National Meeting Marks Kim Jong Il's Birth Anniversary

Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- A national meeting took place at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Monday to celebrate the 74th birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il. Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, made a report. Kim Jong Il was a legendary great man and the eternal leader of revolution as he performed the greatest feats to shine long in the annals of the country despite the most arduous ordeals in history during the whole period of his revolutionary life, the reporter said, and went on: He developed in depth the President's idea of attaching importance to arms into the Songun revolutionary idea and Songun political theory and put forward the theory of building a thriving socialist nation. The historic June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration were provided and an epochal phase of the movement for national reunification advancing in the idea of By Our Nation Itself was opened thanks to his Songun politics of love for the country, nation and people. He developed the foreign relations of the country onto a new high stage under the uplifted banner of independence, peace and friendship and thereby consolidated the international position of Songun Korea and made a great contribution to accomplishing the cause of human independence. He successfully settled the issue of succession to the leadership for accomplishing the revolutionary cause of Juche as required by the times and desired by the people. This is the greatest feat he performed for the party and revolution, the country and its people. The reporter called upon all the service personnel and people to bring about new great changes in all fields of the revolution and construction and bring earlier the building of a thriving socialist nation, true to the lifelong intention and desire of Kim Jong Il. His revolutionary career and feats will throw their rays forever and the DPRK will turn into the best country to fully demonstrate its dignity and might as Marshal Kim Jong Un is standing at the helm of the Songun revolution, the reporter concluded. -0-