Kim Jong-un speaking at the 4th meeting of the 8th Labor Party Congress▶ Click here for a larger view
North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong-un said at the 8th Labor Party Congress that the progress of inter-Korean relations in the future depends on the attitude of implementing the agreement between the two Koreas.
According to the Chosun Central News Agency on the 9th, Chairman Kim said in the report on the Central Committee’s business summary on the 5th to 7th, “in South Korea, military hostilities and anti-Republican schemes continue to intensify the situation on the Korean peninsula, and the prospect of improving North-South relations. Is opaque.”
Chairman Kim criticized, “Currently, the South Korean authorities are bringing out non-essential issues such as quarantine cooperation, humanitarian cooperation, and individual tourism, giving the impression that they are interested in improving North-South relations.”
In addition, in a report related to the economic sector, he reiterated his existing position on the removal of tourist facilities on the south side, saying, “We must transform the Geumgangsan area into a modern cultural tourist destination of our style.”
He emphasized, “Only when the South Korean authorities strictly manage and fundamentally eliminate abnormal and anti-unification behaviors, a new path will be opened for improving North-South relations based on solid trust and reconciliation.”
In particular, Chairman Kim criticized that he strongly opposed the South’s introduction of advanced weapons and increased armed forces, and against the implementation of the military agreement between the two Koreas.
“If the South Korean authorities are to challenge this, they need to accelerate their efforts to acquire advanced military assets and develop missiles that are more accurate, more powerful and can fly farther than ballistic missiles and cruise missiles that they already have. “We have to explain the remarks made by the incumbent directly about the development of a ballistic missile with a warhead weight of the warhead, and convincingly explain the purpose and true intentions of the continued introduction of advanced attack equipment.”
At the same time, the central news agency said, “If the South Korean authorities have a dual and impartial view of thinking and continue to drive us against us by saying’provocation’ or anything, we will inevitably be forced to deal with South Korea differently.” He said.
Regarding inter-Korean relations in the future, Chairman Kim said, “It is entirely up to the attitude of the South Korean authorities to see if the North-South relations will be restored and revitalized, and the price will be paid as much as the effort is made.”
He said, “At this point, there is no need to show goodwill to the South Korean authorities as before, and as much as responding to our legitimate demands, we must deal with them as much as we move to implement the North-South Agreements.”
He added, “depending on the attitude of the South Korean authorities, North-South relations may return to a new starting point for peace and prosperity in the near future, as in the spring days of three years ago, as the Korean people wished for.”
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