• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Anniversary of Kim Il Sung's demise commemorated

KCNA

    Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- A memorial meeting of youth and students in Pyongyang "the leader will always be with the young people thanks to the general" took place before the statue of President Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill of Pyongyang on July 6 on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of his demise. The meeting began with an ode and song "strong yearning". Ri Hang Jun, secretary of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, said in a speech that Kim Jong Il opened a new history of perpetuating the memory of the president, reflecting the ardent longing of the youth and students and all other people for him and their strong desire to hold him in high esteem as the eternal sun of Juche.
    Young people from all walks of life renewed their determination to devotedly defend Kim Jong Il and uphold the Songun politics of the Workers' Party of Korea in the van, always keeping in mind the president's behests on holding Kim Jong Il in higher esteem.
    Kim Jung Rin, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, Kim Kyong Ho, first secretary of the c.c. of the league, and others were present at the meeting.
    A memorial stage of agricultural workers "the fatherly leader is still with our farmers in Yonbaek plain" was held in Ohyon-ri, Yonan county, South Hwanghae Province on the same day.
    Sung Sang Sop, chairman of the Central Committee of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea, said in a speech that Kim Il Sung devoted all his efforts to the development of the country's agriculture and the happiness of the people, always mixing with the farmers, adding that he was the father of the people peerless in history.
    There was a presentation of art pieces including a female vocal solo "the leader is without an equal in the world", a mixed duet "the general is identical to the leader" and women's quintet "fully ripe rice sways on either side of the road to the front". It successfully represented the revolutionary enthusiasm of the agricultural workers.