SECOND MEETING OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OF KPA HELD

Pyongyang, November 21 (KCNA) -- There took place at April 25 House of Culture the second meeting of security personnel of the Korean People's Army (KPA).

It was guided by Supreme Commander of the KPA Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission.

Present there were Choe Ryong Hae, Kim Won Hong, Kim Su Gil, Ryom Chol Song and Jo Kyong Chol and other commanding officers of the armed forces organs, and political commissars of all services and army corps and security personnel of the ground, naval and air and anti-air forces and strategic rocket force, military academies at different levels and other organs of the armed forces.

The venue of the meeting was pervaded with profound reverence and gratitude to Kim Jong Un, who made sure that the meeting was held, always paying deep attention to the security work in the KPA, and sent the participants in the meeting a letter "Let's further improve and strengthen the security work in the People's Army as required by the period of historic turn in accomplishing the Juche cause of revolution".

Vice Marshal of the KPA Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the KPA, made an opening address to be followed by a report delivered by Col. General of the KPA Jo Kyong Chol.

The reporter recalled that President Kim Il Sung provided the Juche-based idea of security work in the army and precious tradition in the crucible of the great anti-Japanese war, adding that after the liberation of the country he set up a security organ of the People's Army in the early period of building modern regular armed forces and clearly indicated the way to be followed by it in every period and at every stage of the development of revolution and wisely led it.

General Secretary Kim Jong Il convened a meeting of security personnel of the KPA in October 1993, the first of its kind in the army-building history, and sent a historic letter to the participants in the meeting, providing the security personnel with an ever-victorious treasured sword and always leading them to do their job as required by the idea and intention of the party.

The great Generalissimos' idea of Juche-oriented security work in the KPA and feats performed by them in it have been creditably carried forward and developed on a new higher level under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Un, the reporter noted, and continued:

The KPA security organ has carried forward the tradition of devotedly defending the leader thanks to the trust and loving care of the supreme commander, thus developing to be a core unit firmly protecting the safety of the headquarters of the revolution at all places and times.

The KPA security personnel have grown strongest in thinking and faith who advance along the road indicated by the party only and to be stalwart Songun revolutionary soldiers who share will, breath and destiny with the supreme commander.

The reporter referred to the successes and experience gained by the security organs at all levels in the past and their future tasks.

The report was followed by speeches.

The speakers renewed their resolution to firmly establish the supreme commander's unitary army leadership system in the KPA security organ and creditably fulfill their mission and duty in the sacred struggle to defend the party and the leader, ideology and system of the country and the army of the revolution, bearing deep in mind the historic letter sent by him.

KIM JONG UN HAS PHOTO TAKEN WITH PARTICIPANTS IN MEETING OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OF KPA

Pyongyang, November 21 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, had a photo taken with the participants in the 2nd meeting of security personnel of the KPA.

Kim Jong Un acknowledged the enthusiastic cheers of the participants and extended a warm salute to them.

He highly appreciated the feats the security personnel have performed by devoting themselves to protecting the party and the revolution and the country and its people whether they are known or not and they are praised or not, cherishing the trust of the party as the high honor and happiness in their lives.

He noted that the meeting provided a new landmark in increasing the militant function and role of the security organ of the KPA. He congratulated them on holding the successful meeting and had a photo taken with them.

Present there were Choe Ryong Hae, Kim Won Hong, Kim Su Gil, Ryom Chol Song, Jo Kyong Chol and Hwang Pyong So.

KIM JONG UN ENJOYS PERFORMANCE GIVEN BY STATE MERITED CHORUS WITH SECURITY PERSONNEL OF KPA

Pyongyang, November 21 (KCNA) -- A performance was given by the State Merited Chorus to congratulate the participants in the 2nd meeting of security personnel of the Korean People's Army (KPA).

Supreme Commander of the KPA Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, enjoyed the performance together with the participants in the meeting.

Put on the stage were male duet and chorus "Always under Party Flag", female solo "Song of Defender", male chorus "Let's Defend Socialism", etc.

Performers sang high praises of the outstanding and experienced leadership and matchless courage and grit of Kim Jong Un who has exalted the dignity and honor of the great Paektusan nation while building on this land a thriving socialist nation envied by the whole world.

They strikingly demonstrated through their presentation the truth that it is the fixed faith and an iron will of all service personnel and people of the DPRK to unite ever closer around Kim Jong Un and always share destiny with him.

As the performance was over, he waved back to the enthusiastic cheers of the performers and audience and congratulated the artistes on their successful performance,

Among the audience were Choe Ryong Hae, Kim Won