Moscow, April 13 (DPRK ISG Information Bureau - RSTV)   

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On April 7, 2025, at the initiative of Shin Andrei, Chairman of the Council of Veterans of the Korean War and Advisor to the Coordination Committee ofthe DPRK ISG, the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Presidential Academy) held a Round Table "The Sun of the DPRK" dedicated to the 113th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The event was organized by the Presidential Academy and the International Union of Public Associations of Koreans.

The anthems of Russia and the DPRK were played.

A film about the achievements of the DPRK was shown.

Alexey Gennadievich Komissarov, rector of the Presidential Academy, and Ri Yong Jing, Plenipotentiary Minister of the DPRK Embassy in Russia, addressed the participants of the round table with welcoming remarks.

The following speakers presented their reports:

1. Andrey Markovich Margolin – Doctor of Economics, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Vice-Rector of the Presidential Academy, Chairman of the Expert Council on Economics and Management of Regions, Industries and Inter-Industry Complexes of the Higher Attestation Commission under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Honored Economist of the Russian Federation.

Topic of the report: “Socio-economic foundations of the sovereignty of the DPRK in the context of the formation of a new world order”

2. Andrey Glebovich Baklanov – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Saudi Arabia (2000–2005), Assistant to the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture.

Topic of the report: “The problems of solidarity in international relations between the Russian Federation and the DPRK”

3. Ruslan Nikolaevich Korchagin – PhD in Engineering, Director of the Institute of Public Administration and Management of the Presidential Academy

Topic of the report: “The foundations of cooperation between the DPRK and the Russian Federation: from history to modern times”

4. Kim Yong Un – PhD in Philosophy, Leading Researcher at the Center for Korean Studies at the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Topic of the report: “Kim Il Sung’s contribution to the victory over Japan and the construction of socialism”

5. Viktor Alekseevich Petrov – Chairman of the Russian Society for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK

Topic of the report: “Public organizations of the USSR and Russia in support of the just struggle of the Korean people”

6. Victoria Georgievna Samsonova – PhD in Economics, Head of the Center for Korean Studies at the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Topic of the report: “Kim Il Sung and the successes of the education system in DPRK”

7. Alexander Mostov – Leader of the International Group of Solidarity with the DPRK

Topic of the report: “The Role of the Juche Idea in International Relations”

8. Yuri Vladimirovich Sibryaev – former diplomat, military, air force, naval attaché of the Russian Embassy in the DPRK

Topic of the report: “Some Features of Military-Political Cooperation between the DPRK and the USSR at the End of the Twentieth Century”

Also, state and public organizations took part in the event, including Hero of Russia Comrade Alexander Golovashkin.

The highlight of the event was the performance of creative groups:

— The vocal and choreographic group of the International Union of Public Associations of Koreans performed a song about Comrade Kim Il Sung, the song “My Country is the Best” and the national Korean dance “Gyeongchido”.

— Avdeeva Lyudmila Evgenievna – Member of the Union of Writers of Russia Author of 8 books dedicated to the DPRK, Awarded the Order of Friendship of the DPRK, Awarded a special prize named after Kim Il Sung, read her poems about Сomrade Kim Il Sung.

— Andrey Katkov performed the song “We are together, Russia and the DPRK” (words and music by Pavel Ovsyannikov)

All participants of the creative teams were awarded certificates of gratitude from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Presidential Academy).