A senior advisor to the Ugandan presidency praised North Korea's leadership at a preparatory meeting for the celebration of the DPRK’s 65^th anniversary in Kampala, according to North Korean state media outlet the Korea Central News Agency.

Kirunda Kivejinja, who works as Senior Presidential Advisor for Internal Affairs to Ugandan President Museveni, told attendees of the ceremony on that “the DPRK is making shining achievements in building a thriving nation… under the wise guidance of supreme leader Kim Jong Un”.