CPRK DENOUNCES PARK GEUN HYE'S PROVOCATIVE REMARKS OVER NUCLEAR ISSUE

Pyongyang, March 27 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK) Wednesday gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA blasting Park Geun Hye of south Korea for making provocative remarks for no reason over the DPRK's nuclear issue at the 3rd "nuclear security summit" held in Netherlands: Recently Park let loose a string of very reckless remarks against the DPRK, groundlessly accusing it over its nuclear issue at the summit. Though she is a faithful servant and stooge of the U.S., she should have properly wagged her tongue on the basis of hard facts or elementary common sense. Had she had the idea of uttering even a proper word at the summit, she should have chided the U.S., among others, for being the first to produce nuclear weapons, proliferating them, bringing horrible nuclear disasters to humankind and stockpiling more nukes than any other countries in the world to pose constant nuclear threat still now. As far as the instability of nuclear facilities is concerned, she should have mentioned, first of all, nuclear power plants in south Korea which had to stop operations due to troubles many times in a year and sparked rows over the leakage of contaminated nuclear substance and horrible disasters at nuclear power plants in Japan and the U.S. Funny enough, Park, a U.S. nuclear war servant, talked about a "world without nuclear weapons", parroting what her master uttered. But great irony was that she asserted the building of such world should start from the "north's dismantlement" of its nukes. This either betrayed the lack of her knowledge about where to start or where to end or revealed that she had the same ulterior motive as the U.S.'s. This time Park took issue even with the DPRK's line of developing the two fronts simultaneously, groundlessly finding fault with its nukes. By doing so, she crudely violated the agreement made at the north-south high-level contact on halting the smear campaign. Does she have the face to talk about "confidence" and "sincerity"? The north-south agreement is neither an "election commitment" on which the south Korean rulers are apt to renege anytime nor an empty promise which the philistines used to fail to keep. If Park truly wants to improve the inter-Korean relations, she should be careful about what she says, and have discretion and reason to get a habit of refraining from making reckless remarks. She made a serious blunder. Explicitly speaking about the nuclear issue, there may be the denuclearization of the whole Korean peninsula but no "north's unilateral denuclearization" under any circumstances. She had better not have even a dream about it. The "world without nuclear weapons" is, of course, a good thing but she should cogitate again about what should be its starting point and have the courage to say what she would like to talk to her American master who produced nuclear weapons first and poses the biggest nuclear threat to the world. Only then is it possible to find a right way of solving the nuclear issue. We will keep a watch on Park's undesirable behavior.

DPRK WILL BOLSTER UP WAR DETERRENT: SPOKESMAN

Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA on Friday blasting the U.S. for disclosing its attempt to intensify military provocations disturbing peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in its vicinity: The U.S. president at a recent summit of the U.S., Japan and south Korea held in Hague openly justified the on-going joint military exercises, disclosing his provocative intention to further intensify them. The danger of a war on the Korean peninsula is increasing obviously due to the U.S. massive introduction of aggression forces and destructive weapons and its ceaseless madcap maneuvers for a nuclear war. It is a vicious strategic scenario of the U.S. to bar detente on the Korean peninsula created thanks to our sincere efforts and prevent the inter-Korean relations from being mended through such military provocations in a bid to deliberately escalate tensions and invent a pretext for arms buildup in the Asia-Pacific region. The joint military exercises for aggression staged by the U.S. in south Korea and in its vicinity with nuclear war hardware involved several times every year are, indeed, the most vivid expression of its hostile policy toward the DPRK. Facts go to prove that a series of commitments made by the U.S. that it has no hostile intent toward the DPRK are a sheer lie. The U.S. had better fulfill its commitments, not taking issue with others for no reason. The U.S. is describing its joint military exercises aimed at "occupying Pyongyang" in other country as "defensive" and "regular ones" while terming regular drills of the DPRK army in its land "provocations". This is not workable on anyone. The U.S. insistence on such logic would only compel the DPRK to develop all its steps for bolstering up its war deterrent and demonstrating it into more annual and regular processes.

KIM JONG UN ENJOYS PERFORMANCE GIVEN BY MORANBONG BAND

Pyongyang, March 23 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, together with Ri Sol Ju, watched the performance given by the Moranbong Band at April 25 House of Culture on Mar. 22. Put on the stage were diverse numbers such as female chorus "The People's Joy", female duet and pangchang "Our Father", female solo and pangchang "A Song of a Rich Haul of Fish", light music "Footsteps of a Soldier". The performers sang high praises of the exploits Kim Jong Un has performed by leading the showdown with the U.S. to victory and thereby protecting the destiny of the country and nation. They powerfully demonstrated that no force on earth will stop our army and people from advancing as there is the invincible revolutionary Paektusan army and the might of the harmonious whole of all service personnel and the people. The performance was highly acclaimed by the audience. As the performance was over, he warmly waved back to the enthusiastic cheers of the audience. Among the audience were ChoeRyongHae, Jang Jong Nam, Pyon In Son, So Hong Chan, Kim Su Gil, Kim Yong Chol, Jo KyongChol, RiPyongChol, Kim Ki Nam, Pak To Chun, Kim PhyongHae, Han Kwang Sang, Kim Kyong Ok, Ri Jae Il, Kim Pyong Ho, Kim Yo Jong, and service personnel of the KPA.

KIM JONG UN PROVIDES FIELD GUIDANCE TO RYUGYONG DENTAL HOSPITAL, OKRYU CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Pyongyang, March 22 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, provided field guidance to Ryugyong Dental Hospital and Okryu Children's Hospital. Kim Jong Un looked round various places of Ryugyong Dental Hospital to acquaint himself in detail with the medical services and its management and operation, He asked the sick persons and their families at the waiting room and those under treatment what they were suffering from. He told doctors to treat them well. He said he could notice brisk medical treatment at the hospital as it had a lot of visitors. He said with joy that it was a good job to have built the hospital. After being told that the hospital was very popular among people though it was not long since it has been opened to visitors, he said that the WPK built the hospital not to introduce the dental hospital at the world level but to let the people live in luxury and comfort under socialism in good health. After learning in detail about the issues arising in consolidating the material and technological foundation of the hospital and in treating sick persons, he said that the Party would make sure that all issues would be settled. He underlined the need for the medical workers to steadily improve the level of their technical skills and take good care of the medical equipment like the apples of their eyes. He also visited Okryu Children's Hospital to learn in detail from its officials if there is any problem in managing and operating the hospital and healthcare. Saying that the hospital had been built to let the children grow up in good health, he solved the issues arising in the management and operation of the hospital then and there. He expressed expectation and belief that the medical workers at those hospitals would take the lead in giving full play to the validity and vitality of the party's policy on public health and the socialist healthcare system. He was accompanied by ChoeThae Bok, secretary of the C.C., the WPK, Han Kwang Sang, and department director of the C.C., the WPK, and Hwang Pyong So and Ri Jae Il, first vice-department directors of the C.C., the WPK.

FATHER OF THE PEOPLE

President Kim Il Sung (1912-1994), founding father of socialist Korea, was revered by his people as the benevolent father.

He was not only the leader of a country but also the great father who shouldered the destiny and life of its people.

He said in his lifetime in the following vein: It is my primary duty to take good care of the people. I am told to have a good rest, but I can’t. To serve the people is very difficult, but the happiest thing because I find pride and pleasure in doing it.

On his visit to a factory he looked round a mess hall in the workers’ dormitory before grasping its state of production. When he visited a farm village, he even opened the rice chests and kitchen cupboards in farmers’ houses to get familiar with their livelihoods.

Thanks to his warm love for the people, universal free medical care and education systems have already been enforced in this country for scores of years and the improvement of the people’s living standards is regarded as the supreme principle of the ruling party and the state in their activities.

President Kim Il Sung was always on field guidance tours to provide his people with happy life.

He did not mind whether the weather was bad, the road was rough and the place to be visited was in a bad condition. His only concern was geared to making the people better off.

It happened when he was on his way to a place at the northern tip of the country. His car was slowly making its way on a muddy road the surface of which slightly melted, until it suddenly got stuck in the mud. He got off the car to push it with his entourage. Though his face and clothes were all spattered with mud from the wheels, he did not mind it, but pushed the car forward. His image of that day is still etched in the memory of the Korean people.

Indeed, everywhere in the country, from a remote mountain village to a far-flung islet on the sea, is associated with the President’s leadership and affections.

He always regarded the people as his dear sons and daughters, and for their happiness he continued to work foregoing meals or sleep, on Sundays and holidays, and even his birthday.

One day an official earnestly asked him not to examine the documents at meals. The President, however, went on with his work, saying that he should win time to do a lot of things for the national prosperity and people’s well-being.

Even in the last days of his life in 1994 he walked along the rough field paths in several cooperative farms and dedicated his all to improving the people’s living standards.

The most impressive images of the President as the father of the people are those among the children.

Bearing an absolute outlook on posterity that the children should be regarded as the kings of the country and spared nothing for them, he felt the happiest among the children.

He took measures to provide the children, pupils and students throughout the country with complete sets of clothes, caps, ribbons, socks and shoes. Then one year he visited a local secondary school to see the students in new clothes. Saying repeatedly that it was the first time throughout his life to be so happy and pleased like this, he spent a whole day taking pictures of the schoolchildren.

This is why the children of the DPRK called him father and followed him.

In the early years in the 1970s Japanese famous journalist Takagi Takeo visited the DPRK and was invited to a schoolchildren’s New Year performance. There he was honoured to meet the President, who was sharing joy with the children. Then he commented in the Yomiuri Shimbun: There is no country in the world but the DPRK in which the children all over the country call their state leader the father and the DPRK is the kingdom of children, which mirrors the state policy.

After meeting with the President, Dr. Angel Castro, chairman of the Peruvian National Liberation Front, wrote in his reminiscences, “On my first visit to the DPRK I could not fully understand why its people called their leader the father. But now I myself don’t hesitate to call him the fatherly leader in praise of him. I can’t address him the other way, however hard I think again and again.”

The benevolent image of President Kim Il Sung, father of the people, will always be kept in the minds of the progressive people.