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National Meeting Held to Mark DIU Anniversary

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

Pyongyang, October 16 (KCNA) -- A national meeting to mark the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Down-with-Imperialism Union (DIU) by President Kim Il Sung was held at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium Monday. Upon embarking on the path of revolutionary struggle shouldering upon himself the destiny of the country and the nation in his early years, the President drew a serious lesson from the preceding nationalistic movements and the early communist movement and made a bold decision to take a path of independent development of the revolution, completely different from those, and formed the DIU with like-minded members of the young vanguard representing the new generation on that basis on Oct. 17, Juche 15 (1926).
    Kim Yong Nam, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, in a report said that the formation of the DIU marked a starting point in building a revolutionary party of a new type in Korea and provided roots of the glorious WPK.
    Referring to the fact that the revolutionary cause of Juche that started with the birth of the DIU thanks to the outstanding idea of the President and his wise guidance has dynamically advanced along the path of independence, Songun and unity over the past 80 years, the reporter continued:
    The ever-victorious history of the Korean revolution represents the most brilliant history of outstanding revolutionary activities of the President as he had consistently embodied the noble idea of the DIU with unshakable revolutionary faith and will, taking independence, Songun and unity as the lifeline of the revolution.
    The revolutionary cause of Juche pioneered by the President has been successfully carried forward by the party at a new higher stage as it has faithfully inherited the tradition of the DIU under the outstanding and tested leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    Kim Jong Il has pursued the Songun politics, successfully carrying forward the Songun idea and line of Juche which trace their origin to the DIU and whose validity and vitality have been proven throughout the Korean revolution. This served as a basic source of strength which made it possible for the Korean revolution to achieve miraculous victories despite manifold difficulties generation after generation.
    The Korean people, immensely blessed with the great leaders, have consistently preserved the Juche character of the revolution despite the complicated history and made triumphant advances in the national liberation, the class emancipation and in the whole historic course of socialist construction with the might of the single-minded unity of the revolutionary ranks around the party and the leader and by force of arms. This is a main review of the 80 year-long history of the Korean revolution that emerged ever-victorious under the banner of the DIU.
    The party, army and people of the DPRK will dynamically accelerate the historic march to accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche and successfully realize the President's desire for a rich and powerful country true to Kim Jong Il's outstanding idea and leadership, full of conviction of sure victory and revolutionary optimism.
    The security of our socialist country is seriously threatened by the daily-growing threat of a nuclear war from the U.S. and its vicious moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK. This situation prevailing on the Korean Peninsula requires the army and people of the DPRK to wage a dynamic struggle along the immutable orbit of Songun revolution under the uplifted banner of independence against imperialism, the banner of the DIU.
    The DPRK took a fresh countermeasure to cope with the threat of a nuclear war by the enemies and their moves of sanctions and pressure in view of the situation where the U.S. moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK have reached the worst phase, after going beyond the limit of tolerance.
    A recent successful underground nuclear test in the DPRK with its indigenous wisdom and technology 100 percent will contribute to preserving peace and stability on the peninsula and its vicinity as it marked a historic event that greatly encouraged and pleased the army and people of the DPRK who have desired to have powerful self-reliant national defence capacity.
    They will steadily increase the politico-military might of Juche under the banner of Songun which they have held high in the whole course of the Korean revolution, guided by the idea of the DIU and firmly defend their ideology and system and the cause of justice and thus certainly achieve a final victory in the historic stand-off with the U.S.
    The meeting was attended by senior party, army and state cadres, chairpersons of the friendly parties, Cabinet members, officials of the party, armed forces and power organs, social organizations, ministries and national institutions, KPA servicepersons, officials of scientific, educational, cultural, art, public health and media organizations and working people in Pyongyang.