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Whole Country Out to Greet DPRK Birthday as Festival of Victors

KCNA

    Pyongyang, August 11 (KCNA) -- Revolutionary zeal and spirit prevail all over the country in the run-up to the 55th anniversary of the DPRK which falls on September 9. The working people, who significantly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War and demonstrated their perfect unity through the election of deputies to people's assemblies at all levels, are all out in a high-pitched drive to greet the 55th anniversary of the DPRK as a grand festival of victors.
    In hearty response to the calls made by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on the occasion they are smashing the imperialists' moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK by effecting a fresh revolutionary surge in all fields in the spirit of annihilating the enemy.
    The political and ideological might and the military and economic potentials of the country are growing stronger than ever before.
    The call for devotedly defending leader Kim Jong Il, who has led the Korean revolution to victory and glory, is being thoroughly implemented in people's work and life.
    The single-hearted unity of the Party, the army and people, the weapon in the hands of the Korean revolutionary armed forces more powerful than any nuclear weapon, has grown steel-strong.
    Efforts are being directed to increasing the defence capability of the country in every way on the principle of giving priority to military affairs as required by the Songun era. Fresh miracles and feats are reported from all fields of the national economy including power, coal and metal industries and railway transport.
    Many modern factories and stockbreeding bases have appeared to contribute to the improvement of the standard of people's living while great successes have been made in the land realignment projects in south Phyongan province, Pyongyang and Nampho City.
    Signal progress has been made in major construction projects including the building of the revolutionary battle sites and revolutionary historical sites in the area of Mt. Paektu, the construction of the Kumyagang and Orangchon power plants, renovation and repair in main streets of Pyongyang and the Paekma-Cholsan Waterway Project.
    A vigorous drive to establish cultured practices in production and life is changing the appearance of the country beyond recognition.
    Working people and youth and students here are participating in the preparations for festive events with a high sense of responsibility.
    Thorough preparations for cultural and sports events are in the making.
    With the significant holiday drawing near, the whole country is wrapped in an elated atmosphere.
    Media here call upon all the servicemen and working people to work hard to brilliantly adorn the 55th anniversary of the DPRK and thus demonstrate once again the might of Juche Korea in the Songun era.