North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military, munitions industry and nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational measures by the United States, state media said on Thursday. .
Speaking about political directions for the new year at a key meeting of the country’s ruling party on Wednesday, Kim also said Pyongyang would expand strategic cooperation with “independent anti-imperialist” countries, the KCNA news agency reported.
“He (Kim) set the militant tasks for the People’s Army and the munitions industry, nuclear weapons and civil defense sectors to further accelerate war preparations,” KCNA said.
North Korea has been expanding ties with Russia, among others, as Washington accuses Pyongyang of supplying military equipment to Moscow for use in its war with Ukraine, while Russia provides technical support to help North Korea improve its capabilities. military.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ordering his military to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational measures by the United States. Via REUTERS
Kim also laid out economic goals for the new year during the meeting, calling it a “decisive year” for achieving the country’s five-year development plan, according to the report.
“He… clarified the important tasks for the new year that need to be dynamically pushed forward in key industrial sectors” and called for “stabilizing agricultural production at a high level.”
The North has suffered severe food shortages in recent decades, including a famine in the 1990s, often as a result of natural disasters.
Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would expand strategic cooperation with “independent anti-imperialist” countries. Via REUTERS
International experts have warned that border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic worsened food security.
North Korea’s agricultural production is estimated to have increased year-on-year in 2023 due to favorable weather conditions.
But a Seoul official said the amount was still far below what is needed to address the country’s chronic food shortages.
Kim Jong Un set economic goals for the new year, calling it a “decisive year” for achieving the country’s five-year development plan. Via REUTERS
The ninth plenary meeting of the eighth central committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea began Tuesday to conclude a year during which the isolated North enshrined nuclear policy in its constitution, launched a spy satellite and fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile.
The multi-day assembly of party and government officials has been used in recent years to make key political announcements.
Previously, state media published Kim’s speech on New Year’s Day.
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