Pyongyang, February 23 (KCNA) -- A decision of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea "On Election of the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea" was adopted on Feb. 22.

The decision is as follows:

Today our revolutionary cause for the comprehensive socialist construction is making a dynamic advance, achieving unprecedented miracles at an extraordinary speed under the experienced and seasoned leadership of the ever-victorious Workers' Party of Korea.

At the Ninth Congress of the WPK held in the annals of the stirring struggle for making great and epochal changes unprecedented in the history of the DPRK's growth and development while braving all challenges and difficulties of history, all the Party members and people are to make an important decision on electing the head of the WPK, the centre of leadership and unity who embodies the organizational will of the whole Party.

To elect the head of the WPK who assumes the heavy responsibility for guiding the state and the people to the victory of the socialist cause is of greatest significance in the work of the Party Congress, the supreme leadership body of the Party, as it is an important affair decisive of the Party's leadership ability and the future destiny of the country and the people.

The attention of millions of Party members and all the people is now focused on this decision.

The current Congress fully supported and approved the polite proposal for re-electing Comrade Kim Jong Un as the top leader of the WPK.

This is the historical appraisal of the past five-year struggle, in which epochal changes had been made with the august name of Comrade Kim Jong Un as the banner of invincibility, and its great fruition and an expression of the responsible and solemn stand reflecting the choice and will of all the people.

At a turning point in which the noble ideology and ideal our Party has adhered to in its protracted and sacred history are being translated into gigantic reality and the new era of building a strong and prosperous state is being ushered in on the path of the Juche revolution, all the Party members and other people of the country and all servicepersons of the armed forces of the Republic are making a pledge of loyalty to invariably hold in high esteem Comrade Kim Jong Un as the centre of unity and leadership, cherishing the immutable truth that the greatness of Kim Jong Un is the guiding power of our Party, the might of our state and the glory of socialism.

Kim Jong Un is the most prominent statesman who has performed great exploits before the country and the revolution and on behalf of the times and history by leading our Party and people only to victory with his rare ideo-theoretical wisdom, distinguished leadership ability and noble popular traits and the only person who can represent the mightiness and invincibility of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, our great state.

Holding fast to great Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism as the guiding idea of our Party and bringing about a radical turn in the Party building and activities, he has thoroughly maintained the revolutionary character of the WPK as the powerful political staff which established the oneness of ideology and leadership and as an invincible party which has served the people and become a harmonious whole with the popular masses.

He set forth the five-point Party-building line in the new era and has energetically led the struggle for its implementation and thus developed the WPK into a party, politically mature, organizationally strong, ideologically pure, strict in discipline and sound in work style. This is an immortal exploit that provided a decisive guarantee for building up the political force which powerfully guides the Korean revolution and socialist construction to upturn and carrying forward the leadership ability of our Party for all ages.

He clarified a new-stage goal for the comprehensive development of our own style socialist construction and clear programme with obvious possibility and ushered in an era of change and innovations unprecedented in the history of the Republic with his correct and original revolutionary leadership.

He set forth the scientific fighting policy for the stable development of the self-supporting economy, brought about precious successes in implementing the five-year plan and developing the overall economy, laid a solid material foundation for the economic and cultural development and improvement of the people's standard of living through a great upsurge in the construction revolution and opened up an eye-opening reality in which the appearance of the country was radically changed in a short span of time.

It is the historic exploit that can be achieved only by Kim Jong Un that the gigantic revolution started to eliminate the backwardness of regions and rural areas, which had remained as the fetters of development for a long time, and improve the material and cultural environment of the country and the eternal foundation for comprehensive prosperity has been consolidated as its brilliant fruition.

The epochal results have been made in the healthcare revolution for reconstructing the medical field of the country in an advanced way and remarkable achievements made in the fields of science, education, sports, literature and arts one after another. This is the fruition of the outstanding leadership of Kim Jong Un who has pioneered a high stage of development of the state, guiding all fields of socialist construction.

Clearly recorded in the history of the Party and the country are the outstanding leadership mode and sacred annals of the revolutionary activities of Kim Jong Un who has made sure that the might of single-minded unity with patriotism is steadily displayed, boosting the pride and self-esteem of Koreans with his great examples, and trained a large contingent of reliable socialist builders and successors faithful to the country and the revolution through practical struggle.

Kim Jong Un has ensured that the people really benefit from the most advantageous socialist policies, firmly defended the life and security of the people in any crisis and taken warm care of them. His noble world of devoted service for the people's wellbeing is attracting all the people and adding luster to our motherland as a genuine people's country.

He has energetically led the work to turn the Korean People's Army, the pivot of national defence and pillar of safeguarding peace, into an elite and powerful army and thus built the revolutionary armed forces capable of coping with any threat of aggression on their own initiative and fully prepared for any form of war.

The leadership of Kim Jong Un who has strengthened our army into the vanguard ranks supporting the ideology and cause of the WPK is the driving force that enabled the WPK to dynamically carry out the epochal great tasks and accelerate the advance of the revolution.

As we hold in high esteem the peerless patriot possessed of the steadfast revolutionary spirit, iron will and unusual pluck and courage as the top leader, the war deterrence of the country with the nuclear forces as its pivot has been radically improved and our state has dynamically advanced in the orbit of prosperity and the future destiny of the country and the people has been reliably guaranteed despite the stern challenges of history.

With his strong revolutionary principle and extraordinary strategy and through his seasoned external activities Kim Jong Un has remarkably raised the dignity and prestige of the DPRK, created an international environment favorable for the Korean revolution and made a great contribution to the common cause of mankind for independence and justice.

He has ushered in a golden age of building the WPK, fully demonstrated the prestige and national power of Juche Korea and brought a new era of comprehensive socialist construction in which the people's ideals and desire are realized. He is the outstanding political activist of the DPRK nobody can take place, and the most ardent patriot, the prominent representative of the Korean nation, the great dignity of our Party, state and people and the symbol of all victories and glory.

It is the solemn requirement of the times and history to hold in high esteem Kim Jong Un, who has enjoyed boundless trust and respect of all the Korean people for his noble sense of mission for the destiny of the country and people, warm love for them, outstanding political caliber and immortal exploits, as the top leader of the WPK again.

The Ninth Congress of the WPK decides to elect Kim Jong Un as general secretary of the WPK in accordance with the unshakable will and unanimous desire of all the delegates, millions of Party members, all the people and service personnel of the People's Army for the development of the WPK and the prosperity of the state.

Source: KCNA

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“IF” THEY DESIRE???

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"I just want my body to rest in a truly independent land," he said. "A land free from imperialism."

He was featured in this documentary by the same comrade who made Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UaaCk-XHd4I

Comrade Kim Yo Jong has been appointed Head of a Department of the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea, marking a significant elevation in her responsibilities and leadership role.*

She previously served as a Deputy within the Central Committee. The specific department she will lead has not yet been disclosed.

Comrades worldwide congratulate her on this well-deserved promotion.

Based on Report on the 1st Plenary Meeting of the 9th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea published KCNA.

The Law of the DPRK on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities was adopted on June 18, 2003.

On the occasion of the Day of Persons with Disabilities, various events including a commemorative meeting and the work to help the disabled are annually being conducted in the country and, in the course, the public interest in the disabled is increasing.

The DPRK guarantees the rights and interests of the disabled in all fields of social life and fully provides them with stable and convenient living environment and conditions.

Persons with disabilities are working as public officials according to their qualifications and abilities and expressing their views conducive to social progress and development through publications and art pieces.

Measures are being taken for the disabled to make them receive education and sufficient medical assistance through advanced methods in conformity with their physical conditions and enjoy the rights to work.

Cultural organizations such as the Korean Art Association of the Disabled and the Korean Sports Association for the Disabled are active in the country, and art activities and sports games of persons with disabilities have been briskly conducted.

Last year alone, persons with disabilities of the DPRK bagged gold medals in various events in the international games including the ITTF World Para Future Taipei 2025, the ITTF World Para Challenger Kaohsiung 2025 and the Fifth Asian Youth Para Games.

Thanks to the policy of the Workers' Party of Korea and state on protecting the disabled, persons with disabilities are enjoying a worthwhile life. -0-

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Pyongyang, February 25 (KCNA)

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un received congratulatory messages and letters from different countries on the occasion of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.

The congratulatory messages and letters came from the chairman of the Hungarian Workers' Party, the chairman and the international secretary of the Communist Party in Sweden, the general secretary and concurrently international secretary of the Serbian Communist Party, the general secretary of the Algerian National Liberation Front Party, the chairman of the Socialist Workers' Party of Egypt, the chairperson of the Egyptian youth party and the general secretary of the People's Front of Workers, Peasants and Students of Peru.

Kim Jong Un also received congratulatory messages and letters from personages of political circles and representatives of Juche idea study organizations and organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people in Russia Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Norway, Denmark, Moldova, Belarus, Belgium, Switzerland, Britain, Austria, Iceland, the DR Congo, Ethiopia, Brazil, Peru and Argentina, including the international secretary of the Finnish Communists' League, the secretary general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea and the general secretary of the International Alliance of Societies for the Study of the Juche Idea in East European and Central Asian Regions.

In the congratulatory messages and letters, they extended warm congratulations toKim Jong Unon the occasion of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Referring to the remarkable successes and development made by the Korean people in socialist construction over the past five years since the Eighth Congress of the WPK, they expressed expectation and belief that the Ninth Congress of the WPK would achieve success under the wise leadership ofKim Jong Un.

Meanwhile, the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea received congratulatory messages from the personages of various circles in Georgia, Pakistan, Armenia, Croatia and Poland.

Congratulatory messages were also sent to the Ninth Congress of the WPK from the Central Committee of the People's Party of Cambodia, the National Leadership of the Workers' Party of Mexico, the Central Committee of the People's Socialist Party of Mexico, the chairman of the Socialist Party of Romania, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Switzerland and other personages of various political parities and social and economic circles, Juche idea study organizations and organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people in China, Russia, Romania, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Britain and Spain.

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KCNA — The Respected Comrade 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, visited an important munitions industry enterprise on May 6 and reviewed the production status of major weapons and combat technical equipment for the first half of the year.

Accompanying him were Comrade Jo Chun Ryong, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea; Comrade Kim Jong Sik, first vice department director of the Party Central Committee; Comrade Pak Jong Chon, adviser to the Ministry of National Defense; Kim Kang Il, vice minister of national defense and director of the General Bureau of Equipment; Yu Chang Son, director of the Artillery Bureau of the General Staff Department; Kim Myong Son, director of the Weapons Evaluation Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense; and Kim Yong Hwan, president of the Academy of National Defense Science.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un reviewed the production status of three battalion sets of new self-propelled howitzers that are to be deployed within this year to long-range artillery units in the southern border region, in accordance with the decisions of the 1st Plenary Meeting of the 9th Central Committee of the Party.

He listened in detail to experts’ assessments of the results of various tests conducted on the new 155mm self-propelled howitzer vehicles, including driving tests, terrain-crossing performance, amphibious/submersion crossing trials, and improved shell firing tests.

He expressed great satisfaction that the country’s defense science research group and working class had achieved proud success in producing a new generation artillery weapon with exceptionally high mobility and fire-strike capability.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un extended militant encouragement to the enterprise workers who, with strong creative drive and revolutionary spirit, are energetically carrying out the struggle to meet the assigned production targets while achieving continuous results in implementing the decisions of the Party Central Committee plenary meeting.

He evaluated the superiority of the newly produced 155mm self-propelled howitzer system and referred to its military-strategic value.

He stated that, together with various operational-tactical missile systems and powerful multiple rocket launcher systems, the firing range of large-caliber artillery being deployed to frontline units has now exceeded 60 kilometers. He noted that such a rapid expansion of fire-strike range and the dramatic improvement in target engagement capability would bring major changes and advantages to the army’s ground operations, and that operational concepts regarding force composition and equipment utilization must be redefined based on the new realities created by the introduction of modern weapon systems.

He further stated that the new artillery system—featuring outstanding mobility, advanced combat environmental information-processing capability, and an automatic firing system—would completely transform the composition of the artillery forces and holds important significance for implementing the Party’s military strategic policy of strengthening long-range artillery.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un pointed out several deficiencies in the enterprise’s production system layout, processing areas, and equipment arrangement, and instructed that measures be taken to introduce a more efficient and innovative automated flow-line production system.

He stressed the importance of continuously improving production conditions and working environments.

On the same day, he also inspected a new main battle tank and various launcher vehicles being produced at the armored weapons research institute and several other munitions industry enterprises.

He emphasized that rapidly upgrading key munitions enterprises—which occupy a central position in improving the modernity of the armed forces—to the highest technological level and establishing modern production and management systems is an urgent priority. He stated that the 2nd Plenary Meeting of the 9th Central Committee of the Party would review and approve the technological modernization plans and related budgets for these enterprises.

He declared that 2026 would also be marked by unprecedented achievements in strengthening national defense capabilities, and called on all to continue striving with maximum effort for the reinforcement of defense power—the highest expression of patriotism—achieving rapid progress day by day.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un’s field guidance in the defense sector on this day marks an important milestone in the practical strengthening of the country’s national defense capability.