Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- The security organ of the Republic, a political guards of the Workers' Party of Korea and a mainstay of defending the revolution, is marking its 80th founding anniversary with pride in its glorious history.

The militant course of the state security organ coincided with the long ruling history of the WPK are shining with the worthy traces of loyalty and patriotism of the security soldiers who always played the vanguard role in the sacred struggle for firmly safeguarding the lifeline of the Korean revolution and the existence, prosperity and development of the Republic.

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, paid a congratulatory visit to the Ministry of State Security of the DPRK on the occasion of the 80th founding anniversary of the state security organ on Nov. 18.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was accompanied by Jo Yong Won, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Hyong Sik, department director of the WPK Central Committee, and Kang Yun Sok, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK.

When Kim Jong Un arrived at the Ministry of State Security, all the security soldiers raised stormy cheers of "hurrah", looking up to him who has developed the state security organ into a strong fortress for defending the socialist system and the people, which protects and firmly guarantees the line and policy of the WPK and the sovereignty of the DPRK and the political stability of society, both in name and in reality with his outstanding leadership.

Kim Jong Un was greeted by senior officials of the Ministry of State Security including Minister Ri Chang Dae.

The national flag of the DPRK was hoisted.

Kim Jong Un conveyed a congratulatory message to the Ministry of State Security marking its 80th founding anniversary.

All the security soldiers broke into loud cheers once again with strong emotion and boundless joy of having the honor and enjoying happiness in the presence of the father whom they longed for every day and night for sacred defence they spent with loyalty and merits at the outpost of defending the Party's line and cause.

Acknowledging the enthusiastic cheers, Kim Jong Un extended warm militant greetings to the security soldiers who have invariably followed the road of patriotism and loyalty, bearing in mind the revolutionary faith and obligation, pure loyalty and transparent class mission in the van of the struggle for defending the Party and the state.

He said that the WPK only wrote the pages of legendary transformations and victories unprecedented in history, although it has made an arduous and thorny journey accompanied by hard fights against hostile forces from the first step since its birth as the ruling party and it is unthinkable apart from the feats and brilliant merits of the security officers who have steadfastly followed the road of defending the revolution in the van of the class struggle.

The traces of loyalty our state security organ left in firmly preserving its character and nature as the security guards of the Party and firmly defending the victorious advance of the Korean revolution are brilliantly shining in the course of its long and proud struggle, he said, adding that the security organ of the Republic is, indeed, a reliable companion and trustworthy assistant of the Party.

He once again warmly encouraged all the officials and servicepersons of the security organ of the Republic who have defended the cause of the Party, socialism and people and the lifeblood and vibrant dynamism of the ever-victorious Korean revolution in the severe frontline of defence in their lifetime or generation after generation, regarding the noble name, the political defender of the Party, as their greatest honor.

Expressing belief that all the officers and servicepersons of the Ministry of State Security would fulfill their sacred and honorable responsibility and duty bestowed by the Party, state and people in future, too, he had a significant photo session with them.

All the participants renewed their firm will to become reliable red shields of the Workers' Party of Korea, genuine security soldiers of the Republic to build manifold bulletproof walls around the Party Central Committee and thus consolidate the revolutionary and class positions of the DPRK as firm as a impregnable fortress and resolutely defend the dignity and interests of the state. -0-