First Enlarged Meeting of Eighth Central Military Commission of WPK Held Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Enlarged Meeting

 

Pyongyang, February 25 (KCNA) –

The First Enlarged Meeting of the 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) took place at the office building of the Central Committee of the WPK on Feb. 24.

 Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, guided the enlarged meeting. Attending the meeting were Ri Pyong Chol, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, and its members.

Also present at the meeting were commanding officers of the services and corps-level units of the Korean People's Army (KPA), executive members of the KPA Committee of the WPK, commanding officers of some armed forces organs and vice-directors of the relevant departments of the C.C., WPK.

The meeting referred to a series of shortcomings revealed in the military and political activities and moral life of KPA commanding officers, and mainly discussed the issue of thoroughly establishing the revolutionary moral discipline within the KPA.

To establish the revolutionary moral discipline within the KPA is not just a technical issue, but a fatal issue related to the existence of the KPA and success or failure in the army building and military activities, the respected General Secretary said, and added that in order to settle the important issue, it is necessary above all to intensify the education and control aimed at ensuring that the KPA commanding officers of the new generation have the proper political consciousness and moral point of view.

The meeting stressed the need for all Party organizations and political institutions of the KPA to regard the establishment of the revolutionary discipline and moral traits as a major task of the present time for thoroughly establishing the command system of the Party Central Committee, enhancing combat capability and giving full play to the noble spiritual and moral superiority of the revolutionary army, and underlined the need to carry out the task in an intensive way.

Then the meeting discussed an organizational matter on dismissing or appointing major commanding officers of the armed forces organs. The Central Military Commission of the WPK appointed Kim Song Gil as commander of the Navy of the KPA and conferred the title of Vice Admiral on him.

 Kim Chung Il was appointed as commander of the KPA Air and Anti-Aircraft Force and the title of Lieutenant General was conferred on him.

A decision to promote the military ranks of major commanding officers was also adopted at the meeting. According to the decision of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, the title of KPA Vice Marshal was conferred on Kim Jong Gwan, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, and Kwon Yong Jin, director of the KPA General Political Bureau.

Chairman of WPK Central Military Commission Kim Jong Un Gives Order to Promote Military Ranks of Commanding Officers

 

Pyongyang, February 25 (KCNA) –

Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), on Feb. 24 gave an order to promote the military ranks of major commanding officers.

According to the order, Ju Tong Chol, Ko Won Nam, Kim Yong Mun, Kim Chung Song and Jang Sun Mo were promoted to lieutenant general and Ri Myong Ho, Kim Chol Ju, Jong Pong Chan, Sin Jong Nam, Choe Tae Un, Ri Tu Il, Jon Ung Chol, Kang Chol Ryong, Kang Kyong Ho, Pak Jae Yong, Han Jong Sik, Jong Yong Chol, Hwang Song Chol, Song Yong Se, Sin Jae Yong, O Yong Su, Kim Jin Uk, Jon Myong Hak, Ju Chol Jin, Ri Myong Ho, Ri In Su, Pak Thae I, So Chang Ho, Choe In Chol, Rim Hak, Kim Myong Il and Han Jong Chol to major general.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Watches Performance for Celebrating Day of Shining Star

 

Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers'  Party  of Korea  (WPK)  and president  of  the  State  Affairs of the Democratic  People's Republic  of  Korea,  watched the  performance  for celebrating the  Day of the  Shining Star,  the  birth  anniversary  of  Chairman Kim Jong Il, with members of the Party central leadership organ on Tuesday.

The Mansudae Art Theatre, the venue of the performance, was wrapped in great enthusiasm  and excitement  of  the  audience  who  were  to  enjoy the grand performance  with the  General  Secretary  in  the  time-honored  theatre closely associated with  the  leadership  of Kim Jong  Il who  opened up  the flowering period of the Juche-oriented art.

 

As  the  General Secretary  came to  the  auditorium  of the  theatre  together with his wife Ri Sol Ju amid the welcome music, all the participants burst into thunderous  cheers  of  "Hurrah!",  extending the  greatest respect to  the General Secretary,  who  is ushering  in a  new  period  of development  of building  our  own-style socialism  with noble  responsibility for  the  Party, revolution, country and people.

Officials of  the  Central Committee  of  the  WPK  also watched the performance. The performance  was  given by  artistes of  the  band of  the  State  Affairs Commission, the State Merited Chorus and major art troupes. The performance that started with the Patriotic Song was divided into two parts. Put  on the  stage of the  first  part were  hymns  for Kim Jong Il including mixed duet and male chorus "Shine, Jong Il Peak."

The performers sang highly of the undying feats performed by the peerless patriot who  was  born  as the  Shining Star of Mt.  Paektu  with  the  spring warmth of February and recorded the noble history of making total dedication to the people in the long course covered by the Juche revolution.

Listening to the hymns conjuring deep memories, the audience looked back on the noble revolutionary career of Kim Jong Il who laid a firm foundation for building a  powerful socialist country  with  his self-sacrificing  dedication beyond imagination with a pledge to glorify the country of the great sun all over the world.

 

Whenever the beaming image of Kim Jong Il was shown on the background screen of  the  stage,  the  audience  showed their immense  self-confidence and pride of having made revolution led by the great man born of heaven, the great leader, with loud applause.

The first part ended with mixed chorus and male chorus "Snowstorm over Jong Il  Peak"  and  female  trio  and male pangchang "A Dear  Name".  It reminded the audience of how worthwhile honor of life they had when they covered the long journey of the revolution by following Kim Jong Il.

Put  on  the  stage  of the  second  part  that started  with song  "There  Are People by the Marshal" were hymns our people heartily sing in reverence for the  respected  Comrade Kim  Jong  Un who  is  confidently leading our  own-style socialism to a new victory in the noble idea of believing in people as in Heaven,  single-minded unity and self-reliance  associated with  the  lifetime intention of Kim Jong Il.

The theatre was overflowing with emotion amid a series of songs showing the faith of the people to uphold and follow the General Secretary as the sun of their  destiny  as  he is opening up the new  era  of  our  state-first principle and cultivating the  great flower garden on  the  people-first  principle  while making energetic efforts for the prosperity of our socialist state, the greatest patriotic legacy bequeathed by Kim Jong Il.

The performance demonstrated the iron will of our people to surely win a great victory  in  the  al -people  grand  march for implementing  the  decisions made  at  the  8th Congress  of the  Party  while  fluttering high the  flag of the Juche-oriented  Party,  rallied  closer  around  the  General  Secretary.  It ended with  mixed chorus  and male  chorus "Fly High,  Our  Party  Flag" and female solo and mixed chorus "People Are of a Single Mind".

The paean "A Dear Name", a beloved song of our people to eulogize their great glory and happiness of upholding Kim Jong Il, resounded throughout the  theatre  again  as  encored  by  the General  Secretary,  revving  up  the atmosphere.

 

The  General Secretary  expressed  great satisfaction  over the  successful performance which made excellent artistic depiction of the strong longings of the  people  for Kim Jong  Il and  their  firm  pledge to  remain  true  to  the guidance of the Party Central Committee.

A floral basket in the name of the WPK Central Committee was conveyed to the performers amid the enthusiastic applause. The members of the Party central leadership organ hardened their pledge of loyalty  to  dedicate  their  all  to  and devotedly  strive for successfully implementing the  grandiose  fighting programme of our  Party,  while  looking up to  the  General  Secretary  repeatedly bestowing  great loving  care  and warmly encouraging them so that they could deeply cherish their heavy yet honorable mission and responsibility before the Party, revolution and people and fulfill  their duty and role  as the  organizer and  standard-bearer in the struggle for implementing the decisions made at the Party congress.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun

 

Pyongyang, February 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers'  Party  of Korea  (WPK)  and president  of  the  State  Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited the Kumsusan Palace of the  Sun on  Feb  16, the  Day of the  Shining Star,  the  greatest auspicious holiday of the nation.

Accompanying him were members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK, members and alternate members of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and members of the Party central leadership organ.

The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun was wrapped in the sublime atmosphere amid the deep yearning for Chairman Kim Jong Il who lived the life of total dedication to the people unprecedented in history, regarding "The People Are God" as his motto.

Placed at the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il was a floral basket in the name of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Also laid were floral baskets in the names of the WPK Central Committee, the State  Affairs  Commission  of  the  DPRK,  the  Standing Committee  of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK and the Cabinet of the DPRK.

The General Secretary, together with the participants, paid high tribute to the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

At the hall where Kim Jong Il lies in state, the General Secretary made a bow in the  humblest reverence  to  him  who  glorified  the  country  into  a genuine socialist state centered on the popular masses and provided the firm foundation of prosperity by dint of self-reliance with his outstanding idea and revolutionary leadership day and night.

The  members  of  the  Party  central leadership organ  made  the  firm resolution  to  remain loyal  to  the  revolutionary  idea  and leadership  of  the General  Secretary  firmly  united  around him  and  fulfill  their  heavy duty entrusted  by  the  times and  history  in  implementing  the important  tasks set forth at the 8th Congress of the WPK and the 2nd Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the WPK and thus achieve the overall development of  our own-style socialism.