Dear comrades and friends,
Thank you very much for coming. Today we have comrades here who have been with us for 20 years and many new friends who have joined in the last two years. Welcome. It is a joy to be able to find ourselves again in this pandemic situation that is causing so much damage throughout the world.
On this KFA Anniversary we want to dedicate this day to the strength of the DPRK, for standing firm in the defense of sovereignty and the Juche Idea, Korean-style socialism created by the Great Leader President KIM IL SUNG and continued by our Generalissimo KIM JONG IL and our Marshal KIM JONG UN
Every day is a victory. Despite the fact that most socialist countries abandoned its principles, or diluted them with the market economy, Korea stands firm by safeguarding its sovereignty and popular ownership over the means of production.
Like a slave serving his master for a piece of bread that he himself has grown, a country loses its dignity and honor by begging from an empire and assimilating its political and economic concepts.
A few days ago, a friend of mine, a student in a socialist country with a private economy, told me how he sells sweet bread among his classmates. That way he could provide them with food and at the same time earn money to survive. The government not only does not provide them with a food stall, but also promotes private commerce.
To what extent can a country call itself socialist, when it not only fails in its responsibility to protect its population, but also encourages individualistic commercial interest and favors inequality of social classes?
Difficulties or sanctions can be understood as long as they apply to everyone, but when some suffer the sanctions of imperialism while an elite lives in a wealthy way, socialism is in mortal danger.
That is why Korea represents a light in the dark.
While kings, presidents and politicians rob the people and hide their great fortunes in tax havens, our beloved Marshal KIM JONG UN leads a humble life that he transmits to all officers. That worthy exemplarity that the Great Leader KIM IL SUNG taught us is the steel pillar that maintains the unity and trust between Leader and the people.
The state has the responsibility to guarantee the dignified life of citizens, and that is a fundamental concept in Korea that is transmitted in the phrases of “We are all one family.” The relations between the people and the state are always two-way, and just as the peasant strives to carry out the objective of cereal to feed his comrades, the state gives him his home for free. This motto of “All for one and one for all”, known in the West from a famous novel, becomes a tangible reality among the 27 million people who live in the DPRK.
The Juche Idea is and will be an immortal reference for all those peoples of the world who yearn for their liberation and equality.
In recent years the repression campaigns by imperialism against all friends of Korea have intensified. From New Zealand, through Japan, Denmark and Spain, certain espionage and repression organizations, such as MI5 and the BBC, have used all their means to try to defame and destroy us.
They have failed miserably in their attempt, and far from intimidating us they have multiplied the interest and the number of associates exponentially. After those attacks we have emerged stronger than ever.
The KFA is internationally consolidated as the place of contact and learning about the DPRK, and dozens of personalities, media, businessmen, students are willing to establish links with Korea through us. That is why it is very important to be aware of the responsibility that it entails, it is necessary to be honest and maintain regular communication with the International Organizing Committee.
The requests we receive from universities, associations, political parties and the media of all kinds that require interviews and conferences on Korea are multiplying. We need to have active and well-trained delegates who can meet those needs.
Currently the DPRK keeps the borders closed to prevent contagions, so next year we do not know if we will have the possibility of meeting personally with our comrades in Pyongyang. Either way and until we can travel, the KFA in 2022 will celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Birth of the Great Leader and the 80th Anniversary of the Birth of the Great Leader. I look forward to the collaboration of all delegates and partners.
Thanks again to all the participants in this meeting, looking forward to your support and friendship in all future activities for the defense of the DPRK.
President KIM IL SUNG and Great Leader KIM JONG IL will always be with us!
Long life and good health to our Marshal KIM JONG UN!
Long live the KFA!
————————————– Alejandro Cao de Benós
President of the KFA
