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Day of Sun Marked by Paper of Koreans in Uzbekistan
Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Thongil, newspaper of Koreans in Uzbekistan, on April 24 carried a special article "Significant Day" on the occasion of Day of the Sun.

The article said the DPRK grandly celebrated the Day of the Sun, the birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the eternal President of the DPRK.

It went on:

Many foreign delegations and foreign and overseas Korean artistes who took part in the 29th April Spring Friendship Art Festival visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to pay tribute to Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Mangyongdae is the historic land where Kim Il Sung was born and spent his childhood. Pyongyang was wrapped in celebration atmosphere in bright April days.

Celebration meetings and gatherings took place across the country in celebration of Day of the Sun. Flags of the DPRK and the Workers' Party of Korea were hoisted in the streets of the capital and all other cities. The IAAF-27th Mangyongdae Prize Marathon took place with splendor in Pyongyang. In the evenings the beacon of the Tower of the Juche Idea erected in the excellent place on the bank of Taedong River shines brilliantly to lighten the world.

The paper carried the news that the 21st Korean National Art Festival was held by Koreans in Uzbekistan in celebration of Day of the Sun and introduced the impressions of officials and compatriots of the General Association of Koreans in China after their visit to the homeland.

It also carried a photo-accompanied article "Delight and Optimism Full on Riding Course" introducing the Mirim Riding Club.

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