SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong UN has paid tribute to family spirit us to mark the birthday of his late father and former leader Kim Jong Il, state media on Monday , pledges to continue the “sacred struggle” for prosperity, and be safe.
Kim Il’s birthday, which falls on February 16th, has been widely praised as a large North Korean holiday called Shining Star Day.
However, it was the first time in four years that a young Kim visited Pyongyang, the capital of the Sun’s Kumsu-san Palace.
Among other aides, including Kim Yeo Jung, his sister and an official from the Senior Controlling Workers’ Party, Kim Jong gave his respect with “humble respect,” Kcna said.
“He has expressed his strict will to devote himself to the sacred struggle to promote eternal prosperity, the safety of the people and their happiness,” it said.
Kim Jong-un has ruled North Korea since its founding after World War II, and has tried to strengthen its leadership by building a cult of the personalities around them. shows signs of trying to stand up more on your feet. Don’t rely on his predecessor.
In another dispatch, state-run news agency KCNA said Kim attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday to build 50,000 new homes in Pyongyang at the final stage of his pet project.
The ambitious initiative was launched in 2021 as part of Kim’s five-year plan to strengthen the economy, and was designed to distribute at least 10,000 new apartments to Pyongyang every year, but some Anna The list question the feasibility of international sanctions and economic issues.
Photos and videos released by KCNA showed Kim at a ceremony that received intense applause from thousands of people. Many of them wear protective helmets.
Koo Byoung-Sam, a spokesman for South Korea’s Ministry of Unification, spokesman to handle North Korea’s issues, said that North Korea mobilizes people and materials that can make progress relatively easily, such as housing construction. He said the focus appears to be on producing concrete results by doing so.
During the ceremony, Kim praised construction workers and officials for achieving about 400% progress compared to last year in 2020, pledging another plan to continue expanding the city.
The project “will mark a new era of prosperity in Pyongyang, where the ideal streets for people who are proud of the world are built every year,” Kcna said.
