Meeting marks DPRK’s National Day

A meeting to mark the 62nd National Day of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) (Sept. 9) was held in the northern province of Hai Duong on Aug. 28 by the provincial Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Association.
A meeting to mark the 62nd National Day of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) (Sept. 9) was held in the northern province of Hai Duong on Aug. 28 by the provincial Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Association.

At the function, President of the Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Association of Hai Duong Pham Van Hoan and DPRK Ambassador to Vietnam Ma Chol Su recalled the 62 years of the DPRK and praised the solidarity and friendship between the two countries.

Hoan affirmed that the Vietnamese people never forget the precious supports the DPRK has extended to Vietnam during the struggle to liberate southern Vietnam and reunify the country. During that period, the DPRK helped train thousands of Vietnamese students, officials and technicians.

Hoan expressed his wish that under the leadership of the Workers’ Party of Korea, headed by Kim Jong Il, the DPRK people would obtain greater achievements in their national construction, defence and unity.

Ambassador Ma Chol Su stressed that the DPRK and Vietnamese people share a time-honoured friendship and cooperation, which were fostered by President Ho Chi Minh and Kim Il Sung. The DPRK people always kept in their minds Vietnam ’s faithful support and solidarity, he said.

On this occasion, the Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Association of Hai Duong held its 2 nd congress for the 2010-2015 term. Pham Van Hoan was re-elected as the association’s president./.

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