By Hyunsu Yim
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean chief Kim Jong Un held a key assembly of the nation’s ruling celebration final week, forward of the brand new 12 months, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.
The assembly of celebration and authorities officers determined that North Korea will launch the “hardest” technique to counter the United States for its personal safety and nationwide pursuits, the report mentioned, with out additional particulars.
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The alliance between South Korea, the United States and Japan has expanded right into a “nuclear navy bloc” and South Korea has develop into an “anti-communist outpost” for the United States, the KCNA report provides.
“This actuality clearly reveals through which path we should always advance, what we should always do and the way.”
The Dec. 23-27 assembly additionally reviewed the dealing with of floods earlier this 12 months, together with the plan that might carry affected folks to Pyongyang, the capital, in keeping with the report.
The reclusive state additionally promised to advertise relations with “pleasant” international locations in the course of the assembly.
Kim additionally referred to as for advances in protection science and know-how to strengthen the nation’s battle deterrence.
Such conferences usually final a number of days and in recent times have been used to make key coverage bulletins.
In a reshuffle, Pyongyang appointed Pak Thae Song, celebration secretary, as the brand new prime minister to switch Kim Tok Hun.
Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has been appointed to the highly effective Politburo of the celebration’s Central Committee.
The eleventh plenary session of the Workers’ Party of Korea’s eighth central committee caps a 12 months through which Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit with Kim and signed an settlement that included a mutual protection pledge.
Washington and Seoul have criticized navy cooperation between the 2 international locations, together with what they are saying is sending North Korean troops to battle for Russia in its battle towards Ukraine.
(Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Leslie Adler and Richard Chang)
