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Kim Jong Un Vows to Boost North Korea’s Defense Capabilities
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is pictured at the congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang on Jan. 6, 2021. / KCNA / Kyodo
By Kyodo News 7 January 2021
BEIJING—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to strengthen the country’s defense capacities at the first congress of the ruling party in more than five years, state-run media reported Thursday.
He vowed to protect national security by “placing the state defense capabilities on a much higher level”, the official Korean Central News Agency said.
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