North Korea’s Kim calls for ‘people’s paradise’ marking Korean War ‘Victory Day’
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Mr Kim Jong Un visiting the Mausoleum of the Revolutionary Martyrs of Daeongsan to mark the Korean War anniversary on July 27.
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SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said it was a sacred mission of the current generation to build a “paradise for the people”, based on the ideology defended by a previous generation of victors with their blood, as the country marked the Korean War anniversary on July 27.
Mr Kim visited memorials honouring the veterans of the 1950 to 1953 war on July 26, including the Tower of Friendship remembering the Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers who fought with the North Koreans, state news agency KCNA reported.
North Korea signed an armistice agreement with the US and China on July 27, 1953, ending the battle in the three-year war.
US generals signed the agreement representing the UN forces that backed South Korea.
“Comrade Kim Jong Un said it is the sacred mission and duty of our generation to protect the ideology and system defended by the previous generation of war victors with blood... and to build a paradise for the people,” KCNA said.
North Korea calls July 27 “Victory Day”, even though the armistice drew a border dividing the Korean peninsula roughly equally in area and restoring balance after the two sides had made major advances back and forth during the war.
South Korea does not mark the day with any major events.
Festivities were held throughout North Korea to celebrate the day, including banquets, a parade by the revolutionary youth vanguard and a mass dance in Pyongyang’s main square attended by patriots under celebratory fireworks, KCNA said. REUTERS
