National meeting held to commemorate third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- A national meeting was held here today to commemorate the third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
The plaza of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace was crowded with people from all walks of life in the city and officers and men of the Korean People's Army.
Secretary Kim Jong Il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, attended the meeting together with senior Party and state officials.
With music sounding at the meeting place, all the participants observed a moment's silence for President Kim Il Sung, who devotedly worked for the party, revolution, country, people, the reunification of the country and the Cause of global independence to the last moments of his life.
Kim Yong Nam, politburo member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and Vice-Premier of the Administration Council, made a memorial address.
Then followed speeches made by Choe Thae Bok, alternate politburo member and Secretary of the WPK Central Committee, on behalf of the WPK by KPA Vice-Marshal Jo Myong Rok, Director of the KPA General Political Department, on behalf of the KPA, and by Choe Ryong Hae, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, on behalf of youths and students.
Guns were fired to honor the memory of the President after the meeting.
Set up at the meeting place were slogan boards reading "We honour the memory of the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung in humble reverence," "Let us uphold the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung for all ages !", "Let us defend the headquarters of the revolution headed by the great comrade Kim Jong Il with our lives !.", etc.
Secy. Kim Il Sung's cause will be carried to completion
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, politburo member of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee and Vice-Premier of the Administration Council, made a memorial address at the national meeting held to commemorate the third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
Kim Yong Nam said among other things:
The unexpected death of President Kim Il Sung was the greatest misfortune of the Korean nation in the 5,000-year history and the greatest sorrow of the Korean people and the progressive people around the world.
His whole life was a brilliant one of the outstanding leader who took the helm of the times and history and led the popular masses' cause of independence to victory.
The history of humankind knows many well-known leaders, but no such great leader as President Kim Il Sung.
He was the peerless great man the Korean people acclaimed and held in high esteem for the first time in the history of thousands of years. He was the most experienced and famous veteran leader of the international revolutionary movement recognised by the world.
He went through storm and stress all his life, restored the lost country to the Koreans and provided them with the greatest honor and happiness.
Thanks to the energies and efforts he made all his life the Korean people have become a powerful and dignified people who firmly defend the Juche character and the national character of the revolution and construction in opposition to imperialism and dominationism, and our country has been able to demonstrate its potentials as a powerful socialist state, independent in politics, self-supporting in the economy and self-reliant in national defence.
Today imperialists and reactionaries are intensifying their campaign against socialism and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the world arena, but the Korean Revolution is making a long drive without the slightest setback. This is because President Kim Il Sung invariably stood true to the faith of Juche and the line of national independence throughout his life and because he bequeathed to us the valuable gains of the revolution including the Party, state and army built by him with matchless grit and wisdom, pulling through all difficulties.
He was a brilliant thinker, an outstanding statesman, a great saint of the revolution, a great man and a tender-hearted father of the people.
He always regarded it as the greatest joy to mix with the people and won victory after victory in the revolution and construction in reliance upon their strength.
At the advanced age of more than eighty he made a long journey with unbreakable will and passion under the burning sun of summer and through fields to give on-the-spot guidance to the work of all domains.
With superhuman power he gave a final touching to all work, looking forward to the future of a reunified country, and died in his office room.
Long ago he most brilliantly solved the question of inheritance of the leadership in Korea with a high sense of responsibility for socialism and the future of the people.
This is his greatest feat which will be handed down for all ages.
He said:
"We solemnly express our pledge to our fatherland the great leader President Kim Il Sung at this important occasion when the mourning is over."
Today the Korean revolution goes on along the straight road of Juche under the guidance of Secretary Kim Jong Il, the most faithful heir to the cause of President Kim Il Sung.
We were confronted with the most difficult situation after his death, but were able to firmly defend the red flag of the revolution which was associated with his whole life because Secretary Kim Jong Il wisely led the whole Party, the entire army and all the people.
Secretary Kim Jong Il consecrated the Kumsusan Memorial Palace as the sacred temple of Juche and preserved President Kim Il Sung in state so that President Kim Il Sung might always be with the people.
All the Party members and people under the refined guidance of the Party Central Committee headed by Secretary Kim Jong Il have armed themselves more firmly with the revolutionary ideas of President Kim Il Sung and made every sincere effort to defend and glorify the undying revolutionary feats of President Kim Il Sung.
With a view to coping with the grave situation of the country Secretary Kim Jong Il placed the military affairs ahead of all other state affairs, strengthened and developed our revolutionary armed forces into an invincible army of the Party and an army of the leader, thus building up the military position of the Korean Revolution.
The progressive people all over the world highly praise Secretary Kim Jong Il for having set an example of the noble communist outlook on morality and political ethics in upholding the leader. They describe him as the great master of socialist politics in our times and the supreme incarnation of revolutionary ethics and morality and express deepest reverence for and trust in him.
We will, in the futre, too, meet all challenges of history with unshakable faith in the victory of the revolution and optimism and creditably carry to completion the cause of President Kim Il Sung.
As Secretary Kim Jong Il said, it is the basic guarantee for the victory of the revolution and noble obligation of the revolutionaries to defend and carry forward generation after generation the revolutionary ideas and feats of the leader who paved the way for the revolution.
We will hold in high esteem President Kim Il Sung as the eternal leader of our Party and revolution, firmly defend and add lustre to his imperishable revolutionary ideas and feats down through generations.
All the Party members, officers and men of the People's Army and the people will always believe in and follow only Secretary Kim Jong Il in any circumstances and fight for the victory of the revolution, rallied close around him.
Let us defend the headquarters of the revolution headed by Secretary Kim Jong Il with our lives !. This is the eternal slogan of our struggle and life and our revolutionary faith and conscience.
We will triumphantly finish the "Arduous March" this year in socialist economic construction and bring about greater prosperity of the country and the motherland of Juche liberated and glorified by President Kim Il Sung.
Invincible is the revolutionary cause of the Korean people who are vigorously advancing along the road indicated by Secretary Kim Il Sung, in firm unity around the Party Central Committee with Secretary Kim Jong Il at the core.
Secy.Choe Thae Cok vows to defend valuable heritage of revolution
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Choe Thae Bok, alternate politburo member and Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee, speaking on behalf of the WPK at a national meeting held today to commemorate the third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, expressed the determination to firmly defend the precious heritage of the revolution bequeathed by the President.
Choe Thae Bok said:
We will as ever hold in high esteem the President as the leader of the Korean revolution, fully embody his outstanding ideas, theories, revolutionary feats and experience in Party building, activities and all the domains of the revolution and construction, do all things as he did and strengthen and develop the Workers' Party and state of Korea as his glorious Party and state forever.
The WPK will uphold Secretary Kim Jong Il, who is the successor and incarnation of the President's idea and cause, as the centre of the unity and leadership, consolidate the singlehearted unity of the whole Party, the entire army and all the people as firm as a rock and thoroughly realise the monolithic leadership of Secretary Kim Jong Il, which is vital to the revolution, and lead the revolutionary cause of Juche, as the President assigned the WPK to do.
The WPK members will share weal and woe with Secretary Kim Jong Il in any circumstances, firmly defend the Juche-based socialist political and economic system and the precious heritage of the revolution bequeathed by the President, invariably maintain the Juche character and the national character of the revolution and construction, creditably accomplish the sacred cause of the Korean-style socialism and national reunification and, for the present, take the lead in the general march of socialism, finish the "Arduous March" victoriously and bring about a great upsurge in the Korean Revolution advancing toward the hopeful new century.
KPA vows to accomplish cause of President Kim Il Sung by force of arms
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Vice-Marshal of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Jo Myong Rok, Director of the KPA General Political Department, speaking on behalf of the KPA at the national meeting held here today to commemorate the third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, vowed to accomplish his cause by force of arms in singlehearted unity around the respected Supreme Commander Secretary Kim Jong Il.
The Korean revolution made a long drive in the teeth of the frantic campaign of the enemies against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the last three years after the President's death, because it had powerful military strength provided by the President and because it was under the great leadership of Secretary Kim Jong Il, Jo Myong Rok said, and continued:
Making a long journey for on-site guidance to units of the three services in the last three years, Secretary Kim Jong Il trained the People's Army as the driving force of the revolutionary cause of Juche, thereby positively pulling through difficulties, opening a turning point in the Korean Revolution and demonstrating the dignity and invincibility of Kim Il Sung's nation and Km Il Sung's army.
The KPA will hold in high esteem the President as the father of the army and the sun of Juche forever, rally close around Secretary Kim Jong Il in one mind and accomplish by force of arms the cause the President left unfinished.
The officers and men of the People's Army will remain loyal to the Supreme Commander with unshakable faith and pure conscience and defend the headquarters of the revolution headed by Secretary Kim Jong Il on the forefront of the revolution by giving full play to the spirit of defending the leader with lives, the spirit of human bombs and the spirit of suicidal attack.
It is always the will and stand of our revolutionary armed forces to answer the "retaliation" of the enemies with retaliation, an all-out war with an all-out war.
If the enemies dare pull the trigger of aggression, our People's Army will pull the trigger of retaliatory blow in no time, mercilessly annihilate the U.S. imperialist aggressors, their followers and the south Korean puppets and accomplish the national cause of liberating south Korea with the mobilization of all the potentials accumulated for scores of years.
Youth league vows to be death-defying corps to defend Secretary Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Choe Ryong Hae, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, made a speech on behalf of youths and students at a national meeting held to commemorate the third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
He said the Korean youths, students and youth league officials are missing President Kim Il Sung, who paved the way for the Korean youth movement and led it and looking back upon his great life.
The President pursued the policy of attaching importance to the youths, trained the young Korean people as the reserves of the Party, the successors to the revolution and future masters of the country and created the greatest happiness in the world for posterity, Choe Ryong Hae said, and continued:
Today the Korean youth movement has developed in depth into the youth movement of President Kim Il Sung and demonstrated its potentials under the guidance of Secretary Kim Jong Il.
All the youth league officials and young people, true to their pledge made in tears of blood before the bier of the President, will become young guards and death-defying corps to defend Secretary Kim Jong Il with their lives.
The young men and women will perform feats and become heroes and heroines, take the lead in today's "Arduous March", defeat the enemies as 8 million human bombs and 16 million handgrenades and firmly defend socialism and push ahead with socialist construction.
Choe Ryong Hae vowed to strengthen and develop the youth organisation into a youth league of President Kim Il Sung with more powerful unity and organisation than a nuclear bomb, into a reserve combat unit and a detached corps of Secretary Kim Jong Il and carry to completion the revolutionary cause of Juche generation after generation.
Chongryon Vice-Chairman vows to defend and glorify undying feats of President Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, July (KCNA) - We will always remember the great loving care the great leader President kim Il Sung showed for the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryong) and Koreans in Japan all his life and will defend and add lustre to his imperishable feats generation after generation.
Vice-Chairman So Man Sul of the Chongryong Central Standing Committee made the remarks in his written speech submitted to the national meeting held to commemorate the third anniversary of the President.
He further said:
Chongryong officials and Koreans in Japan will uphold the guidance of secretary Kim Jong Il with singlehearted loyalty and filial duty , true to the behests of the President and develop the movement of Koreans in Japan as a patriotic movement of Juche down through generations/
The Koreans in Japan as well as the five million overseas Koreans will make a tangible contribution to the nationwide struggle for eary accomplishment of the reunification cause for which the President made tireless efforts throughout his life/
The pledge we made before the bier of Generalisimo Kim Il Sung will remain unchanged come what may, and Chongryong and the movement of Koreans in Japan will vigorously move forward under the wise guidance of the general as desired by the Generalissimo.
All people observe three minutes' silence in memory of President Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Today is the third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
At noon, on July 8, all the Koreans observed three-minute silence and whistles were blown by locomotives, vessels and all other units that had sounding facilities to honor the memory of the President.
Flags were hoisted at half-mast at institutions and enterprises, on streets and at dwelling houses from July 7.
Letter to Secy. Kim Jong Il from Chongryon Central Standing Committee
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) - Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a letter by the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) on July 8, the third death anniversary of Generalissimo Kim Il Sung.
The letter says:
It was thanks to the great loving care of Generalissimo Kim Il Sung that the Korean residents in Japan, who had been leading a miserable life as a stateless people, were able to lead a worthy and happy life, engaging themselves in patriotic, sacred work as dignified overseas citizens of a sovereign and independent state.
You, Secretary Kim Jong Il, are identical to Generalissimo Kim Il Sung in ideology, leadership and virtues, so you are Generalissimo Kim Il Sung of today.
Kim Jong Il's era, a new stage of the development of Kim Il Sung's era, is another great heyday which adds lustre to the cause of the Generalissimo, the sun, for all ages and brings about greater prosperity of our country and our motherland= it is the era of glory in which Juche Korea throws its brilliant rays all over the world as a symbol of independence of humankind and socialism.
We will join the people in the homeland in defending the leader with their lives and firmly defend the headquarters of the cause of Juche from all manoeuvrings of the imperialists and traitors, cherishing the patriotic faith and pure conscience of the Generalissimo's soldiers and disciples that led by you, Secretary Kim Jong Il, we will emerge ever-victorious.
Secy. Kim Jong Il receives letter from NDFSK Central Committee
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) - Secretary Kim Jong Il today received a letter from the Central Committee of the National Democratic Front of South Korea (NDFSK) on the occasion of the third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
The letter reads in part:
President Kim Il Sung with brilliant wisdom, rare leadership ability and noble virtues decorated the 20th century with legendary, undying feats and made his great life the purest, flawless one. His glorious history of revolutionary struggle and imperishable exploits will shine for all ages.
The President passed away, but he will always be with us and the Juche cause is being creditably carried to completion under the wise guidance of you, Secretary Kim Jong Il.
You, who are holding in high esteem the president as the eternal sun of Juche and creditably accomplishing his cause without the slightest deviation, are the supreme incarnation of loyalty and filial piety and moral obligation and an outstanding leader recognised by the world.
It is the greatest happiness and the greatest fortune of the Korean nation to have you as the great leader.
The letter expresses the determination to direct greater efforts to modelling the NDFSK and the ranks of the revolutionary movement on the Juche idea, lead the people to cherish unbounded reverence for and loyalty to the President and Secretary Kim Jong Il and carry out the President's behests on reunification through a vigorous reunification movement in any circumstances.
Diplomatic corps lay floral baskets before Statue of President Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Diplomatic corps here and Chinese, Cambodian, Indonesian, Ethiopian, Libyan and Vietnamese diplomatic envoys and Embassy officials laid floral baskets before the Statue of President Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill on July 7 on the occasion of the third anniversary of his death.
Written in the ribbons hanging on the floral basket from the diplomatic corps were letters reading "His excellency the great leader Kim Il Sung will be immortal."
The charge d'affaires ad interim of the Syrian Embassy here also laid a bouquet of flowers and made a bow before the statue.
Memorial Evening" of youth and students held
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- A "Memorial Evening" of youth and students in Pyongyang was held on July 7 to mark the third anniversary of the death of President
Kim Il Sung.
Participants in the meeting observed a moment's silence in memory of President Kim Il Sung.
Anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters, war veterans, students and youth in various domains and students of Joson University of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan made speeches following a memorial speech made by Choe Ryong Hae, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League.
They told stories about their own experiences and said that the President will always look after the Korean people, youth and students.
At the meeting, a memorial poem was recited participants expressed their determination to demonstrate the dignity and honour of Kim Il Sung's Korea.
Meetings of pledge held
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Members of public organisations held meetings of pledge on July 7 on the occasion of the third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
Members of the Union of Agricultural Working People stressed at the meeting that they will hold the respected President in high esteem as the eternal leader of the Party and the people as his soldiers and disciples and remain loyal to Secretary Kim Jong Il, the top brain of the revolution and the sun of the nation, true to the President's behests.
They determined to defend and implement the Party policies. They said they would remain faithful to the Party and firmly defend the Korean-style socialism by thoroughly implementing the agriculture-first policy of the Party.
Women's union members said at the meeting that the last three years were full of struggle and advance as the people across the country lived and valiantly fought by changing the unbearable misfortune into thousand-fold strength and courage under the leadership of the general and especially, all the women's union members keenly felt through their own experience how fortunate they were to have the general, who is successfully embodying the idea and leadership of the President, as the great leader of the Party and people.
They noted that they will staunchly struggle for the accomplishment of the revolutionary cause of Juche under the leadership of the general, holding high the red flag of the revolution which is associated with the President's life, cherishing pride and honor in having great leaders generation after generation.
A message of pledge to Secretary Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.
Papers commemorate third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Today is the third anniversary of the death of President Kim Il Sung.
On this occasion Pyongyang-based papers with a color picture of the President with a broad smile on his face printed on the first page, editorially call for carrying to completion the revolutionary cause of Juche true to the President's behests.
Papers devote much space to accounts of events and facts at home and abroad to commemorate the third death anniversary with the deepest reverence.
Conspicuous in the press is news of the completion of the construction of the immortality tower for President Kim Il Sung and a Kumnung Tunnel on Mt. Ami in the area of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, the sacred temple of Juche.
Papers report that floral baskets were sent to the Statue of President Kim Il Sung by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the King of Cambodia, the Head of State of Nigeria and the Presidents of Guinea, Palestine and Yemen. The diplomatic corps and envoys and Embassy officials here, overseas Koreans and the Central Committee of the National Democratic Front of South Korea (NDFSK) laid floral baskets before the President's statue, says the press.
It is reported in papers that Secretary Kim Jong Il received letters from the Military Attaches Corps and the Economic and Commerical Councillors Corps here on the third death anniversary of the President.
Seen in papers are letters to Secretary Kim Jong Il from the NDFSK Central Committee and the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) marking this occasion.
Given in the press are accounts of a memorial evening of Pyongyang youth and students and meetings of pledge of members of the Unions of Farmers and Women.
Under the fixed title "The great leader comrade Kim Il Sung will always be with us", Rodong Sinmun devotes one whole page to pictures showing his revolutionary activities in 1994, the last year of his life.
The paper carries an article on the south Korean people and overseas Koreans who miss President Kim Il Sung and are determined to uphold him forever as the sun of the nation.
Papers call for accomplishing revolutionary cause of Juche
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Papers today, third anniversary of the death of President Kim Il Sung, editorially call for accomplishing the revolutionary cause of Juche, true to his behests.
Rodong Sinmun says that though the President passed away, the revolutionary cause is being carried forward successfully by Secretary Kim Jong Il.
The daily says:
It is the unshakable will of the Workers' Party of Korea to carry on the revolution and construction as intended by President Kim Il Sung, holding him in high esteem for ever.
Secretary Kim Jong Il's leadership has imbued the Korean people with firm belief that President Kim Il Sung is always with them and hardened their will to complete the revolutionary cause, true to his behests.
Under the leadership, the Korean people have saved their destiny and dynamically advanced the socialist cause, overcoming their grief.
It is the strong faith of the Korean people that without him can they never win in the battle deciding whether they would be slaves or live an independent life.
We should advance the revolution along the road paved by President Kim Il Sung in any adversity, respecting him as the spiritual support.
Let us be fighters defending the leader at the cost of our lives -- This is our revolutionary soldiers' slogan of faith. Let us be patriots glorifying the great Kim Il Sung homeland -- This is the slogan of struggle our people should always hold high.
The great banner of continuity, the red flag of the revolution, is our invariable faith, conscience and the symbol of struggle.
We will hold the red flag higher, make our country, our homeland more prosperous liberated and developed by the President Kim Il Sung, achieve national reunification and accomplish the socialist cause of Juche under the guidance of Secretary Kim Jong Il.
Minju Joson says that broad is the prospect of the Korean Revolution for bringing the cause of Juche to completion under Secretary Kim Jong Il's leadership, venerating President Kim Il Sung as sun of Juche, and bright is the future of the Korean people.
NDFSK lays floral baskets before Statue of President Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- A floral basket in the name of the Central Committee of the National Democratic Front of South Korea (NDFSK) was laid before the Statue of President Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill on July 7 on the occasion of his third death anniversary.
Present were Ri Jong Sang, Vice-Chairman of the NDFSK Central Committee, Chief of the Pyongyang mission of the NDFSK and head of the memorial delegation of the NDFSk, and other members of the delegation.
A floral basket in the name of the Pyongyang mission of the NDFSK was also laid before the statue.
Written on the ribbons hanging from the floral baskets were letters "the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung is immortal".
Kim Young Sam group's suppression of s. Korean students under fire
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- The north headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification (Pomchonghakryon) in a statement on July 7 denounced the Kim Young Sam group's arrest of Chairman Kang Wi Won and other leading members of the South Korean Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon) as another heinous crime to destroy and obliterate the organisation, the vanguard of the pro-reunification patriotic movement of south Korea.
Kim Young Sam, a rare fascist dictator who is indifferent to the nation and reunification, has stretched tentacles of suppression to "Hanchongryon" since its outset for the mere reason that it called for independence, democracy and reunification, and he is trying to totally destroy and stifle it this year, the statement said, and continued:
This is motivated by the vicious intention to find a way out of the traps of the Hanbo scandal and the "Presidential Election" fund in the suppression of the pro-reunification patriotic movement, stifle "Hanchongryon" by branding it as a "pro-north organisation benefiting the enemy" and thus divert elsewhere the angry people's attention and maintain their rule.
The Kim Young Sam group must step down at once, as demanded by the students and people from all walks of life and release the unreasonably arrested patriotic students and personages including the Chairman of "Hanchongryon" unconditionally and immediately.
Events for honoring the memory of President Kim Il Sung abroad
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Meetings for honoring the memory of President Kim Il Sung, seminars on his revolutionary exploits, book and photo exhibitions, a meeting to start the reading march, lectures and other events were held in different countries to mark the third anniversary of his death.
The seminars on the revolutionary exploits of President Kim Il Sung were held from June 19 to 27 by the Mongolian Army Ensemble, the Mongolia-Korea Furniture Joint Venture Company, the Society of Guinean Youth and Students for the Study of the Juche Idea, the Romanian group for the study of the Juche Idea, National University of Benin, the group for the study of the Juche idea of comrade Kim Il Sung in Christianshavn, Denmark, the group for the study of the Juche idea of comrade Kim Jong Il in the Democratic Congo, the Bulgarian group for the study of the Juche idea, Vega Trade Company and the Power Institute of the Academy of Sciences in Kazakhstan and the group for the study of the Juche idea of the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung of the Madagascan students studying in Algeria. during the period from June 9 to 29 a meeting to start the reading of President Kim Il Sung's reminiscences "With the Century" was held by a branch of the Uganda-Korea Milling Company of the Uganda-DPRK Friendship Association, lectures were given by the Sevenikoro, Mali, group for the study of Kimilsungism, the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, group for the study of the Juche idea, the Multi-Party Democratic Movement of Zambia and at the cultural centre in Cairo, Egypt, and reading sessions were held by the Nigerian Association for Succession to the cause of President Kim Il Sung, the youth group for the study of the Juche idea in the Democratic Congo and the Sunbula International Friendship Club of Libya.
Book and photo exhibitions of the DPRK opened at the Internaitonal Scientific and Technological Information Centre in Moscow, the Laotian State News Agency, Garden Hotel of Nepal, National Applied Economics University of Senegal and Lusaka City Library of Zambia from June 19 to July 2.
Meetings for honoring the memory of the President were jointly sponsored by the national salvation front of Russian, the Central Armed Forces Museum and the Moscow War Veterans Committee and held by the Bratistava Provincial Committee of the Slovak Communist Party, the Damascus Command of the Syrian People's Army, the Yugoslavia-Korea Friendship Association, the Youth Independent Revolutionary Front of Mali and In Dehra Dun, India to mark the death anniversary of the President during the period between June 29 and July 2.
Participants in the events highly praised the immortal exploits performed by President Kim Il Sung for the Korean Revolution and global independence and prayed for his eternal life.
President Kim Il Sung revered in s. Korea
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Members of the April 15 Fellowship Society Active in West district, Kwangju, met on June 8 to discuss the schedule of an event to be held to commemorate the third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, Seoul-based radio voice of national salvation quoted the Kwangju City Committee of the National Democratic Front of South Korea as saying.
The Chairman of the society, addressing the meeting, said:
President Kim Il Sung was a peerless, legendary great man, whom the Korean people and humankind held in high esteem for the first time in history.
His august name of the sun and tender-hearted image will strike roots deeper in the hearts of the people with the passage of time.
He called for upholding Secretary Kim Jong Il in higher esteem true to what was intended by the President in his lifetime and his behests and working harder to reunify the country.
Heroic stamina of Kim Il Sung's nation in three years
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- The last three years passed since President Kim Il Sung passed away were the years of loyalty and filial piety with which the Korean people had carried through the President's behests under the wise guidance of Secretary Kim Jong Il.
On January 1, 1995, Secretary Kim Jong Il sent an autographic letter to all the people throughout the country calling upon them to work hard with one mind and purpose for greater prosperity of the country and the motherland as befitting soldiers and disciples of the President.
The Korean people rose in hearty response to his call, overcoming the sadness.
In the last three years the imperialists and their followers intensified their campaign to isolate and stifle the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which was suffering from natural disasters, but the Korean people creditably defended the red flag of the revolution through the "Arduous March."
The Kumsusan Memorial Palace where the President is preserved in state and its surrounding areas were built into the sacred temple of Juche and the treasure of Kim Il Sung's nation.
Set up in different parts of the country were oil paintings portraying the President and the slogan "The great leader comrade Kim Il Sung will always be with us".
In the last three years the Korean people and the officers and men of the People's Army demonstrated their heroic spirit in their efforts to carry out the revolutionary economic strategy of the Workers' Party of Korea.
The Party foundation monument, the Anbyon Youth Power Station, the Wolbisan Power Station, Chongryu Bridge (second-stage,) Kumnung Tunnel No. 2, Pyongyang-Hyangsan Tourist Highway and Wonsan-Mt. Kumgang Railway Construction Projects
were completed.
Mts. Chilbo, Kuwol and Jongbang and other senic spots were built into the cultural pleasure grounds for the people.
Land management was improved true to the last will of the President.
The Korean People's Army, which is in head-on confrontation with the allied forces of imperialists who are trying to undermine the fortress of socialism, firmly defended socialism with the grit to defeat at one stroke the enemies who encroach upon even an inch of land.
Indeed, the last three years were the great years of Kim Il Sung's Korea, Kim Il Sung's nation, during which Secretary Kim Jong Il's infinite loyalty to the President and the Korean People's Firm outlook on the leader were demonstrated.
The Korean people are determined to continue advancing along the road to socialism, their own choice, true to the President's behests, praying for his immortality.
Memorial meetings of foreign crewmen
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Memorial meetings of foreign crewmen took place at Nampho and Wonsan ports on July 7 to mark the third death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
Attending the meetings were crewmen from Honduras, St. Vincent, Singapore, China and Belize.
Guests from Britain and Canada staying at Nampho Port were also present at the meeting.
Addressing the meetings, the speakers said that President Kim Il Sung was the most prominent master of leadership produced by the 20th century, the greatest thinker and theoretician and the sun of all the people with warm love for the country and benevolent human love.
Although the President passed away, his immortal exploits will remain forever in the hearts of the Korean people and the world people, they noted.
Letters to Secretary Kim Jong Il were adopted at the meetings.
Prior to the meetings the participants laid floral baskets and made bows before the President's statues in Nampho and Wonsan.
Floral baskets laid before Statues of President Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- Civilians and servicemen visited the Statue of President Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill today, the third anniversary of his death.
They laid floral baskets and flowers before the Statue and paid homage to the President.
Mansu Hill and roadsides leading to it were crowded with visitors from all walks of life.
Placed before the statue was a basket of flowers sent by Secretary Kim Jong Il, Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army.
Among the visitors were leading officials of Party and power, administrative and economic bodies, public organizations and national institutions, anti-Japanese revolutionary veterans, men of merit, KPA generals and men, public security officers, officials of scientific, educational, cultural and art, public health and press organs, workers, peasants, intellectuals and youths and students.
Meanwhile, working people, servicemen and students and pupils visited the Statues of President Kim Il Sung in their residential areas.
Secy. Kim Jong Il receives Han Tok Su
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) - Secretary Kim Jong Il on July 8 received Han Tok Su, Chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), who is staying in the homeland to attend functions commemorating the 3rd anniversary of the death of Generalissimo Kim Il Sung.
On behalf of all the Chongryon officials and 700,000 Korean residents in Japan, Han Tok Su most ardently prayed for the immortality of the generalissimo and wished Secretary Kim Jong Il a long life in good health.
Secretary Kim Jong Il expressed thanks for this and conversed with him in a warm atmosphere.
Secy. Kim Jong Il pays respects to President Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang ,July 8 (KCNA) - Secretary Kim Jong Il , Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army , together with senior Party and state officialas ,visited the Kumsusan mmemorial Palace on the morning of July 8, the greatest national memorial day , to pay respect to President Kim Il Sung.
The Memorial Palace , the sacred place of Juche , was in a deep mourning atmosphere to commemorate the third anniversary of the passing away of President Kim Il Sung, the eternal sun of Juche and father the nation.
Secretary Kim Jong Il entered the hall where the Statue of the President is placed, accompanied by senior Party and state officials Ri Jong Ok, Pak Song Chol, Kim Yong Ju , Kim Pyong Sik and Kang Song San, members and alternate members of the Worker's Party of Korea Central Committee and leading officials Party and power , administrative and economic bodies and public organaizations, and KPA generals.
Seen on both sides of the statue were WPK and DPRK flags and KPA colors. And honor guards of KPA there services were standing.
Laid before the statue was a floral basket in the joint name of the WPK Central Committee and Central Military Commission and the DPRK National Defence Commission, Central People's Committee and Administration Council.
Written on the ribbons hanging from the basket were letters "The great leader comrade Kim Il Sung will be immortal".
The visitors paid high respects in front of the statue.
Then, Secretary Kim Jong Il went upstairs to the hall where President Kim Il Sung is preserved in state, and made bows to him in humble reverence, together with Party and state cadres.