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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea No. 36 (3 124) weekly http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp e-mail:[email protected] Sat, September 5, Juche 109(2020) DISASTER RELIEF Ri Pyong Chol checks Pak Pong Ju makes survey typhoon relief work trip to typhoon-hit county Ri Pyong Chol, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Pak Pong Ju, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, vice-chairman of the State Affairs Committee of the WPK and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission Commission of the DPRK and vice-chairman of the Central Committee of of the WPK, checks typhoon-caused damage on a field in Jangyon County, the WPK, on a survey trip to a typhoon-hit farm in Jangyon County, South South Hwanghae Province. Hwanghae Province. Ri Pyong Chol, member cooperative farms in He underlined the need Pak Pong Ju, member He met with officials who suffered damage, to of the Presidium of the Jangyon County, South for the officials of primary of the Presidium of the and agricultural workers make more achievements in Political Bureau of the Hwanghae Province. Party organizations and Political Bureau of the of the Sokjang, Chuhwa the rehabilitation campaign Central Committee of the He learned in detail about Party members to further Central Committee of the and Ragyon cooperative and to enhance the role Workers’ Party of Korea, the damage in those farms enhance their responsibility Workers’ Party of Korea, farms to learn about the of Party organizations in vice-chairman of the and underscored the need to and role in the relief efforts. vice-chairman of the State damage in detail. minimizing crop damage. Central Committee of the push forward with the work He also discussed the Affairs Commission of the Saying the WPK shares He called on officials WPK and vice-chairman to clear away the aftermath measures for manuring and DPRK and vice-chairman bitters and sweets with of the farms to introduce of the Central Military of typhoon as soon as cultivating well the crops in of the WPK Central the people all the time, he scientific farming methods Commission of the WPK, possible. the typhoon-stricken fields Committee, guided the work called for firmly defending positively and increase the guided the work for While acquainting and for harvesting every for recovering from typhoon the agricultural front. proportion of farm work eradicating the aftermath himself with farmers’ crop without any waste. damage on different farms He pointed to the need done by machines. of typhoon at the Nulsan, living, he gave a pep talk to in Jangyon County of South to pay close attention to the Changpha and Hangnim them. KCNA Hwanghae Province. living of farming families KCNA Senior Party officials inspect rehabilitation efforts in South Hwanghae Province Kim Jae Ryong, Ri Il Hwan, campaign. Choe Hwi, Pak Thae Dok, Kim They told them that Supreme Yong Chol and Kim Hyong Jun, Leader Kim Jong Un was very vice-chairmen of the Central much concerned about the people Committee of the Workers’ Party in the typhoon-affected areas, and of Korea, provided on-the-spot called upon them to overcome guidance over the efforts for the present trials and greet the rehabilitation from heavy typhoon 75th founding anniversary of the damage on various farms of Party with proud labour feats. Jangyon and Thaethan counties, The frontline-style political work South Hwanghae Province. conducted by the vice-chairmen Amid the Party-wide, of the Party Central Committee nationwide effort for recovering greatly inspired the agricultural from damage by typhoon in full workers. swing, true to the call of the WPK Officials and agricultural Central Committee, a full-scale workers of the farms in South campaign to minimize damage Hwanghae Province, much to crops by Typhoon No. 8 is encouraged by their inspection underway in South Hwanghae tour, are full of faith and optimism Province. to recover from the damage at The vice-chairmen of the Party an early date and greet the 8th Central Committee sprayed Congress of the WPK in the most nutritive liquid, applied fertilizer meaningful way by raising good and picked up corns together with crops. agricultural workers, encouraging Vice-chairmen of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea guide rehabilitation them to turn out as one in the KCNA work on typhoon-stricken farms in South Hwanghae Province. Page 2 Sat, September 5, Juche 109(2020) GUIDE TO VICTORY AND GLORY For the sake of independence, peace and friendship The Workers’ Party of Korea 1980s and the early 1990s, guideline. for defending their national efforts into promoting mutual has been committed to the ideal the imperialists and renegades The WPK actively supported independence against the cooperation in agriculture, of independence, peace and of socialism raised a clamour and encouraged foreign imperialists’ domination and thus greatly contributing to friendship taking it as the basis about the “end of socialism” nations in their struggle against subjugation, predicting that laying material and technical of its foreign policy for the past and distorted and denied imperialism and hegemony- it would be one of the great foundations of their agriculture 75 years since its birth. the socialist ideal. At that seeking. motive forces promoting the including irrigation projects It has made strenuous efforts juncture, the WPK afforded the The DPRK rendered development of history in the and solving food and rural to accomplish the cause of revolutionaries and progressive disinterested internationalist 1960s, and conducted positive problems. global independence holding peoples of other countries assistance to the Cuban and activities to make NAM hold The WPK is now developing aloft the banner of socialism. aspiring after socialism a clear Vietnamese peoples in their fast to the idea and principles of foreign relations in a proactive In the 1950s and the 1960s understanding of the validity efforts to accomplish the cause anti-imperialist independence and multifaceted way in keeping when modern revisionism and vitality of the Juche- of anti-imperialist independence and achieve unity and cohesion. with the developing reality. emerged in the international oriented theory of socialism and provided Egypt, Syria and It announced its willingness It works hard to develop good communist movement to and instilled in them the strong other Arab nations fighting to make the DPRK become a relations with not only such complicate the situation, the confidence in the victory of the against the armed invasions by full member of the NAM at socialist nations as China, Cuba, WPK adhered to the stand of socialist cause. Israeli aggressors with material the enlarged meeting of the Vietnam and Laos but others independence which asserts that In Pyongyang on April 20 and military aids gratis. Political Committee of its that respect and are friendly to the revolution of each nation 1992, representatives of 70 The WPK paid special Central Committee in May the DPRK. should be carried out by its party political parties around the attention to the development 1974. After obtaining the full The international community and people in an independent world including 48 party leaders of relations with developing membership of the movement fully supports and approves and creative way as it positively adopted and made public the countries. in August the following year, the WPK’s positive efforts to spurred the development of Pyongyang Declaration “Let The WPK defined the the DPRK sent its delegations achieve global independence the international socialist Us Defend and Advance the Non-Aligned Movement and experts to many developing and peace and promote movement. Cause of Socialism”, which as a progressive movement nations to help them build friendship and unity between Taking advantage of the served as a fighting programme reflecting the aspirations the economy and culture and nations. collapse of socialism in several for rebuilding socialism and demand common to the develop medical services. In countries between the late with the Juche idea as the peoples of developing countries particular, it channelled big Kim Un Jin REHABILITATION Nation out to clear flood, WPK Central Committee officials typhoon damage An intensive campaign County completed the repair of join typhoon relief work has been undertaken across houses for over 100 families. Officials of the Central Kim Jong Un who said that stricken fields in Ongjin, the country to deal with Kangwon Province repaired Committee of the Workers’ it is one of the top priorities Kangnyong and Pyoksong the aftermath of flood and some 900 blocks of houses Party of Korea have joined for the Party to go deep counties. typhoon. for over 1 100 families and the typhoon relief campaign among the people in need to They encouraged the farmers In Pyongyang measures have water pipes, while stepping up in South Hwanghae Province, share weal and woe while to turn out to conclude this year’s been taken to get the first-hand the repair of embankments of helping local farmers encouraging and supporting farming successfully as they information about the damage to several rivers and streams and recover from damage to them sincerely. picked up corns, dug ditches the reservoirs and water supply roads. farmland and crops in the The Party Central Committee and repaired farmhouses. system and to timely repair the Hundreds of blocks of houses stricken areas. officials are working together They also visited families of defects in the facilities so as were repaired and many public They were quick to rush with farmers to lessen farmers carrying themselves to strictly ensure the hygienic buildings including schools to the areas, true to the noble the reduction in the crop with aid materials.
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