46 Years Under Banner of Anti-Imperialism, Independence, Friendship and Solidarity

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Through the unremitting struggle against all forms of subordination, inequality, interference and aggression, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has now developed into a powerful force aspiring after genuine international justice, thus rising to global prominence and demonstrating its power.

Over 46 years since its admission into NAM at the NAM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held on August 25, 1975 in Lima, Peru, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has traversed the road of glorious struggle, overcoming all sorts of trials of history under the uplifted banner of anti-imperialism and independence.

Our country has now developed into a powerful fortress for the common front of anti-imperialism, and NAM has consistently advanced along the road of independence and prosperity. These are entirely the brilliant fruition of immortal leadership of the external revolutionary activities undertaken by President Kim Il Sung, outstanding thinker and theoretician and great sage of the independent era.

President Kim Il Sung wisely led the NAM member states to adhere to the fundamental idea of anti-imperialism and independence, and to counter the aggression and interference of domination forces with the strategy of unity by forming a broad unified front.

He met with a number of heads of state and prominent political figures from the non-aligned countries and taught them that they should unite each other to prevent their countries from being reduced again into the colonies of imperialists, thus making sure that the NAM member states overcome the divergences, differences and disputes among themselves, and achieve unity and solidarity.

Spurred on by the great program for consolidating the unity and solidarity of NAM as has been set forth by President Kim Il Sung in his historic conclusion “For the Development of the Non-Aligned Movement” in June 1986 and in other related works, the non-aligned countries were able to smash the imperialists’ attempts for fomenting discord among the NAM member states, relying on the despicable double-dealing tactics, and have steadfastly advanced along the road of anti-imperialism and independence.

The immortal feats and outstanding leadership performed by President Kim Il Sung for the global independent cause and the advancement of NAM could indeed make it possible for the 20th century to mark its historic position as an era of independence.

In the grim period of mid-1990s when the destinies of peoples were at a crossroads of either falling into the imperialists’ slaves or becoming independent people, Chairman Kim Jong Il set forth scientific revolutionary theory that all countries and nations can only achieve independent development and prosperity when they adhere to Juche character and national character.

This is an immortal contribution made by Chairman Kim Jong Il, since the non-aligned countries and other anti-imperialist and independent countries have been able to form strong unity and fully discharge their international duties and missions assumed before the era in their struggle for global independence.

Comrade Kim Jong Un, President of the State Affairs of the DPRK, faithfully upholding the noble idea for global independence cherished by President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il with his brilliant wisdom, extraordinary leadership, and outstanding revolutionary practices, has solemnly declared his great intention at the Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea to resolutely carry on anti-imperialist joint struggle on a worldwide scale.

In today’s world beset by increasingly undisguised interference and aggression against the sovereign states, independence and equality cannot be presented by others but these precious gains can only be achieved by the efforts and strength of all the non-aligned countries. And when the NAM member states undertake united and active efforts, a desired fruit will be borne in safeguarding independence and resolving international issues in a fair way.

It is an invariable stand of the DPRK to actively promote the global independence by realizing genuine international justice and to strengthen friendship and solidarity with all countries respecting our sovereignty.

The DPRK government will, as ever, expand and develop the relations of friendship and cooperation with the non-aligned countries and exert all its efforts to strengthen and develop NAM under the uplifted banner of anti-imperialism and independence.

 

 Jo Chol Su

Director-General, Department of International Organizations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

True Colours of U.S. and Western Catchphrase of Human Rights and Humanitarianism

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More than 70 years have elapsed since UNGA adopted and proclaimed Universal Declaration of Human Rights through its Resolution 217 in December, 1948.

In the ensuing time, the U.S. and other Western countries, drumming home the message that they are the genuine “defender of human rights and humanitarianism”, have been high-handed in their interference in the internal affairs of other countries, applying the American-style and Western-style human rights and humanitarianism as a yardstick.

The recent situation in Afghanistan laid bare the double-dealing nature and impudence of the human rights and humanitarianism that the U.S. and the West publicize so much.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation appeared on the YouTube channel “Soloviov Live” on Aug 18 and said as follows:

The real attitude of the West towards human rights has been revealed by the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan as well as by the fact that many people fell in a row from the U.S. transport plane at take-off. Looking at the voluminous reports on global human rights issues written by the U.S., UK, EU, and NATO member states, we need to recall how they have ensured and respected human rights.

The Afghans, imploring at the top of their voices, clung to the U.S. transport plane only to lose their lives – they are not at all the first victims.

For the past two decades since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in the name of “counter-terrorism” in 2001, scores of thousands of innocent Afghans have been killed, creating a man-made catastrophe of nearly ten million Afghan refugees.

The facts and figures are telltale evidences of the true colours of the catchphrases – human rights and humanitarianism of the U.S. and West who chant “human rights protection” first thing in the morning like prayers.

Some thoughts on the Delegitimisation of People’s Korea.

Over the past 10 or 11 years and to some extent before  the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has faced a most pernicious campaign to deny its existence or to remove its legitimacy so as to pave the way for regime change , for the overthrow of the socialust system  .  This campaign of Delegitimisation has taken many and varied  forms from the obvious such as threats and sanctions to the less obvious . It has included attacks on the Juche idea , the guiding ideology of the DPRK.

 One example is the human rights campaign against the DPRK and the so-called UN Commission of Inquiry on the DPRK . The CoI did not pay one visit to the DPRK and did not bother to actually interview any DPRK citizens or DPRK diplomatic representatives . Instead they went to south Korea and talked to the south Korean authorities and met so-called ‘defectors ‘ . Why ? Why weren’t actual DPRK citizens interviewed , why was the DPRK allowed to present its case to the Commission of Inquiry , why was its voice silenced . The answer is that the COI seeked to deny the DPRK’s legitimacy and was part of a conspiracy to overthrow socialism in the DPRK .

   There are more subtle and hidden ways in which the DPRK is Delegitimisatized . Go into any bookshop or library in the UK and you will not find a single book published in the DPRK or written by a pro DPRK author ( we will pay a tenner to anyone who can find a single book published by the DPRK in a bookshop or library in the UK ) . Academics apparently refuse to accept DPRK material as legitimate source and also refuse to  have any serious discussion on the Juche idea just dismissing it as ‘propaganda ‘ . Juche idea followers and sympathisers of the DPRK are denied teaching posts at UK universities but teaching posts were given to so-called ‘defectors ‘ (who probably were not qualified for the job ) .

  In any debate the anti-DPRK narrative is always accepted as if it was a tablet of stone but anything put forward in support of the DPRK is always questioned and usually rejected . Supporters of the DPRK are barked at and told to provide sources . Representatives of KFA UK have been treated in a most appalling manner by the BBC and other British media .

  Some KFA members live in fear for their jobs.

Just to conclude, reflecting on the above you cannot help thinking that Western liberals are worse than the Nazis when it comes to the DPRK.

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A common fallacy refuted .

                                                               

Some people think People’s Korea is the same as the Soviet Union  or a carbon copy of the Soviet Union.  This was even said in a comment on one of our popular Facebook posts in which someone said such and such must happen in the DPRK because it happened in the USSR , end of story etc . This kind of argument involves two old tropes ; firstly , that all socialist countries are the same - it does not matter if it is the old East Germany , China under Mao , China under Deng , the DPRK , Vietnam or Cuba , it is all the same thing  ! Secondly, that the DPRK was established by the USSR and not by the struggle of its people led by great President KIM IL SUNG .

  Of course this is yet another fallacy . The DPRK is quite different from the USSR and it was not a creation of the USSR but it is its own creation , the creation of the Korean people led by President KIM IL SUNG . It is an independent , Juche -based socialism . There are of course many differences between the USSR and DPRK , the obvious one is in size . Both countries pursued their own roads to socialism .

   The DPRK actually had to fight against the big power chauvinism of some of the leaders of the USSR . The DPRK upheld anti-revisionism whereas the USSR slid into modern revisionism ( renunciation of basic principles ) and pursued the line of peaceful co-existence and peaceful co-operation with the USA .The DPRK firmly upheld revolutionary principles .

     The DPRK also took measures to eradicate bureaucracy and create a genuine people-orientated  system of work . In the DPRK the CHONGSAN RI method of work was initiated by President KIM IL SUNG . The CHONGSAN RI method means that leading officials go down to the basic units and help people . It is a work method totally opposed to bureaucracy and elitism . In the DPRK officials have to do one day of manual labour per week .

    Ordinary DPRK citizens can go into the Koryo Hotel and restaurants etc in the centre of Pyongyang . In fact the DPRK is one of the most egalitarian societies in the world . We were told when visiting a factory in the DPRK that income differentials are only 2 to 1. This compares to an income differential of 30 to 1 during the Brezhnev period in the USSR which markedly increased under Gorbachov . It was pointed out to us as well that workers in factories in the DPRK had opportunities to learn new skills and advance to a higher grade , what a contrast to the class divided societies of the West with their dead-end jobs and big inequalities.

 A the end of the day , the USSR collapsed but the DPRK survived and upholds the red flag of socialism. That is the big difference .

Deconstructing the Mainstream Media's Reporting on People's Korea .

People's Korea is incessantly demonized and lied about by the mainstream media . The effect of the toxic lies and misinformation in the mainstream media to try to turn people in countries like the UK and US against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea .

 Let's take a cool , objective and honest look at the 'reporting ' of the DPRK in the mainstream media . 

 Certain undeniable facts stand out .

1. Most reports about the DPRK are written by journalists based in Seoul , the capital of south Korea , not by reporters based in Pyongyang although the Associated Press does in fact have staff in the DPRK . As south Korea is technically at war with the DPRK these reports are hardly likely to objective .

2. A lot of material on the DPRK in the mainstream media usually quotes 'defectors '. The truth is that most 'defectors'  have not lived in the DPRK for 10 or 20 years . Moreover once arriving in south Korea they are 'processed ' (ie brainwashed ) by the south Korea National Intelligence Service .' Defectors ' just parrot whatever is put inside their heads by the south Korean National Intelligence Service as well the CIA and other Western intelligence services. Some 'celebrity ' defectors  are people who are virtually unemployable but make large sums of money by making sensationalist allegations against the DPRK.

3. The mainstream media also relies on expat American and European academics who teach in south Korean puppet universities . As they are paid by the south Korean state they just spout what they are told and usually recycle garbled information and rumours about the DPRK they have heard . Many of these academics suffer from a deep anti-communist , orientalist and racist bias.

4.Some material in the mainstream media about the DPRK comes from so-called 'think tanks ' 'NGOs" and  'specialist news websites ' . In reality most of these are linked to the CIA , different Western intelligence agencies and the US military industrial complex . One such outfit loves to style itself as 'independent ' ( independent of what exactly ? , the truth ?) despite having been shown to receive funding from the US Department of Defence and US Army Pacific Command. This particular outfit is based in Seoul , the capital of south Korea (surprise , surprise ) . If it were to publish genuinely independent and objective information about the DPRK , it would be shut down immediately by the south Korean authorities and its staff arrested under the south Korean National Security Law , they would either be deported or jailed for 7 years . This is the simple truth of the matter .

 So when you read a story about the DPRK in the mainstream media please bear the above facts in mind

DPRK's History of Self-reliance (24)

Pyongyang, August 26 (KCNA) -- The 1980s is recorded as a period of Pyongyang prosperity in the DPRK's history. In the period, many monumental edifices representing the times and history sprang up like mushrooms after rain and the speed of the 80s was created.

All the monumental edifices built in Pyongyang are associated with the wise leadership of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il who worked heart and soul to turn the capital city of Pyongyang into a world-level city.

True to the instructions of the President to take the leadership of the Pyongyang City construction in the mid-1970s, the Chairman personally led the grand construction campaign for sprucing up Pyongyang.

He guided the first-stage project for the construction of Changgwang Street in detail so as to make the construction of this street a starting point for bringing about a fresh leap and innovation in the city construction in the 1980s. He also directed a construction campaign for sprucing up the city in succession.

Under his leadership, builders modernly arranged the residential districts in main, eastern and western parts of Pyongyang and erected such high buildings as 20-, 30- and 40-storied apartment buildings in different parts of the city. They wonderfully built the Changgwang Health Complex, the Ice Rink, Chongryu Restaurant, the Ponghwa Art Theatre, the Mangyongdae Amusement Park and other bases for cultural and leisure activities.

They also successfully completed the construction of six kilometer-long Kwangbok Street, a large-scale sports village Chongchun Street and the May Day Stadium amid the vigorous movement for creating the speed of the 80s.

In those days, the West Sea Barrage, a miracle of the 20th century, was built in a mere five years and the Dressing Plant No. 3 of the Komdok Mining Complex in a short period of one year.

Indeed, the 1980s is shining as the period of creation and feats that the DPRK people provided an eternal foundation for national prosperity under the wise leadership of the President and the Chairman, holding aloft the banner of self-reliance. -0-

From Voice of Korea Persimmon Company

                                                                                                                                                                  

From Voice of Korea http://www.vok.rep.kp/

 

  The Persimmon Company is a women's coast artillery company widely known to the Korean people.

  The great leader Kim Jong Il visited the company several times after he started his leadership over the revolutionary armed forces on August 25, Juche 49(1960).

  It was in early February Juche 84(1995) that he called at the company for the first time.

  He watched the training of the coast artillerywomen and said with great satisfaction that they are very good at training. He felt the temperature of the barracks and saw the soldiers' faces chapped by the sea wind, paying deep attention to their life.

  Kim Jong Il left the company but didn't forget them. On August 28, he called all the servicewomen of the company to watch their swimming training. The servicewomen were reluctant to part with him and he promised them that he would visit the company in the season when the persimmons got ripe.

  Keeping the promise, Kim Jong Il visited the company on November 24, Juche 86(1997).

  The servicewomen were so glad that they failed to greet him properly. Looking at them with his affectionate eyes, Kim Jong Il said with a bright smile on his face that he kept the promise he had made two years before.

  Looking at the persimmon trees planted around the barracks that day, he affectionately called it Persimmon Company.

  Since then, the women's coast artillery company has been known as "Persimmon Company".

  Kim Jong Il had a special love for the company. He said that whenever he visits he becomes more familiar with the company and gets deeper impressions from it and the company has a lot of prides and anecdotes.

  He called at the company for the fourth time early in November Juche 95(2006) when persimmon trees in the barrack yard were heavy laden with red fruits.

 Soldiers of the company rushed to him. Kim Jong Il met them and asked if they are all well and if those who left the company are also well.

  That day, he expressed satisfaction over the fact that all the company soldiers are fully prepared politically and ideologically, in military technique and physically. He looked round several places of the company, enjoyed an art performance and highly praised the women's coast artillery company as a model of the whole army in all aspects.

  In the last days of his great life, Kim Jong Il, enjoying an art performance given by soldiers of the Persimmon Company, warmly recollected that he got intimate with the company during the arduous march.

  Kim Jong Il thought of the soldiers of the Persimmon Company when the persimmons got ripe and the soldiers of the company eagerly waited for him, looking at the ripening persimmons. It showed the blood ties between Kim Jong Il and the soldiers.