July 27, 1953
Signing of Armistice in the Korean War
Celebration of 69th Anniversary of Great Victory
On July 27, 1953, the heroic forces of the Korean People’s Army and Chinese People’s Volunteer Army achieved victory by forcing the U.S. imperialists and their allies to come north of the 38th parallel to sign the Armistice Agreement that ended the fighting in the Korean War. On the anniversary of this historic date, the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a grand celebration in Pyongyang at which their leader Kim Jong Un delivered an important speech. Victory Day, he explained “is not merely a celebration day for commemorating and looking back to the chapter of resistance in the heroic era. The day serves as a valuable and significant occasion for us to judge whether we can proudly say before the embodiment and witnesses of history, who brought about the greatest victory in the harshest and grimmest annals, that our current struggle is an inheritance of the great tradition and to renew confidence and courage, passion and mettle.”
Kim Jong Un pointed out the significance of what has been achieved since then, saying, “Our Republic has firmly safeguarded socialism and built up formidable self-defensive strategic potentials in the fierce confrontation with the United States, which spanned nearly 70 years after the war.” Referring to the achievements since the historic defeat of the U.S. imperialists, he said these are “even greater than the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War.”
Speaking about the present era, where the U.S. continues colluding with hostile elements in the Republic of Korea to block the Korean people’s striving for peaceful reunification and independence, Kim Jong Un sent a “serious warning to the south Korean conservative regime and its hawks that run amuck,” who think that based on military might the entire Korean Peninsula is theirs and who “stand in the van of implementing the U.S. hostile policy towards the DPRK.” He said that if the south Korean regime and military think about confronting the DPRK militarily and that “they can neutralize or destroy some parts of our military forces preemptively by resorting to some special military means and methods, they are grossly mistaken!” Such a dangerous attempt will be stopped and the aggressive forces destroyed, he stated.
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