According to a Reuters report by the Russian Satellite Agency on December 28, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the ministry to speed up military preparations in response to the unprecedented "anti-North Korean confrontation conspiracy" of the United States.
The report quoted the Korean Central News Agency as saying that "the tension on the Korean Peninsula has reached its limit due to the unprecedented anti-DPRK conspiracy activities of the United States and its followers." Kim Jong Un "put forward the combat mission of the People's Army, the military industry, the nuclear industry, and the civil defense department to further accelerate the completion of war preparations." ”
Earlier, KCNA reported that Kim Yo-jong, deputy head of the North Korean Labor Commission and sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sharply condemned the "provocations" of the United States and its allies on the Korean Peninsula, accusing them of exacerbating regional tensions and calling on the UN Security Council and the international community to condemn such acts.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 27, the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held an enlarged meeting of the 9th Plenary Session of the 8th ** Committee on December 26. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said at the meeting that 2023 is a turning point for North Korea to improve its national strength.
Kim Jong Un made a report on the implementation of the policies of the Party and the state in 2023. In his report, Kim Jong Un stressed that 2023 will be a year of transformation and change in the glorious development of the DPRK, both in terms of enhancing national strength and promoting national prestige, and he extended his heartfelt thanks and greetings to the people of the whole country and all officers and soldiers.
The report also provides an in-depth analysis and summary of a series of biases in the process of implementing the policies of the Party and the state in 2023, as well as their causes and lessons from the perspective of development.