North Korean Policy Elites - Defense Technical Information Center

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• Kim Jong-suk’s development of national handicrafts is celebrated (“Embroidering
Brilliant Future of National Handicraft”).
• Representatives from various countries lay wreaths at the statue of Kim Jong-suk on the
occasion of her 86th birthday.
• SPA president Kim Yong-nam sends greetings to the president of Niger on its founding
anniversary day, and to the king of Bahrain on its founding day.
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• Achievements of various organizations are presented under the heading of “Let Us
Endlessly Create Production Upsurges with the High Spirit of Victors.”
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• Articles and photographs highlight the achievements of Samjiyon County under the
heading “People’s Paradise That Sings of the Creation of a New World.”
• In Pyongyang, a film about Kim is shown to foreign diplomats on the occasion of the
12th anniversary of Kim’s appointment as KPA supreme commander and the 86th
anniversary of the birth of his mother, Kim Jong-suk.
• The Russian ambassador hosts a new year’s friendship party.
• A friendly gathering of North Korean and Chinese youth league representatives is held.
• The DPRK’s ambassador to Iran pays the president a farewell visit.
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• A special article celebrates the theme of Uri Minjokkiri (“our race only”).
• ROK news is reviewed, including ROK criticism of President Bush’s diplomatic policy.
• Japan’s Chongnyon is praised for its efforts in reinforcing nationalist education.
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• A special article warns against the dangers of war presented by the relocation of U.S.
forces in the ROK.
• A commentary explains why a DPRK nuclear deterrent is the only way to prevent war.
• A spokesperson for the foreign ministry sees evil designs behind the passage of the U.S.
sanctions law against Syria.
• The Cuban army minister vows to crush U.S. provocations.
• Developing countries are developing science and technology.
• An article warns that “We Should Be Cautious of Japan Emerging as a Country of
Aggression.”
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