Posted on 11/12/2004 12:34:47 PM PST by yonif
Pyongyang, November 11 (KCNA)- In connection with the death of Yasser Arafat, president of the State of Palestine, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation and head of the Palestine National Authority, due to illness on November 11 the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea decided to set the period from Nov.15 to 17 as a mourning period and fly flags at half mast at some institutions in this period. A close friend of the Korean people, President Yasser Arafat visited the DPRK six times from October 1981 to June 1993. He was awarded the title of Hero of the DPRK during his first Korean visit.
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Message of Condolences to Speaker of Palestinian Legislative Council
Pyongyang, November 11 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Thursday sent a message of condolences to Rawhi Fatouh, speaker of the Legislative Council of the Palestinian National Authority, over the death of Yasser Arafat, president of the State of Palestine, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Palestinian National Authority. The message said:
Upon hearing the sad news that HE Yasser Arafat passed away, I express deep condolences to you and, through you, to the bereaved family of the deceased and the Palestinian people.
HE Yasser Arafat was a prominent politician who led the Palestinian revolution for nearly 40 years and an outstanding leader who made a distinguished contribution to the noble cause of establishing an independent state of Palestine and winning back the legitimate right of the Palestinian people.
He was a close friend of the Korean people as he made ceaseless efforts to develop the friendly and cooperative relations between the peoples of the DPRK and Palestine.
Though he passed away, the noble exploits performed by him in the Palestinian cause will always be remembered by the Palestinians and progressive humankind.
Availing myself of this opportunity, I would like to express my conviction that the Palestinian people will overcome the grief over the death of their leader and come out in firm unity in their dynamic struggle to build an independent state of Palestine which was his desire.
Ping.
This ought to have BARF ALERT in the headline......
in fact, anything out of Kimmy's fantasy land ought to have it......
I'm so so ronery...
Officially, they have had diplomatic relations with "Palestine" since the 1960s.
DPRK letter to People of Palestine:
"Commiserations from the only nation more wretchedly governed than your own!"
unprincipled scumsucking suck-ups paralyzed by fear practicing their own "lets not get left out" realpolitik.
When crocodiles weep.
Of course Little Kim is upset Yonif he so roaney since his wife died and now his best terrorist pal Arafat is dead LOL!
After all of the years and all of the money the DPRK poured into Arafat and still no communist-terrorist Palestinian state.
It's downright neighborly of Kim to offer his condolences.
Don't uou mean "ROR?"
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