Third Workshop for Officials in Information Sector of WPK Opens

Pyongyang, September 19 (KCNA) -- The Third Workshop for Officials in the Information Sector of the Workers' Party of Korea was opened in Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, on September 18 amid the traditional work being intensified in every sector to grasp again and rearm with the Party's ideas, theories and strategic policies in an overall and profound way to thoroughly guarantee the successful implementation of the revolutionary programme set forth at the historic Ninth WPK Congress.

The WPK Central Committee organized the workshop for the third time in the WPK's history to amplify the absolute superiority and mental and moral advantages peculiar to the DPRK emerging ever-victorious by dint of the ideology-first principle and to more thoroughly prepare the information workers of the whole Party into competent political activists and men of ability with matured qualifications and traits corresponding to the requirements of the new phase of development.

Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, guided the workshop.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared on the platform, the participants burst into stormy cheers of "Hurrah!" as a token of their highest tribute to the outstanding political strategist, the great master of ideology and theory who is glorifying the DPRK as a dignified politico-ideological power to the whole world.

Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly waved back to the officials in the information sector of the whole Party who are devoting all their wisdom and enthusiasm to the sacred work to consolidate in every way the single-minded unity, the most powerful might of our Party and our social system, while linking the Party and the masses with one ideology and breath.

The first row of the platform was taken by Ri Il Hwan and Ju Chang Il, secretaries of the C.C., WPK, Pak Yong Il, secretary of the Korean People's Army Committee of the WPK, and First Vice Director Choe Chang Hak and other leading officials of the Information and Publicity Department of the C.C., WPK, and the second row by secretaries in charge of information work at the provincial and provincial-level committees of the WPK and leading officials of other relevant sector.

Attending the workshop were officials of the Information and Publicity Department and relevant departments of the C.C., WPK, officials in the information and publicity sector of provincial, city and county committees of the WPK and the Party committees performing the same functions, information workers of ministries, national agencies and other institutions, industrial establishments and farms, officials in the fields of revolutionary relics, theoretical information, class education, literature and art, and media, and officials of Party cadre training institutions and working people's organizations.

Comrade Kim Jong Un made an important speech on the occasion of the opening of the Third Workshop for Officials in the Information Sector of the Workers' Party of Korea.

The Ninth Congress of the WPK indicated the direction of work covering an extensive sphere and the goals to be attained in view of the development phase of the Korean revolution and the requirements of the times and now our struggle is a entering a new phase in its sphere and all activities, Comrade Kim Jong Un said, adding that we are waging a new struggle as we have made progress in all fields and therefore, a higher stage of struggle is needed.

Referring to the view of the Party Central Committee on the importance of the workshop for officials in the information sector, organized to more strictly adhered to the Party's consistent principle and stand of attaching importance to ideology and giving precedence to the ideological work in the course of pioneering a new era and a new sphere of struggle, he went on:

The course of development, which we have successfully pioneered so far, was made entirely thanks to the ideological resources our Party has long accumulated, the indomitable mental strength and courage of our people, not by relying on any conditions or circumstances.

This is stark reality recognized not only by ourselves but by the world.

In order to ensure the successful accomplishment of the gigantic and huge tasks set forth at the Ninth Congress of our Party in the future, too, it should be premised on and guaranteed by the inexhaustible ideological and mental strength of our Party and people.

In reality, the tasks facing us and the difficulties arising at the same time highlight with each passing moment that the key to solve all these problems is only in the strength of ideology and that the genuine prosperity and civilization, which we aspire to and aim at, lie in maximizing the might of the ideological work.

We are now particularly emphasizing the need to start all the undertakings from ideological work in order to further develop the extraordinary potential peculiar to the Korean revolution, which has advanced and triumphed by dint of ideology, to the level of the new era.

Comrade Kim Jong Un appreciated that the information sector is now directing more efforts to intensifying the ideological offensive than ever before and, accordingly, the social atmosphere has been revved up and mass enthusiasm has been greatly uplifted.

However, we should be cautious of self-praise and self-satisfaction, encourage self-reproach and self-reflection and always maintain the revolutionary and responsible work style of struggling in mental agony and pains and working with a foresighted way and on a long-term basis, he said, reviewing and analyzing the deviations latent in the information work.

Noting that the fundamental improvement in the ideological work and the qualitative strengthening of the ideological position are urgently needed at present when many changes have taken place in the subjective and objective environments and the sphere of socialist construction is being expanded incomparably, he said that it is important to consolidate the Party information force in every way so as to meet the requirement of our Party and the developing revolution at present and further intensify the ideological work, the most important in the Party work.

It seems that the trend of change in objective environment is now faster than the transformation of means and methods of ideological work, he said, adding it is a principled requirement consistently maintained by our Party that the positive change in our Party's ideological work with the excellent history and tradition should naturally surpass the trend of change of the times and that ideological work should be conducted in an offensive manner ahead of reality.

Comrade Kim Jong Un in his speech particularly stressed that the issue that should be always prioritized is to lead the social development with ideological work.

He said: We have the great ideology and theories that can not be found in any other parts of the world, excellent tradition of ideological work and well-regulated ideological work system and order.

If all comrades present here powerfully guide the qualitative improvement in ideological work as required by the times and the developing revolution, it will be possible to reliably ensure the steady advance of our revolutionary cause, to say nothing of the implementation of the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the WPK.

Expecting all the participants to study in depth the contents of the workshop in an active and sincere manner in combination with the immediate and practical requirements and long-term demand of the revolution, Comrade Kim Jong Un stressed as follows:

Each era of the revolution and struggle demands the might of ideology peculiar and suited to it.

Today's ideological campaign should be an innovative, creative and offensive one leading the times.

It is easy to follow the old ones, but this is very dangerous. Whereas, it is difficult to create new ones suitable for today, but this is very necessary.

We must not forget that many well-known and unknown information workers active in the annals of our revolution had devoted much wisdom and efforts to fulfilling their revolutionary duty assigned by their eras and, consequently, the precious ideological wealth of our revolution and the tradition of ideological work were provided.

When you actively explore and apply new, novel and effective means and methods of information work that meet the requirements of the Party, the times and the reality, our ideological position will become stronger with the rapid advance of our times.

Therefore, all the participants should have a correct understanding of the importance and significance of the current workshop and devote themselves to acquiring the essence, the knack and matured methodology of ideological work in line with the intention of the Party Central Committee, thus making the period of the workshop a useful and meaningful occasion.

Expressing once again the stand of the Party Central Committee that attaches greater importance and expectation in the current workshop, which will serve as a milestone of epochal turn to register another clear page in our Party's history of ideological work, than any other sectional conference or workshop, Comrade Kim Jong Un declared the opening of the Third Workshop for Officials in the Information Sector of the Workers' Party of Korea.

The participants in the workshop responded with enthusiastic cheers and applause to the revolutionary stand of Comrade Kim Jong Un who manifested his will to firmly consolidate the precious tradition of the Korean revolution, which was pioneered and has emerged victorious with ideology, as the mainstay for the eternal victory of our cause.

The national anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was played.

Choe Chang Hak, first vice director of the Information and Publicity Department of the C.C., WPK, made a report.

The reporter said that the past two years since the Second Workshop for Officials in the Information Sector of the WPK were a sacred revolutionary journey, in which the political and ideological position of the DPRK was further consolidated despite manifold trials and adversity under the outstanding guidance of Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un and the leadership and invincibility of our Party dynamically ushering in a new era of comprehensive development by dint of ideology were fully demonstrated.

He noted that the General Secretary attached greater importance to the Party ideological work as socialist construction expanded day by day and the advance speed of the revolution accelerated and indicated the important guidelines for increasing the might of ideology and the effectiveness of ideological work to the maximum.

While energetically guiding the ideological work of the Party to make it a fresh and effective political work process suited to the requirements of the times and the developing revolution and our national status and prestige with clear purpose and aim, the General Secretary clarified ideas and theories which serve as precious treasures for further enriching the treasure house of ideological building of the WPK for their profundity and scientific accuracy, the reporter stressed.

The reporter recalled that the General Secretary put forth the ideological work as the main focus of the Party work and set a great model and precious example of solving all the problems through political work of enlisting the might of ideology in the course of the struggle to usher in a period of comprehensive development for national rejuvenation.

The recent trend of change witnessed in the field of ideological work, in which brisk activities are being launched to constantly explore and apply new forms and methods in conformity with the people's mentalities, is attributable to the energetic leadership of the General Secretary who indicated concrete methodology for information and motivation work to the details, he said.

The report stressed the importance and urgency of innovation in the ideological work being further highlighted in the present struggle to consolidate the successes made in the course of opening up the era of comprehensive development and lead them to a greater result.

Saying that the Party information sector is faced with the important revolutionary task for modeling the whole Party and society on the revolutionary idea of the Party Central Committee and giving full play to the inexhaustible ideological and mental strength of all the people in the struggle to attain the new long-term goals set forth at the Ninth Congress of the Party, the reporter referred to the principled issues for more thoroughly preparing the officials in the Party information sector as faithful spokespersons of the Party Central Committee and the revolution.

The present era calls the masters of the ideological campaign, who have acquired the Juche-oriented theory of giving importance to ideology as their mental qualities, to the forefront of the struggle, the reporter said, calling for deeply grasping the great revolutionary ideas and leadership mode of Comrade Kim Jong Un and his noble outlook on the people and thoroughly applying them to the Party ideological work and thus making great innovations and leaps forward in information and motivation work and more vigorously and dynamically opening up a new era of strengthening the whole Party and rejuvenating the whole state.

Ri Il Hwan appeared in the first lecture.

All the participants, who received the warm encouragement and expectation of Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un in boundless excitement, are taking part in the workshop with high political awareness and enthusiasm. -0-