Kim Jong Un visited exercises and instructed to speed up ‘war preparations’
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the site of the exercises and ordered to increase the intensity of efforts to improve the combat readiness of the military, TASS reports
It is stated that Kim Jong Un visited a large base of the Korean People's Army on March 6th. He watched the training facilities and supervised the practical manoeuvres of military units. He was met by the North Korean Defence Minister, Kang Sun Nam, and the Chief of the General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army, Ri Yong Gil.
Kim Jong Un noted that the DPRK Armed Forces ‘must impose the strictest requirements on itself and constantly increase practical exercises to rapidly improve combat training in order to ensure full readiness for war in accordance with changes and its modern forms’.
According to KCNA, Kim Jong Un stressed that the DPRK Armed Forces at all levels should begin a new turbulent period of ‘accelerating preparations for war’ in accordance with the current situation.
