North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. IT photo
Speaking about policy orientation for the new year at an important meeting of the Korean Workers’ Party on Wednesday, leader Kim Jong Un also said Pyongyang will expand strategic cooperation with countries “independently opposing imperialism,” KCNA news agency reported.
North Korea is expanding relations with Russia, along with other countries as Washington accuses Pyongyang of providing military equipment to Moscow for use in its war with Ukraine, while Russia provides technical assistance to help North Korea. Tien enhances military capacity.
“He (Kim Jong Un) has set combat tasks for the Korean People’s Army and the ammunition, nuclear weapons and civil defense industries to further accelerate war preparations ”, KCNA said.
On Thursday, December 28, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a front-line military unit in the eastern district of Yeoncheon to inspect the unit’s defense situation and called for immediate retaliation if any. any provocation from North Korea.
Mr. Yoon told the army: “I call on you to immediately and resolutely crush the opponent’s will to provoke on the spot.”
In addition, Mr. Kim also set economic goals for the new year, calling this a “decisive year” to complete the country’s five-year development plan, KCNA said.
“He clarified important tasks in the new year that need to be promoted in key industries” and called for “stabilizing agricultural production at a high level”.
North Korea has suffered severe food shortages in recent decades often caused by natural disasters. International experts have warned that border closures during the Covid-19 pandemic will make food security worse.
North Korea’s crop output is estimated to increase over the same period in 2023 due to favorable weather conditions. However, a Seoul official said the increase was still far below the level needed to address the neighboring country’s chronic food shortages.
The 9th plenary session of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea began Tuesday to make important policy announcements.
