Kim Jong Un Visits Pyongyang Catfish Farm

Pyongyang, December 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, gave field guidance to the Pyongyang Catfish Farm.

He looked round the monument to the great Generalissimo Kim Jong Il's field guidance to the farm and learned in detail about how the farm has carried out his behests.

The farm is a patriotic legacy left by the Generalissimo as he chose a good site for it and named it "Pyongyang Catfish Farm" when its construction was completed, he said.

He recalled that Kim Jong Il went round production processes for hours and gave precious instructions for developing the pisciculture in a Korean way during his visit to the farm in September 2009, saying that the farm is a major base of supply service for Pyongyangites.

Our country has solid foundations for pisciculture built thanks to the energetic leadership of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il, he said, stressing that in order to make fish-breeding bases, built with much effort, pay off substantially, it is important to accept the Party's policy of developing the pisciculture with heart and push forward this work perseveringly.

The Pyongyang Catfish Farm should actively contribute to making the hot wind of pisciculture prevail in the country by bringing about a great innovation in fish farming, he said, adding: Then it can be a people's favorite farm as desired by Kim Jong Il.

And he said that a mosaic depicting smiling Kim Jong Il should be erected in the compound of the farm to convey the undying exploits he performed to make a new history of catfish farming in the country.

Then, he went round the combined production control room, spawning ground and indoor and outdoor ponds of the farm to learn about its production and advanced tasks to be carried out by the farm.

He referred in detail to the problems arising in production and management such as matters of giving play to the mental power of employees and improving their living conditions, perfectly establishing the integrated production system, building up the scientific and technical forces, intensifying the technical study among employees, exchanging among different units the good experience gained in pisciculture and enhancing the role of scientific research field.

It is the Party's will to turn the Pyongyang Catfish Farm into a model and standard farm for the pisciculture field of the country, he said, adding he would dispatch competent designing and construction forces for its modernization.

Saying that the Party's expectation for the farm is very great, he expressed belief that its officials and employees would lead the country in catfish farming.

He was accompanied by Secretary Choe Ryong Hae, Department Director An Jong Su and First Vice Department Director Ri Jae Il of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

KSDP Spokesman Raps S. Korean Puppet Group's Forcible Disbanding of UPP

Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the Korean Social Democratic Party (KSDP) released a statement on Tuesday denouncing the south Korean puppet group for disbanding the Unified Progressive Party (UPP).

Terming the puppet group's action thrice-cursed politically-motivated terrorism against democracy and human rights, an unprecedented heinous act of stamping out the progressive, democratic, reform-minded forces making efforts to bring new politics and life and achieve independent reunification, the statement went on:

What should not be overlooked is the fact that the puppet conservative group is deliberately linking the programme and activities of the UPP to the DPRK in a foolish bid to escape the strong public protest and denunciation of it.

Whenever they faced a ruling crisis, the past conservative ruling forces created a terror-ridden atmosphere in the south Korean society by suppressing and killing those of the political parties and personages who struggled for independence, democracy, reunification and patriotism after labeling them "spies of the north."

This was a trite method employed by them.

The present chief executive of south Korea, daughter of the "yusin" dictator, is following in the footsteps of her father and putting the preceding dictators into the shade in barbarity, viciousness and baseness.

It is as clear as a pikestaff that the fascist repressive racket kicked off by her with the UPP's case as a prelude will suppress other political parties and organizations at the point of bayonets of fascist dictators by branding them as "followers of the north" in the future.

As long as such a fascist group as the present south Korean ruling forces is allowed to go scot-free, there will be no independence, democracy, freedom and human rights in the south Korean society but it will only bring confrontation and war disaster to Koreans.

The Korean Social Democratic Party, together with other progressive parties in the world setting store by justice and truth, will never pardon thrice-cursed fascist terrorism of the Park Geun Hye group which forcibly disbanded the UPP.

All Koreans will sternly punish the conservative group seeking to prolong its remaining days by enforcing "yusin" dictatorship against the trend of times and public mindset.

Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun

Pyongyang, December 24 (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 (KPA), visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on Wednesday, the 23rd anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's assumption of KPA supreme commandership.

He entered the hall where the statues of the great Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are standing.

The head of the guard of honor of the KPA Ground, Naval, Air and Anti-Air Forces and the Worker-Peasant Red Guards made a salute towards the statues.

Placed at the statues were a floral basket in the name of Kim Jong Un and a floral basket in the name of the KPA.

Kim Jong Un, together with other visitors, paid a high tribute to the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Then he entered the hall of immortality where Generalissimo Kim Jong Il lies in state. He, together with other visitors, made bow to the Generalissimo in the humblest reverence.

He went round halls that house train coaches and cars used by Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in their lifetime, the mourning hall, the room where the orders Kim Jong Il received are on display and the halls that house an electric car and a boat he used in his lifetime.

He was accompanied by Hwang Pyong So, Hyon Yong Chol, Ri Yong Gil, Kim Won Hong, Kim Jong Gak, So Hong Chan, Pak Yong Sik, Ryom Chol Song and other KPA commanding officers and commanding officers of all services and units of corps level of the KPA.

Forcible Disbandment of Legitimate Political Party Denounced

Pyongyang, December 22 (KCNA) -- The south Korean puppet forces committed such a fascist act of forcibly disbanding the Unified Progressive Party (UPP) and depriving lawmakers from the party of their membership as "National Assemblymen".

A spokesman for the Democratic Lawyers Association of Korea in a statement Monday branded the puppet authorities' act of disbanding the party by deliberately linking its programme with the DPRK and terming the party "a political party violating constitution through pursuance to the north" as a wanton violation of democracy and human rights and an unprecedented politically-motivated terrorist act.

The Democratic Lawyers Association of Korea branded the Park Geun Hye group's act of forcibly disbanding the UPP as an unwarranted fascist one that totally denies the elementary requirements in the light of law and an outrageous, mediaeval and tyrannical act that crudely violates the freedom of expression and assembly to turn south Korea into a political hell, the spokesman said, and went on:

It is not the dark era of the last century when anti-communist McCarthyism prevailed and strong wind of fascism raged. But the legitimate political party was disbanded in the 21st century, a crime against humanity that runs diametrically counter to the trend of the times and the universal rights of humankind.

It is the height of shamelessness that the fascist tyrants and biggest human rights abusers who wantonly violate elementary political freedom and democratic rights of human being are raising a hue and cry over the "human rights issue" of the north.

Moreover, the present south Korean chief executive praised the recent fascist act as a "historical decision." This proves that Park Geun Hye has been behind it and she tries to revive the departed soul of "yusin" dictatorship.

The puppet conservative group's act of disbanding the UPP at the point of bayonets is aimed to wipe out the progressive democratic forces and put down the struggle of opposition parties through the wind of the "forces following the north" to prevent it from seizing power again. It is also aimed to calm down the public criticism focused on it due to the case of Jong Yun Hoe's interference in state affairs and thus tide over the ruling crisis.

It is clear that south Korea will turn into the tundra of human rights and democracy and that all political parties and organizations whom the group of traitors is displeased with will be subject to fascist suppression as long as those fascist hooligans seized by the ambition of long-term office and confrontation with fellow countrymen are left as they are.

The historical lesson proves that those who prolong their remaining days through fascist misrule will meet only ruin.

CPRK Secretariat Blasts S. Korean Puppet Authorities for Disbanding UPP

Pyongyang, December 20 (KCNA) -- The puppet south Korean authorities Friday let the "constitutional court" forcibly disband the Unified Progressive Party (UPP), a legitimate progressive party, and deprive five lawmakers from the party of their membership as the "National Assemblymen".

The fascist authorities made the decision on the dissolution in just thirty minutes, charging that the programme of the party is just like the "Juche idea and Juche concept of the north" and the "north's revolutionary strategy toward the south", and that its objective and activities are aimed to "realize progressive democracy by violence and to build socialism the way the north did in the end".

The Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK) in information bulletin No. 1082 Saturday said the forcible disbandment of the legitimate political party as part of violence of elementary political freedom and democratic right in south Korea is a crime against humanity and a hideous and crucial case that blatantly challenges human civilization and universal human rights.

The puppet forces fully revealed their true colors and barbarity as the kingpin of human rights abuses and a rare fascist tyrant through the recent act, the information bulletin said, and went on:

The recent act means a crude violation of democracy in south Korea as it will bring to naught the fruit of democratization which the south Koreans have won with much efforts.

The Park Geun Hye group's tyrannical act is pursuant to its sinister intention to revenge the shame and insult it sustained from the Unified Progressive Party during the past "presidential election", highlight the "coloring of those following the north" and thus wipe out pro-reunification patriotic forces and prevent the opposition party from coming to power. It is also aimed to divert elsewhere the public attention focused on the "government" following the case of Jong Yun Hoe's interference in the state affairs and thus tide over the serious ruling crisis.

It is clear that the sword of fascism that disbanded the Unified Progressive Party will mangle other progressive political parties and turn the whole of south Korea into a tundra of democracy and human rights.

It is the height of impudence for the violators of democracy and human rights to take issue with others over "human rights" and "democracy."

The present puppet conservative forces obsessed by fascism and confrontation with fellow countrymen will only cause the disaster of war, far from helping win independence, democracy and human rights in south Korea and reunification of the country.

Kim Jong Un As Seen by the World

Three years have passed since Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was appointed the Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) on December 30, 2011.

Three years are not a long period, but the world saw in him the image of an outstanding military commander, who has consolidated the military strength of his country steel-strong and thus defended the peace and security of his country and fellow people and of the region surrounding the Korean peninsula.

On January 1, two days after being appointed the Supreme Commander of the KPA, he inspected the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105^th Tank Division. He then inspected many KPA units and subunits, including those on the frontline, guiding the drills of the soldiers at firing positions, windy runways and once on a sailing torpedo boat, instilling in them ever-victorious courage and confidence and teaching them operational tactics so as to frustrate the threat and challenges of the US-led allied imperialist forces.

Well-versed in the cutting-edge military science and technology and in military hardware, he has taken new measures aimed at developing the defence industry. True to his intention, the March 2013 Plenary Meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) advanced the line of building up the economy and nuclear forces in parallel, and the Seventh Session of the Twelfth Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK proved a legal guarantee for the country as a nuclear and space power. These measures remarkably increased the DPRK’s war deterrent, making no other country dare to attack it.

In the course of frustrating the enemy’s reckless nuclear threat and blackmail and war moves, he has demonstrated the matchless mettle and courage becoming an iron-willed, brilliant commander.

In August 2012, when the US was going to stage the largest-ever Ulji Freedom Guardian war game in south Korea by enlisting even its vassal states, Kim Jong Un went aboard a 27hp vessel to the KPA units defending the islands on the hottest point in the southernmost region of the southwestern front to inspect them. The fact that he made his appearance on a small wooden boat in front of the enemy equipped with large-sized vessels, aircraft, state-of-the-art firepower equipment and high-precision monitoring facilities startled the world community. It was an acme of the display of mettle and courage that could not be found in the biography of any military commander. That day he ordered that, if the enemy was bold enough to drop a single shell into the waters or the area within the reach of the DPRK’s sovereignty, the KPA soldiers must not restrict it to a local war on the southwestern front but lead it to a sacred war for national reunification, and if the aggressors launched a war, they must make the West Sea the final grave of the enemy.

Over the past three years the world saw in him the image of a benevolent commander who ardently loves the soldiers and turns the entire army into the ranks of comrades-in-arms based on warm comradeship.

He has ensured that the political work of the KPA is conducted with the main emphasis put on consolidating the single-hearted unity, the integral whole, of the entire army true to the slogan “Let the entire army become ranks of true comrades-in-arms!”

Saying that it is his determination and will to share life and death with the soldiers at posts and devote his all for their sake, he showers them with maternal affection; whenever he inspects army units, he looks round the bedrooms, mess halls, subsidiary food stores, wash rooms and sideline farming bases, acquainting himself with their living conditions; he asks the officers to look after the rank and file as they would do their kith and kin, always remembering that they exist for the latter and that the latter do not exist for them, so that they can serve in the army in good health and full of optimism.

He once sent a gift to an officer’s son, who was greeting his first birthday. At another time he posed for a souvenir photograph with scores of soldiers one by one during a visit to their unit.

When some soldiers on a combat mission died unexpectedly, he burned midnight oil, looking at their photos one by one, and while looking round the tomb of these fallen soldiers, he ensured that his name was inscribed on the tombstone, saying that he would become the owner of the tomb.

Moved by his ennobling affection and sense of obligation, all the soldiers have formed ranks of comrades-in-arms, who, hand-in-hand and shoulder-to-shoulder with their Supreme Commander, share ideas and intentions with him and be in step with him.

Over the past three years the world also saw in him the image of a peerless military commander who works world-startling miracles and innovations in economic construction as well as in defending the country by raising the status of the army to that of vanguard. Having initiated building a world-class ski resort on Masik Pass, he entrusted the task to the soldiers and led them to finish the project, which others had said would take more than ten years, in a little over one year. And he has ensured that the whole country learn after the “Masikryong speed,” which the soldier-builders created, so as to bring about continuous leaps and innovations in the overall building of a thriving socialist country. He also gave them the task of building apartment houses for the educationists at Kim Il Sung University and Kim Chaek University of Technology, Pyongyang Baby Home and Orphanage, Unha Scientists Street, Wisong Scientists Dwelling District and so on, and frequently visited their construction sites, leading the soldier-builders to build the monumental structures for people in an excellent way.

Under his leadership they not only finished these projects but built many other structures on the world standards, like the Mirim Riding Club, Munsu Water Park, Songdowon International Children’s Camp, Okryu Children’s Hospital and Ryugyong Dental Hospital for people’s welfare.

In the future, the world will see other images of Kim Jong Un who will achieve one success after another in defending socialism and building a thriving country by relying on the powerful military capability of his country.

DPRK’s Socialist Constitution

The socialist constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was adopted on December 27, 1972.

The Korean people significantly celebrate this day as the Socialist Constitution Day every year.

The socialist constitution defines that the state is guided by the Juche idea and the Songun idea in its activities.

The Juche idea and the Songun idea authored by President Kim Il Sung, the founder of the DPRK and founding father of socialist Korea, and developed in depth by Chairman Kim Jong Il of the DPRK National Defence Commission are the ideological and theoretical banners for achieving the independence of the masses of the people. Advocating that man is the master of the world and of his own destiny and has the power to transform nature and society and shape his destiny, the Juche idea regards it as its fundamental principle to realize the independence of the masses of the people. The basic objective of the Songun idea which has taken its root in the Juche idea is to defend the independence of the masses from the challenge and threat of imperialists and dominationists. The embodiment of the Songun idea in reality is just Songun politics.

The constitution radically enhances the authority of the National Defence Commission in state mechanism in keeping with the actual reality of Korea in which Songun politics is being administered in an all-round way and with the requirements of the times. The constitution provides the Korean people with a firm legal guarantee for staunchly defending by force of arms the people-centred socialist system in any adversity and triumphantly advancing the cause of building a thriving socialist nation.

Based on the Juche idea and the Songun idea, the constitution stipulates that the DPRK’s is a people-centred social system under which the working people are the masters of everything and everything in society serves them. The state champions the interests of the working people, who have been freed from exploitation and oppression and become the masters of the state and society, and respects and protects their rights.

The constitution stipulates: “The sovereignty of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea resides in the workers, peasants, soldiers, working intellectuals and all other working people. The working people exercise State power through their representative organs–the Supreme People’s Assembly and local People’s Assemblies at all levels.”

10.9 per cent of the deputies elected to the 12^th Supreme People’s Assembly are workers, 10.1 per cent farmers, 16.9 per cent service personnel, 15.6 per cent women and 90.4 per cent academic degree or title holders, scientists, technicians and specialists. These figures clearly show on how high level the people take part in the state governance. The same holds true of the local power organs at all levels such as the provincial, city and county People’s Assemblies.

It is natural that the state power organs in the hands of the working people should carry on the genuine people-oriented legislation activities for defending and realizing the people’s interests.

The socialist constitution defines that the steady improvement of the people’s material and cultural life is regarded as the supreme principle of the state activities.

The DPRK is a tax-free country. In this country where the socio-economic sources of exploitation and poverty were completely eliminated and all kinds of taxes were abolished, the increasing material wealth of society are used entirely for the well-being of the working people, the masters of state power and means of production.

Actually, the DPRK defends and protects the independent demand and interests of the working masses and provides them with all living conditions ranging from food, clothing and housing, with a mission as the master responsible for the livelihoods of the people.

   All the members of society are equally provided with all rights as social beings, including political freedom and rights, free education and free medical care.

According to the socialist constitution, all citizens who have reached the age of 17 have the right to elect and to be elected, irrespective of sex, race, occupation, and length of residence, property status, education, party affiliation, political views or religion. Besides, citizens are guaranteed freedom of speech, the press, assembly, demonstration and association and the state provides democratic political parties and social organizations with conditions for free activity. Citizens have the freedom of religious beliefs. This right is granted by approving the construction of religious buildings and the holding of religious ceremonies.

The state provides educations to all students free of charge and grants stipend to students of universities and colleges. It also intensifies social education and provides the working people with all conditions for study. It brings up all children of preschool age in nurseries and kindergartens at state and public expenses. Along with this, it protects the people’s lives and promotes their health by consolidating and developing the system of universal free-medical care service, improving the section doctor system and implementing the policy of preventive medicine.

The state legally guarantees all the citizens’ right to work and relaxation. All able-bodied citizens choose occupations in accordance with their wishes and skills and the state provides them with stable jobs and working conditions. This right is ensured by the establishment of the working hours, the provision of holidays, paid leave, accommodation at health resorts and holiday homes at state expense and by a growing network of cultural facilities.

The DPRK’s socialist constitution that has emerged as the constitution of the people-centred socialist country is a political charter that legally consolidates all victories and achievements the Korean people have made in the revolution and construction under the banner of the Juche idea and that defines various principles to be maintained in all the fields of state and social life, including politics, the economy, culture and national defence as well as the important tasks arising in socialist construction.

Enjoying the people’s absolute support for the past four decades as a law of the people themselves, the socialist constitution has given a powerful stimulus to the revolution and construction.

Kim Jong Un Meets Participants in Meeting of KPA Logistic Personnel

Pyongyang, December 25 (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 (KPA), had a photo session with the participants in the second meeting of KPA logistic personnel.

Kim Jong Un extended warm congratulations in the name of the KPA supreme commander to the participants who made signal achievements in the supply service, saying: The party and the country and its people always remember the efforts of the logistic personnel, who have devotedly worked for the servicepersons invariably in rain or shine, sharing the will and purpose with their supreme commander.

The second meeting of KPA logistic personnel marks an epochal turn as it provided an important landmark for defending and further glorifying the undying feats President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il performed in the field of supply service for the people's army and improving the supply service in conformity with the party's intention and demand, he said before having a photo session with its participants.

Saying that the party's trust and expectation in the logistic personnel are very great, he expressed belief that they would make a significant contribution to providing the soldiers with better living conditions as soon as possible.

Attending the session were Hwang Pyong So, Hyon Yong Chol, Ri Yong Gil, Kim Jong Gak, So Hong Chan, Pak Yong Sik, Ryom Chol Song and Jo Kyong Chol.

Kim Jong Un Visits June 8 Farm of KPA

Pyongyang, December 26 (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 (KPA), gave field guidance to the newly-built vegetable greenhouses at the June 8 Farm of the KPA.

He was very pleased to see the greenhouses in rows, saying that they were built neatly and they look like a picture.

Going round different parts of the greenhouses, he acquainted himself in detail with their construction and vegetable growing.

The greenhouses, built in a hill-area to make better use of land, are spectacular when they are looked up or down, he said.

They are flawless in every aspect, he said, adding: It is important to build a greenhouse well but more important is to do farming well there so that the servicepersons can get a great benefit from it.

In order to ensure the effective greenhouse farming, it is necessary to pay attention to the work for raising the responsibility and technical knowledge of farmers, he said, stressing the need to actively introduce advanced farming methods in cooperation with vegetable science institutes so as to put the scientific and intensification of greenhouse farming on a higher level.

Efforts should be directed to the scientific and technological distribution to fan up the flame of collective innovation in the supply service of the people's army, he said, giving an instruction to found a monthly magazine that explains about the Party's policy related to the supply service and indicates tasks and ways for its implementation and introduces advanced science and technology and good experiences.

He gave thanks of the supreme commander to the units involved in the construction of vegetable greenhouses.

He said: The vegetable greenhouses newly built at the June 8 Farm well shows how the People's Army approaches and implements the Party's policy. The army makes it an inveterate habit to carry out any order, policy and instruction of the Party at once and perfectly and report about the results. This is just the revolutionary soldier spirit.

Terming the vegetable greenhouses of the June 8 Farm a standard and model one, he called for conducting a vigorous drive to supply fresh vegetable to the people in all seasons by making the example of the KPA spread across the country like wildfire.

He was accompanied by Hwang Pyong So, Hyon Yong Chol, Pak Yong Sik, Han Kwang Sang and Ri Jae Il.