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Papers Mark 50th Anniversary of Socialist Rural Theses
Pyongyang, February 25 (KCNA) -- Today marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of President Kim Il Sung's work "Theses on the Socialist Rural Question in Our Country".

The work scientifically and comprehensively clarifies the basic principle, tasks and ways to be held fast to in finally solving the rural question.

Newspapers Tuesday editorially say that the rural theses is an immortal classic which gave perfect answers to all the theoretical and practical issues arising in solving the rural question and a great programme of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) for socialist rural construction.

Rodong Sinmun says that the past five decades covered by the country under the banner of the rural theses represent a glorious history in which the greatness of the Juche-oriented idea of the rural construction and leadership of the peerlessly great men of Mt. Paektu was fully demonstrated. It is also an immortal history in which the Korean people have steadily advanced the cause of socialist rural construction, united close around the Party, the paper says, and goes on:

The cause of Juche-oriented socialist rural construction advancing under the uplifted banner of the rural theses is now greeting a fresh turning phase under the leadership of Marshal Kim Jong Un.

It is the steadfast will of Kim Jong Un to successfully realize the plans of Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il for the socialist rural construction and their wishes and provide the people with an affluent and happy life as early as possible.

The whole country is now waging a dynamic drive to carry out the rural theses under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Un.

The cause of Juche-oriented socialist rural construction is sure to triumph as long as there are the leadership of the great Party, the heroic army and people single-mindedly united around it, the Korean-style socialist system centered on the popular masses and powerful self-supporting national economy.

Minju Joson says that to preserve and glorify the idea of Kim Il Sung on the Juche-oriented socialist rural construction provides a sure guarantee for most correctly and finally settling the rural question.

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