North Korea Criticizes 'Economic Agency Responsibility Evasion' at Cabinet Expansion Meeting

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] North Korea criticized the issue of economic guidance agencies evading responsibility during the expanded plenary meeting of the Cabinet.

According to the Korean Central News Agency on the 12th, "The expanded plenary meeting of the Cabinet was held on the 11th via video conference," and "the Cabinet reviewed the first quarter business performance to thoroughly implement the decisions of the 8th Party Congress and the 2nd Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Party, and discussed countermeasures."

The meeting was chaired by Premier Kim Deok-hoon, and Vice Premier and Chairman of the State Planning Commission Park Jeong-geun delivered a report.

In his report, Vice Premier Park emphasized that "the defects and biases revealed in the execution of the first quarter plan of the new 5-year plan were analyzed and summarized with data, and stressed the need to strongly combat the phenomena of economic guidance agencies evading responsibility and carrying out plan execution in a formalistic manner," the news agency reported.

He added, "It was mentioned that the responsibility and role of the officials (ilgun) must be decisively enhanced to consistently push forward projects that bring about practical changes and substantial progress in this year's overall economic work, which determines the success or failure of implementing the decisions of the 8th Party Congress."

Since the beginning of this year, North Korea has consecutively held the 8th Party Congress and the Party plenary meetings, focusing on abolishing outdated practices in the economic sector to fulfill the 5-year plan.

Additionally, it demands the Cabinet and economic guidance agencies to overcome defeatism, self-preservationism, timidity and passivity, evasion of responsibility, and self-centeredness.

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