Annivs of Kim Il Sung’s visits to USSR marked in Belarus

Commemorative events took place on October 1 in Minsk, Belarus to mark the 65th anniversary of President Kim Il Sung’s first official visit to the Soviet Union and the 30th anniversary of his 1984 official visit.

A photo show opened at the Minsk History Museum under the sponsorship of the Union of Communist Parties-the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of Belarus.

Hanging at the venue were photographs showing the undying exploits of President Kim Il Sung, Chairman Kim Jong Il and supreme leader Kim Jong Un.

Works of the great men of Mt. Paektu and other Korean books, photos showing the reality of the DPRK and works of art were also exhibited there.

The opening ceremony was attended by officials of the Union of Communist Parties-the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Central Committee and the Veterans Council of the Communist Party of Belarus and the Minsk History Museum and citizens. Staff members of the DPRK embassy in Russia were invited to it.

Secretary Taisaev of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, who is concurrently first vice-chairman of the Council of the Union of Communist Parties-the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, made an opening speech. He was followed by other speakers.

They referred to the opening of the photo show under the close concern of DPRK supreme leader Kim Jong Un, and said the Communist Party and people of Belarus drew courage for and confidence in the cause of socialism from the struggle of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the Korean people that are making revolution guided by the distinguished leaders. They would do their utmost to boost friendly ties between the Communist Party of Belarus and the Workers’ Party of Korea, they noted.

Athletes receive hero’s welcome, hundreds of thousands take to streets ::

The DPRK contingent that participated in the 17th Asian Games arrived in Pyongyang by air on October 5.

The delegation of the DPRK Olympic Committee came home together.

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Nation celebrates important occasions ::

A national meeting takes place at the April 25 House of Culture to mark the 17th anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il’s election as Party general secretary.

The DPRK army and people celebrated the 17th anniversary of the election of Chairman Kim Jong Il as General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the 69th anniversary of the WPK at a time when a new era of prosperity of Songun Korea is being ushered in under the leadership of the Party.

ITAR-Tass correspondent interviews human rights association chief ::

The Pyongyang-based correspondent of ITAR-Tass of Russia on September 23 talked to Hong Chol Hwa, acting chairman of the Korea Association for Human Rights Studies and director of the Law Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences, about the anti-DPRK human rights campaign and practices in the country. The interview came after an anti-DPRK human rights resolution was adopted in the UN.

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