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19 March North Korea Special Weapons News

  • Excerpt: Congress Wants UN to Look at N. Korea's Human Rights Abuses Washington File 19 Mar 2003 -- Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives were united in their condemnation of the human rights abuses committed by North Korea's leadership during a March 18 debate on a resolution that calls on the Secretary of State to bring Pyongyang's human rights record before the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
  • Text: Resolution Calls on North Korea to Respect Human Rights of Citizens Washington File 19 Mar 2003 -- The House of Representatives approved March 18 by a 419-1 margin a resolution calling on the government of North Korea to "respect and protect the human rights of its citizens."
  • JAPAN/ARMS RACE VOA 19 Mar 2003 -- The North Korean nuclear crisis has alarmed countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan. Some Japanese politicians are suggesting Japan develop its own nuclear arsenal in response an idea which most Japanese citizens reject.
  • Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry on rumor about its possible missile launch KCNA 21 Mar 2003 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry answered a question put by KCNA on Tuesday as regards rumors about the DPRK's possible missile launch afloat in the United States and Japan: There are rumors in the U.S. and Japan that North Korea may launch a ballistic missile again.
  • Joint meeting of DPRK Government, political parties and organizations held KCNA 21 Mar 2003 -- A joint meeting of the government, political parties and organizations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea took place at the People's Palace of Culture on Tuesday. The meeting discussed immediate measures to protect the sovereignty of the nation and peace through national cooperation.
  • Special envoy of U.N. Secretary General and his party here KCNA 21 Mar 2003 -- Moris Strong, special envoy of the U.N. Secretary General and his party arrived here today. They were met at the airport by an official concerned and the U.N. resident coordinator and the resident representative of the UNDP.
  • Anniversary of DPRK-Russia Agreement marked KCNA 21 Mar 2003 -- Minju Joson today dedicates a signed article to the 54th anniversary of the conclusion of the agreement on economic and cultural cooperation between the DPRK and Russia (march 17, 1949).
  • Manifestation of firm will for reunification KCNA 21 Mar 2003 -- The conference of north and south Korean workers, which was recently held in Pyongyang as the result of the great vitality of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration, marked a significant occasion in powerfully demonstrating again at home and abroad the firm will of the North and South Korean workers to implement the declaration to the letter and achieve the cause of national reunification. Rodong Sinmun says this today in a signed commentary.
  • KCNA refutes U.S. senior officials' remarks about DPRK's "possible provocation" KCNA 21 Mar 2003 -- Mandarins of the Bush administration and its brasshats have warned that there would be such "provocation by North Korea" as a missile launch during the U.S.-South Korea Rsoi to start on March 19, according to the March 13 issue of the Los Angeles Times. This is nothing but very shameless and deceptive sophism of the U.S. intended to lay at the door of the DPRK the blame for having driven the military situation on the Korean Peninsula to an extreme pitch of tension in a bid to provoke a war against the DPRK.
  • Socialist system of Korea KCNA 21 Mar 2003 -- The socialist system of Korea is a man-centered social system. All the lines and policies pursued by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are shaped on the principle that the popular masses are the masters of everything and everything serves them.
  • Japan warned not to behave impertinently KCNA 21 Mar 2003 -- Japan released a "diplomatic blue paper for 2003," dealing with its diplomatic policy and orientation for this year. In the paper Japan even "advised the DPRK to take concrete action including refreeze of its nuclear facilities and immediate scrapping of the nuclear program." In this regard Minju Joson Tuesday says in a signed commentary:
  • DPRK-U.S. negotiations based on equality and confidence called for KCNA 21 Mar 2003 -- The United States should have a proper stand and approach toward the DPRK-U.S. direct talks, well aware of the importance of the talks and the impact they will have on the efforts to ensure world peace and security and the development of the international situation, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary. It goes on: If the DPRK and the United States are to sit face to face for negotiations it is necessary to create an atmosphere for them.




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