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Kim Jong Il elected Chairman of DPRK National Defence Commission

Date: 05/09/1998 | Source: KCNA.co.jp (En) | Read original version at source

Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) - Kim Jong Il was elected Chairman of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the first session of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly held today.
It was declared at the session that he was elected NDC Chairman by the will and desire of all the people and servicemen of the country. He has conducted energetic revolutionary activities for decades to carry forward the revolutionary cause of the President Kim Il Sung, thus performing enduring feats for the time and humankind.
All the deputies and other participants in the session welcomed his election with thunderous cheers.
His election is a great honor and happiness for the Korean people and servicemen and also a great event for the country and the nation.
It is a token of absolute support for and deep trust in him by all the people and servicemen. He, with clairvoyance and outstanding ideological and theoretical activities, has developed the Juche idea as universally recognized guiding idea in the era of independence and given perfect, unique answers to all the questions arising in the revolution and construction so as to provide a solid ideological and theoretical foundation for the victory of revolution. He has also consolidated the singlehearted unity of the leader, party, army and people, created a new history of prosperity of Kim Il Sung's country and made immortal contributions to the accomplishment of the anti-imperialist cause of independence.
His election clearly demonstrated the will and resolution of all the members of the Workers' Party, other working people and servicemen of Korea to determinedly smash all the challenges and anti-DPRK moves of the imperialists and reactionaries, turn the country into a powerful socialist state and exalt the dignity and honor of Juche Korea in the 21st century under his experienced and tested leadership.

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