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No. 67/22 August 12, 2022
1. National Meeting of Reviewing Emergency Anti-epidemic Work Held
2. Pioneer of National Liberation Struggle
3. Our Future Reflected in Paintings of Children
4. Arch of Triumph in the DPRK
Brilliant Victory Gained by Great People of DPRK
National Meeting of Reviewing Emergency Anti-epidemic Work Held
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Important Speech at Meeting
In the course of putting an end to the severest pandemic-brought health crisis ever after the foundation of the country, the leadership and fighting efficiency of the Party and justice and scientific accuracy of the state anti-epidemic policy have been more clearly proved, the politico-ideological superiority of the Korean-style socialist system and the organizing ability and the might of unity peculiar to it fully displayed, and the people's trust in the Party Central Committee and their revolutionary faith and fighting will further deepened.
A national meeting of reviewing the emergency anti-epidemic work, convened by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the Cabinet of the DPRK, took place in the capital city of Pyongyang on Wednesday.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, guided the meeting.
When the respected General Secretary appeared at the platform of the venue of the meeting, all the participants broke into enthusiastic cheers for him, peerless leader, who has vigorously led the Party, state and people to the final victory of the great anti-epidemic war with his tireless and devoted efforts and noble love for the future, out of his heavy duty for taking care of the destiny of the country and the people.
Attending the meeting were Kim Tok Hun, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the C.C., WPK, vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and premier of the Cabinet, Pak Jong Chon, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretary of the C.C., WPK, and Ri Il Hwan, Pak Thae Song, Kim Yo Jong, Ri Chang Dae, Pak Su Il, Kim Yong Hwan and other senior officials of the Party and the government, officials in the anti-epidemic and public health sectors, the Party representatives and members of the Party guidance teams dispatched to border areas, commanding officers of the army units performing the blockade duty, members of the emergency anti-epidemic commands at all levels, the volunteers who contributed to the emergency anti-epidemic work, and officials of the relevant departments of the Party Central Committee.
Ri Yong Gil and officials in the emergency anti-epidemic sector of the Ministry of National Defence were present at the meeting.
The national anthem of the DPRK was solemnly played.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made an important speech at the historic meeting that declares victory in the maximum emergency anti-epidemic campaign.
After making a general analysis of the anti-epidemic situation that has been encountered since the activation of the maximum emergency anti-epidemic system, he, on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the government of the DPRK, solemnly declared the victory in the maximum emergency anti-epidemic campaign for exterminating the novel coronavirus that had made inroads into our territory and protecting the lives and health of the people. He also offered warm congratulations and greetings of thanks to the people and the service personnel of the People's Army across the country who successfully concluded the great anti-epidemic campaign.
Affirming that the priceless victory gained by us constitutes the victory of our Party's anti-epidemic policy, the victory of our state's counter-crisis strategy, the victory of the tenacity and the single-minded unity peculiar to our people and the great victory brought by the advantageous Korean-style socialist system, he highly praised the workers in the anti-epidemic and public health sectors across the country and army medics for having dedicated all their strength, wisdom and sincerity to the hard and active work for bringing earlier the victory in the maximum emergency anti-epidemic campaign for protecting the security of the state and the people's wellbeing from the grave health crisis.
Analyzing and reviewing the invaluable successes, experience and lessons gained and drawn in the efforts for ceaselessly carrying out this year's plans in agricultural, constructional and key industrial sectors and for maintaining smooth progress in the overall state work under the emergency crisis situation, he clarified the principles and important tasks to be fulfilled in further consolidating the victory in the maximum emergency anti-epidemic campaign, maintaining the steel-strong anti-epidemic barrier and intensifying the anti-epidemic work until the end of the global health crisis.
Calling on the participants to creditably guarantee the security of the state and the people and dynamically accelerate the great historic cause for the comprehensive development of Korean-style socialism with firm conviction and optimism in our struggle and future, he wished all the most esteemed and beloved people good health and all the families across the country wellbeing.
When the General Secretary of the WPK concluded his speech, all the participants raised thunderous cheers of "Hurrah!" repeatedly, recollecting in tears the great exploits and devoted service for the people he has made to bring about a shining victory to be etched in history, steering the great and acute anti-epidemic war in the van with his death-defying will for the people's happiness and wellbeing.
The meeting heard a report made by Kim Tok Hun, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK, vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and premier of the Cabinet.
Then, Ri Chung Gil, department director of the C.C., WPK who is commander of the state emergency anti-epidemic headquarters, Kim Yong Hwan, chief secretary of the Pyongyang City Committee of the WPK who is commander of the Pyongyang City emergency anti-epidemic division, Ri Yong Gil, minister of National Defence who is deputy commander of the emergency anti-epidemic division of the Ministry of National Defence, Ri Song Hak, vice-premier of the Cabinet, and Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the WPK Central Committee, took the floor.
Saying with pride that our country had prevented the inroads of the malignant virus for two years and three months to hit a new record in the history of the anti-epidemic work despite the global health crisis and that it restored the complete stability in the anti-epidemic work in a short period, the reporter and speakers stressed this is a miracle unprecedented in the world's public health history.
They recalled that the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee led by the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, in its capacity as the de facto general headquarters for the anti-epidemic work, had led the anti-epidemic war to a great victory by focusing all the manpower, materials and sci-tech forces of the country on the anti-epidemic work after turning it into a sacred war for protection of the people just since the outbreak of the most serious emergency in which the malignant virus made inroads into the country.
Noting that the remarkable success in the great anti-epidemic war is the brilliant victory of the Party Central Committee's outstanding and seasoned guiding ability and of the people remaining faithful to the Party's idea and leadership, they extended warmest thanks in reflection of all the people's unanimous desire to the General Secretary who has reliably defended the security of the country and the people's wellbeing in the unprecedented health crisis.
They expressed their resolutions to demonstrate the dignity and might of our state to the full by thoroughly carrying into practice the new orientation of the anti-epidemic policy and tasks set forth by the Party Central Committee and putting spurs to the struggle for the comprehensive development of Korean-style socialist construction, keeping in mind the unshakable faith that only victory and glory are always in store on the road of following the General Secretary.
The national meeting of reviewing the emergency anti-epidemic work, held under the guidance of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, served as a grand gathering of the victors who demonstrated once again the power and spirit of heroic Korea vigorously advancing toward the bright future of Korean-style socialism in the face of any tempests of history, closely rallied in one mind around the great Party Central Committee, and as an important occasion for opening up a new development stage in building up the state anti-epidemic capability.
Pioneer of National Liberation Struggle
In the early 20th century, the oppressed peoples in the colonial countries in Asia and other continents waged vigorous struggles to put an end to the colonial rule by the imperialists and win national independence.
As they dogmatically approached the preceding theory that the cause of national liberation in the colonial countries depends on the victory of the revolution in the suzerain countries, some countries tried to win independence by relying on the revolution in suzerain countries or big powers. Some others resorted to reckless struggles, believing that if they dealt a blow to the colonial rule by means of demonstration, uprising and riot, they could achieve their national independence.
However, their struggles experienced only failures and frustrations.
After embarking on the road of revolutionary struggle for the country and people in his teens, Kim Il Sung strived hard to find a new path for national liberation struggle, in the course of which he discovered the truth that a country should carry out its revolutionary struggle independently in keeping with its specific conditions, not relying on others, and the masters and makers of the revolution are the masses of its people. Based on it, he created the Juche idea that the masses of the people are the masters and motive force of the revolution and construction. Since then the national liberation struggle of the Korean people entered a new stage.
Actually, the Korean revolution was an epitome of the cause of human liberation as it embraced all the tasks for the cause of national liberation struggle in colonial countries.
Having put forward the idea that national liberation could be achieved only on the strength of the resistance based on all-people unity, he put forward the slogan “Let us carry out the Korean revolution by our own efforts!” and led the Korean people to solve, by their own efforts, all the problems of national liberation struggle, to start with providing the conditions needed for the armed struggle.
Under his leadership, the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army waged an anti-Japanese armed struggle for 15 years without any home front or backing of a regular army, and finally achieved the historic cause of national liberation.
The flames of national liberation struggle flared up more fiercely across the world, with the result that many colonial countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America achieved national independence in the 1960s and 1970s.
Unable to find a way out for his country’s national liberation struggle facing difficulties, Samora Machel, chairman of the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) and commander-in-chief of the Mozambican People’s Liberation Army, visited the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in September 1971 to meet President Kim Il Sung, who had defeated two imperialist powers in one generation.
When he met Machel, Kim Il Sung told him his opinions on the ways and means for winning victory in national liberation struggle, saying that they should take the initiative at all times even though the enemy went on the rampage and telling him the experiences had gained during the days of the anti-Japanese armed struggle.
Machel, after returning home, built up the internal forces of the Frelimo, set up secret guerrilla bases in the forests and delivered blows at the enemy by relying on them, thus putting an end to the colonial rule of hundreds of years and achieving national independence.
Declaring the complete independence of his country, he said at a conference: Thanks to the help President Kim Il Sung gave us, we were able to cut off the chains of colonial slavery which had shackled us as well as our ancestors and greet our liberation; let us extend thanks to him also on our ancestors’ behalf.
There are other stories.
Kim Il Sung performed great exploits also for the national liberation struggle in Zimbabwe, Uganda, Namibia and Angola.
The chairman of the Nepalese Committee for Afro-Asian Solidarity, saying why people should attach particular importance to Korea’s liberation and approach it in relation to the world although many countries had freed themselves from colonial rule since the end of the Second World War, stressed:
It is because Korea’s liberation has exerted a decisive influence not only on the independent development of the Korean nation but also on the worldwide change. In the centre of this historical change was always President Kim Il Sung. The 20th century was a course in which the world had been changed by dint of his ideology.
The exploits of President Kim Il Sung, who made a great contribution to accomplishing the cause of independence for mankind by opening a new era in national liberation struggle in colonial countries, will shine for ever.
Our Future Reflected in Paintings of Children
Recently, the 31st International Competition and Exhibition of Children’s Painting and the 8th Asian Exhibition of Children’s Painting were held in Russia and China. Tens of pieces of our children’s paintings took the first, second and third place at the exhibitions and their exceptional talents attracted attention of many participants.
Our children’s works were highly praised at the exhibitions as they run through with the themes of national tradition, love for nature, dynamic and true life. This served as another occasion for the world to know the reality of the DPRK, the kingdom of children, and the bright future of the socialist system.
Media of several countries of the world reported that the Korean children fully demonstrated at the exhibitions their hopes and talents coming into full bloom under the superior socialist system of education.
While watching the works of prodigies, the audience expressed their great envy and admiration as follows:
It is today’s reality where gifted children can hardly display their talents if their parents cannot afford it. There are still many poor prodigies in the world.
Children are receiving a superior education and growing up happily under the ardent love of the esteemed General Secretary Kim Jong Un who always puts them in the first place and spares nothing for them even in the protracted global health crisis. These children, masters of future, will make Korea’s tomorrow brighter.
In human history, there have been educators who dedicated all their assets and life to the education of younger generation. And not a few politicians pledged to enact social welfare policy for children.
But we cannot find such a benevolent father as the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un both in the past and present world. He has a lofty affection and love for the children and firmly protects their bright future even in the face of manifold trials.
So all the children in our country, regardless of whoever and wherever they may be, are living their dreams and honing their talents to their hearts’ content in the advanced education system which discovers children’s budding talent even before their parents find it and train them to be the up-and-coming talent and genius.
Our tomorrow will be brighter and rosier thanks to the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, who is building up a grand flower garden of love for future.
Arch of Triumph in the DPRK
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The Arch of Triumph stands on the road at the foot of Moran Hill in the central part of Pyongyang, the capital city of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It was erected to pass down through generations the revolutionary exploits of President Kim Il Sung who made a triumphal return to Pyongyang after winning back the independence of his country on August 15, 1945, by leading the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle to victory. As a stone structure, it is 60 metres high, 52.5 metres wide and 36.2 metres broad. It was unveiled in April 1982 to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of President Kim Il Sung (April 15, 1912).