North Korean folks participate within the opening ceremony of a photograph exhibition in Pyongyang, Monday, to mark the eightieth anniversary on Jan. 17 of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League’s basis, on this photograph revealed by Korean Central Information Company. Yonhap
North Korea will stage large-scale occasions marking the eightieth anniversary of the founding of its largest youth group, state media reported Friday, in what’s seen as an effort to drum up youth loyalty forward of a key social gathering congress.
Exemplary youth and military service members from throughout the nation arrived in Pyongyang the day prior to this to take part in numerous occasions marking the eightieth founding anniversary of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League, the Korean Central Information Company (KCNA) reported.
All college students and younger folks aged between 14-30, besides these with social gathering membership, are required to affix the group of the 4 key labor teams affiliated with the ruling social gathering. The youth league is designed to instill social gathering ideology and loyalty. Its membership is estimated at some 5 million.
The contributors are anticipated to participate in government-organized occasions marking the Jan. 17 founding anniversary of the league. The social gathering division director for labor teams, Kim Jong-sun, and officers of the league welcomed them at Pyongyang Station, the KCNA mentioned.
The celebration comes forward of the Employees’ Social gathering of Korea’s congress, prone to be convened in early 2026, in what’s seen as an effort to bolster youth loyalty to the social gathering.
The Rodong Sinmun, North Korea’s most generally learn newspaper revealed by the social gathering, ran an article Friday, saying the success of the nation’s socialist path is determined by the “ideological dedication of recent generations.”
“Ideological lineage and the succession of the blood of religion” are extra vital than the rest in passing the revolutionary path on to youthful generations, the newspaper mentioned.
