{"id":13019,"date":"2010-08-25T17:14:49","date_gmt":"2010-08-25T08:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.dailynk.com\/en\/?p=13019"},"modified":"2020-01-17T08:48:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:48:08","slug":"north-korea-speaks-out-on-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-speaks-out-on-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea Speaks Out on Workers&#8217; Party Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Young Nam, North Korea\u2019s Supreme People\u2019s Committee Permanent Chairperson, nominally the head of state, has stated that the Workers&#8217; Party is being returned to the forefront of state affairs, offering a further clue to the intention behind September\u2019s Workers\u2019 Party Delegates\u2019 Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the \u201cCommemorative Convention for the 50th Anniversary of the Leadership of the Military-first Revolution\u201d, Kim told assembled officials in Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Tuesday, \u201cUpon the opportunity of the historical Delegates\u2019 Conference of the Chosun Workers\u2019 Party, we will reinforce the function of our Party, which is the headquarters of the Military-first revolution, organizer and fugleman of the victory of our people,\u201d according to Chosun Central News Agency. <\/p>\n<p>A number of experts have predicted that North Korea plans to reinforce the function and authority of the Workers\u2019 Party through the delegates\u2019 conference. However, this is the first time that a high North Korean official has spoken publicly on the matter. <\/p>\n<p>Kim additionally emphasized, \u201cAll Party projects should be carried out in accordance with the ideology and intention of the Party, based on the line and policies of the Party and by reinforcing the leadership role of the Party in revolutionary construction.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, Kim was keen to stress the logical correctness of Kim Jong Il&#8217;s Military-first line. \u201cComrade Kim Jong Il, who has opened the prosperous era of the Workers\u2019 Party by wisely leading military construction and revolutionary projects based on Military-first politics, by viewing military business and Party business together as the keys, has achieved great historical innovations in the construction of the strong and prosperous fatherland by advancing the Military-first achievements of the Juche idea,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>On August 25, 1960, while Kim Jong Il was studying at Kim Il Sung University, he joined his father for an on-site inspection of Ryu Kyung Su No. 105 Tank Unit. 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