Pyongyang, March 9 (KCNA) -- Now that the whole country is brimming with love, respect and warm congratulations to the women who are building the bright future, ensuring the continuity of the bloodline of patriotism generation after generation, a grand performance was given at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on March 8, International Women's Day.

The venue for the performance was full of joy and excitement of the women commemorating March 8 as the happiest holiday in the presence of the tender-hearted father whom they longed to see even in their dreams.

When Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, appeared in the auditorium, with his wife Ri Sol Ju and beloved daughter, the excitement of the participants keenly awaiting the moment of glory erupted into their stormy cheers of "Hurrah!"

Among the audience were leading cadres of the Party and the government, officials of the Central Committee of the women's union, exemplary women officials, labor innovators, meritorious women and women workers of institutions and enterprises in Pyongyang.

Present there on invitation were diplomatic envoys and members of foreign missions in the DPRK.

Kim Jong Un made a meaningful speech of congratulations to the women across the country.

He told about his impression of the women's holiday being greeted shortly after the Ninth Congress of the WPK. He expressed his special thanks to all the Korean women for their unusual and unknown efforts, saying they are the strong pillars of the revolution who have added the pages of their most beautiful and greatest life to the annals of the revolution and history, still bringing love, laugh, strength, courage and victory to the country.

Saying when our women continue to carry forward the traditions of patriotism by fulfilling their irreplaceable responsibility and role, our society will get stronger and more prosperous, he warmly wished all the Korean women happiness, good health and eternal beauty for the country, revolution and future.

The audience raised fervent cheers, overwhelmed with great excitement at the warm blessings by the great fatherly leader who places the women in the van of the most precious people in the world, crowning their life with the laurels of all the victories achieved by the country and the revolution.

The national anthem of the DPRK was played.

Amid the playing of the prelude "May Your Future Be Always in Springtime," members of the children's union presented bouquets to women in reflection of all the people's congratulations and respect.

Put on the stage of the performance were the odes to the Workers' Party sung heartily by the women, famous songs on patriotism and folk songs.

Singing the odes loved by all the people, the performers represented the deepest reverence of all the women in the country for the motherly Party which greatly values the pure conscience and selfless efforts they have dedicated to the prosperity of the country and gives them the highest honor and respect.

The performance reached its climax with female group singing and chorus "Long Live Our Korea" and mixed group singing and chorus "Oh, Korea, My Mother" that aroused their strong enthusiasm to add luster to the glory of Korean women by making patriotic devotion for the boundlessly benevolent Party and social system and the victory of the socialist cause.

The performance was loudly applauded by the audience as it represented the firm faith and will of the Korean women to invariably glorify their honorable title - women revolutionaries and communist mothers - on the road of single-mindedly following the respected Marshal Kim Jong Un only for the eternal harmony and prosperity of a large socialist family and the country which will be prosperous generation after generation. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2026.03.09.)