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Important Days in April Observed
Pyongyang, April 3 (KCNA) -- Korean book, photo and handicraft exhibitions, lectures, film shows and reading sessions took place in Mexico, Uganda and Ethiopia between Mar. 23 and 30 on the occasions of the Day of the Sun, the 17th anniversary of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's election as chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and the 78th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean People's Army.

Displayed in the venue of the exhibitions were works of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and photos on their feats and books, photos and Korean handicrafts on the Korean people's efforts to build a thriving nation.

Speeches were made at the events.

The general secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Socialist Party of Mexico highly praised the President as a peerlessly great man who saved the destiny of the Korean people and trained them to be the most independent and revolutionary people.

The chairman of the Kampala City Committee of the Uganda National Resistance Movement stressed that socialist Korea is now demonstrating its might as an invincible power under the leadership of
Kim Jong Il.

The secretary general of the Ethiopian Youth Study Committee of the Juche Idea noted that thanks to Kim Jong Il the politico-ideological and military and technological might of the KPA has grown stronger than ever before.

The chief of a branch of the above-said committee highly praised the President as a great man who devoted his whole life to the people, saying that Kim Jong Il developed the DPRK into a powerful nation by enforcing the Songun policy for the people.

The participants of the film shows watched Korean films "Arms of DPRK", "Fireworks for a Thriving Nation" and "Pyongyang at Night ".

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