Kim Jong Un Inspects the Ministry of National Defense to Celebrate Armed Forces Day

Xinhua News Agency, Pyongyang, February 9 (Reporters Wang Tianliao, Wang Chao) According to a report from the Korean Central News Agency on the 9th, on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, inspected the Ministry of National Defense on the 8th, congratulating and encouraging all military personnel.

In a speech at the Ministry of National Defense, Kim Jong Un stated that last year was a year of remarkable achievements for the Korean army, and it was also a year in which the trust and affection of the Party and the people for the Korean army deepened further. Kim Jong Un extended warm congratulations and greetings to all military personnel on the Army Day and especially encouraged the soldiers of the overseas special operations forces.

Kim Jong Un said that everyone is well-prepared, and this year is a transformative year for the Korean army, where the front lines will further expand and they will strive more boldly. The 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea will indicate that the next five years will also be a "five years of further enhancing the special role" of the Korean army.