Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Awards State Commendation to Distinguished Contributors to Bolstering Up Defence Capabilities

Pyongyang, August 30 (KCNA) -- Respected Comrade 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, met and congratulated the scientists, researchers and officials of major defence research institutions, who made a great contribution to resolving scientific and technological problems of epochal significance in developing new combat weapon systems and improving their performance and to putting the military and technical strength of national armed forces on a higher level, at the headquarters of the Party Central Committee on August 29.

Present there were Jo Chun Ryong, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, and Kim Jong Sik, first vice department director of the Central Committee of the WPK.

True to the policy of modernizing the armed forces set forth at the historic Ninth Congress of the Party, the defence science research sector has recently developed exclusive technologies, to be regarded as an event in strengthening the capability for fighting a war and the deterrence, thus fully demonstrating again the course of unique development of the country's military and technological capabilities.

Comrade Kim Jong Un read out a decree of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK on awarding state commendations to those who made distinguished contributions to bolstering up the defence capabilities, and personally conferred the title of DPRK Hero and Gold Star Medal and Order of National Flag First Class and Order of Kim Il Sung on a scientist, researcher and official.

Highly appreciating the recent exclusive innovative military sci-tech achievements, made and introduced in the defence science research field, as a great revolution that opened up a sure prospect for radically improving the modernity of our army's combat weapon systems, Comrade Kim Jong Un paid high tribute on behalf of the DPRK government to the national defence science research group for its boundless efforts, patriotic devotion and heroic contribution.

The defence scientists displaying boundless loyalty to the Party and the revolution, the country and its people and unlimited creativity to guarantee the strength and prestige of our state with matchless sci-tech power are the greatest patriots and heroes, he said, stating that our Republic is invariably preserving the high prestige and glory of invincibility thanks to the great role of the defence science research group who has always perfectly implemented the military strategic policies of the Party Central Committee.

Expressing expectation and belief that the excellent defence scientist research group would bolster up the arms of the self-defensive power in a more overwhelming and stronger manner for the great state and people, he had a photo session with them.

The defence scientists, researchers and officials, given the highest honor by the country and its people, pledged to remain true to the sacred responsibility and duty they have assumed before the Party and the revolution by further striving to attain the higher goals of strengthening the national defence capability, faithfully upholding the far-reaching intentions of Comrade Kim Jong Un with single-minded unity and loyalty. -0-