"North Korean leader sets goals to strengthen the country's defense at a 2-day meeting of the party plenum," the agency said in a statement.

According to the head of the DPRK, the key goals should be achieved in 2023.

Earlier, the South Korean Ministry of Defense said that four small DPRK drones were flying in the area of ​​Ganghwa Island in South Korea, and another one flew up to the northern region of the metropolitan agglomeration.

The South Korean military fired about 100 shots from helicopter cannons in an attempt to shoot down the drones, but failed to shoot down the drones.