Tuesday 2 February 2010

Report of ASSPUK and JISGE Meeting January 30th 2010

The Juche Idea Idea Study Group of England and the Association for the Study of Songun Politics UK held a meeting in central London on January 30th to celebrate the birth of the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il,the greatest national holiday of the Korean people.

The meeting was well attended and a number sent apologies due not being able to attend.Those in attendance included core members of the Juche Study Group of England and Association for the Study of Songun Politics UK but also members of the UK Korean Friendship Association,members of the academic community from the University of London and other UK universities,a member of the Greek Communist Party (KKE) resident in London,members of the Co Ordination Committee of Revolutionary Communists(in individual and personal capacity) and progressive people.

The meeting was opened by  the Chairman .He drew attention to the tense situation on the Korean peninsula caused by the south Korean puppets and US imperialists.He explained that the "northern limit line " is bogus as it was unilaterally imposed by the south Korean puppets and US imperialists. He read out the statement of the spokesman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.A brief discussion followed on the issue of the increasing tension in Korea.One participant pointed out that for years the south Korean puppets had covered up the truth of the Cheju Island massacre.
The  made some remarks on the DPRK New Year editorial stressing the central task in raising living standards.Participants in the meeting said it was wonderful that in Socialist Korea living standards would increase.
The  organisation secretary of the JISGE and also Organisation Secretary
of UK KFA and publisher of "For Bolshevism" read out a statement by comrade Nina Andreeva general secretary of the AUCPB on the occasion of the 68th birthday of the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il.The statement praised the on the spot guidance of the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il and expounded the vitality and correctness of the DPRK's policies.
The chairman read out a paper entitled "THE GREAT LEADER COMRADE KIM JONG ILS’ ON THE SPOT GUIDANCE ,SELF RELIANCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH".He said that the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il " tirelessly gave on the spot guidance.KCNA reported that provided field guidance to at least 200 units across the country this year. (I would add here that this means that he was giving on the spot guidance 2 out of every 3 working days in the year)"
He also said "".However besides the quantative growth there were 2 vitally important aspects involved.Firstly,the widespread introduction of Korean made Computer Numerically Controlled machine tools into sectors of the DPRK economy.These are known as the cutting edge and there is even a new popular song "Cutting Edge".CNC machine tools have boosted productivity and cut costs.In one case they reduced the amount of hours required to produce turbine parts from 800 hours to 50 hours.Secondly,2009 saw the workers and technical staff at the Songjin Steel Complex in the north east realise a long cherished goal -the production of Juche iron and steel ie the production of and iron using native resources and methods.This means that the need for coking coal is eliminated in the iron production process thus meaning that steel and iron production can proceed without interruption and the industry has been liberated from reliance on a foreign source of materials.Leader Kim Jong Il described this as a victory greater than a third nuclear test.
Thus the DPRK economy has made a huge leap forward in 2009 and the basis laid for a self sutaining take off into economic growth as well for the goal of building a great prosperous powerful socialist nation and raising peoples living standards.This is the fruit of leader Kim Jong Il's on the spot guidance and Songun leadership.This is the reason why Korean people celebrate the date of his birth and also friends of the DPRK also celebrate it.".

A lecturer of the University of London spoke about the work of the great leader
comrade Kim Jong Il "The DPRK is a Juche Orientated Socialist State with Invincible Might".He said that the strength of the DPRK was its people orientated policies.He said that the DPRK had advanced along the road of socialism succesfully despite many decades of sanctions and pressure by imperialism.Owing the prevailing situation in which the imperialists try to crush the DPRK by military force leader Kim Jong Il developed Songun politics making the Peoples Army the pillar of the revolution.The speaker recalled seeing the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il at a function in the DPRK and recollected the deep impression this made on him.

The secretary general of the Group, read out a paper "Review of the past 10 years of the Juche Idea Study Group".He said that despite attempts by various associated hostile forces to isolate and stifle the Study Group it had maintained its existence and held seminars and meetings over the past 10 years.It had established other organisations such as the Association for the Study of Songun Politics UK.He said they regard the UK Korean Friendship Association as the brother organisation of the Group.He referred to the viscious and criminal slanders heaped on the UK KFA by certain hostile forces. The secretary general recalled various succesful meetings the group had held.Also he spoke of the work on the Internet by Group Chairman udson.He spoke of the visits made by himself and the chairman to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.
A congratulory letter to the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il and a message of support to the DPRK NDC and KPA general Staff were adopted.

The meeting concluded.A sandwich buffet was held and participants socialised in
a cordial atmosphere.

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