Kim Jong Un says: We will win the anti-American struggle

(PATRIA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he will achieve victory in the "anti-imperialist, anti-American" battles, as the country marks the anniversary of the Korean War armistice, state media reported on Sunday, Reuters reported.

Kim "confirmed that our state and its people will surely achieve the great goal of building a rich country with a strong military and become honorable victors in the anti-imperialist, anti-American confrontation," the state news agency KCNA said.

North Korea signed an armistice agreement with the United States and China on July 27, 1953, ending the fighting in the three-year war. American generals signed the agreement representing the United Nations forces that supported South Korea.

North Korea calls July 27 "Victory Day" even though the armistice drew a border dividing the Korean Peninsula roughly equally in area and restored the balance. South Korea does not mark this day with any major events.

Kim also visited monuments honoring veterans of the 1950-1953 war, including the Friendship Tower in memory of soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army who fought alongside North Koreans, and met with soldiers in an artillery regiment to celebrate the day.