Will never give in to sanctions says, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

TIL Desk/World/Pyongyang/ North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed never to give in to sanctions, adding that Pyongyang needs to deliver a “serious blow” to those imposing it, state-media reported on Thursday.

According to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim made the remark during a plenary session of the Central Committee of the ruling party ON Wednesday, a day before the North is to convene the first session of its 14th Supreme People’s Assembly.

“He underscored the need to more vigorously advance socialist construction by dint of self-supporting national economy… so as to deal a telling blow to the hostile forces who go with bloodshot eyes miscalculating that sanctions can bring North Korea to its knees.

“Self-reliance and self-supporting national economy are the bedrock of the existence of our own style socialism, the motive power of its advance and development and the eternal lifeline essential to the destiny of our revolution. According to the report, Kim mentioned self-reliance dozens of times during the meeting.