Pyongyang, January 2 (KCNA) -- The respected Marshal Kim Jong Un , the great sun of socialist Korea and benevolent father of a large family of the whole country, had a significant photo session with the participants in the 9th Congress of the Korean Children's Union (KCU) on January 1 on the occasion of the New Year Juche 112 (2023).

The schoolchildren were filled with great happiness as they would pose for their pictures of glory with the fatherly Marshal, which they wanted in dreams, in the hopeful New Year's Day. He showed another great affection of making sure that the grand gathering of the beloved Children's Union members was held under the care and blessing of the whole country, regarding it as an important affair of the Party and the state.

When the fatherly Marshal arrived at the venue for the photo session amid the playing of the welcome music, all the participants raised passionate cheers, looking up to the Marshal who is bringing up the Children's Union members with his warm feelings, regarding them as the priceless assets of the country and the whole of the hope and future.

Delegates of the KCU put a red tie around his neck and presented a fragrant bouquet to him, reflecting the boundless gratitude and best wishes of the New Year of the schoolchildren across the country.

Acknowledging the enthusiastic cheers, he warmly congratulated the delegates of the Children's Union who significantly greeted the New Year, powerfully demonstrating once again the viable spirit of the Korean children who are stoutly carrying forward the brilliant history and tradition of the Juche-oriented children's movement and the red bloodline of revolution through the Ninth Congress of the KCU

Saying that it is a great courage and pleasure for the Party, state and people advancing, convinced of the validity of the sacred cause for the future, to spend the first day of the new year of the country's prosperity, hearing the bright laughter and bold footsteps of the KCU members, he added that the prospect of the Juche cause and the future of socialist Korea are rosy as there are the three million KCU members, excellent successors to the revolution.

Hoping that the KCU members across the country would more stoutly grow up in good health to be competent talents, knowledgeable, virtuous and healthy, for the future of the country, he had a photo session with the participants.

After the photo session, the participants shouted at the top of their voice "Hurrah!", looking up to the Marshal.

He blessed the bright future of all the KCU members, waving his hands to the delegates for a long time.

The delegates of the KCU who received the boundless happiness made a firm pledge to always prepare themselves as the reliable successors to the revolution and pillars of the building of a powerful nation for the prosperity of the socialist country. -0-

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