North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants to strengthen the country’s nuclear capacity and war preparations amid “unprecedented” tensions on the peninsula, North Korean state media reported today.
On Wednesday, the second day of the major annual year-end meeting of the Workers’ Party, North Korea’s sole party, Kim told the military and the munitions, nuclear weapons and civil defense sectors to “continue preparations for had to further accelerate the war.”
The leader’s speech addressed the “grave political and military situation on the Korean Peninsula, which has reached an extreme point unprecedented in history due to the confrontational moves of the United States and vassal forces.” This was reported by the North Korean state news agency KCNA.
On Tuesday, South Korea, the United States and Japan announced the launch of a system to share real-time information on North Korean missiles and a plan for regular exercises to counter Pyongyang’s military advances.
According to KCNA, the The leader also defended North Korea’s right to “expand and develop strategic cooperative relations with independent and anti-imperialist countries,” in an apparent reference to criticism of its recent rapprochement with Moscow, and to participate in the ‘anti-imperialist struggle’ on a global level. scale, international.
The West has accused Pyongyang of supplying weapons and ammunition to Russia, something the Asian country’s authorities deny.
However, in October, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov thanked North Korea for its support in the war against Ukraine.
The party meeting, whose duration is not known, will define political objectives for 2024, “a decisive year” for the fulfillment of the regime’s current five-year plan, Kim said, defending the strengthening of weapons development.
The North Korean leader stressed the need to consolidate the party’s organizational and ideological foundations, and to implement the strategy “through a more courageous and determined struggle, despite the growing challenges and difficulties.”
In addition to foreign policy, Kim also stressed to party members “issues that should be prioritized” to strengthen North Korea’s political, labor and economic systems.
Kim stressed the need to strengthen industries such as steel, chemicals, power generation, coal and machinery, as well as accelerate rural development and stabilize agricultural production, prioritizing regional industries and fisheries.
On Wednesday, KCNA said North Korea has recorded a rare good harvest this year as the country completed construction of new irrigation facilities ahead of schedule and met key agricultural targets.
Source: DN
