calendar>>February 29. 2012 Juch 101
Day of Shining Star Commemorated in Guinea and Malaysia
Pyongyang, February 29 (KCNA) -- Visits to a greenhouse of Kimilsungia and an art performance took place in Guinea and dissemination of Korean songs in Malaysia from Feb. 2 to 17 to commemorate the birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il.

The general secretary of the Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia Association of Guinea praised President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il as peerless great men who made great contributions to the human cause of independence.

He said that it was a great honor for them to have a chance to visit the Kimilsungia greenhouse on the occasion of the 70th birth anniversary of Kim Jong Il, adding that Kimilsungia would be in fuller bloom along with the immortal exploits of the peerless great men as they are revered by all people.

The deputy rector of an art college of Guinea said that the more one hears the "Song of General Kim Jong Il," the further one feels inspired by it.

Though Kim Jong Il passed away, he will always be alive in the hearts of the progressive people for his great exploits.

The chairman of the Malaysian Preparatory Committee for Commemorating the 70th Birth Anniversary of Leader Kim Jong Il said that progressive mankind deeply reveres and follows Kim Jong Il because it is totally fascinated by his personality as a great man.

He stressed that Kim Jong Il will always be alive as an outstanding leader of the era of independence amid the boundless admiration of mankind.

He referred to the fact that they will widely disseminate the song "General on a Galloping White Horse" dedicated to him and successfully represent it so that they may put it on the stage of the April Spring Friendship Art Festival.

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