On the 16th, the birthday of Kim Jong Il, the father of Kim Jong Un, North Korean media reported, ``The enemy's vicious challenge and pressure'' with the United States and other countries in mind. ``We eliminated the United States and proudly elevated our homeland to the status of a nuclear-weapon state.''
In North Korea, the birthday of Kim Jong Il, the father of General Secretary Kim Jong Un, is considered the nation's biggest holiday, and on the 16th, the 82nd anniversary of his birth, state television broadcast a documentary film about Kim Jong Il before his death. is being broadcast.
Additionally, the Labor Party's official newspaper Rodong Sinmun wrote in a front-page editorial that, with the United States and South Korea in mind, "We have eliminated the enemy's vicious challenges and pressure, and proudly elevated our homeland to the status of a nuclear-weapon state." He praised Kim Jong Il for advancing nuclear development.
He then emphasized that his son, General Secretary Kim, who inherited his power, was ``achieving miraculous things one after another in national defense, the economy, and culture,'' and called for loyalty.
Meanwhile, Kim Yo Jong, Kim's sister, announced an unusual statement regarding relations with Japan on the night of the 15th, which was only reported by the state news agency for the outside world and was not reported domestically. Is not ...
According to Radio Press, which analyzes North Korean news reports, this is the first time Kim Yo Jong has released a statement that directly refers to Japan-North Korea relations, and interest is gathering in North Korea's intentions.