Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- Supreme
Commander of the Korean People's Army Marshal Kim Jong Un made a speech at the
banquet given in celebration of August 25, the anniversary of leader Kim Jong
Il's start of the Songun revolutionary leadership.
He said August 25 marks the 52nd anniversary of
great Generalissimo Kim Jong Il's start of the Songun revolutionary leadership,
adding that Kim Jong Il, totally dedicating himself with his patriotic will,
holding high the banner of Songun all his life, built up an invincible military
power and provided the might of the great unity between the army and people to
be envied by the whole world and thus placed the dignity of the country and its
people on the highest level in the history of the nation. These exploits will
remain shining forever, he stressed.
He, reflecting the unanimous desire of all the
service personnel of the KPA and people, paid highest tribute and extended
eternal glory to Kim Jong Il, who dedicated himself to Songun journeys for
patriotic devotion to the country and its people, burning his heart with warmth
and love for them all his life.
"I am pleased to be amongst you
comrades-in-arms in the eastern sector of the front on this significant day at
a time when the enemies are busy with provocative drills for a war of
aggression under our nose," he said, and continued:
"August 25, along with April 25, is a
historic day to go down in the history of the building of our revolutionary
armed forces and the history of our country. The might of the KPA proud of
being a powerful revolutionary army of Mt. Paektu with tremendous capability
and the dignity of our country, a world-class military power and a full-fledged
nuclear weapons state, would be unthinkable without this day.
It is the firm determination and will of the
Workers' Party of Korea to defend the security of the country and the gains of
revolution and build a reunified thriving nation on this land, tightly holding
the arms of Songun provided by Generalissimo Kim Jong Il with so much effort,
making journeys for the Songun revolutionary leadership all his life.
The U.S. and the south Korean puppet army are
staging large-scale war drills for aggression targeted against us even with
forces of their allies involved, posing a grave threat to our security.
During my inspection of units on the forefront
in the southwestern sector of the front I already issued an order to the KPA to
keep itself highly alerted against the reckless moves of the enemies and follow
them with high vigilance. If the enemies fire even a single shell on our
inviolable territory and territorial waters, the KPA should deal prompt deadly
blows at them and the whole army should turn out as one and lead the battle to
an all-out counter-offensive for accomplishing the great cause of national reunification.
I issued this order to the whole army and examined the operational plan for
implementing it and finally signed it.
The courageous officers and men of the KPA,
upon receiving this order, occupied their battle positions to cope with the
reckless moves of the U.S. and the south Korean puppet forces and are now
waiting for a final order for charge for a life-and death-battle against the
enemies.
There is a limit to our patience.
'Counter a provocation with a prompt
counterattack and a war of aggression with a great, just war for national
reunification!' This is our principled stand and steadfast will.
We will not remain an onlooker to the enemies'
frantic moves for aggression but make every possible effort to protect the
destiny of the country and the nation.
It is the truth proved by history that no force
on earth can overpower the people who are all out for the cause of justice.
If another war breaks out on this land due to
the U.S. and the south Korean puppet forces' intolerable actions, though we do
not want it, the war will only bring a shameless doom to them and our great
nation will greet a new bright day of national reunification.
Only victory and glory will be in store for us
advancing under the uplifted immortal banners bearing portraits of the great
Comrade Kim Il Sung and Comrade Kim Jong Il with broad smile on their face.
Availing myself of this meaningful opportunity,
I would like to renew once again the firm resolution to steadfastly and
invariably keep to the path of Songun traversed by Comrade Kim Jong Il, arms in
arms and shoulder to shoulder with you, for our country and revolution."
A rosy future is in store for the Korean
people, he said, calling for holding more tightly the arms of revolution to
protect their happiness and safety and the dignity of the power of Mt. Paektu.
Kim Jong Un proposed a toast to the final
victory of the revolutionary causes of Juche and Songun pioneered by Kim Il
Sung and Kim Jong Il and led by them successfully, to the health of the
commanders and commanding officers of combined units present and all
servicepersons and to the victorious advance of the powerful revolutionary army
of Mt. Paektu. -0-
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