Moscow, December 13 (RSTV)   

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— Day 1 of the 3rd Organizational Conference of the DPRK ISG —

On December 9, in the format of a round table, a Сentral Mourning Meeting was held on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the death of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il. The event was held in the building of the Soviet Peace Fund (SPF) with the support of the DPRK Embassy in the Russian Federation.

At the initiative of the DPRK International Solidarity Group (DPRK ISG), the event was organized within the framework of the Third Organizing Conference of the DPRK ISG jointly with the Russian Society for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK (RSFCC) and the International Union "Bomminryong". It was attended by representatives of the DPRK embassy, ​​leading officials of friendly parties, activists of public and political organizations, journalists and cinema figures, as well as representatives of public and state security.

Seats in the presidium were taken by Jin Jong Hyeop, Minister and Counselor of the DPRK Embassy in the Russian Federation, Alexander Mostov, Chairman of the Coordination Committe of the DPRK ISG, Viktor Petrov, Chairman of the RSFCC, and Sergey Kuzin, representative of the Russian National Union (RNU).

Viktor Petrov, Chairman of the Russian Society for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK, opened the meeting with a welcoming speech as the head of the Preparatory Committee for Important Dates.

Comrade Petrov noted that the whole life of Comrade Kim Jong Il is an example of tremendous service to the motherland, the party and the people, the defense and prosperity of the fatherland, and especially stressed that his life path is the path of a great revolutionary, great statesman, thinker, theoretician and practitioner.

The participants of the meeting honored the memory of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il with a minute of silence.

As representative of the Chairman of the RNU, Sergei Baburin, the participants were greeted by Sergei Kuzin, the party's executive secretary. On behalf of Anatoly Evgenievich Karpov, President of the SPF and Sergei Baburin, First Vice President and Chairman of the SPF, Comrade Kuzin paid tribute, noting that he has the deepest respect for Comrade Kim Jong Il, who, like the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung, took care of the korean people, about the development of the country, and even prepared a successor in the person of a respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Alexander Mostov, Chairman of the Coordination Committe of the DPRK ISG, spoke on behalf of the Solidarity Group as Chairman of the Central Mourning Committee.

The Head of our organization Comrade Alexander Mostov said:

On December 17, 2011 at 8:30 am during the leadership of state affairs on the ground, the General Secretary of the WPK, the Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and the Supreme Commander of the KPA, the Great Leader of the Korean people Comrade Kim Jong Il died from a sudden illness. On that day, the great Comrade Kim Jong Il suddenly and suddenly left us, who devoted himself all his life to the struggle for the victory of the Juche revolutionary cause, developing indefatigable and energetic activity in the name of the prosperity of the socialist motherland, in the name of the happiness of the people, the reunification of Korea and the independence of all countries of the world.

Progressive people will forever remember the great Comrade Kim Jong Il as the great Paektusan Leader, who until his last breath defended the gains of socialism in the most difficult years. Kim Jong Il is the guiding star of the 21st century, the brightest example of an internationalist patriot.

Dear comrades! As the Chairman of the DPRK ISG, I must note that the Comrade Kim Jong Il is especially significant for our organization, because initially the DPRK Solidarity Group was born exactly as a movement for those who wish to express gratitude to the Great Leader of the Korean people. Taking a look at the past, you understand how limitless the contribution of the great Commander is in almost all areas - from philosophy and art to the exact sciences. But we, as an organization, primarily a political one, above all value his contribution to the development of the Juche socialist theory, which brought the revolution to a new stage.

Comrade Mostov read out a report "The Features and Actuality of the Juche Socialist Theory."

Nikita Dobrov, Member of the Committee of Committe of the DPRK ISG, Member of the Bureau of the St. Petersburg City Committee of the Komsomol of the Russian Federation, made a report.

Comrade Dobrov noted that in the mid-90s the Korean people were going through a difficult period, but under the leadership of Kim Jong Il, the Koreans managed not only to preserve socialism, but to multiply its gains.

- The most important achievement of Kim Jong Il in the creation of the socialist state of the new century is his work to improve economic activity, he led the development of a strategy to maximize the use of the country's natural and geographical conditions and thoughtful conduct of economic calculations. He considered it necessary to intensify the work on the planning of fields, to improve foreign trade while consistently adhering to the principles of Juche socialism. The Great Leader managed to build a modern, dynamically developing socialist state of the XXI century, - concluded Comrade Dobrov.

Andrey Shin, Member of the Coordination of Committe of the DPRK ISG, Executive Secretary of "Bomminryong" and Chairman of the Council of Veterans of the Korean War, took the floor.

Lieutenant Colonel Shin, recalling the last days of the life of the Great Leader, stressed that the dear Сomrade Kim Jong Il, without the slightest rest, selflessly worked in the name of the wealth and happiness of the people. He talked about how doctors, knowing about the dire state of health of the leader of the country, begged him to rest, but Сomrade Kim Jong Il continued to lead the field until his last breath.

Comrade Shin Andrey emphasized that even nature recognizes Comrade Kim Jong Il, as evidenced by the recorded facts of abnormal weather events after the death of the Great Leader.

Jin Jong Hyeop, Minister and Counselor of the DPRK Embassy in the Russian Federation, addressed the participants of the round table. In his speech, he thanked the organizers for holding the round table and spoke about the life of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il.

The full text of Comrade Jin Jong Hyeop's speech will be published on the Bulgeunbyeol TV website.

Alexander Vorontsov, Head of the Korea and Mongolia Department of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that Korea was able to go through the "Arduous March" with its head held high, despite an acute food shortage, only thanks to the unanimity and solidarity of the people around the leader Kim Jong Il. The Korean scholar told the audience about the many successes of the DPRK in building an independent economy and a nuclear missile program.

At the end of the speakers' speeches, the head of our organization, Comrade Alexander Mostov, presented Comrade Jin Jong Hyeop and other participants with a solidarity badge with the symbols of the DPRK ISG.

The members of the presidium were photographed for memory with the participants of the meeting.

During the traditional memorial service, DPRK ISG activist Tim Trendelkamp told a touching story of his love for Korea. He stressed that someday the people of Germany will free themselves from the oppression of NATO and build such a strong, nationally oriented socialist state like the DPRK.