calendar>>October 6. 2008 Juche 97
DPRK Founding Anniversary Celebrated
Pyongyang, October 4 (KCNA) -- A seminar took place in London and Korean book, photo and handicraft exhibitions in Nigeria, Bulgaria, Russia and Iran between Sept. 5 and 30 to celebrate the 60th birthday of the DPRK.

At the seminar, Dermot Hudson, chairman of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea, made a report on the glorious six decades of the DPRK which has developed under the banner of Juche and Songun.

The DPRK has become a cradle of happiness for the Korean people and the genuine motherland of the Korean nation, the reporter said, adding that this is the fruition of the immortal feats performed by President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

Shawn Pikford, secretary general of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea, and other speakers noted that the historical root of the people's power in Korea was provided in the period of the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle and the DPRK has been guided by the Juche idea. And they expressed resolution to intensify the study and dissemination of the Juche idea and activities for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people.

Displayed in the exhibition halls were famous works of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, photographs showing their immortal feats, books and photographs introducing the 60-year-long history of Songun Korea, which has advanced along the road of victory and glory, and handicrafts associated with wisdom and talents of the Korean people.

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