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No 67/26
1. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at Construction Projects for Regional Development Policy in Ragwon County
2. Destroyer Kang Kon Has Performance Test of Its Weapon Systems
3. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Reply Message from Chinese President
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at Construction Projects for Regional Development Policy in Ragwon County
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, gave field guidance at the construction projects for the regional development policy in Ragwon County of South Hamgyong Province on July 3.
He was accompanied by leading officials of the Central Committee of the WPK and the Ministry of National Defence and officials of the designing organs.
This year, modern regional-industry factories, an advanced public health facility and a multi-functional leisure complex, which will contribute to the development of the regional economy and the promotion of the inhabitants' health and their material and cultural life, are being built in Ragwon County, which is undergoing a radical change into the fairyland like its name along with the new era of regional change opened up by the Party, under the third year's plan for implementing the regional development policy.
The construction of regional-industry factories, hospital and leisure complex in Ragwon County is now progressing at 67.5 percent, 47 percent and 54 percent of the total construction projects respectively, thanks to the soldier-builders who are leaving traces of worthwhile creation and feats day by day to uphold the cherished desire of the Party Central Committee with honorable fruits of patriotic devotion and efforts.
First, Comrade Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at the construction sites of regional-industry factories in Sepho-ri, Ragwon County.
He was greeted on the spot by Ri Jong Nam, chief secretary of the South Hamgyong Provincial Committee of the WPK, and commanding officers of the construction units involved in the construction projects for the regional development policy in Ragwon County.
He went round foodstuff factory, daily necessities factory and garment factory under construction to learn in detail about the construction.
Praising the fact that the quality of construction for all the architectural spaces and elements is being ensured on a high level, he said with great satisfaction that the specialization and technical equipment level of construction units have been certainly improved to a higher stage as compared with last year and the environment around the construction site arranged in a clean way.
Saying that the construction quality and speed have been improved in the overall construction projects for the regional development policy as a result of the sustained efforts made to increase the proportion of mechanization in construction and strengthen the ranks of skilled workers, Comrade Kim Jong Un stressed the need to continue to reinforce construction equipment and, at the same time, make effective judgment on technical skill rating for the builders and properly evaluate according to them.
Enjoying a bird's-eye view of the area of Sepho-ri showing the traction and vitality of the Party's regional development policy, he said with pleasure that this was a shabby place when he made up his mind to build the Ragwon County Offshore Farm but there sprang up an advanced offshore farm and an ideal modern fishing village. He added that the construction of modern regional-industry factories and a greenhouse farm is turning the area into an industrial zone.
Acquainting himself with the operation of the offshore farm in the county, he said that since a good asset has been provided to lay foundations for the improved material and cultural life of its residents and independent economic development, the County Party Committee and the County People's Committee should hold fast to the main link and carry out all the tasks in a responsible manner and thus turn the county into a place with its own characteristics as a coastal area good to live in while creating and leading the civilization in the new era. He advanced detailed tasks and ways to do so.
He also called for making the struggle for the implementation of the Party's regional development policy an important political occasion cultivating the working spirit and voluntary revolutionary consciousness of all the residents who are determined to carve out their future by themselves.
He went round the hospital and leisure complex being built in the township of Ragwon County.
Learning about the construction, he highly praised the soldier-builders for thoroughly ensuring the quality of construction, aware that every structure will be associated with the leadership feats of our Party and conscience of the service personnel.
Although structures have the same purposes, their characteristics as the mountainous, coastal and flat areas have to be preserved and new things applied steadily and they should be harmonized with surrounding natural landscape, he said, adding that this is an important requirement of the Party's regional construction policy. And he stressed that the whole construction sector should have a proper understanding of this and create a new standard and a new record every year and steadily renew them.
Since new hospitals, leisure complexes and regional-industry factories have to be built in 20 cities and counties every year, it is needed to supply sufficient material and technical means for designing and building and steadily develop the builders' activeness and creativeness so that all the structures can be successfully built to fully embody the Party's idea on architectural aesthetics and meet the architectural engineering requirements, he said.
Saying that the important significance of construction work is being more highlighted in bringing all-people struggle for the overall development of socialism to a steady upsurge at present, he expressed his idea to further accelerate the regional transformation by expanding and deepening the regional development policy in a gigantic way in the future.
The epoch-making changes in local areas at which even we admire are historic miracles that can be created only by our army, he said, adding that the entire Party, the whole country and all the people should give full play to the spirit of assisting the army with sincerity.
He called upon construction units at all levels to put constant efforts into the political and ideological education so as to firmly prepare all the soldier-builders to be staunch defenders and implementers of the Party's policies and make them fully display their excellent political awareness and morality and patriotism in the fields of socialist construction.
He clarified the important tasks arising in the completion of the construction and the operation of objects, including the issue of strictly meeting the requirements of the method of construction at the finishing work and intensifying supervision, the issue of conducting the designs for afforestation well and giving precedence to the afforestation and greening in time, the issue of building up the county's own construction forces and directing primary efforts to improving urban management including the provision of domestic water for inhabitants and the removing of sewage, the issue of preparing the ranks of medical workers to run modern hospitals without any deviation, the issue of taking responsible measures for the supply of raw materials to regional-industry factories and the issue of paying deeper attention to the living conditions of soldier-builders.
He expressed expectation and belief that all the soldier-builders involved in the construction projects for the regional development policy would invariably remain faithful to their honorable duty and vanguard role, with the awareness that they are the core and engine leading the comprehensive development of socialism, and thus glorify the first year of implementing the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the WPK as a year of proud victory in which regional areas are making another leap forward in their transformation.
Encouraged by the field guidance and the greatest trust of Comrade Kim Jong Un, all the soldier-builders pledged to uphold the Party's policy on regional development with high results at the level required by the new era of comprehensive development.
Destroyer Kang Kon Has Performance Test of Its Weapon Systems
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- The destroyer Kang Kon on Friday conducted a test-fire of strategic cruise missile and a test of major weapon systems such as naval artillery, automatic machine guns and electronic warfare means under its plan to assess and test the performance of its combat systems.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, oversaw the tests.
Among the spectators were Jo Chun Ryong, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, Kim Jong Sik, first vice department director of the WPK Central Committee, Pak Jong Chon, advisor to the Ministry of National Defence, Pak Kwang Sop, commander of the Navy, Kim Yong Hwan, president of the Academy of Defence Sciences, and Kim Kwang Il, minister of Shipbuilding, and other leading officials in the field of national defence and shipbuilding industries.
The relevant tests are part of a process for examining and confirming the ability to apply various kinds of weapon systems on board the destroyer in combat.
Prior to the tests, Comrade Kim Jong Un heard from members of the weapon systems assessment group detailed reports on the stepwise plan to examine and test the performance of weapon systems on board the warship.
Then there took place the inspection of the warship's target-detecting and information-processing capability and combined firepower system and the test-fires aimed to assess the performance of warship artillery and automatic machine guns in accordance with the plan to assess and test the performance of weapon systems.
They were followed by the launch of a strategic cruise missile from the destroyer.
Noting that the combat power and creditability of anti-warship, anti-submarine and anti-aircraft weapon systems and strategic offensive weapon systems on board the destroyer Kang Kon are being verified in a responsible manner, Comrade Kim Jong Un said that it is enough to have confidence in potential for the development of naval combat system of our own style in view of the recent trend of development of our weapon systems and this provides the great possibility to bring on a change in the readiness posture of our army's strategic action.
He clarified the tasks to be carried out by stages in developing various surface and underwater combat systems and deploying them in the waters for military action under the crucial strategic idea of our Party for national defence.
Noting that it is necessary for us to further speed up the projects to maintain and steadily expand the reliable war deterrent and capability to fight a war, he affirmed that we will demonstrate through more obvious actions our political will and determination to have an absolute power.
Recalling the fact that the Second Plenary Meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the WPK adopted a decision to build naval fleet bases into a hub of naval command, culture and combat capability and expand the capacity of the shipyards at all levels, he expressed his determination to take national steps to build up our Navy which plays an important role in defending the maritime sovereignty of the country and exercising the war deterrent.
He encouraged the warship and weapon system institutes to achieve greater success in their efforts to implement the Party Central Committee's idea and line of building a powerful army, deeply mindful of their historic mission.
He gave an instruction to complete the trial process of the destroyer in a responsible manner and commission it for the Navy within two months.
That day he convened an important consultative meeting for the development of the warship building industry.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Reply Message from Chinese President
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, received a reply message from Comrade Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China, on July 1.
The reply message said:
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un,
The ardent congratulatory message, sent by the Comrade General Secretary on the occasion of the 105th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, fully showed the deep and warm feelings of you and the Korean party, government and people to me and the Chinese party, government and people.
On behalf of the Chinese party, government and people, I express heartfelt thanks and extend sincere greetings to you and the Korean party, government and people.
The Communist Party of China and the Workers' Party of Korea are the Marxist ruling parties.
For a long time, the two parties, sharing joy and sorrow with each other and relying on each other and sharing life and death with each other in the vigorous days for achieving the independence of the countries and the liberation of the nations by rallying and leading the two peoples, have made strenuous efforts while dynamically advancing along the broad avenue of socialist construction and joined hands in propelling the steady development of the two parties' and the two countries' cause and instilled powerful motive force into the China-DPRK friendship handed down through generations.
Some time ago, I paid a successful state visit to the DPRK.
Thank you for your enthusiastic and friendly organizational work at a high level on my visit.
Together with the Comrade General Secretary, I am ready to guide the relevant sectors and regions of both sides to the full implementation of the important common understanding achieved among us and lead the China-DPRK relations to a long-term, sound and stable development and thus promote the stable and long-term development of the socialist cause in the two countries and bring better wellbeing to the two countries and peoples and make positive contribution to the regional and global peace, stability, development and prosperity.
I wish you good health, smooth work and fresh and greater success in your work by leading the socialist cause of the DPRK.