North Korean leader Kim Jong-un spoke at an important meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea, saying, "The situation in the surrounding area is in danger of becoming extremely intensified, and we call for further progress in achieving the goal of strengthening national defense. He emphasized the idea of rushing to strengthen the defense force ahead of schedule.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Minister has announced that he will be the first woman to be the first Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Choi Soni, who has been involved in negotiations with the United States for many years.
North Korea's state-run Korean Central Television broadcasts on the 11th that the Workers' Party of Korea's central committee general meeting, which decides important policies, was held in the capital Pyongyang for three days until the 10th, and General Secretary Kim Jung-eun made a speech. Did.
In this, General Secretary Kim said, "Japan's security environment is extremely serious, and the situation in the surrounding area is at risk of becoming extremely intensified, and it is necessary to further advance the achievement of the goal of strengthening national defense." He emphasized the idea of rushing to strengthen national defense.
After stating that "the right to self-defense is a problem to protect the power of the state," he will fight head-on with Japan and South Korea, keeping in mind the United States, which aims to improve deterrence against North Korea. He insisted that it was the principle.
However, he did not specifically mention nuclear and missile development.
Meanwhile, at the general meeting, personnel affairs of parties and state institutions were also decided, and it was announced that Choi Soni, the first woman and the first vice minister of foreign affairs, would be assigned as the foreign minister.
Mr. Choi, who is fluent in English, is known as an "American connoisseur" who has been involved in negotiations with the United States for many years, and he is highly trusted by General Secretary Kim, such as accompanying him at the first-ever US-North Korea summit meeting in 2018. It is said that Mr. Choi's future trends are likely to attract attention.
What is Choi Soni?
Choi Soni, who was appointed as the new foreign minister of North Korea, is expected to be 58 years old since he was born in 1964, according to the materials of the Ministry of Unification of South Korea.
Mr. Choi, who is fluent in English and Chinese, has increased his presence as an "American diplomat" by acting as an interpreter in negotiations with the United States and in six-country talks on nuclear issues, and has made the United States at the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After working as the director of the North Korean Bureau in charge, it was revealed that he was promoted to Deputy Foreign Minister in February 2018 and to Deputy Foreign Minister 1 in April 2019.
At the first-ever US-North Korea summit meeting held in Singapore in June 2018, I accompanied Kim Jung-eun after repeated working-level discussions in advance.
In the documentary film of the US-North Korea summit meeting broadcast by state television, it was confirmed that Kim had a meeting with General Secretary Kim just before signing the joint statement, and the appearance of having a meeting in the waiting room was confirmed, showing the depth of trust from General Secretary Kim.
When the second US-North Korea summit ended in a farewell and the bilateral relations stalled, Mr. Choi announced the discourse in July, saying, "There is no need to face the United States, which sees dialogue only as a political tool." He emphasized that he had no intention of responding to the US-North Korea summit meeting before the US presidential election in November of this year.
In response to the Biden administration, which calls for unconditional dialogue, Mr. Choi said in a discourse last March, "Even if the administration changes, all that is heard is'complete denuclearization'. Unless it is withdrawn, we will continue to ignore attempts from the United States to contact us. "