Kim from Korea vowed to raise the bar, keeping measures to reduce viruses

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to improve his military skills, maintain anti-retroviral measures and work hard to boost economy by speaking at a political conference this week, state media reported on Saturday.

A state media report on Kim’s remarks at a five-day meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party did not say anything about what the United States and South Korea did. Some experts say this means that Kim is not interested in resuming talks with Washington and Seoul in the near future and would allow his country’s borders to be closed as they search for self-reliance resources to address the effects of the epidemic.

“The instability of the Korean Peninsula and international politics has led the people to move forward strongly with our plans to build national security without delay,” Kim said.

Kim ordered the use of powerful modern weapons to support his army and called on the military to be “completely loyal and loyal” to the ruling party led by him, according to KCNA.

The KCNA said the conference had created “smart strategies” for North Korea’s foreign relations with South Korea, but did not elaborate. It did not mention the United States.

The conference, which was supposed to review previous projects and review new ideas, came as Kim wrote 10 years in office last month. Since taking office in the wake of the death of his dictatorial father in December 2011, Kim Jong Un has established a stronghold at home and strengthened his nuclear weapons and missiles. But North Korea’s economy has suffered a great deal in the last two years as a result of the closure caused by epidemics, ongoing UN sanctions and natural disasters.

There are no signs of political unrest in North Korea, but some experts say the long-term stability of Kim’s leadership could be in doubt if the current crisis continues. Top political rallies like an international conference give Kim the opportunity to strengthen the alliance behind her leadership and show that she is in control of the government. But it is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.

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At a party meeting in January last year, Kim acknowledged that his old economic plan had failed and said his country was facing “very difficult” times.

But at this week’s summit, Kim said that progress had been made in the new development plans, saying last year was “a year of great success” and that this year’s goals are “a great battle for life and death” to be achieved. Kim mentioned the activities of agriculture, construction, electricity, mining, forestry and many more, which cannot be guaranteed on their own.

According to South Korea’s comparison, North Korea and China’s trade, a major trading partner and economic regulator, fell by about 80% in 2020 before returning by two-thirds in the first nine months of last year. In 2020, North Korea’s economy suffered from the worst economic crisis since 1997 when its yields plummeted since Kim took office in 2011. Seoul officials said North Korean agriculture last year had improved slightly.

At a general meeting, Kim urged officials to lead a campaign against the epidemic, saying that carelessness and threats would not be tolerated. Researchers say Kim fears that the fragile medical facilities in her country will not be able to cope with the severe outbreak of the virus – despite claims that North Korea does not have a coronavirus.

“North Korea is expected to continue to close its borders and become more self-reliant as it trades less with China due to the latest changes (omicron) and the global epidemic,” said researcher Cheong Seong-Chang. at the secret Sejong Institute.

Cheong said “it is a very small possibility” for North Korea to accept a US summit to resume nuclear weapons talks or a call for South Korea to symbolically represent, politically end the 1950-53 Korean war as a means of reducing conflict.

“North Korea has been able to withstand its border restrictions and say ‘juche’ confidence because secret trade and support from China help meet the country’s needs,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul. .

US-led talks aimed at persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear program for economic and political gain fell in 2019 when then-President Donald Trump rejected Kim’s bid to reduce more nuclear sanctions. Since then Kim has threatened to upgrade its nuclear weapons and bring in state-of-the-art weapons targeting the United States and its allies.