North Korea's ruling party re-elects Kim Jong Un general secretary for bolstering nuclear power - Reuters
North Korea's ruling party re-elects Kim Jong Un general secretary for bolstering nuclear power Reuters
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Notable Quotes
"Only Kim Jong-un can guide the trend of gigantic transformation of our cause put on an orbit of leap forward to a steady upturn without halt."
— Ri Il-hwan , Politician
""new chapter" in relations with North Korea"
— Xi Jinping , Politician
""He has energetically led the work to turn the Korean People’s Army... into an elite and powerful army.""
— Kim Jong Un , Politician
""100 per cent" open to a meeting."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"Today, our Party is faced with heavy and urgent historic tasks of boosting economic construction and the people’s standard of living and transforming all realms of state and social life as early as possible."
— Kim Jong Un , Politician
"He has energetically led the work to turn the Korean People's Army, the pivot of national defence and pillar of safeguarding peace, into an elite and powerful army."
— Kim Jong Un , Politician
"the reaffirmation of his authority amounts to a declaration that Kim Jong Un has ended the regime's ‘crisis‑management mode’ and entered a phase of confident, stable long‑term rule"
— Lim Eul-chul , Academic
Key People
Choe Ryong Hae is the Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly Standing Committee in North Korea.
Choe Son Hui is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Ju Ae is the daughter of Kim Jong Un and is considered North Korea's heir apparent.
Kim Jong-un is the Supreme Leader of North Korea.
Kim Jong Un is the Supreme Leader of North Korea.
Lim Eul-chul is an expert on North Korea at Kyungnam University.
Ri Il-hwan is a secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Ri Pyong Chol is a top military official in North Korea.
Ri Su Yong is a former Foreign Minister of North Korea.
Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia.
Xi Jinping is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China.
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizAFBVV95cUxQMC1jczk1aHhmazBGWjAtWEdHeVN3TlhFY0RBTWZRX1JZUS05cFlPUl9PQ2hHa25zZmxQMGZLLUNQZlBvaEtUcW1hcmFIVG1uY0xqbTBDVFdmY19WRlpqS0F4SGU1VE1VbHpXOHdCdVJQREx1M196a3duY0ZLUjdERENmQk9GWTFGTUE0VWlkUllRMnpQMmNvUHpzaDVtZF9BV21KV0pxOW1nUk9jc09XdEFxVlItM090Q1NoS0dEZFNKM0JnN21NRU90MjI?oc=5" target="_blank">North Korea's ruling party re-elects Kim Jong Un general secretary for bolstering nuclear power</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as secretary-general of North Korea’s Workers’ Party, extending his 15-year rule and focusing on boosting economic construction and the people's standard of living.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party at a rare congress, with the decision made on Sunday in accordance with the unanimous desire of all delegates.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reelected as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party, with state media citing his strengthening of the nation's nuclear arsenal and elevated international standing as reasons for broad party support.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reelected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party, with delegates crediting him for bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal and strengthening its regional standing.
North Korea's ruling party reelected Kim Jong-un as its general secretary, highlighting the rapid improvement of the country's nuclear-based war deterrence under his leadership.
North Korea's ruling Workers' Party re-elected leader Kim Jong Un as general secretary, crediting him for strengthening the country's military and improving its nuclear deterrence.
North Korea's ruling Workers' Party re-elected leader Kim Jong Un as general secretary at the fourth day of its party congress meetings, state news agency KCNA reported on Monday.
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