Pyongyang, September 28 (KCNA) -- 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, made an important speech at the 9th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the DPRK.
He
said:
Dear
Comrade Deputies,
Respected
Comrade Chairman of the SPA Standing Committee and Comrade Chairman of the SPA,
Observers,
Today
our revolution has entered an era of new progress and dynamism, in which we
dynamically advance towards the eminence of an invincible socialist power
independent in politics, self-supporting in the economy and self-reliant in
national defense, on the basis of the invaluable successes achieved through an
arduous and strenuous struggle.
In
particular, this year marking the 75th founding anniversary of our Republic and
the 70th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War is a
year of great significance for our revolution which has entered a period of new
upsurge and great change in the accomplishment of the cause of building a
powerful socialist country.
The
Party Central Committee called for further boosting the fighting morale of all
the people this year, an important occasion in the course of the development of
our socialism and the history of our Republic, to make the year 2023 a year of
great turn and change to be etched in the history of our Republic's
development, and set forth strategic tasks for its implementation.
All
the service personnel of the People's Army and people, who have always
responded to the call of the Party and the revolution with their full display
of patriotism and loyalty, have made proud successes in all fields of socialist
construction by boldly waging a devoted struggle to carry out the major Party
and state policy tasks set forth at the Eighth Congress of the Party and the
plenary meetings of the Party Central Committee.
Through
national political and cultural events and on many other occasions, we have
fully demonstrated our political and ideological might with the single- minded
unity of the Party and the people as its core, and have gone all out in the
struggle for ensuring the stable development of the national economy and
bringing about a substantial change in the improvement of the people’s living
standard, and this results in a sign of marked growth in all sectors of
economic construction.
The
amazing reality in the development of agriculture, where bumper harvests are
being reaped despite severe natural disasters, and the miraculous changes being
witnessed in different parts of the country, including new streets and houses
that spring up with the appearances beyond recognition every day, promise us a
bright prospect for providing our people with affluent and highly civilized
living conditions.
The
greatest success we have achieved this year is that we definitely ushered in a
heyday of leaps forward in strengthening the national defense capabilities and
nuclear war deterrent of the country.
The
major tasks of the Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Defense Science
and Weapons System have been successfully carried out and a radical leap was
made in the development and introduction of powerful nuclear attack means and
new strategic weapon system of our own style. Thus, we demonstrated the
reliability of the nuclear strategic force of our Republic to the whole world,
exposing the hostile forces to insurmountable threat and striking terror into
their hearts.
Today
the strategic strength of our state, the nuclear war deterrent, is being
remarkably bolstered and steadily strengthened to the extent incomparably
greater than the past decades.
This
eye-opening success, which actually shows great military muscle of the Republic
fully equipped with strong and overwhelming defensive and offensive
capabilities, clearly and definitely proves the courage and decisive action
ability of the DPRK not to tolerate any acts of violating its sovereignty and
right to existence.
This
is just the fruit and brilliant miracle our great people have achieved by their
own efforts and with their own hands.
The
Supreme People's Assembly, the supreme power organ of the DPRK, achieved
another significant and epoch-making political success to be specially recorded
in the 75-year-long history of its dignified state-building activities and the
glorious history of the development of the DPRK at the 9th session of its 14th
term.
The
present SPA successfully carried out the work of reflecting the actual state of
our national power in the new era in the constitution of the country, along
with the adoption of various laws related to state administration, economic
development and people-oriented policies. As a result, the current session has
been recorded as a historic one which added a remarkable page to the
constitutional history of the DPRK.
It
is of very deep and weighty significance that we have adopted the decision with
unanimous approval to supplement Article 58 of Chapter 4 of the Socialist
Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with new contents -
to ensure the country's right to existence and development, deter war and
protect regional and global peace by rapidly developing nuclear weapons to a
higher level - just in this assembly hall where the codification of the policy
of the state nuclear force solemnly took place in accordance with the general
will of all the Korean people just one year ago.
This
resulted in the successful implementation of the essential historic and
political task, whose fulfillment was indispensable to ensuring the successes achieved
by our people through their sacred struggle and the nuclear force policy of our
state with the supreme law of the Republic, he said, adding:
The
DPRK's nuclear force-building policy has been made permanent as the basic law
of the state, which no one is allowed to flout with anything. This is a
historic event that provided a powerful political lever for remarkably
strengthening the national defense capabilities, including the nuclear force,
for firmly consolidating the institutional and legal foundations for
guaranteeing security and protecting national interests by relying on it, and
for accelerating the overall development of our style socialism.
Saying
that only the country which is strong with the faith of all its people
determined to readily dedicate themselves to preserving their self-respect and
dignity they regard dearer than their lives, and only the government and people
that accomplished the great cause of building a nuclear-armed nation by waging
an unprecedented, long and arduous struggle generation after generation in
actuality, regarding it as the most precious absolute strength for
independence, justice and development, can perform such a miracle, Kim Jong Un,
in his capacity as president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, expressed
sincere thanks to the deputies for having most responsibly exercised their
voting right in the very important and significant state affair discussion for
constitutionally consolidating the gains of the great and sacred struggle of
all the Korean people.
He
went on:
The
Socialist Constitution of the DPRK is a legal foundation guaranteeing the
dignity, sovereignty and independent development of our state and people and a
political charter indicating the orientation of the victorious advance of the
revolution and construction.
The
crystal-clear stipulation of the keynote policy of bolstering the nuclear force
in the supreme state law, which will permanently exist along with socialist
Korea, is the most just and reasonable crucial step which fully meets not only
the urgent requirements of the present era but also the lawfulness and the
long-term requirements of building a socialist country.
It
is the fact recognized by the world that the DPRK inevitably had access to
nuclear weapons for self-defense and developed its policy of bolstering up the
nuclear force into a law, for it is standing in protracted confrontation with
the U.S., the world's biggest nuclear weapons state and the most dangerous war
state, and its vassal forces.
The
present situation, in which the structure of the "new Cold War" is
being materialized on a global scale and the existence of sovereign states and
the right to existence of their people are seriously threatened by the
reactionary imperialist forces keen on realizing their ambition for hegemony
and expansionist fantasy, proves that our Republic was entirely just when it
made a decisive decision to build a nuclear force in the face of all sorts of
trials and fix it as an irreversible state law.
Had
our Republic merely pinned its hopes on the nuclear umbrella of others, exposed
to the ever-increasing nuclear blackmail and threats from the U.S., and failed
to boldly decide on the line of arming itself with nuclear weapons, captivated
by gestures of "goodwill" hyped up by the imperialists and spurious
temptations, and stopped or retreated from the already started arduous journey,
it would have certainly suffered a nuclear holocaust and total destruction long
ago, and it would have been impossible to imagine the present proud reality in
which it enhances the national prestige and might and steers the world toward
justice while resolutely countering the enemy's outrageous challenge and
pressure.
The
U.S., which had already set it as its state policy to physically remove our
state and even ignited a war to do so in the last century, has maximized its
nuclear war threats to our Republic by resuming the large-scale nuclear war
joint drills with clear aggressive nature and putting the deployment of its
strategic nuclear assets near the Korean peninsula on a permanent basis after
starting the operation of the "Nuclear Consultative Group" aimed at
using nuclear weapons against the DPRK in collusion with the "Republic of
Korea", while frequently revising the aggression war scenario for
realizing the "end of regime" in the DPRK.
Worse
still, the accelerated establishment of the triangular military alliance with
Japan and the "Republic of Korea" finally resulted in the emergence
of the "Asian-version NATO", the root cause of war and aggression.
This is just the worst actual threat, not threatening rhetoric or an imaginary
entity.
Now
that the U.S., steeped in the Cold War mentality, has gone to extremes in its
anti-DPRK military provocations, it is very important for the DPRK to
accelerate the modernization of nuclear weapons in order to hold the definite
edge of strategic deterrence for more thoroughly deterring and controlling
those provocations and fulfill its mission as a responsible nuclear weapons
state in the struggle to preserve stability on the Korean peninsula and its
vicinity.
But
it is not merely based on the analysis and study of the current ever-
aggravating situation only that the government of the Republic has brought up
for discussion at the SPA such an important agenda item as stipulation of the
policy of strengthening the nuclear force in the constitution.
As
long as our Republic exists as a socialist state and as long as the tyrannical
nuclear weapons of the imperialists trying to stamp out independence and
socialism exist on the earth, we must neither change nor concede the present
position of our country as a nuclear weapons state, but, on the contrary,
continue to further strengthen the nuclear force. This is the serious strategic
judgment made by our Party and government.
Looking
back on history, mankind has desired the world without nuclear weapons since
the emergence of nuclear weapons and the first nuclear holocaust on this
planet. And our Republic, a direct victim of nuclear blackmail since the
outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, had made constant peace- loving efforts to
make the Korean peninsula and the region nuclear-free.
But
the U.S. imperialists have persistently escalated their nuclear threat to our
Republic, once a non-nuclear state, for decades in disregard of all our
peace-loving proposals, for the mere reason that its idea and system are
different. Due to this, our socialist construction has faced and undergone
enormous obstacles and grave difficulties, and even the existence of our state
has been exposed to critical emergency many times.
This
made our Republic keenly realize the immutable truth that it should certainly
counter the hostile forces' nuclear threat in kind, and the necessity of
preserving and strengthening as eternal state strategic assets the nuclear
weapons it is possessed of and preventing anyone from doing harm to them in any
case, no matter the lapse of time and the shift in generation.
We
must take due pride in having legalized the state nuclear force policy and even
squarely stipulated it in the constitution and thus set an example in the
building of an independent and self-defensive state and the strengthening of
the national defence capabilities and, on the basis of this historic success,
wage a more vigorous struggle for the overall development of Korean-style
socialism, he said.
Saying
that the important task facing the WPK and the DPRK government, the fulfillment
of which should be pushed ahead with nonstop in implementing the present-stage
fighting programme set forth at the 8th Congress of the WPK, is to rapidly
bolster up both in quality and quantity the nuclear force, he stressed the need
to push ahead with the work for exponentially boosting the production of
nuclear weapons and diversifying the nuclear strike means and deploying them in
different services.
Re-clarifying
in detail the foreign policy of the WPK at present, he referred to the
principled problems arising in proactively conducting the external activities
on the basis of the policy.
He
urged the external affairs sector to consistently hold fast to the external
strategy of the Party Central Committee and conduct in a broad and prospective
way the external activities for creating conditions and environment in favor of
the Korean revolution and further promote solidarity with the nations standing
against the U.S. and the West's strategy for hegemony while firmly adhering to
the revolutionary principle and the stand of independence at the fore of the
struggle of the anti-imperialist independent countries.
He
went on:
The
current Supreme People’s Assembly is also to deliberate and adopt sectional
laws for further promoting the people-oriented policies of the government of
the Republic and putting the major economic affairs of the country on a stable
track.
Of
course, it is a precious success that we have provided a legal weapon for
propelling the socialist construction more powerfully as required by the times
and the developing revolution. What is more important is to ensure that the
decisions and instructions of the Party and the state are carried out
thoroughly to make a substantial advance and leap forward in all fields and all
spheres.
The
historic struggle of our Party and people to implement the resolutions of the
Eighth Party Congress, which set forth the new five-year plan for the
comprehensive development of socialism, has now entered an important period.
Whether
or not the miraculous victories and successes achieved in the brave spirit of
uninterrupted progress in the face of the unprecedented manifold national
crises ever since the founding of the country lead to greater victory and
success depends on how to work in the remaining period of a little over two
years.
While
further consolidating the successes and experience gained in the struggle so
far in all aspects of politics, economy and culture, we should put constant
spurs to carrying out without fail the plans and immediate tasks set forth by
the Party Congress and the plenary meetings of the Party Central Committee and
converting them into excellent entities without an inch of deflection.
Today
the most pressing task for the government of our Republic is to bring about a
substantial change in the economic work of the country and in the solution of
problems arising in improving the people’s livelihood by successfully attaining
the 12 goals for the development of the national economy and other economic
objectives.
The
Cabinet and other state economic guidance organs and the provincial, city and
county people’s committees should have a clear grasp of the overall economy of
the country and the economic work in the relevant areas and conduct economic
operations and guidance more closely and vigorously in keeping with the
ever-changing actual conditions and circumstances so that the goals and tasks
for economic development set by the Party and the state are fully attained in a
perfect way.
The
economic sectors in charge of implementing the 12 goals for the development of
the national economy should bring about a fresh upsurge in production and
innovative successes in the fighting spirit and stamina of the preceding
generations who ushered in the great Chollima era in the history of the
Republic, and give more powerful impetus to the overall socialist economic
construction.
In
particular, the agricultural sector should turn out more courageously in
implementing to the letter the programme for the rural revolution in the new
era set forth by our Party and the powerful support of the state should be
steadily augmented to make our people’s centuries-old desire a great reality as
soon as possible.
The
government of the Republic, which regards it as the supreme principle of its
activities to prioritize the interests and demands of the people and hold them
absolute, should continue to direct primary efforts to promoting the people’s
well-being.
To
push ahead with the work for building 50 000 flats in Pyongyang Municipality
and for regional construction and rural construction in a big way, implement
correctly the Party's childcare policy and light industry policies and steadily
spruce up the land and improve the ecological environment are the important
tasks that should be carried out to bring about fruition without fail in the
light of the popular character of our state.
The
government of the Republic should bring about a clear and decisive improvement
in science, education, public health and other fields of socialist culture in
keeping with the rise in our national dignity and prestige.
We
should confidently push ahead with the work to successfully implement the state
strategy and plans for the development of science and technology decided by the
Party Congress and the plenary meetings of the Party Central Committee, improve
the country’s educational structure, content and methods in a qualitative way
so that advanced education can be given and consolidate the overall public
health foundation on a high level so that the advantages of the most popular
health system can be displayed.
The
literature and art, media and sports sectors should achieve proud innovative
successes conducive to demonstrating the development of our Republic and
further enhancing its prestige and patriotic enthusiasm and revolutionary
spirit of our people.
Stressing
the need for the DPRK government to regard it as a task which should not be
neglected even for a moment to establish the strong official discipline in the
country and a good communist climate throughout society and make all the fields
and spheres seethe with the development-oriented mode of creation and
revolutionary work style, he said:
Stronger
Party, administrative and legal measures for this have been taken with the
Eighth Party Congress as an occasion, but a very serious shortcoming was
revealed intensively in the recent national disaster prevention work. This fact
goes to prove that such wrong practices as disorder, irresponsibility and
indifference chronically exist in the work of the state leadership bodies and
officials.
The
government of the Republic should continue to wage a unified and intensive
control and struggle vigorously so that all institutions, enterprises and
citizens obey the centralistic discipline of the state, strictly abide by the
laws of the country and suppress all sorts of anti-socialist and non-socialist
practices with a high degree of political consciousness and sense of
responsibility.
The
precious tradition of the revolutionary mass movement, an all-people patriotic
movement displayed in the stirring annals of our revolution, should be made to
show its vitality so that it can be reliably inherited and developed through
generations, and all sectors, spheres and units should be actively encouraged
to ceaselessly create and develop new things, with priority given to the
fundamental and long-term interests of the state.
Saying
that it is very important to enhance to the maximum the role of the deputies,
representatives of the people, in successfully carrying out the responsible and
important tasks facing the DPRK government at present, he earnestly requested
the deputies to the SPA to personify exceptionally high patriotism and spirit
of love for the people and devote themselves to the development of the state
and the interests of the people.
The
deputies to the SPA should always and keenly realize what great trust and
weight of the state and the people are stored in the sacred call of the supreme
representative, whom the people elected with trust, and do their best to remain
infinitely faithful to their heavy missions and responsibility, he said, and
went on:
You
should not forget even for a moment that those who support the state and the
people with conscience, faith and heart are genuine representatives and
deputies of the people.
As
the deputies to the SPA have had the honor and dignity of being the
representatives of the people and the supreme power organ under the care of our
Workers’ Party, they should get a better understanding of all the policies of
the WPK than anyone else and always be full of mind to do more beneficial and
admirable things for the Party, the state and the people. And they should
proudly bring about practical achievements for the country and the people
through their devoted efforts.
All
of you should bear in mind once again how honorable and worthwhile it is to
become the genuine people's representatives and servants upholding most
zealously, resolutely and ardently with loyalty and uprightness our dignified
Republic which is now fully demonstrating the national prestige, power and
glory all over the world.
Dear
Comrade Deputies,
We
have only a few months till the end of the year 2023 we saw in with fresh
confidence and expectations.
We
are faced with heavy duty to proudly conclude with more splendid achievements
this eventful year.
The
practical success under the present favorable situation, in which the
political, material and technical conditions and foundations for building a
powerful socialist country have been firmly established and a strong legal
guarantee for the building of nuclear force was provided, depends entirely on
how the deputies here and all the citizens strive.
I
firmly believe that all those present here will faithfully discharge their very
responsible and heavy mission and duty they have assumed before the Party, the
revolution, the country and the people, for the eternal prosperity of our great
state and the well-being of our great people.
On
this significant occasion when I feel proud again about the great strength and
prestige of our Republic, I ardently appeal to all to turn out in the sacred
patriotic struggle for the development of our great country and thus
brilliantly adorn this year as a year of proud victory.
For
our great people,
For
the dignity and honor of our state,
Let
us all struggle energetically with one mind and one will
