At the end of a five-day meeting of the ruling Labor Party in North Korea, Kim Jong Un spoke about the supply problems in the country. Rural development strategy is to increase agricultural production, said the ruler in Pyongyang.
Kim Jong Un spoke about the supply problems of North Korea at a five-day meeting of the Workers’ Party in Pyongyang.
(dpa)
North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong Un wants to completely solve the country’s supply problems. The fundamental task of the Rural Development Strategy is to increase agricultural production and “solve the country’s food problem completely,” said Kim at the end of a five-day meeting of the ruling Labor Party in Pyongyang on Friday, which set the goals for the new year were discussed. The state media reported on Saturday. It was initially not known whether Kim also gave a New Year’s address.
Kim gave a lot of space to rural development and economic policy goals, according to the reports. In June, at a meeting of the Central Committee, the ruler had prepared the population for a poorer supply of food.
The country, which is very isolated because of its nuclear weapons program, has been dependent on external food aid for many years after natural disasters and due to its own mismanagement. The corona pandemic has also hit the country hard in the past two years. It closed its borders early on, which had a major impact on trade with China. The further pandemic defense must also be given top priority in state work this year, Kim said according to the state media at the party meeting.