WORLD-TYRANT WORLD 07 11 14 1

WORLD-TYRANT WORLD 07 11 14 1 

Jul. 10, Juche 103 (2014) Thursday 

http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2014-07-10-0012&chAction=T 

Kim Jong Un Guides Tactical Rocket Firing Drill of
Units of KPA Strategic Force in Western Sector of Front

[Excerpt] 

The drill once again fully demonstrated the tactical rockets' high capability of hitting the targets and combat capability.  This helped accurately define the order of combat actions and firepower missions of the strike units of the Strategic Force in the western sector of the front in case of emergency and round off the firing methods according to different enemy targets. 

He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the drill was successfully staged in combination with rapid movement as required by a modern warfare. 

He gave important instructions for rounding off the combat preparations of the Strategic Force and applying the Juche-oriented rocket combat methods. 

He said: "We should be prepared for both words and actions. However fair-minded and just we are, we may become a bargaining chip for the strong and *our precious history inherited with blood will loose its shine in a moment if we are weak*”.

Mikdad condemns Israeli aggression on Palestinians 

08/07/2014 

http://www.sana.sy/en/?p=5957

[Extracts] 

He [Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Dr. Fayssal Mikdad] said that despite the difficulties affecting Syria, the Palestinian cause will remain *the moral compass* of the Syrians in the face of all challenges 

He [Ahmed Majdalani, member of the Executive Committee at the PLO] 

briefed Dr. Mikdad on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and the *genocide policies* committed by [Puppet] Israel against the Palestinian people.

Interview to Prensa Latina and ITAR-TASS [Part 1} 

11 July 2014, 01:00 

http://eng.news.kremlin.ru/news/22644/print

In view of his visit to Cuba, Argentina and Brazil, Vladimir Putin answered questions from journalists of the Prensa Latina and ITAR-TASS news agencies. 

QUESTION: Russian leaders do not visit Latin America as often as they visit other parts of the world.  What do you think South America and Russia can offer to each other today, not only in terms of economic benefits, but speaking more broadly? 

VLADIMIR PUTIN: Relationships between countries and, more importantly, between nations can hardly be evaluated by the quantity of top-level visits.  Most important of all is the reciprocal benefit that our cooperation brings.  This is the most solid foundation for Russia’s varied ties with the Latin American countries. 

South or, if we speak more broadly, Latin America is a unique civilisation that is close to us in spirit and culture.  Paintings by Mexican muralists and Argentine tango, the Peruvian song El Cóndor Pasa and poems by Pablo Neruda became the part of world heritage long ago.  We are all inspired by the work of the great Colombian writer and philosopher Gabriel García Márquez, and we admire the work of the outstanding Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. 

Latin America is a rich source of natural resources – oil and bauxites, fresh water and food.  The countries of this region share the interesting experience of creating a fairly stable model of democratic development and economic growth with a considerable social component. 

The history of Latin America's fight for independence, for the right to decide its own fate deserves great respect.  In our country, people know well of the legendary Bolívar and Martí, Che Guevara and Salvador Allende.  The Blazing Continent is not only a description of a certain period in Latin America's past. It is a symbol of striving for a better life, prosperity, progress and social justice. 

Today, cooperation with Latin American states is one of the key and very promising lines of Russia’s foreign policy.  We are united by our devotion to *the principles* of versatility in world affairs, respect for international law, strengthening the central role of the UN, and ensuring sustainable development.  All this makes us natural partners on the international arena and allows us to enhance interaction on a wide range of issues.  We are grateful to South Americans for the support of our international initiatives, including outer space demilitarisation, strengthening international information security, and combating the glorification of Nazism. 

For us it is essential that irrespective of which political power is currently in power in a particular country in the region, there remains a continuity reflecting vital national interests in the development of relations with Russia. 

If we speak about economic side of our cooperation, we try to expand trade and economic interaction, above all its investment constituent.  We are interested in building fully functional projects, industrial, technological alliances with the participation of the region’s countries, in using *the potential of the complementary economies* to the full extent,  in cooperation on such relevant fields as oil and gas, hydro- and nuclear power engineering, airplane and helicopter construction, infrastructure, and recently –-biopharmaceuticals and information technologies. 

We will continue to provide Latin Americans with practical assistance in tackling new challenges, including training law enforcement professionals at the regional anti-drug training courses in Managua and Lima.  We will expand cooperation during relief efforts following natural disasters. 

We believe it is important to expand humanitarian ties, exchanges of students, young people and tourists, and contacts between people.  The mutual easing of the visa regime within the zone of our countries will undoubtedly contribute to addressing this task.  The visa-free zone covers practically all South American states and a number of Central American and Caribbean countries, and the number of the zone’s member countries will increase. 

QUESTION: What do you think of new integration platforms in Latin America, such as the CELAC, UNASUR and ALBA?  What relations could Russia develop with these associations? 

VLADIMIR PUTIN: We are interested in strong, economically stable and politically independent, united Latin America that is becoming an important part of *the emerging polycentric world order*.  In this region, the traditions of love of freedom and respect for other nations and cultures are strong, and there are practically no serious intergovernmental conflicts or the wish to pursue the divide and rule policy.  On the contrary, nations in the region are ready for joint action to protect their shared Latin American home. 

Integration processes in Latin America reflect to a large extent the worldwide regional integration tendencies and indicate the pursuit of political consolidation in the region and reinforcement of its influence on global affairs. 

I would like to highlight the role of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).  It is meant as a union of all the countries on the continent, and its aim is to become a major forum for dealing with regional issues without the participation and obtrusive interference of external forces [The World Tyrant].   We welcome the CELAC’s readiness to establish connections outside the region, including with Russia.  Last year, Moscow saw the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia and the CELAC's extended troika.  Now it is important to define concrete areas of cooperation.  We are ready for this work. 

We think that establishing contacts between CELAC and the countries taking part in the Customs Union and Common Economic Space would open up many new opportunities.  Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are deepening the integration process.  In May, we signed the Agreement on Establishing the Eurasian Economic Union, which will come into force on January 1, 2015.  This will create one of the world’s biggest common markets with a population of almost 170 million and free movement of capital, goods, services, and labour.  This market operates on the basis of universal principles and WTO norms and rules.  This will make it a lot easier to do business in the Eurasian region and broaden opportunities for developing mutually advantageous business contacts with foreign partners. 

We are open to substantive interaction with all integration formations in the Latin American region.  That includes the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), the Common Market of the South (Mercosur), the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), the Pacific Alliance, the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). 

It is vital that all these associations, as they develop their external relations, should work towards the *unity* of Latin American countries, and not for their separation, both politically and ideologically.  We hope that consolidation of multilateral cooperation will be an additional factor in the successful development of our bilateral relations with Latin American partners. 

[ To be continued. ]