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North-South Broadcasters' Seminar Held

KCNA

    Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- A north-south broadcasters' seminar was held at the People's Palace of Culture on October 18. Present there were officials, journalists, anchorpersons, editors and technicians in the field of broadcasting service in the north and the south and other officials concerned.
    The plenary sitting of the seminar was followed by panel discussions.
    The seminar was addressed by Cha Sung Su, chairman of the Radio and TV Broadcasting Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Ro Song Dae, chairman of the Radio and TV Broadcasting Committee of south Korea. And they were followed by speeches.
    Speakers said that the seminar marked a meeting to be significantly recorded in the history of the north-south broadcasting as it was the common results achieved by the broadcasters of the north and south in their efforts for national reconciliation, unity and reunification.
    They recalled that brisk dialogue, contacts, cooperation and exchange have taken place between inter-Korean broadcasting organizations and such a splendid work as joint televised footage of reunification functions has been organized to positively contribute to building public opinion and creating climate favorable for the national unity and reunification since the June 15 joint declaration was published. This was a shining fruition of the historic joint declaration whose main idea is "By Our Nation Itself", they stressed.
    They noted that the role played by broadcasting service is truly great and important as it represents the voice of the country and the nation and spreads and leads the public opinion and speaks for it.
    They recalled that leader Kim Jong Il received representatives of south Korean media organizations during their visit to Pyongyang after the publication of the June 15 joint declaration and warmly encouraged them to conduct patriotic press activities helpful to the implementation of the declaration and meeting the desire of the people.
    Saying that when broadcasting service gets dynamic, the country and the nation seethe with enthusiasm, they called on the broadcasters in the north and the south to become buglers in the grand march for reunification and pacesetters of the media for reunification powerfully arousing the 70 million fellow countrymen to the accomplishment of the cause of reunification, aware of their noble duties they have assumed before the history and the nation.
    Discussed at the seminar were the principled issues to be maintained by broadcasting service in the north and the south in the era ushered in by the June 15 joint declaration. Its participants also exchanged successes and experience gained by them in their service such as the creation of broadcasting materials, their editing and production and technological development.
    TV programs were introduced by broadcasting organizations in the north and the south on the same day.