calendar>>February 16. 2009 Juche 98
February Holiday Celebrated in Cuba
Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- A celebration meeting took place in Cuba on Feb. 12 on the occasion of the birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

Attending it were officials of the Cuban Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification, the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples and an agro-stock enterprise and masses of the people.

Present there on invitation were the DPRK ambassador to Cuba and staff members of his embassy.

Juan Jose Leon Vega, first vice-chairman of the Cuban Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification, said at the meeting that Kim Jong Il is leading the building of a great prosperous and powerful socialist nation in the DPRK to victory by pursuing the Songun politics true to the behests of President Kim Il Sung.

Under his leadership the Korean people are advancing full of confidence in victory, overcoming all difficulties, the speaker noted, adding that they would certainly achieve the reunification of the country though the U.S. and the south Korean "government" are laying obstacles in the way of reunification.

He declared that the said committee would as ever fully support the Korean people's struggle.

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