Groundbreaking Ceremony for Regional Development Policy-oriented Construction in Phyongwon County

 Pyongyang, February 1 (KCNA) -- The third-year project for implementing the regional development policy in the new era is being conducted on a full scale, under the strategic decision and distinguished guidance of the great Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee opening up a new phase for socialist construction with regional transformation.
The regional construction for the new year has began in Phyongwon County of South Phyongan Province, following Unnyul County, demonstrating the vitality and bright prospect of the Party's policy.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the regional development policy-oriented construction in Phyongwon County took place on Jan. 31.
Present there were Pak Thae Song, premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK, Ri Kyong Chol, chief secretary of the South Phyongan Provincial Committee of the WPK, Ri Song Bom, chairman of the provincial people's committee, service personnel of the People's Army involved in the construction and officials and working people of the province and the county.
Pak Thae Song addressed the ceremony.
Noting that a groundbreaking ceremony for the regional development policy-oriented construction in the significant year 2026 takes place in Phyongwon County, too, the premier said: A new life coming to the people amid continued groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies at the beginning and the end of every year is just testimony to the truth and vitality of the regional revolution our Party has been perseveringly carrying on after making a historic decision.
He referred to the fact that the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un indicated in detail the orientation and ways for implementing the expanded and deepened policy for regional development vigorously without letup.
He said that Kim Jong Un stressed again the intention of putting forward the regional development as a top priority task and an important political issue of the Party and the state and took revolutionary measures. As a result, the construction forces and technical equipment were reinforced and a powerful construction guidance system was established, thus providing a guarantee for successfully implementing the expanded construction project, he added.
Saying that transformation and miracles have become an unstoppable trend of the times and our ideals and goals, set higher than before, are demanding more dynamic struggle, the premier called for devoting all patriotic efforts and enthusiasm to glorifying this year when the Ninth Congress of the WPK is to be held as a year of new victory in the regional revolution, true to the great Comrade Kim Jong Un's policy on regional construction.
Then the commander of the 124th Regiment of the Korean People's Army made a speech.
He expressed the resolve to successfully build the regional-industry factories, hospital and leisure complex into entities for civilization and prosperity and wealth of the people by conducting the construction operation and command in a lightning and scrupulous way and thus live up to the expectation of the Party, the country and the people without fail.
The soldier-builders started the construction project, putting into motion construction equipment amid the excitement and joy of the residents in Phyongwon County. -0-