North Korea Reports “Special Write-Ups” Posted on US, UK Internet Homepages

Text of report in English by North Korean news agency KCNA

Pyongyang, 20 September: Institutions and organizations in Syria, Britain, Peru and the US posted special write-ups on their Internet homepages on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) posted a photo of President Kim Il-sung and leader Kim Jong-il on Mt Paektu and an article on its Internet homepage on 5 September to mark the day.

The British Association for the Study of songun [military-first] Policy posted a photo of the President announcing a political platform of the DPRK government at the 1st session of the Supreme People’s Assembly and an article on its Internet homepage on Sept. 7.

The homepage in the article introduced the glorious history of 59 years covered by the DPRK and stressed that the President would always live in the hearts of the Korean people.

The Peru Group for the Study of Kimilsungism in an article titled “Spirit of Thaechon” posted on its Internet homepage on Sept. 6 noted that the cause of building a great prosperous powerful nation is a sacred cause of implementing the last instructions of the President in the DPRK.

The US Group for the Study of songun [military-first] Politics in an article titled “songun [military-first] Korea would shine forever” posted on its Internet homepage fully introduced in detail the immortal exploits the President performed by founding and developing the DPRK. The DPRK is demonstrating its might as a socialist power thanks to the songun [military-first] politics of Kim Jong-il, it added.

Originally published by KCNA, Pyongyang, in English 0423 20 Sep 07.

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