UPDATED: Kim Jong Un calls for measures to protect North Korea's security
Last Updated Monday, December 30, 2019 11:40AM ESTSEOUL, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified "offensive measures" to protect the country's security and sovereignty, the North's state media said Monday, before his end-of-year deadline for the Trump administration to make major concessions to salvage a fragile nuclear diplomacy.
The North has said the meeting, which will continue for at least another day, is intended for discussions on overcoming "manifold and harsh trials and difficulties." The North's official Rodong Sinmun newspaper published photos of Kim, wearing a white dress shirt and horn-rimmed glasses, speaking from a podium as hundreds of government and military officials jotted down his comments.
It added that Kim stressed the need for a "decisive" increase in agricultural production and gave out instructions for improving science, education and public health standards. Kim has an urgent need to make major policy changes in the face of persistent U.S.-led sanctions and pressure, especially with a global crackdown on North Korean labour exports further straining his broken economy, Cheong said.
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