Pyongyang, November 6 (KCNA) -- Pak Thae Song, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and premier of the DPRK Cabinet, read an elegy at the ceremony of bidding farewell to the late Kim Yong Nam on Nov. 5.

Pak Thae Song said in the elegy that Kim Yong Nam was an excellent and ardent revolutionary and genuine patriot of the Korean people who left clear traces in defending the validity of the great revolutionary ideas and line and protecting the political and ideological might and interests of our state, while following the Party and keeping the life of glory with it for nearly 80 years.

Kim Yong Nam devoted his all to the country and the revolution as a prominent statesman and leading cadre of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and received deep respect and love of all the people for his noble traits and personality and merits, Pak Thae Song said, adding that his whole life was a shining career of true son boundlessly faithful to the country and the people.

As Kim Yong Nam said, the significant days and months when he was directly taught by President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il were the process of the turn of the destiny imbued with the new Juche idea and the unforgettable days in which he received mental nutrition to be kept more precious as time wears on, Pak Thae Song said, and went on:

Kim Yong Nam made a contribution to ensuring the successful external activities of our Party and the state regarding the strong independent stand and revolutionary principle as the life and arousing the support and encouragement of the progressive forces to the DPRK's cause on a world-wide scale by steadily enhancing the ideological, mental and practical preparations capable of perfectly fulfilling his mission under any condition and circumstances.

The proud pages of the DPRK's political and diplomatic history could be written along with the career of the revolutionary elders who defended the invincibility of the socialist cause and thoroughly embodied the foreign policy of our state with their transparent revolutionary faith, high political and theoretical level and seasoned diplomacy.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un always respected and put forward him, who performed distinguished merits in the realization of the country's foreign strategy and the development of the people's power, as the state's veteran, awarded the title of the twice Labor Hero to him marking the 90th birthday, sent a warm greeting to him on the occasion of his 95th birthday and even left an unforgettable image by holding his hands who was difficult to move his body in July of last year. The warm love of Kim Jong Un served as precious tonics to make him glorify his history of political activities with the ever-strong faith.

In view of the years working at important positions of the Party and the state and exploits performed by him, his perfect life has no scruples even though he spent his remaining days in good rest. But he repeatedly said it is still far to repay the trust and love, and devoted his all to writing a work dealing with the great state political history and undying exploits of the great leaders.

Though he, who had grown up under the trust of the Party and the leader and enjoyed the happiness and glory of his life on the road of sincerely supporting the Party and the leader, passed away, the traces of his life recorded in the history will not be erased and the noble revolutionary spirit of his loyalty will be alive in the hearts of all of us.

Pak Thae Song said that we will remember the shining traces of life of Kim Yong Nam who devoted his all to the development of our Republic and the steady advance of the Juche cause and bring earlier the bright future of the national rejuvenation true to the ideas and leadership of Kim Jong Un, as desired by him. -0-