Asian Regional Seminar on Juche Idea held

 Asian Regional Seminar on Juche Idea held

By : DANIEL MAN PRAJAPATI

Kathmandu : Asian Regional Seminar on Juche was held in Nepal amidst a grand opening ceremony on August 23rd in Kathmandu  under the Chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Harish Gupta, Director General (Chairman) of ARIJI. Hon. Neelam K.C., Minister for Children, women and Social Welfare light on the lamp and in the capacity of the Chief Guest inaugurated the Regional Seminar where Juche Study organizations from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mongolia, Japan, DPR Korea and Sri Lanka actively participated.

Chief Guest Hon. Minister Neelam K.C. wished a fresh success to the Korean people in their just struggle to reunify their fatherland independently and peacefully and to build a prosperous and strong socialist country under the immortal Juche idea pioneered by President KIM IL SUNG and practically developed by General Secretary KIM JONG IL, which is being continuously implemented in all fields of the Korean life by H.E. Marshal KIM JONG UN.

Hon. C. P. Mainali, General Secritary of CPN-ML highlighted the heroic Korean people who won two strongest imperialist wars in the Korean history under the brilliant commandership of President KIM IL SUNG, who laid foundation of the great Juche idea, the idea of making man the master of his own destiny, who decides everything independently and self-reliantly.

The President of Nepal Journalists Association Dr. Manju Ratna Sakya who is newly elected Vice-Director General (Vice Chairman) of Asian Regional Institute of Juche Idea from Nepal welcomed the Chief guest and all the dignitaries and participants of the Asian Region.

  Dr. Sakya, who carries an unforgettable memory with President KIM IL SUNG on June 19, 1979 while he was taking face-to-face interview with him in Chongjin, DPRK and later awarded Ph.D. degree with gold medal on his thesis on "The Great Juche Idea and the DPRK" in 2012 April 16, briefed on Juche idea and said due to this immortal Juche Idea the Korean people are enjoying free and compulsory education, free medical care with free medicines in a tax-free, pollution- free, social -evils free society without having political problems blessed with the three-Generals of Mt. Paekdu under the love and trust  of their great leader Marshal KIM JONG UN.

Prof. Ju Jin Hyok, General Secretary of Korean Association of Social Scientists in his presentation briefly mentioned the role of Juche Idea in the all-round development of Korea.

Mr. Mukesh Sharma, newly elected General Secretary of ARIJI from India and Directors of Asian Region presented their written papers on "Experiences and lessons in the Independent Development of the Region and highlighted on Juche Idea, which is the must for the independent development of each country in the world.

A letter of felicitation and best wishes  to His Excellency Marshal KIM JONG UN, First Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, First Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the DPRK and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army was unanimously adopted in  the Seminar which was handed over to H.E. Kim Yong Hak, Ambassador of the DPRK to Nepal by the Chief Guest Hon. Minister Neelam K.C.

The 15th Asian Regional Seminar on Juche Idea has emphasized on helping each other through exchanging experiences of mutual trust and goodwill, peace and development in the region.

Likewise, the 15th meeting of the Board of Directors of the Asian Regional Institute of Juche Idea, (ARIJI) held in Kathmandu on 23rd August, 2014 in Lalitpur Nepal elected Nepal in the post of Vice-Chairman of the ARIJI.

Nepal was represented by the President of Nepal Journalists Association Dr. Manju Ratna Sakya. The meeting was chaired by its Director General Dr. Harish Gupta from India and participated by its Directors from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Japan and DPR Korea.

The newly Directors of ARIJI are Mr. Ie Masaji  (Japan), Prof.  S. P. Pathak (India), Mr. W.A. Duminduwardhane (Sri Lanka),  Mr. Pallav Sonchit (Thailand),  Mr. Javed Ansari (Pakistan), Mr. M. Quamrul Huda (Bangladesh), Mr. Sheikh Rafiqual Islam Babloo (Bangladesh) and Mr. N.Bold (Mongolia).

  Evaluating on the decisions taken by the 14th ARIJI Board of Directors concluded in Bangladesh in 2012, The 15th meeting has passed its working plan for the future and has also decided to widely establish study circle of Kimilsungusm and Kimjongilism in all parts of our resaison and disseminate Juche Idea among youths and Universities students.