calendar>>May 4. 2012 Juch 101
Day of Sun Marked in Mexico, France
Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Events took place on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of President Kim Il Sung on April 11 and 13.

They included a seminar on Kim Il Sung's exploits in Mexico and celebration meeting, photo exhibition and film show in France.

Displayed in the venues were works of Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il, photos showing their immortal exploits and books and photos introducing Korea.

The president of the Mexican National Coordinating Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea, the reporter and speakers said that Kim Il Sung was a prominent thinker and theoretician, a rare political elder and a tender-hearted father of the people, who founded the immortal Juche idea and led the revolutionary cause of Juche to victory through his energetic ideological and theoretical activities and outstanding leadership.

Kim Jong Il was an ever-victorious banner and great Songun brilliant commander who developed the Juche idea and Songun idea into the guiding idea in the era of independence and wisely led the Korean revolution and the cause of global independence, they said.

The president of the France-Korea Friendship Association said that the revolutionary cause of Juche pioneered by Kim Il Sung and carried forward by Kim Jong Il is being successfully forward by the dear respected Kim Jong Un.

He extended full support and solidarity to the Korean people in the efforts to carry out the plans and desires of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, true to the leadership of Kim Jong Un.

A scientific seminar took place in Moscow under the sponsorship of the Russian Preparatory Committee for Celebrating the 100th Birth Anniversary of President Kim Il Sung from late February to mid-April.

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