calendar>>July 17. 2009 Juche 98
Kim Il Sung Praised
Pyongyang, July 17 (KCNA) -- Peruvian and Syrian figures made public statements on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of demise of President Kim Il Sung.

The secretary general of the Peruvian Group for the Study of Kimilsungism in his statement on July 6 said that the greatness of the idea and exploits of Kim Il Sung have been proved in revolutionary practices and through historical events.

The validity of the Juche idea, the Songun idea, fathered by the President is clearly evidenced by the present reality, he said, adding that thanks to his immortal exploits the DPRK has achieved great successes in all the fabrics of society under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.

Saber Ballul, department head of the Political Faculty of University of Damascus of Syria, in his statement issued on July 7 noted that Kim Il Sung founded the immortal Juche idea, the Songun idea, and, on this basis, built a genuine socialist system centered on the popular masses.

He wished the Korean people advancing under the banner of the Juche idea, the Songun idea, greater progress and prosperity. Kim Il Sung will always be alive in the hearts of the world progressives desirous of freedom, independence and justice, he stressed.

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