Top DPRK leader attends activities celebrating Army Founding Day

Source: Xinhua| 2019-02-09 13:25:36|Editor: Chengcheng
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PYONGYANG, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- To celebrate the 71st founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army (KPA), Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attended a performance given by the State Merited Chorus here Friday.

According to reports by DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Saturday, Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju warmly congratulated all KPA service personnel who mark the Army Founding Day, which falls on Feb. 8.

Kim also attended a banquet arranged by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea to celebrate the Army Founding Day, together with other senior officials and army generals, the report said.

Also on Friday, Kim visited the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, and called on the People's Army to strengthen military techniques in keeping with the requirement of the times.

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