Nordic Regional Seminar for Friendship with Korean People Held

Pyongyang, October 25 (KCNA) -- A Nordic regional seminar for friendship with the Korean people took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 10, the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Personages and members of friendship and solidarity organizations and groups for the study of the Juche idea of Nordic countries, Switzerland, Ireland, Britain, Italy, Poland and other countries and the chairman of the Korean Friendship Association attended the seminar on the theme of "Friendship and cooperation between the DPRK and Europe in the present era" directly or via video conferencing.

A congratulatory letter sent by the DPRK Association for Cultural Exchange with Foreign Countries was read out at the seminar.

The chairman of the Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association made an opening address.

Expressing full support for the DPRK directing primary efforts to bolstering up its defence capabilities under the leadership of respected Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un, he stressed that the DPRK has made remarkable progress despite the world health crisis and the trials and difficulties caused by natural disasters.

He denounced the U.S. moves to escalate tension on the Korean peninsula and expressed the will to conduct more brisk solidarity movement with the Korean people in the future.

Then speeches were made.

A congratulatory message to the respected Comrade General Secretary was adopted at the seminar.

And a joint declaration of invariable support and solidarity with the DPRK was also issued.

The declaration noted that under the leadership of General Secretary Kim Jong Un the DPRK clearly shows how the people-centred society is developing under the uplifted banner of self-reliance according to the strategic decisions adopted at the historic Party congresses.

The declaration referred to the fact that the DPRK has bolstered up its national defence capabilities in every way and firmly defended the sovereignty and dignity of the country to cope with the persistent military threat of the imperialist allied forces. -0-