by New Worker correspondent
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| Hyong Hak Bong and Michael Chant |
FRIENDS of Korea met in London’s historic
Marx House on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of the passing of Kim Jong
Il. In the hallowed hall of the building
where Britain’s first Marxists worked and provided Lenin with rooms to edit and
print the underground Russian paper, Iskra,
when he lived in exile in London, British communist leaders and Korean
solidarity activists paid tribute to the Korean revolutionary leader who died
at his post on 17th December 2011.
This was no solemn occasion but a celebration
of the life and times of the Korean leader who devoted his life to the Workers
Party of Korea and the democratic people’s republic that has been a red bastion
in Asia since its foundation in 1948.
The Friends of
Korea committee brings together all the major movements active in Korean
friendship and solidarity work in Britain today. It is chaired by New Communist
Party leader Andy Brooks and the secretary is Michael Chant of the
Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (ML).
The two
communist leaders spoke about the important contribution that Kim Jong Il had
made to the development of socialism and the defence of the people’s government
in words and deeds in the face of unremitting imperialist blockades and
aggression.
John Macleod of
the Socialist Labour Party talked about the relevance of Kim Jong Il’s
theoretical works to the revolutionary struggle in the 21st century.
Dermot Hudson of the Korean Friendship Association opened on the development of
the Juché idea, the essence of Korean-style socialism and Roger Nettleship from
the Society for Friendship with Korea (Northern Region) brought greetings from
his committee and reported on Korean friendship work in Newcastle.
Comrade Hyong Hak Bong, the DPR Korean
ambassador in London, spoke about how Kim Jong Il worked night and day for the
Korean people. Heedless of his own health the Korean leader rallied the people
to overcome natural disasters, imperialist diplomatic isolation and US blockade
to lead the country to further victories in the 21st century.
Kim Jong Il
lives on in the hearts of communists and everyone struggling for a better
tomorrow and Kim Jong Il will be found at all times among the millions upon
millions of Koreans advancing onwards full of confidence under the leadership
of the dear respected Kim Jong Un.
Comrades then
rose for a minute’s silence in respect of Kim Jong Il, which was followed by a
short Korean film on the life of the dear leader.
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