National Meeting Marks Birth Anniversary of Kim Il Sung

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A national meeting took place at the April 25 House of Culture Sunday to celebrate the 101st birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.

Present there were Kim Yong Nam, Pak Pong Ju, Choe Ryong Hae and other senor party, state and army officials, the chairpersons of friendly parties, officials of party, armed forces and power organs, public organizations, ministries and national institutions, service personnel of the Korean People's Army and the Korean People's Internal Security Forces, officials in the fields of science, education, literature and arts, public health and media, bereaved families of revolutionary martyrs, merited persons, Pyongyangites, delegations of overseas Koreans, overseas compatriots and the chief of the Pyongyang mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front.

Present there on invitation were diplomats of different countries and representatives of international bodies and members of the military attaches corps here.

President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong Nam, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, made a report.

The reporter said that the birth of Kim Il Sung was a great fortune that greeted the sun of Juche, the first of its kind in national history spanning five thousand years and a grandiose event which brought about the dawn in the era of independence for the Korean people and the progressive mankind.

In the first period when he embarked on the road of revolution the President clarified the new truth that independence serves as a lifeline of people, country and nation and that the revolution should be made independently and creatively according to one's own faith, the reporter noted, and continued:

The President expounded in a unique manner the Juche-based revolutionary outlook on the world, basic principles of revolutionary movement and its methodological issues, properly reflecting the independent desire and desire of the popular masses. This revolutionary idea served as encyclopedic guidelines in the struggle for independence and socialism and a powerful militant banner.

He steadily developed the struggle for the country's reunification and relations with other parties and states on the principle of independence, laying a solid foundation for bringing earlier the independent reunification of the country. This fully displayed the external authority and dignity of the Workers' Party of Korea and the state, making tangible contribution to the cause of independence against imperialism and human cause of independence.

The President defeated the formidable U.S. and Japanese imperialist enemies in one generation to save the destiny of the country and nation and create a history and tradition of great victory in the war. These undying feats will shine forever along with the triumphant advance of Songun revolution.

He is the genius of creation and construction and father of socialist Korea as he built socialist society centered on the popular masses regarding socialism as the basic political idea of the Korean revolution.

The revolutionary cause of Juche, Songun revolutionary cause started by Kim Il Sung and glorified by leader Kim Jong Il is making steady progress on a new high stage thanks to the dear respected Kim Jong Un.

We will invariably keep to the road of independence, Songun and socialism which the great Generalissimos followed their whole lives no matter how much water may flow under the bridge and whatever difficulties we may face, thus fulfill our mission and obligation as descendants of Kim Il Sung and soldiers and disciplines of Kim Jong Il.

We should develop the People's Army into an invincible and matchless army strong in idea, bolster both in quality and quantity the nuclear force, life of the nation and national treasure of reunified Korea that can never be bartered for anything, and wage a stronger all-out action with the U.S. to cope with the prevailing wartime situation, true to the Songun leadership of Supreme Commander Kim Jong Un.

All party members, service personnel and people should burn their hearts with Kim Jong Il's patriotism, do more good things conducive to the building of a thriving nation, greet the 65th anniversary of the DPRK and the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War with high political enthusiasm and brilliant labor feats and thus demonstrate to the world the invincible spirit of Songun Korea by carrying forward the ever-victorious history and tradition.

The DPRK will develop external relations with other countries in the idea of independence, peace and friendship and make active contribution to defending the peace and stability in Asia and the rest of the world and the cause of global independence as a responsible nuclear weapons state.

Such celebration meetings also took place on Sunday in all provinces, cities (districts), counties and industrial complexes.

Meanwhile, similar meetings took place in provinces, cities (districts) and counties and at complexes. -0-

Military Attaches Corps Visits Mangyongdae Revolutionary School

The military attaches corps here visited Mangyongdae Revolutionary School on Monday on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's election as chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK. The members of the corps laid a floral basket before the statues of the great Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the school before paying tribute to them.

They looked round the room devoted to the education in the revolutionary history and various lecture rooms, being briefed on the undying exploits of the peerlessly great persons of Mt. Paektu who worked heart and soul to the work for bringing up the children of revolutionary martyrs as successors to the revolutionary cause of Juche.

At the end of the visit Hassan Reza Husseini, military attache of the Iranian embassy who is leading the attaches corps, made an entry at the visitors' book.

Historic Wangjaesan Meeting

Mt. Wangjae is in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province in the northern border area of the Democratic People´s Republic of Korea.

The Wangjaesan Revolutionary Site is in the mountain. 80 years ago in March Juche 22 or 1933 the great leader President Kim Il Sung called a meeting of the heads of the underground revolutionary organizations and political operatives in the area of Onsong against the Japanese imperialists on Mt. Wangjae.

In those days the Japanese imperialists made desperate efforts to prevent the growth of the Anti-Japanese People´s Guerrilla Army and keep the revolutionary influence of the anti-Japanese armed struggle from reaching the people in the homeland.

The Anti-Japanese People´s Guerrilla Army was faced with a task to further spread and develop the armed struggle deep into the homeland to promote the Korean revolution as a whole.

Deeply seeing through the prevailing situation and the demand of the developing revolution, President Kim Il Sung led a unit of the guerrilla army to the Onsong area.

The meeting of the heads of the underground revolutionary organizations and political operatives in the area of Onsong was held on Mt. Wangjae on March 11, Juche 22 or 1933.

At the meeting President Kim Il Sung delivered a historic speech under the title "To Spread and Develop the Armed Struggle into the Homeland".

Jang Hye Ryon, lecturer of the Korean Revolution Museum, has this to say:

"That day the great leader President Kim Il Sung made a specific analysis of the successes achieved after the founding of the Anti-Japanese People´s Guerrilla Army and the then situation of the revolution and put forward a strategic and tactical policy on spreading and developing the armed struggle into the homeland. His speech convinced the participants of the victory of the anti-Japanese revolution and gave them revolutionary zeal. They unanimously and actively supported the policies put forward by President Kim Il Sung and made a firm resolve to resolutely defend and implement them. Indeed, the Wangjaesan meeting was a significant meeting of historic importance in the development of the Korean revolution."

After the historic meeting, the general Korean revolution centred on the anti-Japanese armed struggle rapidly spread deep into the homeland. It was a historic occasion to make a new heyday of the Korean revolution.

General Secretary of the KFA (USA) on Russia Today (RT)

General Secretary of the Korean Friendship Association (USA) Martin Droll speaks to  Russia Today (RT) about the current developments on the Korean Peninsula.



About the KFA:
The Korean Friendship Association (KFA) was founded on November of the year 2000 with the purpose of building international ties with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It has members from 120 countries. The KFA has full recognition from the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and is the world-wide leading organization of its supporters. It has offices in DPR Korea, Spain, Norway and Thailand.

Sincerity devoted to Kimjongilia

In Korea February is a significant month with the Day of the Shining Star, February 16, the birth anniversary of the great leader Kim Jong Il. February belongs to winter, not a flowering season. But the immortal flower Kimjongilia comes into full bloom in different parts of this country, representing the ardent yearning of the Korean people for him.

Kimjongilia is coming into bloom in the house of Jang Hyon Ju, student of the Pyongyang Agricultural College of Kim Il Sung University, as well.

Her mother Kang Jong Bok has this to say:

"During her primary school days my daughter Hyon Ju visited the venue of the Kimjongilia Festival. At that time she said she wanted to take the flower home and next moment, expressed her will to grow it. So we got a seedling of the flower and began to grow it. But it didn´t grow well. We had difficulty for about one year. But we did our best before the 10th Kimjongilia Festival. After all, the flower we cultivated was selected at the festival. Since then we cultivated the flower with confidence and participated in the festival every year."

Of course, her mother helped her. But cultivation of flower was strange to Jang Hyon Ju and it did not go well with desire alone.

"It did not go as I thought. In summer the flower grew properly, but in winter it was difficult to ensure necessary temperature, light and humidity. What irritated me all the more was that just before the festival some buds did not open and some flowers faded. I nearly burst into tears."

Student Jang asked teachers about the biological characteristics of Kimjongilia, called on horticulturists and heard experiences of those who had cultivated Kimjongilia at home. Perusing various books, she learned the know-how. To cultivate the flower for the festival she built a "greenhouse" in winter and kept vigil several nights, measuring temperature. Such days and months passed and Jang could present more than 50 pots of Kimjongilia to the Kimjongilia Festival seven times until last year from Juche 95 or 2006. In the course she has become a good cultivator of Kimjongilia. Now she has mastered the cultivating technology; she grows the flower bigger and redder and keeps the flower in bloom long. But she did not only cultivate the flower.

"I could see her mentaly maturing, while cultivating the flowers. If the flowers wither even a little, she felt as if there was a flaw in her mind. It was really admirable. Moreover, I found her cry holding Kimjongilia in her arms after hearing the sad news of the demise of Kim Jong Il. That year she had grown the flowers with greater efforts.

Seeing the certificates of participation in the festival increasing every year, I think my daughter is growing so much."

Jang Hyon Ju is showing all her sincerity in cultivating more than 10 pots of Kimjongilia to present to the imminent 17th Kimjongilia Festival.

"I will continue to cultivate the immortal flower Kimjongilia in the future, too."

 

 

Opening Address Delivered by the Respected Marshal Kim Jong Un at the Fourth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea

Comrades,

Today we are to hold the Fourth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea amid the great expectations and interest of all Party members and other people.

The current Conference, the fourth of its kind in the glorious history of our Party, is a significant meeting that has been called according to the lifetime instructions of Comrade Kim Jong Il, eternal General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

By inheriting Comrade Kim Il Sung's cause of building a revolutionary party with credit, he held that developing Party cells is the key to and the main link in the chain of strengthening the Party as a whole. With clairvoyant wisdom and extraordinary foresight, he grasped the requirements of the historic turning point in carrying out the revolutionary cause of Juche and instructed that arrangements should be made to hold a conference of Party cell secretaries on a large scale with an attendance of 10 000 for the purpose of encouraging them to play a large part in building up Party cells.

The Fourth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea will serve as a milestone in radically improving the functions and role of Party cells and enhancing our Party's militant efficiency in every way as demanded by the new era of the Juche revolution.

On this meaningful occasion I pay the highest respect and eternal glory to Comrades Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, founder and builder of the WPK and great images of the powerful Paektusan nation, in reflection of the boundless reverence of the participants in the Conference and all other Party members and people.

I also extend my warm congratulations to the participants in the Conference who have unassumingly devoted themselves to the development of our Party and the prosperity of their country with the honour of and pride in being workers in charge of primary organizations of the glorious Kim Il Sung's and Kim Jong Il's Party, and send my militant greetings to all other cell secretaries on behalf of the Party Central Committee.

Comrades,

Today we are faced with an important and heavy task of adding brilliance to the undying revolutionary achievements made by the great Generalissimos throughout their lives and carrying them forward to accomplish the cause of building a thriving nation and reunifying the country, under the unfurled banner of the immortal Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.

In order to carry out this important task facing the Party successfully it is necessary to bring about a radical change in all aspects of our Party as the political General Staff of the revolution and construction and the motherly Party that shares the same destiny with the working masses.

The cells of the WPK, lowest-level organizations of the Party and vanguard organizations in implementing its policies, have a very important duty to perform in strengthening the Party organizationally and ideologically, consolidating the ties of blood between the Party and the people and rousing the service personnel and other people to the struggle for the building of a thriving nation.

When the hundreds of thousands of Party cells active in the regions, sectors and units across the country are fully ready it is possible to give a fresh impetus to the development of Party work and the overall national affairs and to achieve world-shaking successes by mobilizing the service personnel and other people all at once.

When all the cell secretaries are firmly united around the Party Central Committee and all the cells of the Party become its solid cornerstones and buttresses, its leadership authority and efficiency will grow beyond measure and its red flag will be flying on the peak of a thriving nation.

The Party Central Committee has decided to make this Conference serve as a decisive occasion for fundamentally improving Party work as a whole by reviewing the achievements, experiences and shortcomings of the past and adopting radical measures for the improvement of the work.

With firm conviction that this Conference will perform its mission satisfactorily by dint of the great enthusiasm and positive role on the part of all the participants here and thus become a landmark event in developing our Party and building a thriving socialist nation, I declare the Fourth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea open.

Political News Team

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[Video] Contributors to Satellite Launch Leave Pyongyang amid Warm Send-off

The scientists, technicians, workers and officials who contributed to the successful launch of satellite Kwangmyongsong 3-2 left here Friday amid warm send-off from senior party, state and army officials, service personnel and more than 100 000 Pyongyangites. They toured Pyongyang at the invitation of the dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un.

Huge crowds of Pyongyangites lined along the tens of km-long route from Pyongyang Railway Station to Yonggwang Street, Kim Il Sung Square, Changjon Street, Mansudae Street, Pothong Gate, Yongung Street, Jonsung Square, April 25 House of Culture, Ryonghung Crossroads and Ryonmot-dong. The buses carrying the contributors left Pyongyang Koryo Hotel. In front of the hotel they were sent off by Kim Yong Nam, Choe Yong Rim and other senior party and state officials and officials concerned. People from all walks of life, youths and students warmly sent them off.

At Yongung (hero) Street they were seen off by service personnel of the Korean People's Army and the Korean People's Internal Security Forces with enthusiastic applause. When the buses reached Jonsung Square Choe Ryong Hae, Hyon Yong Chol and other high-ranking officers of the KPA, officials of the armed forces organs and other servicepersons of the KPA and the Korean People's Internal Security Forces warmly sent them off. They arrived at the destination and had an emotion-charged meeting with officials, families and relatives.

Servicepersons Meet to Vow to Carry Out Tasks Set Forth in New Year Address

[nggallery id=101]A meeting of the service personnel of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces was held at the April 25 House of Culture on Friday to vow to thoroughly implement the important tasks set forth in the historic New Year Address made by Supreme Commander Marshal Kim Jong Un.

 Present there were Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA), Hyon Yong Chol, chief of the General Staff of the KPA, Kim Kyok Sik, minister of the People's Armed Forces, Hyon Chol Hae, first minister of the People's Armed Forces and officials of the ministry and soldiers of the KPA. Speeches were followed by a report of Choe Ryong Hae at the meeting.

The reporter and speakers said the New Year Address of Kim Jong Un reflects the firm will of the great Songun commander to bring earlier the final victory of the revolutionary cause of Juche, firmly holding the arms of Songun. The address also comprehensively indicates the tasks and ways for further strengthening the KPA, they added.

Kim Jong Un powerfully aroused all the service personnel and people all over the country to the high-pitched drive last year, thus performing immortal exploits to shine long in the history of the country, they stressed. They pledged to carry out their honorable mission and task as the revolutionary army of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un in the struggle for building a thriving nation and accomplishing the cause of national reunification, faithfully upholding the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Un this year in which fall the 65th anniversary of the DPRK and the 60th anniversary of the Korean people's victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War.

They stressed the need to keep an alert posture to mercilessly wipe out the aggressors and win a victory in the great war for national reunification if they dare preempt a fire.

Moranbong Band Continues New Year Performance

A New Year performance "Following the Party to the End" is being continuously given with splendor by the Moranbong Band in Pyongyang, instilling confidence in the final victory into the servicepersons and people greeting the New Year.

The venue of the performance was full of excited audience who received the historic New Year Address made by the dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un, great brilliant commander of Mt. Paektu, with immense pride of successfully launching a satellite under his leadership.

Among the audience were officials of the fields of science and technology including the State Academy of Sciences, teachers and researchers of educational institutions including Kim Il Sung Military University and Kim Il Sung Political University, officials of ministries and national institutions and Pyongyangites.

The performance began with the National Anthem. Put on the stage were colorful pieces including female chorus "The Glorious Motherland", light music and song "May Snow Fall on New Year's Day" and light music and serial songs "Songs Looking up to the General".

The feelings of strong yearning for the peerlessly great men pervaded the auditorium whenever their benevolent images were shown on the background.

The audience admired the refined artistic representation, active performing that led to natural combination of the performers and the audience, grand and rich sound, beautiful stage decoration and peculiar lighting.

The performance ended with the epilogue "May Snow Fall on New Year's Day" amid cheers by the audience.

Kim Jong Un Visits Newly Built Breast Cancer Research Centre at Pyongyang Maternity Hospital

[nggallery id=56]Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean people's army, visited the newly built Breast Cancer Research Centre at the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital.

He went round various places of the centre such as vessel endoscope room, lacteal gland photographing room, ultrasonic wave examination room, electrocardiography room, sick-rooms, etc. to learn in detail about its construction, performance and specifications of medical equipment and its management and operation.

He entered its lobby and said he felt as if he were in a palace.

He was satisfied to hear officials of the hospital say they learnt a lot from the work style of the soldier-builders.

He was pleased to hear from officials in the field concerned say that the hospital could provide medical service to women not only of Pyongyang City but also all other parts of the country through tele-healthcare system.

He underscored the need to take good care of equipment, looking at cutting-edge equipment such as multi-purpose Roentgen, CT, etc. one by one.

He said it was important to prevent mastopathy and breast cancer, find out and treat them at an early stage through regular examination of women now that the hospital has such cutting-edge equipment.

After coming up to the balcony of the first floor, he recollected that leaderKim Jong Ilgave an earnest instruction on building a modern breast cancer research centre at the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital in November last year, the last days of his life, and personally examined its blueprint. He told officials of the center to successfully manage and operate it associated with the profound loving care ofKim Jong Il.

When he dropped in at a sick-room, he asked the officials if the patients would not feel any inconvenience in their living. He showed such deep care as making sure that sick rooms were provided with liquid crystal TV sets and refrigerators.

While going round the general operation room, he said it was most important to fully ensure germ-free environment. At an intensive-care room, he urged doctors on duty to have a real time watch on life index of the patients.

He, at the same time, looked at varieties of white gowns and slippers provided to the doctors, nurses and patients by the party.

He extended thanks to the soldier-builders who took part in the construction of the centre, expressing great satisfaction over its construction. He added that it looked impeccable in any aspect and women would be pleased to visit it.

He told the officials of the hospital to creditably fulfill their mission and duty as faithful servants of the people, always bearing in mind the emotion-charged autograph sent byKim Jong Ilto it on February 3, 1993, hoping them to serve the people.

Accompanying him were Jang Song Thaek, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission, Kim Ki Nam and Choe Thae Bok, members of the Political Bureau and secretaries of the C.C., the WPK, Kim Yang Gon, alternate member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the C.C., the WPK, and Kim Pyong Ho and Pak Chun Hong, vice department directors of the C.C., the WPK.

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They saw that computers, musical instruments, teaching tools, vehicles, etc. were sent to the school. Their number reaches 23 000 plus. The students and teachers of the school were so excited that they made bows of thanks to Kim Jong Un.

National Meeting Marks Anniversary of Kim Jong Il′s Election as WPK General Secretary

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A national meeting took place at the April 25 House of Culture Sunday to mark the 15th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's election as general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea. Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the WPK and first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, was present there.

Attending the meeting were senior party, state and army officials including Kim Yong Nam, Choe Yong Rim and Choe Ryong Hae, officials of the party, armed forces and power bodies, social organizations, ministries and national institutions, service personnel of the Korean People's Army and the Korean People's Internal Security Forces, officials in the fields of science, education, literature and the arts and media, labor innovators and working people.

All the participants observed a moment's silence in memory of Kim Jong Il. Kim Ki Nam, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the C.C., the WPK, made a report. The reporter said that Kim Jong Il's election as general secretary of the WPK was an epochal political event in the development of the WPK and accomplishment of the revolutionary cause of Juche.

Kim Jong Il performed immortal feats before the party and the revolution, the country and the people with his outstanding idea and leadership, iron-willed courage and inexhaustible patriotic devotion while standing in the van of the WPK for half a century, he noted, and went on:

Kim Jong Il was the gifted thinker and theoretician who indicated the road to be followed by the WPK and the revolution.

He formulated the revolutionary idea of President Kim Il Sun gas Kimilsungism and proclaimed the program of modeling whole society on Kimilsungism, and thus successfully realized the historic cause of clearly indicating the guiding idea and supreme program of the WPK.

He set forth the theory and leadership method in all fields including party, state and armed forces building and provided the encyclopedic guidelines with which the WPK could lead the revolution and construction to the correct road.

Kim Jong Il developed the Juche idea and the Songun idea on a new level to significantly increase attraction and vitality of Kimilsungism and enrich the treasure house of human thinking.

He was a prominent statesman and a great leader who developed the WPK into an ever-victorious one and created a new history of building a thriving socialist country.

He took it as a lifelong task to strengthen the WPK into the party of the President and saw to it that Kimilsungism was applied to party building and its activities, while adhering to the principle of building the Juche-oriented party.

Kim Jong Il formulated the Songun politics as a leadership mode of the WPK and developed it into headquarters of Songun revolution.

It is the greatest exploit of Kim Jong Il to shine in the history of the WPK that he built it into a revolutionary party that established steadfast ideological and leadership system of the leader, a mother party that formed a harmonious whole with the popular masses and served them and an invincible party with iron-like disciplines and high fighting efficiency.

Leading the WPK,Kim Jong Il demonstrated the dignity and might of Kim Il Sung's Korea and laid a foundation for building a thriving socialist country.

He oriented the party work towards implementation of the Songun revolutionary line to bolster the national defense capacity in every way.

He increased the party's role as a guide, ushering in golden days in building a thriving nation.

True to the behests of the President,Kim Jong Ilformulated the Three Charters for National Reunification and provided the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and the October 4 Declaration with his broad magnanimity, bringing about a turning point in the reunification movement that advances in the idea of By our nation itself.

Always preserving the independent stand and revolutionary principles, he steered the trend of the world policy to increase the external prestige of the WPK and the state, thereby making immortal contributions to accomplishing the cause of independence against imperialism and the cause of socialism.

His idea and cause of building the Juche-oriented party have successfully been carried forward by Kim Jong Un.

Kim Jong Unopened up a new chapter in accomplishing the cause of perpetuating the memory of the leader to glorify Kim Jong Il's undying revolutionary life and exploits for all ages.

He also made sure that Kim Jong Il is held in high esteem as permanent general secretary of the WPK to develop it into a glorious party of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Thanks to his leadership, the WPK's prestige and might have remarkably increased and the people's support and trust in it have deepened.

The reporter called on all the officials and party members and other working people to firmly establish a monolithic leadership system of

Kim Jong Un in the party and society and closely rally behind him.