The message said:
I express deep condolences, on behalf of the Workers' Party of Korea, the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Korean people and on my own behalf, to you and the party, government and people of Laos and the bereaved family, upon hearing the sad news that
I am convinced that the party, government and people of Laos would overcome the pain of loss and achieve bigger success in the struggle for defending and advancing the cause of socialism as desired by
This year is a significant year of the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
As the WPK has firmly adhered to its original ideals as the party of the people, it has been able to write an 80-year history, the longest ruling history in the world.
The ideals can be clearly noticed through the monument inscribed with President
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The Lao ambassador to the DPRK handed over the flower basket to an official concerned on April 11.
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The flower basket was handed over to an official concerned by the charge d'affaires ad interim of the Nigerian embassy in Pyongyang on April 11.
On the same day, a congratulatory letter from the Nigerian charge d'affaires ad interim to
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The flower basket and congratulatory letter were handed over to an official concerned by the Mongolian ambassador to the DPRK on April 11.
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Qiu Shuibo and Qiu Jianliang, honorary directors of the Board of Directors of the
The flower baskets were placed at the statues of the great leaders on April 11.
On the same day, flower baskets in the name of missions of international bodies in the DPRK were laid at the statues.
Premieres of the Ninth April Spring People's Art Festival were given at theatres and halls in Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK, on April 11.
The performances were seen by members of the festival organizing committee and officials, working people and youth and students in Pyongyang.
Put on the stages of performances given by art group members from institutions, industrial establishments, farms and other units across the country were monumental hymns in praise of the peerlessly great men and famous songs of the times reflecting the indomitable spirit and ideological and spiritual world of the heroic Korean people.
The possession of great military capability is an inevitable course of struggle and an essential historic task which must be chosen to defend the destiny of the country and nation.
The DPRK's cause of achieving the comprehensive national rejuvenation and promoting the people’s well-being is just, but it is accompanied by the vicious challenges of the most hostile and threatening enemy states and mounting war crises.
Following last year when the US nuclear submarine and nuclear strategic bomber entered the puppet ROK area after decades and the situation heated with nuclear war games, the hostile forces have continued to increase the acts of military provocation against the DPRK from the beginning of this year. This vicious cycle has further endangered the security of the DPRK.
The Ninth April Spring People’s Art Festival was opened with splendour in Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK, to mark the 113th birth anniversary of President
The festival will draw artistic group members of different institutions, industrial establishments and farms. It is held, divided into a city and county (combined) artistic group category, an artistic group category of institutions, an artistic group category of industrial establishments and an artistic group category of farms.
An opening ceremony took place at the Pyongyang Circus Theatre on April 10.
