Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Report of Online Meeting to Remember the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL 16.12.2024


The Korean Friendship Association of the UK (KFA UK ) and the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea held a meeting to remember the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL on the 16th of December at 1900 hours GMT via Skype . Participating were KFA UK members and members of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea from London, West of England ,Oxfordshire  Staffordshire , Shropshire ,Scotland and other parts of the UK . The meeting was joined by guests from KFA Andalusia (Spain ) , KFA Germany , the People’s Korea Initiative of Poland , the Warsaw Group for the Study of the Juche Idea  , a KFA member from Sri Lanka and guests from the USA.

A 2 minute silence was observed for the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL .

In his address Dr Dermot Hudson , the chairman of  KFA UK and Chairman of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea said  “In paying tribute to comrade KIM JONG IL it is difficult to know where to start and where to finish because his achievements were so great and so varied .” Dr Hudson in his speech focussed on the work done by comrade KIM JONG IL to improve living standards and also to develop culture .Dr Hudson concluded “ The work of comrade KIM JONG IL in improving the living standards of the people and in building socialist Juche culture lives on today in the DPRK . We recall the great achievements he made in this fields.”

Alan Bolon , KFA UK Organisation Secretary and head of KFA UK West of England read out an extract from “The History of the Revolutionary Activities of Chairman KIM JONG IL “ that was titled “Fortifying the Political and Ideological Position of Korean Style Socialism “ which explained the intense ideological work done by Chairman KIM JONG IL to defend Korean style socialism .

The head of Staffordshire KFA UK and secretary general of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea in his contribution said that comrade KIM JONG IL should be remembered for the fact that he consolidated the base of Korean style socialism making it durable and invincible , pointing out that some socialist countries collapsed as did the Baathist socialist regime in Syria.

The head of KFA Germany made a speech praising the great exploits and virtues of Chairman KIM JONG IL who defended socialism .

The representative of KFA Andalusia(Spain ) said that we will always remember the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL for his great work . Also the representative paid tribute to Madame KIM JONG SUK , the anti-Japanese war heroine on the occasion of the 107th anniversary of her birth ,saying that Comrade KIM JONG SUK defended the life of President KIM IL SUNG .

A member of KFAUSA read out an extract of Comrade KIM JONG IL’s “Socialism Is A Science “  and stressed the importance of studying the works of comrade KIM JONG IL .

A representative of KFA Scotland said that he recalled the great exploits of comrade KIM JONG IL in building socialism.

A member of the Warsaw Group for the Study of the Juche Idea commented that “Seeing the reality of the DPRK during my several visits there, including the latest one in 2024, always made me think how happy the great leaders President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il would be to see this wonderful development made for their beloved Korean people. Glory to the memory of the great leaders President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il! Long live respected Marshal Kim Jong Un! Long live the DPRK!”

Dr Hudson drew attention to other December anniversaries of the DPRK such as the 13th anniversary of respected KIM JONG UN being appointed as Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army.

A message to respected Marshal KIM JONG UK was adopted .

A video clip from “The Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il Will Live Forever “

The meeting concluded at 2030 hours.

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