Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- The President, vice-presidents, secretary, honorary vice-presidents and members of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK were elected at the first session of the 10th SPA today as follows:
President Kim Yong Nam .
Vice-President Yang Hyong Sop and Kim Yong Dae .
Honorary vice-presidents Ri Jong Ok, Pak Song Chol, Kim Yong Ju and Jon Mun Sop .
Secretary general Kim Yun Hyok .
Members Ryu Mi Yong, Kang Yong Sop, Ri Gil Song, Ri Chol Bong, Ri Il Hwan, Sung Sang Sop, Chon Yon Ok, Ryom Sun Gil, Pak Tae Hwa as a whole.
The National Defence Commission has the duties and authority to:
- Guide the armed forces and defence building of the state as a whole
- Set up or disorganise a national institution in the defence sector
- Appoint or remove major military cadres
- Set up military titles and confer the military ranks of and above general
- Proclaim a state of war and orders for mobilization.
The National Defence Commission issues decisions and orders.
The National Defence Commission is accountable to the Supreme People's Assembly.
The constitution says the SPA presidium is the highest organ of power in the intervals between sessions of the SPA.
According to the constitution, the SPA presidium has the duties and authority to:
- Convene sessions of the SPA .
- Supervise the observance of laws of state organs, and adopt measures.
- Form or abolish commissions and ministries of the cabinet .
- Ratify or abrogate treaties established with other countries .
- Decide on and publish the appointment or recall of diplomatic envoys accredited to foreign countries .
- Exercise the right to grant general amnesties or special pardon.
The President of the SPA presidium organises and guides the work of the presidium, represents the state and receives credentials and letters of recall of diplomatic representatives accredited by foreign states.
The constitution says the cabinet is the administrative and executive body of the highest organ of state power and a general state management organ.
The cabinet consists of the premier, vice-premiers, chairmen of commissions, ministers and some other necessary members.
The cabinet has the duties and authority to:
- Adopt measures to execute the state policy .
- Draft the state plan for the development of the national economy and adopt measures to put it into effect .
- Compile the state budget and adopt measures to implement it .
- Adopt measures to strengthen the monetary and banking system .
- Establish treaties with foreign countries .
- Conduct external activities.
According to the constitution, the premier of the cabinet organises and guides the work of the cabinet and represents the government of the DPRK.
The cabinet is accountable to the SPA and to the SPA presidium when the SPA is not in session.
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