President Kim Il Sung Remembered Abroad

Pyongyang, July 17 (KCNA) -- Memorial meetings, seminars, lectures, photo exhibitions and film shows took place in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Finland from July 5 to 8 on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of demise of President Kim Il Sung.

Present at the events were personages of political parties and organizations and members of Juche idea study organizations and friendship and solidarity organizations in those countries.

Screened at film shows were videos dealing with the popular career and exploits of the President.

Speeches were made at the events.

The chairman of the Ostfold County Committee of the Communist Party of Norway praised President Kim Il Sung as a great revolutionary and peerless patriot who led the Korean revolution to victory and devoted his whole life to the country and people under the uplifted banner of Juche.

The chairman of the Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association said that President Kim Il Sung clearly indicated the path to be followed by progressive mankind aspiring after independence against imperialism and actively helped the peoples of many countries in their struggle for national liberation from colonial rule. The President's exploits for accomplishing the cause of global independence are being conveyed throughout generations, the chairman added.

The chairman of the Sweden-Korea Friendship Association praised the President's exploits for national liberation, war victory and the founding of the Party, nation and army, and praised him as a peerlessly great man and outstanding state leader recognized by the world.

The chairman of the Iceland-DPRK Friendship Association said that Comrade Kim Il Sung, the greatest man and peerless statesman in the 20th century, devoted his whole life to the victorious advance of the Korean revolution and the world revolution, adding that his noble revolutionary spirit, exploits and legacy have been successfully carried forward by Comrade Kim Jong Il and Comrade Kim Jong Un. He expressed belief that the Korean people would more dynamically advance along the road of independence and socialism, rallied close around their leader.

Messages to the respected Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un were adopted at the events. -0-