Pyongyang, November 20 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, gave field guidance at the regional-industry factories under construction in Songchon County, South Phyongan Province on Nov. 19.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was accompanied by leading officials of the Central Committee of the WPK.

He was greeted by senior officials of the Party, administrative and economic organs in the region and commanding officers of the unit of the Korean People's Army involved in the construction.

Going round the construction site, he expressed great satisfaction over the fact that sure successes in carrying out the Party's decisions have been made in twenty cities and counties this year when the first year's campaign for implementing a new policy of the WPK to open up a new era of regional development started after its confirmation and the validity and prospect of the Party's line and policy to achieve the simultaneous, balanced and rapid development across the country have been proved in practice.

He acquainted himself with the level of machinery and equipment produced at home, their assembling, building construction, preparation of raw and other materials, training of skilled workers, etc. and gave important instructions on operation and management of regional-industry factories and the orientation of their long-term development.

He stressed that the plenary meeting of the WPK Central Committee to be held in December, 2024 should strictly review the first year's work for implementing the Regional Development 20×10 Policy of special significance in the history of comprehensive development of Korean-style socialism and conduct in a responsible manner the work for expanding the experience and successes at an accelerating pace.

Referring to the requirements of the era in which the continuous revolution of construction aspiring and creating a new civilization of socialism and primary tasks for dynamically launching and pushing forward any huge construction project, he set forth important tasks for discussing and deciding practical measures to be studied and taken by the state at the plenary meeting of the WPK Central Committee.

Saying that we have not much time left until the end of this year, he gave important instructions on the issues to be solved without fail in perfectly concluding the construction of regional-industry factories in twenty cities and counties which has been pushed forward this year and on drawing up the plan for regional construction in 2025. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2024.11.20.)