Hmm, wonder if they should invite the Brat for the ceremony and afterward serve him some Korean style BBQ pork spareribs at a sumptuous feast that a communist leader would enjoy while his own people go hungry and the country from satellite pictures shows it has little electricity for lighting.
Syria names park in capital after N Korea founder
Government inaugurates park in Damascus to honour North Korea's founding father Kim Il-Sung.
31 Aug 2015 22:25 GMT | Politics, Middle East, Syria, North Korea
Syria deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad described Kim Il-Sung as a historic ruler [SANA]
Syria's embattled government has inaugurated a park in Damascus, which was named after North Korea's founding father Kim Il-Sung.
The 9,000-square-metre park lies in the southwestern Damascus district of Kafr Souseh, atop the ruins of recently bulldozed homes.
The street adjacent to the park is also named for Kim and stretches for one kilometre.
Syrian state news agency reported on Monday that the ceremony was held to mark the 70th anniversary of forming the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
The opening ceremony on Monday, which came as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters battled rebels in a district in southern Damascus, was attended by deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad.
He called Kim, described by rights organisations as a brutal dictator, "a historic ruler and leader, famous for his struggle to liberate and build his country".
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Syria names park in capital after N Korea founder?
Syria names park in capital after N Korea founder
Government inaugurates park in Damascus to honour North Korea's founding father Kim Il-Sung.
31 Aug 2015 22:25 GMT | Politics, Middle East, Syria, North Korea
Syria deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad described Kim Il-Sung as a historic ruler [SANA]
Syria's embattled government has inaugurated a park in Damascus, which was named after North Korea's founding father Kim Il-Sung.
The 9,000-square-metre park lies in the southwestern Damascus district of Kafr Souseh, atop the ruins of recently bulldozed homes.
The street adjacent to the park is also named for Kim and stretches for one kilometre.
Syrian state news agency reported on Monday that the ceremony was held to mark the 70th anniversary of forming the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
The opening ceremony on Monday, which came as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters battled rebels in a district in southern Damascus, was attended by deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad.
He called Kim, described by rights organisations as a brutal dictator, "a historic ruler and leader, famous for his struggle to liberate and build his country".
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Syria names park in capital after N Korea founder?
