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These are the Leaders of North Korea: President KIM IL SUNG (who is now dead)
his successor KIM JONG IL the present leader and his mother KIM JONG SUK.
NORTH KOREA IMPORTS
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> http://www.north-korea.narod.ru/links.htm
> http://north-korea.tripod.com/links.htm

Demonstration in Malta for the unification and in support of D.P.R. of Korea.

the Korean War (1950-53) to conquer the US-backed Republic of Korea (ROK) in the southern portion by force, North Korea ( An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Soviet-sponsored Communist domination. After failing in the Korean War (1950-53) to conquer the US-backed Republic of Korea (ROK) in the southern portion by force, North Korea (DPRK), under its founder President KIM Il Sung, adopted a policy of ostensible diplomatic and economic "self-reliance" as a check against excessive Soviet or Communist Chinese influence. The DPRK demonized the US as the ultimate threat to its social system through state-funded propaganda, and molded political, economic, and military policies around the core ideological objective of eventual unification of Korea under Pyongyang's control. KIM's son, the current ruler KIM Jong Il, was officially designated as his father's successor in 1980, assuming a growing political and managerial role until the elder KIM's death in 1994. After decades of economic mismanagement and resource misallocation, the DPRK since the mid-1990s has relied heavily on international aid to feed its population while continuing to expend resources to maintain an army of approximately 1 million. North Korea's history of regional military provocations, proliferation of military-related items, and long-range missile development - as well as its nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons programs and massive conventional armed forces - are of major concern to the international community. In December 2002, following revelations that the DPRK was pursuing a nuclear weapons program based on enriched uranium in violation of a 1994 agreement with the US to freeze and ultimately dismantle its existing plutonium-based program, North Korea expelled monitors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In January 2003, it declared its withdrawal from the international Non-Proliferation Treaty. In mid-2003 Pyongyang announced it had completed the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel rods (to extract weapons-grade plutonium) and was developing a "nuclear deterrent." Beginning in August 2003, North Korea, China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the US have participated in the Six-Party Talks aimed at resolving the stalemate over the DPRK's nuclear programs. North Korea pulled out of the talks in November 2005. It test-fired ballistic missiles in July 2006 and conducted a nuclear test in October 2006. North Korea returned to the Six-Party Talks in December 2006 and subsequently signed two agreements on denuclearization. The 13 February 2007 Initial Actions Agreement shut down the North's nuclear facilities at Yongbyon in July 2007. In the 3 October 2007 Second Phase Actions Agreement, Pyongyang pledged to disable those facilities and provide a correct and complete declaration of its nuclear programs.
Capital:
name: Pyongyang
geographic coordinates: 39 01 N, 125 45 E
time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities (si, singular and plural)
provinces: Chagang-do (Chagang), Hamgyong-bukto (North Hamgyong), Hamgyong-namdo (South Hamgyong), Hwanghae-bukto (North Hwanghae), Hwanghae-namdo (South Hwanghae), Kangwon-do (Kangwon), P'yongan-bukto (North P'yongan), P'yongan-namdo (South P'yongan), Yanggang-do (Yanggang)
municipalities: Kaesong-si (Kaesong), Najin Sonbong-si (Najin-Sonbong), Namp'o-si (Namp'o), P'yongyang-si (Pyongyang)
MALTA-USSR FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION
(contact members of Malta-Korea Friendship Association)
H.E. Ri Pyong Ho Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea presenting his credentials
to the President of Malta H.E. Dr. Edward Fenech Adami at the Palace, Valletta, Malta.

Korean Ambassador to Malta H.E. Ri Pyong Ho leaving the Palace after presenting his credentials
to the President of Malta on 13th Januray 2005 as Ambassador of the DPR of Korea to Malta.

Prime Minister of Malta Hon. Dom Mintoff and H.E. President Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang.
Dom Mintoff visited the DPR of Korea several times in the 1970's and 1980's
The Pyongyang Government donated to the Maltese Armed Forces 50 anti-aircraft guns and other aid.

Ambassador Ri Pyong Ho with Prime Minister Laurence Gonzi.

SOUTH KOREA AND NORTH KOREA MUST UNITE
Solidarity with Korean people expressed in Europe
Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- A joint meeting of organizations for friendship and solidarity with theKorean people in Europe was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 20. Present there were delegations of the Sweden-Korea Friendship Association, the Germany-DPRK Association, the France-Korea Friendship Association, the Finland-Korea Association, the Norway-Korea Friendship Association, the Luxembourg-Korea Friendship Association, the British Association for Friendship with Korea, the Spanish Association for Friendship with Korea, the Malta-Korea Friendship Association, the Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association and the Swiss Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification.
A report of the secretary general of the British Association for Friendship with Korea was followed by speeches at the joint meeting. Then the meeting heard about the experience gained by the Spanish Association for Friendship with Korea in its activities.
The meeting adopted an action program of the organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people in Europe and a letter of protest addressed to the U.S. President.
The action program underscored the need to intensify the activities for supporting the Korean people in their just struggle to defend and glorify socialism and achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
The letter denounced the U.S. administration for undisguisedly interfering in the internal affairs of the DPRK in wanton violation of its sovereignty and bringing dark clouds of war there.
It strongly demanded the U.S. administration drop its reckless hostile policy to isolate and stifle the DPRK and its moves for aggression against the DPRK, withdraw its forces from South Korea as soon as possible and stop at once its acts obstructive to the implementation of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration.

Activity organised at Senglea in support of Korea led by former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff and former President (the late) Agatha Barbara.

Malta in the 1960's and 1970's was a British colony. We had independence on 21st September 1964 but still everywhere was full of British Serviceman and American Sailors and Marines. Still we had the British Base and NATO Headquarters. On 31st March 1979 under Dom Mintoff's Labour (Socialist) Government all British and American Serviceman had to leave our country and since then Malta became a free country without foreign military bases and we still commemorate this day as FREEDOM DAY. Malta's National Day.
TO KEEP UP-TO-DATE ON THE SITUATION IN KOREA ONE MUST READ AND HEAR THE NEWS FROM BOTH SIDES NOT ONLY FROM THE WEST, LIKE WE HEAR IN MALTA. MALTA'S NEWS IS CENSORED - WE HEAR ONLY WESTERN PROPAGANDA.
If the web site does not open try again on the 25th day of every month because we are exceeding our monthly bandwith allowance we will see what we can do as many are visiting our web site.
MALTA-USSR FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION
(contact members of Malta-Korea Friendship Association)