The security organ of the DPRK, the political guards of the Workers' Party of Korea and a mainstay in defending the revolution, is etching its 80th founding anniversary with pride in its glorious history.

The militant course of the state security organ coinciding with the long ruling history of the WPK is shining with the priceless traces of loyalty and patriotism of the security workers who have always played the vanguard role in the sacred struggle for firmly safeguarding the lifeline of the Korean revolution and the existence, prosperity and development of the DPRK.

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, paid a congratulatory visit to the Ministry of State Security of the DPRK on the occasion of the 80th founding anniversary of the state security organ on November 18.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was accompanied by Jo Yong Won, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Hyong Sik, department director of the WPK Central Committee, and Kang Yun Sok, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK.

When he arrived at the Ministry of State Security, all the security workers raised stormy cheers of "Hurrah", looking up to him who has developed the state security organ into a strong fortress for defending the socialist system and the people, which protects and firmly guarantees the line and policies of the WPK, the sovereignty of the DPRK and the political stability of society both in name and reality, with his outstanding leadership.

He was greeted by senior officials of the Ministry of State Security including Minister Ri Chang Dae.

The national flag of the DPRK was hoisted.

Kim Jong Un conveyed a congratulatory message to the Ministry of State Security marking its 80th founding anniversary.

All the security workers broke into loud cheers once again filled with strong emotion and boundless joy of having the honour and enjoying happiness in the presence of the father whom they longed for in the days and nights of sacred defence they have spent with loyalty and merits at the outpost of defending the Party's line and cause.

Acknowledging the enthusiastic cheers, Kim Jong Un extended warm militant greetings to the security workers who have invariably followed the road of patriotism and loyalty, bearing in mind the revolutionary faith and obligation, pure loyalty and transparent sense of class mission in the van of the struggle for defending the Party and the state.

He said that the WPK has been able to write the pages of legendary transformations and victories unprecedented in history, although it has made an arduous and thorny journey accompanied by hard fights against hostile forces from the first step since its birth as the ruling party, and it is unthinkable apart from the feats and brilliant merits of the security officers who have steadfastly followed the road of defending the revolution in the van of the class struggle.

The achievements of loyalty our state security organ made as it firmly preserved its character and original features as the guards of the Party and firmly defended the victorious advance of our revolution form the most brilliant peak in its long and proud course of struggle, he said, adding that the security organ of the DPRK is, indeed, a reliable companion and trustworthy assistant of the Party.

He once again warmly encouraged all the officials and service personnel of the security organ of the DPRK who have defended the cause of the Party, socialism and people and the lifeblood and vibrant dynamism of the ever-victorious Korean revolution in the severe frontline of defence all their lives or generation after generation, regarding the noble title of political defender of the Party as their greatest honour.

He had a photo session with them, expressing belief that all the officers and service personnel of the Ministry of State Security would fulfil their sacred and honourable responsibility and duty bestowed by the Party, state and people in the future, too.

All the participants hardened their firm will to become the reliable red shields of the Workers' Party forming manifold bulletproof walls around the Party Central Committee, the genuine security workers of the Republic, and thus further consolidate the revolutionary and class positions of the DPRK as firm as an impregnable fortress and resolutely defend the dignity and interests of the state.