Northern Power Elite Visit Power and Metal Production Sites from New Year... 'Focusing on Economy'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The core members of North Korea's political power, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, visited power and metal production sites from the beginning of the new year. This appears to be an effort to oversee the issues raised as key agendas at the end of last year’s Workers' Party plenary meeting.

The Rodong Sinmun reported on the 4th that Choe Ryong-hae, a Standing Committee member and Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly Standing Committee, conducted an on-site inspection of the Pyongyang Thermal Power Plant.

The newspaper stated, "Comrade Choe Ryong-hae encouraged the officials and workers at the power plant, who are vigorously driving power production to implement the decisions of the 8th Central Committee’s 4th Plenary Meeting from the very start of the new year, accelerating the bold advance momentum that led the overall economy last year."

At the plenary meeting held from the 27th to the 31st of last month, it was decided regarding the power industry sector that "while satisfactorily ensuring the immediate power demand, a struggle must be waged to raise production to a high level, reduce power loss during transmission, accelerate the construction of new power bases, and increase power generation capacity using various natural energies."

On the previous day, Kim Tok-hun, Premier of the Cabinet and Standing Committee member, visited the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex, mentioning the fundamental ideas and spirit of the 4th plenary meeting and urging to raise the fighting spirit. Regarding the metal industry sector, the plenary meeting also decided that "our own method of iron production should be technically refined, and steel products should be produced as planned by securing raw materials, fuel, and supplies, while simultaneously advancing capacity expansion and modernization."

The Standing Committee members, the core of North Korea’s power, visiting economic sites such as steel and power from the beginning of the new year, appear to be encouraging the implementation of the decisions made at the plenary meeting.

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