Rodong Sinmun
Rodong Sinmun
Sep. 10, 2026 Thursday [Photo]

National Flag-hoisting and Oath-taking Ceremony Takes Place on Birthday of DPRK


All the citizens and families of the DPRK greeted the 78th national day amid ever-soaring patriotic enthusiasm of all the people to make great transformations and strides, true to the revolutionary programme unveiled at the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

A national flag-hoisting and oath-taking ceremony took place solemnly at the Pyongyang Assembly Hall on September 9, the 78th founding anniversary of the glorious motherland Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, attended the commemorative event.

Present there were members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and other leading cadres of the Party, government and armed forces organs, senior officials of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, the Cabinet, commissions, ministries and national agencies, commanding officers of the Korean People’s Army and deputies to the SPA in Pyongyang.

The KPA guard of honour lined up at the venue for the commemoration.

A ceremony of hoisting the national flag of the DPRK took place.

Guards of honour of the KPA solemnly escorted the national flag of the DPRK to the venue of the ceremony.

All the participants paid high tribute to the glorious national flag symbolic of the pride and valiant spirit of heroic Korea and its heroic people that have won priceless victories and demonstrated the dignity and honour of the Republic to the world, bravely treading the untrodden path of history with a strong sense of patriotism.

The glorious national flag of the DPRK was hoisted.

The venue was overflowing with intense desire of the participants to devote all their strength, wisdom and enthusiasm to the glorious and worthwhile struggle for bringing earlier a bright future, adding lustre to the great history of their ever-victorious country.

Led by the head of state, the participants solemnly pledged before the sacred national flag to remain boundlessly sincere in promoting the people’s well-being and the growth and development of the country, firmly defend the Constitution of the Republic, strictly observe the legal duty, firmly defend the socialist ideology and the socialist system and remain faithful to their beloved motherland so as to add eternal glory to its greatness and beauty as responsible members defending the sovereignty of the DPRK and interests of its people and serving the state and people.

Comrade Kim Jong Un made a congratulatory address to all the people on the occasion of the national day.

He extended warm congratulations and thanks to the working people, service personnel and families across the country for their continuous creation, boundless devotion and responsible contribution to the prosperity and development of the country on the occasion of the national day.

His warm congratulations also went to the overseas compatriots’ organizations and overseas compatriots that always share their breath and mind with the homeland, praying for the brilliant journey of the Republic. And he paid special thanks and high tribute to the commanding officers and soldiers of the army involved in overseas military operations.

Our ideal is being realized rapidly thanks to patriotism, voluntary service and devoted contributions by all citizens praying for the country’s prosperity, and our fighting morale for reaching the goal has also been greatly boosted, he said, adding that the national prestige and dignity have been further enhanced year by year, thanks to the arduous struggle of the Korean people, alongside their ever-soaring spirit to bring earlier a dignified, powerful, peaceful, secure, revolutionary and prosperous era.

Saying the further our socialist cause advances, the higher ideals and ambitions we have, instead of greater joy and satisfaction, he noted that the reality of the Korean revolution, in which all are waging the struggle for tomorrow with higher and more goals than today and make vigorous progress of their own style, fully demonstrates the inexhaustible potentials and united strength of the country and the absolute confidence in the future, and this remarkable development is being realized by the resourceful Korean people.

Noting that the righteous minds and efforts of the people loving and supporting the country and serving it with loyalty have become the pillars of irresistible might to fully prop up the current brilliant reality of the country, he said that the extraordinary pride and self-confidence in the great country, fervent patriotism and outstanding talents and strong self-respect of the Korean people make everyone aspire to a stronger, more prosperous and more beautiful future of the DPRK. This shared desire unites our country and all our people, steadily increases the national power and provides confidence, courage and inexhaustible creative power enabling them to race against time, he added.

Expressing his will to ensure that the Party and the government make all efforts to shoulder heavier responsibility, make a bigger stride and achieve dynamic advance, he wished all the people and families across the country warm peace, joy and happiness, affirming that only victory and glory are in store for the great, resourceful and brave people.

The participants were greatly excited by the enthusiastic speech made by Comrade Kim Jong Un who declared the unshakable faith and will to bring earlier the powerful, prosperous and beautiful future of the nation, firmly believing in the ardent patriotism, wisdom and inexhaustible creativity of the great, resourceful and brave Korean people.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un finished his speech, all the participants burst into stormy cheers of "Hurrah!"

All the participants hardened their strong will to fulfill the important responsibility and duty, entrusted by the people, with tireless enthusiasm and strenuous efforts in the vanguard of the historic sacred cause for the immortal glory of their country and the victory of Korean-style socialism, true to the original idea of the great Comrade Kim Jong Un on building a country guided by the people-first principle.

Political News Team



      
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