calendar>>May 30. 2011 Juch 100
Important Day of DPRK Marked in Russia and Ukraine
Pyongyang, May 30 (KCNA) -- Seminars, lectures and film shows took place in Russia and Ukraine on May 23 and 24 on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Korean films shown included "The Party Founding Memorial Tower".

The chairman of the Russian Association for Development of Friendship and Cooperation with Foreign Countries said that the WPK has further developed into invincible vanguard ranks under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.

Socialism collapsed in the former Soviet Union and east European countries but the DPRK has invariably preserved it thanks to the WPK led by him, the chairman added.

The vice-chairman of the Russian Union of Writers referred to the exploits performed by Kim Jong Il for Korea's reunification.

After watching a Korean film, the president of a Ukrainian company said that they became convinced through admirable events taking place in the DPRK that the WPK headed by Kim Jong Il has guided the country and people in the most correct and experienced way.

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