Torchlight Gala Marks 9th Congress of Youth League

Pyongyang, August 29 (KCNA) -- A torchlight gala of members of the youth vanguard "Let the Youth Power March forward Following the Party!" was held with splendor at the May Day Stadium on Sunday to mark the 9th Congress of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League. When Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, appeared at the tribune of honor, all participants enthusiastically welcomed him, extending the highest glory and warmest thanks to him. Amid the playing of the song "Baton of Revolution," three youths and students lit the flame holder, reflecting the pledge made by the 5 million members of the youth vanguard. Youth and students truthfully represented with torchlight the fact that the loving care being shown by the mother Party to make the young people ones envied by the world, true to the noble intention of the leaders, is just the one shown by Kim Jong Un. He extended thanks to all the performers, creators, instructors and officials, saying with high appreciation that the torch gala of the young vanguard is the highest in organizational ability, discipline and artistry. -0-