Pyongyang railway station building. Archival photoDONETSK, Aug 15 Head of the DPR representative office in Russia Olga Makeeva sent a note to the DPRK Ambassador in Moscow Sin Hong Chol on the occasion of Korea's Liberation Day, the DPR Ministry of Information reported. Earlier, the North Korean Embassy in Moscow told RIA News that recognized the independence of the DNR and LNR. The North Korean Central News Agency later reported that the DPRK intends to develop state relations with the LPR and DPR, following the ideals of sovereignty, peace and friendship. «Under the wise leadership of President Kim Il Sung, the freedom-loving Korean people launched a heroic struggle against the Japanese invaders and won in an unequal confrontation with the «an imperialist country, courageously defended the independence and sovereignty of its state. The courage and heroism of the people of North Korea will never be forgotten, and this sacred holiday once again reminds the whole world of the value of freedom and human life,» the ministry said in a statement. was under Japanese rule from 1910 to 1945. On August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender in World War II. In both South and North Korea, this day is celebrated as the day of the country's independence and liberation from Japanese colonial rule, as under the terms of surrender, Japan renounced its claims to the territory of the Korean peninsula.
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