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Kim Jong Il's Birthday Celebrated in Different Countries
Pyongyang, February 18 (KCNA) -- Meetings took place in Ecuador, Nepal, Ukraine and Uganda between Feb. 4 and 10 on the occasion of the birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

At the meeting held in Nepal speakers praised Kim Jong Il for performing undying feats for the global cause of independence. They expressed belief that the Korean people would achieve the peaceful reunification of the country and its development thanks to his independent politics, the Songun politics.

Expressing sincere hope that socialist Korea would prosper as a powerful country under the leadership of Kim Jong Il, they noted that they would always extend support and solidarity to the Korean people's struggle.

The chairman of the Association for the Study of Songun Politics in Mariupol City of Ukraine praised Kim Jong Il as the man who has realized the centuries-old desire of the people. Under his Songun leadership the DPRK has turned into a powerful country which no one dares provoke, the chairman added.

The secretary general of the African Regional Committee of Friendship and Solidarity with the Korean People said that Kim Jong Il put the DPRK on the status of the politico- ideological and military power. The DPRK will steadily prosper as it is led by the great leader, he stressed.

A congratulatory message to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting held in Nepal.

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