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No 80/23 September 28, 2023
1. 9th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held
2. Ever-Growing Beauty of the DPRK
3. For the Unity and Cooperation of the Non-aligned Movement
4. Songam Cavern, an Underground Scenic Spot of the DPRK
9th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held
Pyongyang, September 28 (KCNA) -- The 9th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the DPRK took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on September 26 and 27.
The session was convened at a time when all the people across the country are further accelerating the struggle to glorify this significant year as a year of great turn and change to be remarkably recorded in the development course of the DPRK by further promoting the great national pride and patriotic enthusiasm of having splendidly celebrated the 75th founding anniversary of our powerful and dignified state as a great revolutionary event to be specially etched in history.
Present there were the deputies to the SPA, and as observers officials concerned in Pyongyang and local areas including those of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the SPA Standing Committee, the Cabinet, armed forces and law enforcement organs and financial sector.
Taking the platform were Kim Tok Hun, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and premier of the Cabinet, Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, first vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and chairman of the SPA Standing Committee, Ri Pyong Chol, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretary of the C.C., WPK, and other senior officials of the Party, the government and the military, the chairman and vice-chairpersons of the SPA, members of the State Affairs Commission and vice-chairmen, the secretary general and members of the SPA Standing Committee.
The session decided its agenda items:
First, on amending and supplementing some contents of the Socialist Constitution of the DPRK
Second, on deliberating and adopting the law of the DPRK on ensuring the rights of the disabled
Third, on deliberating and adopting the law of the DPRK on irrigation
Fourth, on deliberating and adopting the law of the DPRK on public servants
Fifth, on reviewing the enforcement of the law of the DPRK on financial sector
Sixth, on naming the National Aerospace Development Administration of the DPRK the National Aeronautics and Space Technology Administration of the DPRK
Seventh, on the organizational matter
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, attended the discussion of the first agenda item as an observer.
When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared at the venue of the session, all the participants broke into enthusiastic cheers, looking up to him, the symbol of all victories and glory of our Party, state and people and representative of the great dignity who opened up a new turning point of building an independent and self-defensive state and bolstering up the national defence capabilities and is leading confidently the long-term struggle for the overall development of Korean-style socialism to dynamic success.
Pak In Chol, chairman of the SPA, presided over the session.
As the session was declared open, the national anthem of the DPRK was played.
Deputy Choe RyongHae, chairman of the SPA Standing Committee, made a report on the first agenda item.
The reporter said that the SPA is to discuss and adopt the amendment to the Constitution in order to stipulate the position of the nuclear force in the national defence and the principle of state activities on the building of the nuclear force in the Socialist Constitution, the basic law of the Republic and the great political charter for building a powerful socialist country.
The revolutionary development of the nuclear force of the Republic and the signal successes in its economic and cultural fields and remarkable changes in the international arena, which have been witnessed over the past one year since the promulgation of the law on the state's policy on the nuclear force at the historic 7th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly, clearly proved the validity and vitality of the codification of the state's policy on the nuclear force, he said.
He referred to the weighty significance of fixing the principle of state activities on the building of modern nuclear force and the mission of the armed forces of the DPRK for the times in the Socialist Constitution on the basis of the successful codification of the state's policy on the nuclear force.
Saying that reflected in the draft amendment and supplement are the contents that the DPRK, a responsible nuclear weapons state, develops highly nuclear weapons to ensure the rights to existence and development of the country, deter war and defend peace and stability in the region and the rest of the world, and that the mission of the armed forces of the Republic is to defend the national sovereignty and territorial integrity and the rights and interests of the people, protect the socialist system and the gains of the revolution from all threats and guarantee peace and prosperity of the country with powerful military capabilities, he brought up the draft amendment and supplement for discussion at the session of the SPA.
The session adopted an ordinance of the SPA of the DPRK "On Amending and Supplementing Some Contents of the Socialist Constitution of the DPRK" with unanimous approval.
The unanimous adoption of the crucial agenda item for formulating the DPRK's policy on the nuclear force as the basic law of the state, in the wake of codifying the policy at the 7th Session of the 14th SPA, is a historic event as it provided a powerful political weapon for markedly strengthening the national defence capabilities including the nuclear force, consolidating the institutional and legal foundation for security guarantee and protection of national interests based on them and accelerating the comprehensive development of Korean-style socialism.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a speech.
He expressed his heartfelt thanks to the deputies to the SPA who exercised the most historic right of voting in reflection of the general will of all the Korean people and added a brilliant page to the history of the DPRK's Constitution, and extended a noble tribute to all the people.
He reviewed the proud successes made this year, which is of great significance for the Korean revolution greeting a new period of upsurge and change in the cause of building a powerful socialist country. And he referred to the orientation and policy tasks for the future struggle and called for concluding the year 2023 with a proud victory by waging a stubborn and substantial struggle till the end of the year.
When Kim Jong Un finished his speech, all the participants gave enthusiastic cheers and applause, full of emotion and joy at having received the ever-victorious action programme for dynamic strengthening of the matchless national power of socialist Korea, an immortal programme promoting the building of an ideal society for the people.
His significant speech serves as a militant banner and a great revolutionary document bolstering in every way the invincible might of our Republic, a true independent power and a genuine people's power, and dynamically propelling the fresh victory and great advance of the cause of building a socialist power of Juche.
The session discussed the draft laws of the DPRK on ensuring the rights of the disabled, irrigation and public servants as next agenda items.
Deputy Kang Yun Sok, vice-chairman of the SPA Standing Committee, made a report on the second, third and fourth agenda items.
The reporter noted that relevant draft laws reflect the principled issues arising in thoroughly guaranteeing the WPK's policy for ensuring the rights of disabled persons and the fulfillment of the programme for the rural revolution in the new era and further consolidating and developing the state social system.
He explained chapter by chapter the contents of the relevant draft laws, including the regulations for thoroughly ensuring the socio-political, economic and cultural rights of disabled persons and making sure that they enjoy a worthwhile life as masters of the state and society, the legal requirements for realizing the irrigation of agriculture at a higher level and ensuring the sustained and stable development of agricultural production and the regulations for ensuring the correct implementation of the Party and state's policies and improving the state management by building up the ranks of public servants.
The SPA Standing Committee brought up the draft law of the DPRK on ensuring the rights of the disabled, the draft law of the DPRK on irrigation and the draft law of the DPRK on public servants for discussion at the session, under Article 95 of the Socialist Constitution.
Speeches on the second, third and fourth agenda items were made by Deputies Kim Sung Du, Ho Song Chol, Pak Myong Son, Sin Kwan Bong, Jon Sung Guk and Ho Song Ho.
Speakers recognized that the law of the DPRK on ensuring the rights of the disabled provides all persons with disabilities with better working and living conditions and develops the trait of helping them throughout the whole society and thus makes it possible to display the advantages of the Korean-style socialist system to the full.
They also expressed their opinion that the law on irrigation is of important significance in propelling the increased grain production and the socialist rural development by accelerating the perfection of the overall irrigation system of the country and the law on public servants serves as an institutional guarantee for ensuring the smoothness of state activities by improving the political consciousness, practical qualifications, strong organizing ability and executive ability of public servants, the direct performers of the state administration.
After examining and supplementing the deputies' constructive opinions, the session adopted the ordinances of the SPA of the DPRK "On Adopting the Law of the DPRK on Ensuring the Rights of the Disabled", "On Adopting the Law of the DPRK on Irrigation" and "On Adopting the Law of the DPRK on Public Servants".
The session discussed "On reviewing the enforcement of the law of the DPRK on financial sector" as its fifth agenda item.
Deputy Pak Jong Gun, vice-premier of the Cabinet and concurrently chairman of the State Planning Commission, made a report.
The reporter analyzed and reviewed the success, experience, deviation and lesson drawn from the enforcement of the law on financial sector, with regard to the importance of the work to put the state financial system on a scientific basis in keeping with the requirements of the developing reality, and referred to the urgent practical matters arising in substantially propelling the development of the state's economy by reinforcing and perfecting the unified financial control system of the state.
Other speakers expressed their determination to make every sector and unit strictly abide by the requirements of the law on financial sector by redoubling their efforts, aware of the heavy duty before the Party, the state and the people and thus financially guarantee the implementation of the resolutions of the 8th WPK Congress.
At the session, a resolution on the fifth agenda item was adopted with unanimous approval.
The session discussed "On naming the National Aerospace Development Administration of the DPRK the National Aeronautics and Space Technology Administration of the DPRK" as its sixth agenda item and adopted a resolution on it with unanimous approval.
The session discussed the organization matter as its seventh agenda item.
Members of the Cabinet were newly appointed.
An Kyong Gun was appointed as minister of Machine-building Industry, Ri Sun Chol as minister of State Construction Control, Jon Chol Su as minister of Land and Environment Protection, Kim Kwang Jin as minister of Food Procurement and Administration and Paek Min Gwang as president of the Central Bank
Members of sectional committees of the SPA were recalled and by-elected.
Deputies Choe Kun Yong, Pak Chang Ho and Ri Yong Chol were by-elected as members of the Legislation Committee of the SPA.
Pak In Chol, chairman of the SPA, made a closing address.
The 9th Session of the 14th SPA successfully finished its work amid the revolutionary consciousness and enthusiasm of the participants to fully discharge their important obligations as representatives of the people and masters of administration, single-mindedly upholding the great Party Central Committee that is powerfully demonstrating to the whole world the dignity and mightiness of the DPRK with its extraordinary idea and leadership.
Ever-Growing Beauty of the DPRK
September 27 is World Tourism Day.
World Tourism Organization (WTO) adopted a resolution to designate September 27 as World Tourism Day at the 3rd UNWTO General Assembly held in Spain in 1979.
Accordingly, every year on this day, the UNWTO organizes various activities and events under different themes.
The higher the people’s cultural level and living standards grow, the more desirous they become to visit more and experience more.
Nowadays, many countries around the world attach importance to tourism, regarding it as an important lever that helps promote international travel and exchanges, mutual cooperation and understanding, and peace.
After joining the WTO on September 22, 1987, the DPRK has paid deep attention to tourism with a view to promote friendship, cooperation and exchanges with peoples of various countries and to provide people with affluent and civilized cultural life.
President Kim Il Sung said that the DPRK, a land of golden tapestry with beautiful mountains and crystal clear water, has extremely favorable conditions for tourism and should therefore make good preparations to this end.
He saw to it that various places within the country were turned into tourist attractions including Pyongyang City; Hyangsan County; Hyesan City and Taehongdan County of Ryanggang Province; Wonsan City and Mt. Kumgang of Kangwon Province; and Kaesong City.
Chairman Kim Jong Il said that the DPRK is full of scenic sites everywhere, and gave instructions on turning Mt. Kumgang, Mt. Myohyang, Songdowon and Myongsasipri(4-kilometres of beautiful sand) into world-class tourist and recreational spots.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un pays deep attention to tourism, saying that revitalizing tourism is essential to enable our people to enjoy a more civilized life and to demonstrate to the whole world the ever-changing appearance of our state.
He provided tireless leadership and meticulous care, giving birth to the first-class Masikryong Ski Resort which was built in a little more than a year on the steep peaks of Masikryong meaning literally that even a horse stops for a rest while climbing up the hill, as well as Mirim Riding Club which was built in Mirim area into a superb modern equestrian center for the people.
This is not all.
A few years ago, Yangdok Hot Spa Resort was wonderfully built in the hot spring area of Yangdok County, South Phyongan Province. It is an all-round balneotherapeutic center and comprehensive sports and recreational facility contributing to the health promotion and cultural life of the people.
They are now leading our people to a higher level of civilization.
A marine park is soon to open in Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist area, which will give the world people a surprise and envy.
And a new comprehensive international tourist and cultural zone will make its appearance in the beautiful Mt. Kumgang where our people and foreigners can enjoy to their hearts’ content.
Korea has long been called a silk-embroidered land of three thousand-ri and her scenic spots were there since ancient times.
But never before have they been visited like today as places of cultural activities and holiday resorts, genuinely serving the people and adding vitality and rich emotion into their life.
Our fatherland will become more beautiful day by day and lead our people to a higher level of civilization as we hold in high esteem peerlessly great men through generations.
For the Unity and Cooperation of the Non-aligned Movement
Today the imperialists’ wilful violation of the sovereignty of other countries in disregard of the UN Charter and international laws is growing more undisguised than ever before. In particular, they flagrantly violate the sovereignty of the non-aligned countries and persist in intervening in their internal affairs, threatening and invading them.
The reality demands that all the member states resolutely defend the UN Charter and the principle of the Non-aligned Movement whose pivot is respect of sovereignty, non-interference in others’ internal affairs and peaceful resolution of the conflicts.
Looking back, over 60 years have elapsed since the Non-aligned Movement emerged in the arena of history as the most comprehensive international movement of the present era.
As a member state of the movement, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has made consistent efforts for the consolidation and development of the movement inspiring after an independent and peaceful world against aggressive military blocs and for the unity, solidarity and cooperation among the member states. All its efforts fully conform to the purpose of the inauguration and principle of the movement.
It is worthy of note that the DPRK proposed to celebrate September 1 of the year as the day of the Non-aligned Movement.
The proposal which the DPRK delegation put forward at the conference of the foreign ministers of the non-aligned countries held in New Delhi, India, in February 1981 was unanimously approved by the participating states. The initiative of the DPRK was intended to make the day of the official inauguration of the Non-aligned Movement as an important occasion and driving force for the continuous consolidation, development and advance of the movement.
President Kim Il Sung, having paid close attention to the Non-aligned Movement from its initial days, understood that the movement could realize its noble aim and ideals only through the struggle against imperialism and for independence.
In many of his works and talks including The Non-aligned Movement Is a Mighty Anti-imperialist Revolutionary Force of Our Times (published on December 16, 1975) and For the Development of the Non-aligned Movement (published on June 20, 1986), Kim Il Sung explained all the theoretical and practical problems in developing the movement: on countering the divide-and-alienate strategy of the imperialists with the strategy of unity of the non-aligned countries; on maintaining the principle of non-interference in other members’ internal affairs; on peacefully solving differences of the opinion and the disputes between the non-aligned countries through negotiations between themselves; on taking concerted actions against imperialism, dominationism, colonialism, racism at the UN and other international forums and on closely cooperating in all fields of politics, economy and culture. And he led the DPRK to fulfil its mission and play its role as a member state.
Recorded in pages of the annals of the Non-aligned Movement which defended its noble ideals and principle in the vortex of the history is the righteous struggle the DPRK waged to defend the unity and interests of the non-aligned countries in the face of the blackmail of the Western countries.
After closely watching the development course of the Non-aligned Movement, a former foreign minister of Indonesia said: The DPRK occupies a leading position in the Non-aligned Movement; it was the DPRK that saved the organism of the Non-aligned Movement by giving it vaccine injections when it contracted the political malady of liberalism and multi-party system after the end of the Cold War and that helped it up to its feet again when it was knocked down by the West.
The DPRK, upholding the movement’s ideal of anti-imperialist independence and anti-war peace, opposes the intervention, economic blockade and pressure by the West and extends selfless support and solidarity to the developing countries including Cuba, Venezuela, Syria and Palestine in their righteous struggle to defend sovereignty and national interests.
As the DPRK suffered the calamity of the Korean war (1950-1953) and is now under constant threat of war in the state of acute military confrontation with the United States, its people’s desire for peace is so strong. No other people love peace and do their best to defend it as the Korean people have done.
Building a peaceful world free from war is an unchangeable struggle objective of the DPRK government.
It is quite obvious that the progressive mankind who loves independence, justice and peace can build an independent and peaceful world free from tyranny, arbitrariness and moves for war of the imperialists, only when they are firmly united.
The struggle of the DPRK government and the Korean people to ensure durable peace on the Korean peninsula and build a powerful socialist country is a great contribution to the peace and security of the world and to the cause of the Non-aligned Movement for peace and against war.
In his speech at a meeting of the foreign ministers of the non-aligned countries held during the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, the head of the DPRK delegation said that the DPRK government would actively develop the relations of friendship and cooperation with the non-aligned countries under the ideal of independence, peace and friendship, and make strenuous efforts for the consolidation, development, and joint action of the movement, and for the peace and security of the region and the rest of the world.
Songam Cavern, an Underground Scenic Spot of the DPRK
There are many underground scenic spots in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea renowned for many beautiful mountains like Paektu, Kumgang, Myohyang and Chilbo.
The Songam Cavern is one of them.
Situated in Sonam-dong, Kaechon, South Phyongan Province, it is a natural cavern with myriads of stone flowers, stone icicles, stalagmites, stalactites and stone columns which were formed from the dolomites created billion years ago.
Consisting of a trunk and dozens of branches, it exhibits indescribable scenes in over ten sections including Kuanmun, Phokpho and Kiam.
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