During his meeting with Kim Yong Chun, Minister of the Popular Armed Forces of the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea and Ri Yong Ho, Chief of Staff, Lopez Miera underlined the successes of that nation in the construction of a new society.

He spoke highly of the friendship forged in common struggle, guided by the ideas of
Commander in Chief Fidel Castro and President Kim Il Sung, top leader of the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (1912-1944), and continued by the current presidents of the two nations: Raul Castro and Kim Jong Il, the Prensa Latina news agency reports.

The news agency added that Kim Yong Chun and Ri Yong Ho reiterated their country’s permanent solidarity with Cuba, particularly in its struggle against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the island for almost half a century now.

The two leaders also condemned the media campaign launched by Washington and its European allies against the Caribbean nation.

Lopez Miera visited military units and toured places of political and social interest,
among them the house where Kim Il Sung was born, the Kumsusan Memorial, and the Cemetery to the Martyrs at Mount Daesong.

In addition, he participated in a ceremony in his honor, organized by the Cuban embassy in Pyongyang, where the 26 of July March and the song “Cuba, que Linda es Cuba” were interpreted in Spanish language, among other pieces.

The visit ratified the common will of continue developing relations of friendship between the peoples, parties and governments of the two countries.