National symposium on Kim Jong Il's Songun revolutionary line held
KCNA
Pyongyang, May 15 (KCNA) -- A national symposium on the Songun revolutionary line of Kim Jong Il was held at the People's Palace of Culture yesterday.
Present there were Choe Thae Bok and Jong Ha Chol, secretaries of the c.c., the Workers' Party of Korea, and officials concerned.
Speakers said that the Songun revolutionary line serves as a great idea which clearly indicated the way for socialism to triumph in our times because the popular masses' cause of independence was started and has triumphantly advanced by dint of arms.
The revolutionary principle that the revolution starts and emerges victorious with the help of arms and the Songun principle that the socialist cause is accomplished by the leading and hardcore role of a revolutionary army were comprehensively clarified by the Songun revolutionary line of the WPK on the basis of the Juche idea for the first time in history, they noted.
Saying that Kim Jong Il set forth the unique Songun political mode by developing in depth President Kim Il Sung's idea and line of attaching importance to arms, military affair, they stressed that the Songun policy serves as a powerful political mode in our times as it most correctly reflects the requirements of the changed times.
The Juche-based Songun idea projected the revolutionary army as the main force of revolution which takes the lead in implementing the policy and gave an original and flawless exposition of the unique and important position and role of the revolutionary army on the principle of placing the army before workers unlike the preceding theory of regarding the army as a political leverage, they pointed out, and went on:
The validity and vitality of the Songun policy are being displayed in honorably defending the dignity of the country and the nation. They were clearly demonstrated in bringing about miraculous changes in all fields of society in the most difficult period of the Korean revolution and history.
Noting that the Songun revolutionary leadership and the Songun policy of Kim Jong Il serve as an all-powerful treasured sword of our revolution and an ever-victorious banner, they called upon all people to push ahead with the drive to defend socialism and build a great prosperous power, remaining true to his leadership.
