KONG Kantara, an undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, expressed his “boundless veneration” for late North Korean president Kim Il Sung while attending the Pyongyang International Film Festival, North Korean state media reported last week. “We always remember the fact that the Generalissimo [Kim Il Sung] paid deep attention to the Cambodian people’s struggle for national sovereignty, independence and peace,” Kong Kantara was quoted as saying.