THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND
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No 75/26
1. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets and Has Photo Taken with War Veterans and Persons of Wartime Merits
2. Anniversary of Promulgation of Law on Sex Equality Marked in DPRK
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets and Has Photo Taken with War Veterans and Persons of Wartime Merits
Pyongyang, July 29 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met war veterans and persons of wartime merits, who took part in the celebrations of the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War, and shared warm feelings with them on July 28.
War veterans and persons of wartime merits were filled with boundless emotion and joy as they were honoured to be present at the moment of happiness and glory they had wished even in their dreams after taking part in the splendid celebrations of the Day of Victory in Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK.
When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared, all the participants paid their sincere respects and gratitude to the most brilliant commander and great father who has been glorifying the tradition of July 27, the Day of Victory, and heroic spirit, both of which symbolize the immortal honour of the DPRK, century after century and inspiringly ushering in a new era of building a rich country with a strong army for which all the generations of this land are yearning.
Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly waved back to war veterans and persons of wartime merits, the defenders who wrote the first page in the history of the great power at the cost of their blood and the benefactors who provided the spiritual mainstay of our country which will be powerful forever.
He said that the annual events arranged to splendidly mark July 27, the Day of Victory, together with the wartime generation serve as a significant occasion of instilling into the hearts of the descendants the spirit of self-respect which was fully displayed in the heroic annals and the truth of sure victory which can never be bartered for anything, and those aimed to encourage the struggle for winning new victories.
It is a great pleasure of and encouragement to our Party, state and people that the victorious wartime generation, who demonstrated to the world the heroic position and reputation of our country which should be glorified through generations, are standing before us as the personifier and witness of miraculous victory, he noted.
He had a photo to be recorded forever in the history of succession taken with war veterans and persons of wartime merits, expressing his firm will to reliably carry forward the great and excellent features and the myth of the most righteous power created amidst the gunfire of the hard-fought war in 1950s as the lineage of the ever-victorious Korean revolution, and thus powerfully hasten the building of the prosperous power that the heroic wartime generation envisioned.
Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly shook hands with the participants who were trying to be the first to meet him with their eyes in tears of emotion and repeatedly hoped that precious war veterans and persons of wartime merits, who play the role of the inexhaustible strength and spiritual mainstay that nobody can perform in their place even today when their hair turned gray, would be full of energy despite their advanced age.
Anniversary of Promulgation of Law on Sex Equality Marked in DPRK
Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- All the DPRK women significantly marked the 80th anniversary of the promulgation of the Law on Sex Equality.
Officials and members of the women's union laid bouquets and flowers before the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill and in different parts of the country and made bows to them.
Various political and cultural events took place in Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, provinces, cities and counties to mark the 80th anniversary of the promulgation of the Law on Sex Equality, adding to the pride of women.
Officials and members of the women's union in Pyongyang Municpality, Kangwon and North Hamgyong provinces and other parts of the country held story-telling meetings and met with mothers who brought up brave soldiers who participated in the overseas military operations.
At the meetings, the performers talked about the outlook on life of the ordinary women who are devoting themselves to the society and the collective and beautifying the large socialist flower garden, giving a continuity to the patriotic family customs and national traits and expressed thanks to the motherly Party which glorifies the life of their sons who devotedly defended the dignity and honor of the country.
At a performance, officials and members of the women's union in South Hwanghae Province also sang the praises of the loving care and trust of the benevolent father who convened a grand meeting of the DPRK women this year and had a photo taken with them.
Sports and amusement games were played in different parts of the country, adding joy and optimism to women.
A yut-game was played by women's union officials and members at the Moranbong Youth Park in Pyongyang.
Women spent a pleasant time, playing sports and amusement games at streets, villages, parks and pleasure parks in Jagang Province, Rason Municipality, etc.