Dear comrades and friends of the Denmark -DPRK Friendship Association
Dear honoured diplomatic representatives of the DPRK
Dear friends of Nordic friendship organisations
Firstly , please accept my greetings to this significant Nordic Regional Seminar of Friendship Organisations hosted by the Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association . Originally , I had planned to attend this seminar in person but circumstances conspired to prevent me so I am sending my greetings to the seminar and the following presentation;
This seminar of friendship organisations with the DPRK in the Nordic region is being held at a time when the DPRK is celebrating the 81st anniversary of the foundation of its ruling party , the Workers Party of Korea (WPK)and will soon celebrate the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Down With Imperialism Union ,the forerunner of the WPK .
Today under the leadership of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK ) has entered a new era of prosperity . Even the most reactionary mouthpiece of US imperialist high finance the “Wall Street Journal “ had to grudgingly admit the DPRK is the “World’s Most Surprising Economic Success Story “ and is building more homes than American cities like Chicago and Los Angeles . Of course the DPRK has long been famed as the “country of Chollima “ and ‘model country of socialism “
Visiting the DPRK in April 2024(after nearly 5 years ) I was amazed by what I saw . During the visit I witnessed that the situation in the DPRK is calm and stable .The DPRK had closed its borders for 4 years but survived ,a truly amazing feat when you consider that some countries would only last weeks or even days with their borders closed . However the DPRK is based firmly on self-reliance and the independent national economy .
Despite the sanctions imposed by the US and its lackeys on the UN Security Council and the COVID 19 pandemic the DPRK is carrying out massive construction work ,it is going through another great Chollima upsurge( Chollima was a flying horse of legend in Korea and gave its name to the mass movement for increased productivity in the DPRK in the late 1950s) .A new street, Hwasong Street which is the size of a small city has appeared in Pyongyang.On the day of our arrival our coach to the hotel passed through and later in the visit we drove through Hwasong Street both during the day and at night . Hwasong Street looks very modern and of good quality .It would cost billions to build in a Western country but the DPRK gives homes to people free of charge . Whilst we were staying in the DPRK the second stage of Hwasong Street was opened in the presence of the supreme leader of the DPRK , respected Marshal KIM JONG UN. On the way back to the airport we could see from a distance the new construction in the Sopho District.
When I returned to the DPRK in October 2025 to participate in the celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Workers Party of Korea , the construction project in Sopho district had been completed . The route to the airport which I had passed through 20 times had become completely unrecognisable. The development of the DPRK is being achieved without outside help, ‘aid’ or foreign capital and without “reform” and “opening up “ . It is a miracle of self-reliance and shows what a socialist country can do when it relies on its own resources and believes in itself.
The DPRK is upholding socialist principles at a time when others are retreating .Marshal KIM JONG UN declared that “For the Workers' Party of Korea, the government of the Republic and our people, the absolute lifeline is to remain faithful to the socialist line and hold higher the banner of socialism”
Once about 10 years ago a member of our Korean Friendship Association of the UK asked a certain organisation why they did not support the DPRK , they replied that “there is no focus for socialism in Asia , only in Latin America” ! From where I stand socialism in Latin America is being sold out or is crumbling fast. A certain country held up by some British leftists as an ideal socialist country is handing over tons of oil to the US imperialists ! However socialism in People’s Korea is advancing rapidly under the banner of the red flag of the Juche idea . The day will come when the DPRK becomes, to use an English expression, the’ only game in town’ . Therefore, in my opinion, there is the potential for us to win new supporters ,people who in the past may have stood to one side or even been hostile to the DPRK . Moreover in a number of Western European countries the political system is in crisis with high levels of disillusionment and dissatisfaction . As a result many people are looking for alternatives . This can also provide us with opportunities to promote the Juche idea , win new friends for People’s Korea and increase solidarity with People’s Korea .
We need to grasp with both hands the opportunities for increasing support for the DPRK.
I wish the seminar every success .
Long live People’s Korea !
Long live Juche !
Long live Friendship and solidarity of the European peoples with the DPRK !
Dr Dermot Hudson
Secretary General European Regional Committee For Friendship with the Korean People.
Vice-Chairman Organising Committee For the International Festival in Praise of the Great Persons of Mt Paektu
Chairman Korean Friendship Association UK
Chairman British Group For the Study of the Juche Idea
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