Torchlight Procession Held

A torchlight procession of young vanguard in celebration of the 70th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, “Young People, Forward Following the Great Party!” was held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang in the evening of October 10.

Hung on the façade of the platform of the square were the portraits bearing the beaming images of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il.

Present there on invitation were delegates who were invited to the celebration event, officials of the Party, armed forces, power organs, public organizations, ministries and national agencies, service people of the Korean People’s Army and the Korean People’s Internal Security Forces, unconverted long-term prisoners repatriated from south Korea who are patriotic reunification fighters, heroes, bereaved families of revolutionary martyrs, persons who were honoured to receive the great leaders and meritorious workers.

Foreign delegations on their visit to the DPRK for participating in the celebration event including those of political parties, foreign diplomatic envoys and representatives of international organizations, military attaches of foreign embassies in the DPRK and other foreign guests were invited.

Also present there were the congratulatory groups of overseas Koreans including that of Koreans resident in Japan, compatriots and the chief of the Pyongyang Mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front.

The procession columns entered the square amidst the indomitable faith and commitment of five million young vanguard who are determined to carry forward the Juche revolutionary cause which had started on Mt Paektu under the leadership of the ever-victorious Workers’ Party of Korea.

Kim Jong Un, First Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army, appeared at the rostrum amid the playing of welcome music.

He waved back to the cheering participants in the procession as a token of his congratulations on them who were greeting the 70th founding anniversary of the WPK.

The rostrum was taken by senior officials of the Party, the State and the army, chief secretaries of provincial Party committees, officials of the Party and armed forces organs, and meritorious workers.

Heads of foreign party delegations also took the rostrum.

Jon Yong Nam, chairman of the Central Committee of Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, declared the beginning of the procession.

With the Song of Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League resounding the open limousines which carry the flags bearing the beaming images of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il entered the square escorted by the new-generation young vanguard upholding the torches of Juche revolution.

The august names of the peerlessly great men, words such as Founder, General Secretary and 70 and the emblem of the WPK were formed on the square.

Columns of students of revolutionary schools and universities and young working people marched in fine array with a determination to add eternal glory to the proud history and traditions of the great WPK which has put forward young people as its sons and daughters and heroes of the era and administers the politics of love for and attaching importance to young people.

Kim Jong Un waved back to the paraders.

The audience applauded the reliable and promising young people, the young vanguard in the Songun era.

There was a dazzling firework display just like an outburst of the invincibility of the youth power led by Kim Jong Un, which wins one victory after another, full of revolutionary vigour and with creation of legendary tales of heroic struggle.

With the end of the procession the participants cheered heartily for Kim Jong Un.

Kim Jong Un expressed expectation and conviction that all the young people would demonstrate to the whole world the might of the youthful Paektusan nation by leading the efforts to implement the plans and decisions of the Party Central Committee in the worthwhile struggle to build a beautiful future of their country with the charging spirit and culture of young people in the Sogun era, which are as pure as the limpid water of Lake Chon and as straight as the larches on Paektu.