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Day of Shining Star Marked in Spain
Pyongyang, March 5 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held in Spain under the sponsorship of the Korean Friendship Association (KFA) on February 23 to celebrate the birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il (Day of the Shining Star).

Present at the meeting were chairman of the KFA, chiefs and members of its branches, and masses.

A reporter and speakers including Chairman of the KFA Alejandro Cao de Benos recollected with deep emotion the immortal Songun leadership exploits of Kim Jong Il.

They praised supreme leader Kim Jong Un for wisely leading the Korean people in their drive for building a thriving socialist nation.

They also lauded the proud features of the DPRK dynamically advancing along the road of socialism by courageously meeting all challenges and foiling obstructions of the imperialists.

They expressed their determination to conduct brisk activities for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people.

A letter to Kim Jong Un was adopted there.

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