The meeting was addressed by Mr Ryu Kyong Jun , charge d affaires of the DPRK embassy in London who spoke about the 81st anniversary of the great Workers Party of Korea . He said that the Korean people keenly realise that the achievements of the past five  years are the result of the leadership of the Workers Party of Korea . Great miracles have been achieved braving all difficulties . The target of building 50, 000 flats in Pyongyang have been overfulfilled . Now the 9th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea has opened new vistas . DPRK citizens realise that future prosperity will be achieved by upholding loyalty to the Party . Only victories and miracles are in store when they follow the guidance of the Party .Mr Ryu’s address received great applause from the audience.

Shaun Pickford secretary general of the British Group For the Study of the Juche idea , addressed the meeting on the subject of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Down With Imperialism Union (DIU ) saying that the DIU is the historic root of the Workers Party of Korea .Thanks to the leadership of President KIM IL SUNG , its founder , the DIU avoided the pitfalls of flunkeyism to great powers , dogmatism and factionalism . The history of the DIU and Workers Party of Korea teach important lessons for the British left and progressives .

Andy Brooks general secretary of the New Communist Party spoke about the achievements of the Workers Party of Korea and how he was greatly impressed when he first visited the DPRK  in 1990.

Dr Hudson also made a short address on the subject of the formation of the DIU saying that the Workers Party of Korea continues the revolutionary tradition of the DIU .

Some discussion on different subjects took place including a comparison between the superior advanced socialist system of the DPRK and other countries.

A message to respected Marshal KIM JONG UN was adopted .

There was an exhibition of literature from the DPRK and KFA UK including the works of the great leaders .

Refreshments were served.

The meeting concluded at 16.40 hours .

From Voice of Korea-Railway Station Built on the Wihwa Island

http://vok.rep.kp/index.php/detail_com/comde/iee260810002/57/en

  The Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm built on the shore of the River Amnok at the northwestern end of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a monumental creation with a beautiful combination of a thousand and hundreds of modern greenhouses of different types, vegetable science research centre, modern houses, various bases for cultural life and peculiar landscape.

  It was inaugurated on February 1, 2026.

  In the farm area there is the Wihwado Railway Station which deals with the transportation of the vegetables produced at the farm and the processed goods produced at the vegetable processing factory.

  Here is a story telling how the railway station was built on the Wihwa Island.

  While guiding the construction of the Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un specially emphasized that our construction should be steadily oriented to the new and development and the designs should reflect the multi-functional, multipurpose and practical ways suited to the characteristics, functions and prospectiveness of the projects concerned.

  Learning about the plan of laying out the Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm, he said the Wihwado Railway Station should be a freight station carrying the vegetables produced at the farm, not tourists or passengers.

  And he stressed the need to change the functional structure of the railway station so that it can enhance its functionality and practicality as a comprehensive transport centre, build a new vegetable storehouse and place the vegetable processing factory around it.

  This is how the Wihwado Railway Station was built into the one fit for its use.

 

BGSJI and KFA UK on the 80th anniversary of KIM IL SUNG University

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                    25th of September 2026
The British Group For the Study of the Juche Idea and Korean Friendship Association of the UK (KFA UK ) issued a joint statement on the 80th anniversary  of the foundation of KIM IL SUNG university:
  

 80 years ago on the 1st of October 1946 , KIM IL SUNG university was founded .This was the first people's university in Korea , a new type of university which would serve the interests of the working people and contribute greatly to the building of a new socialist state in Korea. It was. and is, totally different to the so-called "seats of higher learning "in the capitalist countries which only cater for the children of the bourgeoisie and the rich and privileged sections of society. Such capitalist universities only teach the most reactionary and backward anti-popular ideology and social science whereas KIM IL SUNG University teaches the advanced social science of Juche .Indeed KIM IL SUNG University is the palace of Juche-orientated social science and the acme of revolutionary education and learning in People's Korea.
   

KIM IL SUNG University is associated with the leadership feats of the great leader President KIM IL SUNG. He set up the university with the patriotic rice donation of the peasant Kim Je Won.KIM IL SUNG university was the first institution of higher learning in the new People's Korea which had previously not had any university or institute of higher learning.
   

 The University is also closely associated with the revolutionary activities of the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL who studied at the university for 4 years.It was here that comrade KIM JONG IL made his pledge to glorify Korea .Standing on the Ryongnam Hill he said 

  "As I stand on Ryongnam Hill at sunrise,

The land of 3,000 ri greets my eyes.

Learning the leader's great idea,

I will be the master of the revolution in this land, Korea.

0 Korea, I will add glory to thee.

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On the road of Juche I will be firm and steady

Under the guidance of the great leader.

Braving the raging waves and storms,

I will lead Korea into the future.

O Korea, I will make thee famous.

I will go on for ever with the cause of the sun

That shines over the whole world.

I will bring about the era of communism

When the red glow of Juche will cover the earth. 

O Korea, my Korea!

    It was here at the KIM IL SUNG University that the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL wrote many important works such as The Characteristics of Modern imperialism and Its Aggressive Nature and The Place and Role of the County in the Building of Socialism.
  

Today KIM IL SUNG University is the premier university of the DPRK. It is a truly world class university it has many faculties and departments and the latest equipment .Visiting the University in 2012 and 2015 delegations of the ASSPUK, JISGE and UK KFA were most impressed.The University has an e-library and also a modern swimming pool and gymnasium.It is far superior to any university in a capitalist country. Moreover the education is given free of charge. We understand that there are plans to expand the university even further .
   On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of its foundation we wish the teachers, staff and students of KIM IL SUNG University every success in their responsible work.

 

BGSJI and KFA UK support statement of DPRK Foreign Ministry on the "Friends of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty"

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25th of September 2026

 The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and  the  Korean Friendship Association of the UK  KFA  UK )  , issued a joint statement in support of the press statement   of the spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that was issued on the 24th of September;

Recently , a  ministerial meeting of the ghost-like so-called  "Friends of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty" was held in New York at which a joint statement was issued which condemning the DPRK's self-defensive nuclear activities.

The Spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry correctly terms this as " a grave political provocation against the DPRK such behavior of the hostile forces who took issue with the DPRK's legitimate and just exercise of its sovereign rights under the pretext of the promotion of earlier effectuation of the CTBT"  which the DPRK both rejects and condemns .

Ironically those countries sponsoring the meeting were all satellite states or close allies of the US , a country which has done more to destroy the international nuclear non-proliferation system than anyone else .

The US since the 1950s deployed nuclear weapons abroad . In recent years it created the AKUS alliance and transferred to Australia a nuclear submarine . The US is conniving at the remiltarisation of Japan and its possible nuclearization ,

We would like to add the comment that it seems to us , that the US deep state and certain other forces are too keen to revive the old "nuclear issue " of the DPRK and set the scene for a confrontation with the DPRK .

The DPRK Foreign Ministry spokesman declares that " Such stereotyped racket of some dishonest forces has no impact on the DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state."

Our organisations resolutely condemn all attempts by dishonest forces to revive the old 'nuclear issue ' of the DPRK which was resolved when the DPRK's nuclear status became protected by the laws of the DPRK !

BGSJI

KFA UK 

"Decisive Centre of Collective Defence" Will Be Decisive Target of Collective Punishment: Section Chief of DPRK Institute of Enemy State Studies

Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- An article of Kang Chol Su, section chief of the DPRK Institute of Enemy State Studies, titled "The 'decisive centre of collective defence' will be a decisive target of collective punishment" was published on September 25.

The following is the full text of the article:

The U.S. is more openly revealing its gangster-like nature to use the ROK as its key base for implementing its hegemonic strategy and as its mercenaries in the regional conflict.

At a recent "ROK-U.S. international security seminar", the commander of U.S. forces in the ROK termed the ROK a "decisive centre for collective defence," asserting that the security on the Korean peninsula is directly linked with the stability of Northeast Asia, the western hemisphere and the whole Pacific.

He talked about the redesigning of the security of the Korean peninsula, stressing the need for the ROK and the U.S. to jointly cope with the threat from outside the Korean peninsula.

This is a clearer manifestation of the attempt to completely discard the deceptive veil of "defense of the ROK," which has so far been used as the justification for the existence of the U.S.-ROK alliance, and to tie the ROK to the aggressive "collective defense" system for implementing the strategy for world hegemony.

The "collective defense" is a keynote of the present U.S. administration's "National Defence Strategy". It is a brigandish doctrine of aggression aimed at driving its allies to any strife-torn areas in the world under the pretext of "joint response to a common threat".

The fact that the military value of the ROK has been promoted to "decisive center of collective defense" means that the whole territory of the ROK will play the role of a key base for the U.S. in fighting the overseas aggressive war and the ROK's forces will be deployed as first mercenaries, earlier than any others, in any place indicated by their American master.

Getting clearer is the reason why the U.S. has openly revealed its intention to use the geopolitical position of the ROK for carrying out its strategy for hegemony outside the Korean peninsula under a "upside down map," highlighting the ROK's position as a fixed aircraft carrier for deterring the DPRK, China and Russia and a dagger in the heart of Asia.

In fact, the U.S. attempt to place the ROK at the centre of the "collective defence" system has been put into speedy practice to pose real danger.

The U.S. has reduced its forces in Europe and other regions, but deployed MQ-9 Reaper drone unit for strategic purposes and more F-16 fighters in the ROK. It even seeks to deploy the multi-domain mobile task force. This is a part of its practical design to involve the ROK in the "collective defence" system.

This has been proved by the fact that the U.S. has enhanced the joint operation system and integrated operation capacity by involving the ROK forces in such multi-national military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region as RIMPAC and Pacific Vanguard conducted far beyond the Korean peninsula and its vicinity, not content with Ulji Freedom Shield and other joint military drills with the ROK and Japan.

Shackled by the U.S. "collective defense" system, the ROK is playing a suicidal role as top-class war servant of the U.S. by willingly accepting to increase its defense cost, build nuclear submarines, introduce multi-domain operational system and integrated missile defense system, massively purchase U.S. war hardware and build and overhaul U.S. warships, all of which are transcending its "defense requirements."

The U.S. strategy of "modernizing the alliance," which is being carried out on a global scale, beyond the boundary of the Korean peninsula, under the signboard of "collective defense", and sycophancy of the ROK blindly following it are exposing the security of the Korean peninsula, the region and the world to graver danger.

The ROK, which will play the role of a "decisive center for collective defense," has turned into the most obvious cancer-like entity that stokes the instability of the region and the world, and this will inevitably provoke the heightened vigilance and strengthened readiness of the countries and the region regarding it as a threat.

The DPRK, which borders the ROK, has already made full preparations in anticipation of such developments and clarified its resolute stand to mercilessly deter and frustrate any challenge doing harm to the sphere of its security by dint of its superpowerful military muscle.

The ROK, which has emerged as a "decisive center for collective defense," pursuant to the U.S. strategic interests, will become a decisive target of collective punishment. -0-

Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry Issues Press Statement

Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement on September 24:

A "joint statement" accusing the DPRK of its self-defensive nuclear activities was cooked up and released at a recent ministerial meeting of the "Friends of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty" held in New York.

The Foreign Ministry of the DPRK strongly condemns and rejects as a grave political provocation against the DPRK such behavior of the hostile forces who took issue with the DPRK's legitimate and just exercise of its sovereign rights under the pretext of the promotion of earlier effectuation of the CTBT.

The member states of the "Friends of the CTBT", which sponsored the recent ministerial meeting, are the allies or satellite countries of the U.S., the chief culprit systematically destroying the international nuclear non-proliferation system. So they have neither qualification nor face to debate the DPRK's legitimate exercise of its right to self-defence.

It has been 30 years since the conclusion of the CTBT, but it has not yet come into effect. It is entirely because of the U.S. and its vassal forces which have openly committed criminal nuclear proliferation out of their wild ambition to secure their global nuclear hegemony.

The U.S.-led nuclear proliferation, from the sharing of nuclear weapons with NATO in the 1950s and deployment of its nuclear weapons abroad to the emergence of the nuclear submarine alliance AUKUS and the transfer of nuclear submarine technology to the ROK, has been recorded as grave threats to international peace and security.

In particular, remilitarization of Japan revealing its ill-intended scheme to arm itself with nuclear weapons through the modification of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles and the retrogressive constitutional amendments, oblivious of the lesson from its defeat in the Second World War, constitutes an actual security challenge to be strictly watched and deterred by the international community.

The criminal acts of the countries failing to honour their nuclear-disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation duty are being connived at, but a sovereign state's legitimate exercise of its right to self-defence is being faulted. As such abnormal situation lingers, the international nuclear disarmament system and the nuclear non-proliferation system are being shaken to their roots.

Such stereotyped racket of some dishonest forces has no impact on the DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state.

The DPRK will never tolerate any attempts to deny its national sovereignty and constitutional position but make positive contributions to the international efforts for ensuring peace of the Korean peninsula and the rest of the world as a responsible nuclear weapons state. -0-

BGSJI and KFA UK form Preparatory Committee For the 81st anniversary of the foundation of the Workers Party of Korea

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24th of September 2026

 The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and  the  Korean Friendship Association of the UK  KFA  UK )   today formed a Preparatory Committee For the 81st anniversary of the foundation of the Workers Party of Korea which consists of different political parties including the New Communist Party and Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain Marxist-Leninist and other parties as well as the Korean Friendship Association UK and the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea ;

The foundation of the Workers Party of Korea(WPK) by President KIM IL SUNG  81 years ago , on the 10th of October 1945, which marked the appearance of the supreme general staff of the Korean revolution and the organiser and guide of the Korean people . Throughout the 81 years of its existence the WPK ,guided by President KIM IL SUNG , Chairman KIM JONG IL and Marshal KIM JONG UN , has inspired the Korean people to make great feats and miracles in socialist construction .

Our Preparatory committee will organise events and activities to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the WPK in a meaningful way .

BGSJI

KFA UK 

BGSJI and KFA UK support the press statement of DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui titled "The DPRK remains unchanged in its will to keep nuclear weapons forever"

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24th of September 2026

 The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and  the  Korean Friendship Association of the UK  KFA  UK )  , issued a joint statement in support of the press statement  of  Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) which was titled "The DPRK remains unchanged in its will to keep nuclear weapons forever": that was made on Thursday 24th of September ;

Recently , Rubio , the US secretary for state met Japanese and ROK top diplomats on the side-lines of the 81st UN General Assembly and declared that the DPRK should 'denuclearise '.The DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui rightly characterises this as "The U.S., Japan and the ROK fully expressed their anachronistic and confrontational nature once again to remain invariably hostile to the DPRK by raising the unrealistic "denuclearization" target."

The statement of the US, ROK and Japan shows that no matter what they may say from time to time , they remain fixed with their obsession to "denuclearise " the DPRK which is of course simply a codeword for regime change .

Choe Son Hui as Foreign Minister of the DPRK reaffirmed in the strongest terms the will of the DPRK to maintain its nuclear deterrent  and that the DPRK's nuclear status is irreversible .

Moreover Choe Son Hui declares that   "The strong-arm policy against the DPRK came to failure, and any state or force can never compel us to withdraw from defending the national sovereignty and the core interests.". The DPRK is not backing down or compromising its fundamental interests  . We applaud this.

The DPRK will not consider a dialogue that is accompanied with confrontation . Also so long as the US and its allies continue to demand 'denuclearisation ' , the DPRK will harden its attitude towards them .

Our organisations denounce the denuclearisation racket of the US , ROK and Japan . We also support the will of the DPRK to not abandon its nuclear weapons and to harden its stance towards the US .

BGSJI

KFA UK 

Press Statement of DPRK Foreign Minister

Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on Thursday released the following press statement "The DPRK remains unchanged in its will to keep nuclear weapons forever":

The U.S., Japan and the ROK fully expressed their anachronistic and confrontational nature once again to remain invariably hostile to the DPRK by raising the unrealistic "denuclearization" target.

At the tripartite talks held on the sideline of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, the diplomatic authorities of the U.S., Japan and the ROK made public a "joint statement", in which they reconfirmed the firm will to "denuclearize" someone according to the "resolution" of the UN Security Council.

This proved once again that no matter how the U.S. and its allies change their expressions and let loose a string of rhetoric, they do not give up a daydream about "denuclearization" and can never drop it.

It is not new that the "denuclearization" issue was discussed at the meeting of the U.S., Japan and the ROK which have adopted antagonism toward the DPRK as their state policies, and on the contrary, it would have been surprised and questionable if there had been no mention about it.

As the foreign minister of the DPRK, I reaffirm and reconfirm in the strongest tone of voice the steadfast will of our state to keep nuclear weapons through all ages, which is irreversible in any case and will remain unchanged forever.

The strong-arm policy against the DPRK came to failure, and any state or force can never compel us to withdraw from defending the national sovereignty and the core interests.

The coexistence of confrontation and dialogue may be workable for anyone, but they can never be considerable one for the DPRK.

Steadfast is our appreciation and stand that nuclear weapons are the core component of national sovereignty and the most reliable guarantee for defending sovereign rights that no one can provoke. And the more loudly the U.S. and its allies may cry out for "denuclearization", the more it will only prove the validity of our state's just access to nuclear weapons and give a justification for strengthening them and harden its stand against the U.S. and the enemies.

To deny the reality is to give up the future.

There is no change in the fact that the DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state will be everlasting as inviolable one in disregard of the hostile forces' rhetorical assertion, and it is inevitable to reorganize and fix the geopolitical structure centered on the DPRK with nukes. -0

Test of Updated 240 mm-Calibre Controlled Multiple-Launch Rockets Conducted in DPRK

Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- Under the artillery and missile forces modernization plan for attaining the five-year goal of national defence development, the defence scientific research sector of the DPRK conducted a test of updated 240 mm-calibre controlled multiple-launch rockets on September 22.

The test was guided by Ko Pyong Hyon, chairman of the Second Economy Commission of the DPRK.

The test was overseen by KPA Marshal Pak Jong Chon, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, Full General Kim Jong Sik, first vice department director of the Central Committee of the WPK, Full General Jang Chang Ha, general director of the Missile Administration of the DPRK, and Major General Yu Chang Son, director of the Artillery Bureau of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army.

The autonomous pinpoint guide system was applied to the updated 240 mm-calibre controlled multiple-launch rockets. The updated rockets are capable of striking the targets 100 km away in a trajectory flight mode and those 115 km away in a combined glide mode.

That day's test proved the hit accuracy and superiority of the range-extended rockets.

The leading cadres expressed their unanimous view that the development of range-extended rockets assures them of a significant change in the firepower readiness along the southern border.

Referring to the idea of the head of state on giving priority to the development of the army artillery and missile forces, KPA Marshal Pak Jong Chon stressed the need to concentrate the deadliest and destructive attack forces on southern border.

Recalling the idea of the instructions given by the head of state that to constantly expose the enemy to extreme uneasiness and fear constitutes an important and decisive part in exercising the war deterrent, he underscored the need to make the enemy aware of the fact that we have replaced all our armed forces' long-range strike means with the latest ones at the earliest date.

To build the most powerful artillery force is our Party's principal defence building strategy emphasized again at the Second Meeting of the Ninth Central Military Commission of the WPK, he said, requesting for greater efforts and activities of the defence science research sector and the munitions industrial workers to bolster up the military muscle. -0-

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Watches Football Match between Missile Administration and Second Economy Commission

Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) -- There took place a football game between the DPRK Missile Administration and the Second Economy Commission on September 22.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, watched the game.

All the participants were filled with great excitement and joy to hold a significant sports and cultural event in the presence of Comrade Kim Jong Un at a time when they swell with the pride of having received thanks, as a token of deep trust, from the Party and the government for the precious successes they have achieved in implementing the Party's line on building up the national defences through defence science research and production.

Comrade Kim Jong Un met with leading officials in the munitions industry and extended warm congratulations and encouragement to the national defence scientific research group of the Missile Administration, the Second Economy Commission and all the munitions industrial workers who have devoted themselves to faithfully upholding the self-reliant defence policy of the WPK with practical successes.

He said today's sports game is to appreciate their efforts and express thanks to them.

Among the spectators were Pak Jong Chon, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, and secretaries of the Central Committee of the WPK.

The football match was held between Hwasong team of the Missile Administration and Ponghwa team of the Second Economy Commission.

Comrade Kim Jong Un expressed his thanks to the group of defence scientists and technicians and the munitions industrial workers for the contributions they have made by performing an unprecedented miracle, to be specially recorded in the history of sacred struggle for modernizing the DPRK's armed forces and bolstering the war-fighting capability, and clearly proving the matchless development and absolute superiority of our defence capability. He said that their patriotism and loyalty and devoted efforts constitute a priceless contribution, the most invaluable one never to be bartered for anything, in terms of the security, eternal development and prosperity of the country.

He called on the defence scientists and technicians and the munitions industrial workers to further redouble their revolutionary optimism and high spirit and continuously bring about a series of leaps forward and innovations in augmenting the national defence capability by their concerted efforts and thus defend the DPRK's inviolable sovereignty and security, safeguard peace and reliably guarantee the eternal development of the socialist motherland with the absolute superiority of strength.

The two teams, greatly honoured to play the match in front of Comrade Kim Jong Un, fiercely contended for the glory of their units. Hwasong team beat its rival 4:1.

A prize-awarding ceremony was held amid the enthusiastic applause of the spectators.

All the participants, who were honoured to have Comrade Kim Jong Un's great trust and encouragement, made a pledge of loyalty to stay more faithful to the important historic mission and duty they have assumed before the Party and the revolution, the country and its people, and consolidate the national defence capability to be most powerful. -0-

BGSJI and KFA UK support the press statement of the DPRK Foreign Ministry on the so-called MSMT

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21st of September 2026

 The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and  the  Korean Friendship Association of the UK  KFA  UK )  , issued a joint statement in support of the press statement of spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK ) that was issued on Monday 21st of September ;

On the 16th of September  the so-called "Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team "(MSMT) ", a body that has no real legal authority whatsoever , published a report slandering the DPRK's routine economic  co-operation with other countries . The so-called report consists of fabricated information supplied by paid hack "academics " who pretend to the "experts " on the DPRK.

The so-called MSMT is a body that exists outside of the UN and was something cobbled together by the US and certain other Western countries that are satellite states of US imperialism . The DPRK Foreign Ministry spokesperson correctly states that "The MSMT is a ghost group lacking any legality in the justification and purpose of existence. Its illegal act committed under the signboard of implementing the UN "resolution" is just a violation of the UN Charter and international law and a mockery of the international community"

The MSMT has no right to interfere in relations between the DPRK and other countries .

The so-called MSMT is just a body created by the US and others to try and stifle the independent development of the DPRK by means of sanctions. As the DPRK Foreign Ministry spokesperson says " it is unchangeable that the MSMT is no more than a political tool for ensuring their specific interests and pressurizing sovereign states"

The DPRK will not bow down to the US and the other Western countries but will continue to develop friendly co-operative relations with other countries.

We denounce the MSMT and call for its dissolution !

BGSJI

KFA UK 

Third Workshop for Officials in Information Sector of WPK Closes

Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- The Third Workshop for Officials in the Information Sector of the Workers' Party of Korea, which has added another brilliant page to the history of ideological work of the WPK, closed on September 21 after successfully concluding its scheduled work.

Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, attended the closing ceremony and made an important speech.

When he took the platform together with accompanying officials, all the audiences broke into enthusiastic cheers in reverence for Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un who organized the workshop in the crucial historic period of deciding the brilliant success and future of our cause and is working thoughtfully and painstakingly to make it an occasion of a radical turn in consolidating the politico-ideological might, the greatest national power of the DPRK, in every way.

In his speech, he expressed satisfaction over the fact that the workshop was successfully held in conformity with the desired purpose of making it a major process for innovating ideological work, whereby all the officials in the information sector of the Party have a full understanding of the Party's immutable ideology-first principle and their sense of duty to innovate the ideological work.

Saying that the officials in the information sector of the Party have hardened in a fresh manner their sacred revolutionary awareness and sense of heavy responsibility to increase our ideological resources a hundred times and consolidate the guarantee for carrying forward our cause, he referred to the fundamental principle the officials should always keep in mind as communists and to the absolute viability of the Juche-based theory of giving importance to ideology. And he clarified the firm stand of the Party Central Committee to realize our ideal without fail in the future dynamic struggle on the strength of the great revolutionary ideology, the greatest asset of the Party, and the might of the information and motivation work peculiar to the Party which turns the ideology into the might of transformation.

Comrade Kim Jong Un set forth the principled issues, to be adhered to in putting the contents, forms, methods and means of ideological work on the basis of progress and development in line with the expectations of the times, the revolution and the people waiting eagerly for fresh changes and innovations in information and motivation work and creation of cultures that will encourage and further diversify our struggle and life, and the important tasks and ways for ensuring the innovation in the ideological work of the whole Party.

He declared the workshop closed, stressing that a series of greater successes and innovations would be witnessed in our struggle for bringing earlier the great ideal and bright future with the irresistible might of ideology, he expressed the belief that all the participants would dynamically pave the avenue for advance in the new era with the zeal and courage befitting the ideological guards of the WPK under the uplifted banner of the ideology-first principle.

All the participants responded with stormy cheers and rapturous applause to his speech adding glory to their high honor as information workers of the ever-victorious WPK, which regards ideology as the most important weapon and guides the revolution by dint of ideology, and further hardening their sense of duty for the times and redoubling their revolutionary zeal.

They loudly sang in chorus the song "Long live the Workers' Party of Korea", in reflection of their faith and pledge to fulfill their duty as ideological guards in steadily writing textbooks on the ideological revolution, to be recorded in our Party history and handed down forever along with our era of transformation, by successfully carrying forward and developing the sacred history and tradition of our Party which pioneered a new era of Juche by rousing the people to the revolution on the strength of ideology.

The venue was filled with revolutionary enthusiasm of all the participants to further consolidate our political and ideological position and dynamically carry forward the upsurge in the overall development of socialism through a powerful ideological offensive, holding aloft the red Party flag of Juche.

The four-day workshop was held amid the extraordinary political consciousness and enthusiasm of all the participants to take the lead in the vigorous campaign for bringing about a radical change in ideological work and qualitatively strengthening the ideological position, an indispensable guarantee and key requirement for the steady succession to the cause of the WPK, with their fresh determination, redoubled efforts, mature qualifications and positive cultivation of traits.

There was an intensive study for deeply grasping the essence of the important speech made by Comrade Kim Jong Un at the opening ceremony of the Third Workshop for Officials in the Information Sector of the WPK.

Studying in depth the important document, which comprehensively deals with the precious guidelines for further developing the ideological resources, accumulated by our Party for a long time, the extraordinary potentials peculiar to the Korean revolution, at the level required by a new era, an era of comprehensive development when we have entered a new phase in the spheres of our struggle and in all our activities, all the participants hardened their revolutionary will to carry out without fail the policy of the Party Central Committee expecting positive changes in ideological work of the Party, which are stronger than the trend of the changing times and offensive-oriented in surpassing reality.

The workshop was held amid their high awareness that the success of ideological work depends on the qualifications and ability of them taking full charge of the ideological and information work.

Senior officials of the Information and Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the WPK and educational workers of the Central Cadres Training School of the WPK gave lectures at the workshop.

First, there was a lecture on concentrating all efforts of the ideological work of the Party on preparing all members of society as true loyalists and ardent patriots armed with the revolutionary ideas of great Comrade Kim Jong Un as their faith.

The lecturer theoretically explained that Comrade Kim Jong Un's revolutionary ideas are the guidelines of our Party and state in the new era and an encyclopedic action program for the revolution and construction as they comprehensively deal with the path and the strategy for carrying forward and accomplishing the revolutionary cause of Juche generation after generation under the banner of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.

The lecture referred to the detailed issues for improving the effectiveness of the ideological and political work by further enhancing the sense of obligation and responsibility of the officials in the information sector of the Party in the struggle for modeling the entire Party and the whole society on the revolutionary ideology of great Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Then the workshop dealt with the issue of successfully conducting the education in the revolutionary relics and the leadership exploits of the Party, regarding it as the key point of ideological education.

The lecturer explained the methodological ways for further enhancing the cognitional and educational effect in education through the revolutionary relics and the leadership exploits of the Party, the root and starting point of the ideological work of the Party, and intensifying it in a substantial way on the principle of historicism and scientific accuracy.

There was a lecture on stepping up the information and publicity offensive to rouse the masses to implementation of the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the WPK.

Through the lecture, the participants kept deep in their minds the orientation of information and agitation work and all principled issues arising in making sure that the working spirit and traits, displayed in pioneering the era of comprehensive development, and the trend of gigantic changes prevailing in all sectors of socialist construction result in steady upsurge, and in properly setting the focus of ideological work in conformity with the specific conditions of every sector and unit to wage an intensive campaign for joint and collective innovations.

The workshop also dealt with the issue of studying fresh forms and methods of ideological work and conducting information work in a realistic and appealing manner and the issue of conducting motivation and agitation with visual aids as required by the Party's policy to maximize their effectiveness.

The lecturers explained the principled and theoretical issues, including the one of exploring and applying new forms and methods of ideological work while studying the Party's policies, the situation and the undertakings from an enterprising and positive standpoint, the one of thoroughly ensuring the politico-ideological characters, timeliness, visualization and culture in displaying political visual aids and preparing the information workers to be the ideological standard-bearers of our Party possessed of high political and professional qualifications and noble humanity.

The participants watched videos dealing with the successes, experience and lessons recently gained and drawn by information units at different levels and there was a question-and-answer session on the practical issues arising in the Party's ideological work.

While deeply studying the contents of the lectures during the workshop in organic correlation with the immediate practical requirements and the prospective requirements of the revolution, they focused their thinking and research on broadly acquiring the essence, exquisite principle and mature methodology of ideological work.

They actively exchanged and shared the good views and experience that would help acquire the innovative work style and manner of always aspiring after new things and development as a habit and ensure the purposeful and meticulous nature of ideological work under a good plan.

A letter of pledge to Comrade Kim Jong Un was adopted with fervent applause of the participants.

The Third Workshop for Officials in the Information Sector of the Workers' Party of Korea, held under the guidance of Comrade Kim Jong Un, marked a significant occasion in further strengthening the Party and the revolutionary ranks into a fortress of single-minded unity and an ideologically pure entity and reliably guaranteeing the steady advance and succession of our cause by boosting the might of the Juche-based theory of attaching importance to ideology in the course of opening up a new era and a new sphere of struggle. -0-