Kim Jong un is awarded global statesmanship prize by Indonesia
Kim Jong-un has been awarded a prize for global statesmanship.
The North Korean dictator is to receive the award from the Bali-based Sukarno Centre. The news was announced by the daughter of Indonesia’s founding president, after whom the award is named.
Rachmawati Soekarnoputri said: “We will give the award to President Kim Jong-un because he has been consistent in carrying out the ideals of the great leader, Kim Il Sung, which is to fight imperialism.
“So this will be a sequel, where we give the award to Kim Jong-un for his persistence in fighting neo-colonialism.”
Other previous recipients of the award have included Mahatma Gandhi and Aung San Suu Kyi.
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