• International E-seminar in Celebration of the 80th Birth Anniversary of General Kim Jong Il

IN 2022, the world’s progressive people shall celebrate the 110th birthday of President Kim Il Sung and the 80th birthday of Leader Kim Jong Il.

In this regard, the 6th Political Bureau Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea chaired by H.E. Kim Jong Un called for making the Day of the Sun (April 15th) and the Day of the Shining Star (February 16th) this year important political occasions of further cementing the firm faith of the Korean people to carry forward and accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche pioneered and led by H.E. Kim Il Sung and H.E. Kim Jong Il under the guidance of the Party to the end, and also of demonstrating before the world the high enthusiasm and revolutionary mettle of all the Party members and people to glorify the decade of Juche 110 as the annals of victors bringing about the overall development of the Korean style socialism.

History witnesses many great persons who rendered distinguished services to the progressive development of mankind. However, none of them can be compared with Kim Jong Il of the DPRK who performed undying exploits in the cause of global independence by dint of his great ideology and outstanding leadership ability.

Kim Jong Il advanced his great ideology and thus highlighted the path of the cause of global independence. He conducted energetic ideological and theoretical activities so as to formulate correct theories, and strategies and tactics for accomplishing the cause of global independence.

By making public a number of works, including On the Juche Idea, he comprehensively systematized the Juche idea and developed and enriched it as the guiding ideology of the cause of independence. This made it possible for the progressive peoples of the world to possess a powerful ideological and theoretical weapon in their struggle for building a new, independent and peaceful world, free from domination, subjugation, aggression and war.

He provided perfect answers to the strategic and tactical issues in guiding the cause of global independence along the road of victory. He propounded the promotion of the global independence as an important strategic task for accomplishing the revolutionary cause of the working class and achieving the victory of the cause of mankind for independence. He also established scientific viewpoints towards the character, essence and objective of the cause of global independence and the aspects of an independent world.

During the period when the cause of socialism was undergoing severe trials due to the collapse of socialism in several countries, he published The Historical Lesson in Building Socialism and the General Line of Our Party and other works, in which he made a sharp analysis of the cause of and the lesson drawn from the frustration of socialism in those countries and illumined the correct path for effecting a new upsurge in the world socialist movement.

Kim Jong Il clarified all the principled requirement and tasks, strategies and tactics arising in implementing the cause of global independence, including its motive force, achieving the independent development in the developing countries, strengthening the unity and solidarity of the anti-imperialist independent forces, developing the Non-Aligned Movement, replacing the old international order with a new and fair one, and so on. He also put forward the slogan “People of the world advocating independence, unite!” Kim Jong Il led the cause of global independence to victory by dint of his outstanding leadership ability.

What occupies the most important place among the exploits he performed in leading the cause of global independence to victory is that he pursued his unique Songun politics, thus frustrating the manoeuvres of the imperialists to stifle the DPRK, firmly defending Korean-style socialism and maintaining regional peace and security.

Thanks to the Songun politics of Kim Jong Il, self-reliant defence capabilities of the DPRK were incomparably strengthened. The nuclear threat of the imperialists against the DPRK prompted the latter to build its own nuclear deterrent. This provided a sure guarantee for safeguarding its security, sovereignty and socialism with credit and maintaining the peace and security of the world, to say nothing of the Korean peninsula.

The exploits Kim Jong Il performed in the cause of global independence will be immortal forever with the progressive mankind of the world.