The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) marked the 73rd anniversary of victory in the Fatherland Liberation War on July 27, the day in 1953 when US imperialism was forced to sign the armistice agreement after three years of genocidal war, with a wide range of celebrations and commemorative events.
Among them, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports that, on July 26, DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un visited the Cemetery of the Fallen Soldiers of the Chinese People’s Volunteers in Hoechang County of South Phyongan Province and paid high tribute to them.
Following the main commemoration, he visited the grave of Mao Anying, placed a flower there and paid homage. Mao Anying was the son of Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
KCNA commented that: “The ennobling soul and self-sacrificing spirit of the brave CPV soldiers, who shed their blood to assist the DPRK people in the war of justice in the most difficult and fateful years, are clearly associated with the victory won by the DPRK people and they are shining as the foundation for the DPRK-China friendship with socialism as its core.
“The DPRK people will never forget the merits and heroic feats of the excellent sons and daughters of the Chinese people who unsparingly dedicated their hot blood and precious lives, fighting shoulder to shoulder with our army and people in the same trench of the unprecedented death-defying struggle for repelling the imperialists’ invasion.”
The following day, Kim Jong Un attended an art performance to mark the anniversary together with war veterans and persons of wartime merits, members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee and other senior officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs, officials of the WPK Central Committee, leading officials of ministries and national agencies, service personnel of the People’s Army, officials and lecturers engaged in the administration of revolutionary relics associated with the victorious war, Pyongyang citizens including descendants of war heroes, students of revolutionary schools and other youth and students, as well as diplomats from the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation.
KCNA reported that: “The audience were deeply touched by videos showing the matchless self-sacrificing spirit, heroism and brilliant feats of excellent sons and daughters of the Chinese people who shared life and death, fighting shoulder to shoulder with our people in the same trench of the struggle of repelling the invasion of the imperialists, and Chinese songs such as ‘Battle Song of Chinese People’s Volunteers’.
“The performers artistically and superbly depicted the DPRK people’s eternal thanks to the brave fighters of the Chinese People’s Volunteers, who assisted our people in their sacred and righteous war under the uplifted banner of resisting America and aiding Korea even in the difficult days of building the country and made an important contribution to the war victory and the defence of global peace and security, and the truth that the DPRK-China friendship based on the shared ideal and militant fraternity will be immortal along with the history of the great war victory.”
The following article was originally published by KCNA. We also embed below the relevant news report carried by Korean Central Television (KCTV) with auto generated translation.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Cemetery of CPV Fallen Soldiers on Occasion of 73rd Anniversary of Victory in Fatherland Liberation War
Pyongyang, July 27 (KCNA) — The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited the Cemetery of the Fallen Soldiers of the Chinese People’s Volunteers in Hoechang County of South Phyongan Province on July 26 on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War and paid high tribute to the fallen soldiers.
He was accompanied by Jo Yong Won, Kim Song Nam and Ju Chang Il, secretaries of the C.C., WPK, Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the DPRK, No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence, and Pak Jong Chon, adviser to the Ministry of National Defence.
The guard of honor of the Korean People’s Army lined up at the cemetery.
The national anthems of the People’s Republic of China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea were played.
A wreath in the name of Comrade Kim Jong Un was laid at the cemetery.
Comrade Kim Jong Un paid a silent tribute to the memory of the fallen soldiers of the Chinese People’s Volunteers.
Then he visited the grave of Mao Anying at the cemetery. He placed a flower at the grave and paid homage.
The ennobling soul and self-sacrificing spirit of the brave CPV soldiers, who shed their blood to assist the DPRK people in the war of justice in the most difficult and fateful years, are clearly associated with the victory won by the DPRK people and they are shining as the foundation for the DPRK-China friendship with socialism as its core.
The DPRK people will never forget the merits and heroic feats of the excellent sons and daughters of the Chinese people who unsparingly dedicated their hot blood and precious lives, fighting shoulder to shoulder with our army and people in the same trench of the unprecedented death-defying struggle for repelling the imperialists’ invasion.
