This support was manifested in its statement released on July 14 to mark the June 25-July 27 month of anti-U.S. joint struggle.

July 27 was the day of victory won by the Korean people in safeguarding the freedom and independence of the country, the statement said, adding:

President Kim Il Sung led the Fatherland Liberation War to victory with his brilliant strategy and tactics.

The shining victory won by the Korean people in the sacred anti-U.S. war became a shining example in accomplishing the cause of global independence.

The statement called on the world progressives to turn out in the struggle to protect peace in the Korean peninsula and the rest of the world.