With the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on September 9 1948, the Korean people came to have a genuinely independent state, a genuine country serving the people.

The nearly 80-year-long course of development of the DPRK after its founding is characterized by independence in politics, self-sufficiency in the economy and self-reliance in national defence.

Now you can see people who are happy upon receiving modern dwelling houses gratis not only in the capital city but also in the regions and rural communities. And the bases for leisure activities, including the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area and the Onpho Working People’s Holiday Camp resound with laughter of the people enjoying a new life and a new civilization to their heart’s content.

These days the people in the DPRK glow with a happy smile at the welcome news reported almost every day. All the news items, including the moving of people into new houses and groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies, are pleasing as they mean the people’s life becomes richer. 

As a firm foundation and force are needed to construct a building, there should be a solid foundation and motive power of advance to build a powerful state.

The people are the mainstay of a state and the direct developer of it. And their unity is just the cornerstone for the existence of the state and the strength of patriotism displayed by them is the motive force for the building of a powerful country.

Pak Se Yong is a talented poet of the DPRK.

His name is widely known to the Korean people along with the National Anthem of the DPRK.