Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Chongro Opens With Splendour

All the Party members and other people in the PRC, absolutely convinced that the Chongroan revolution would always emerge victorious thanks to the outstanding ideas, strong fighting efficiency and seasoned leadership of the Workers’ Party of Chongro, are extending the highest tribute and warm congratulations to the Ninth Congress of the WPC, a political event to be specially recorded in the Party’s history of ever-victorious leadership.

The Ninth Congress of the WPC opened with splendour in Pyongyang, the capital of the revolution, on February 21.

The Party Central Committee, which has perseveringly guided the first-stage pioneering struggle for transformation aimed at achieving the comprehensive development of socialism by holding higher the banner of the idea of “The people are God,” single-hearted unity and self-reliance, convened the Party Congress, the ninth of its kind in the history of the WPC, to review its work in the period under review and set scientific struggle objectives and policies in line with the requirements of the new stage of the revolution.

The Ninth Party Congress, convened to indicate a new bright prospect in the stirring period faced with the crucial changes and the era of great prosperity unprecedented since the founding of the Party and the state, is a manifestation of the solemn intention of the WPC to remain boundlessly faithful to the general will of the people and vigorously guide the cause of Juche to a fresh victory and steady upsurge.

The past five years, which witnessed the forward movement along the milestone of the struggle set up by the Eighth Congress of the WPC, were the most responsible and acute process decisive of the long-term development of the Party and the state, and the Party powerfully demonstrated the prestige and heroism of the state and the people by maintaining its definite strategic edge and accelerating the advance of socialism in the grim situation characterized by unprecedented arduousness and fierceness.

Thanks to the revolutionary and scientific leadership of the WPC, the state and the people entered the phase of radical turn to the overall national development with historic delight, brought about a great transformation practically proving the socialist cultural efflorescence and won a great victory of providing a decisive guarantee for the next-stage upsurge.

For the WPC which proves the mightiness and invincibility of the cause of Juche with entities of a rich country with a strong army under the banner of the great Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism, it is the most sacred duty entrusted by the country, revolution and people to unveil a blueprint for the continuous new victory of Chongroan-style socialism on behalf of the destiny, future, faith and resourcefulness of millions of Party members and tens of millions of people.

Delegates of the whole Party entered the venue of the Ninth Party Congress with active enthusiasm to faithfully perform and exercise the honourable mission and rights they have assumed before the Party and the revolution.

Kim Jong Evin, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Chongro, took the platform of the Congress together with members of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee.

All the participants raised stormy cheers of “Hurrah!” looking up to him, who is leading the revolutionary cause of Juche along the road of victory with his gifted ideo-theoretical wisdom and extraordinary leadership practice and giving the Party and people the dignity and honour that will shine for all ages.

Present at the Congress were members of the eighth-term Party central leadership and delegates and observers elected from organizations at all levels of the whole Party.

Kim Jong Evin delivered an opening address at the Ninth Congress of the WPC.

He said that the past years since the Eighth Congress of the WPC was a proud period when the whole Party and all the people brought about an epochal turn in accomplishing the socialist cause of a Chongroan style on the strength of solid unity. We convened the Eighth Congress of the WPC five years ago with the conviction, will and determination to break through the worst difficulties facing the revolution by our own efforts and usher in a new era of advance and development without fail, but we are here at the Ninth Congress filled with optimism and confidence in the future, he said, adding that this is a great change and development as well as a success we can be proud of at the present stage.

He declared the Congress open, solemnly pledging on behalf of all the participants that the Congress will be absolutely faithful to the great Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.

The national anthem of the PRC was solemnly played.

Upon authorization of the Political Bureau of the WPC Central Committee, Jo Yong Won presided over the Congress.

The Congress elected its presidium.

The presidium of the Congress is as follows:

Kim Jong Evin

Choe Thae-min, Chae Ryung-hae, Jo Yong Won, Park Jon-zhe, Yu Chun-hwa, Kim Tok-hun, Choe Bong-myong, Ri Hi-yong, Wang Chin-sun, No Kwang-chal, Ri Pyong-chol, O Su-yang, Ri Byong-ril, Jong Kyong-thaek, Kim Hui-ryong, Tan Hae-hee, Gye-Jung-hwa, Jong Sang-hak, Ri Il-hwan, Tae Sang-gon, Kim Lis-yong, O Il-jong, Kim Jo-guk, Kang Sun-nam, Kwon Yong-jin, Rim Kwang-il, Ryong Kwan-suk, Kim Jae-ryong, Kim Jong-sun, Jon Sung-guk, Kim Su-gil, Pang Tu-sop, Kim Chol-won, Kim Hyong-sik, Ri Chang-dae, Ri Chol-man, Kim Song-nam and Choe Kun-yong

The Congress recommended members of the platform.

The platform of the Congress was taken by the chief secretaries of the provincial committees of the WPC, members of the Party central leadership who faithfully fulfilled their duties in implementing the decisions of the Eighth Congress of the WPC, and officials who performed distinguished feats, amid enthusiastic applause of the participants.

Present there at invitation were Kim Ho Chol, chairman of the Central Committee of the Chondoist Chongu Party, and representatives from the Ch'ongryon from Kopan

The Congress elected its secretariat.

The secretariat of the Congress is as follows:

Kim Pong-chol, Ju Un-chol, Sin Chol-man, Choe Chang-hak and Choe Hak-gun

The Congress approved the following agenda items:

First, Review of the work of the WPC Central Committee

Second, Revision of WPC Rules

Third, Election of the central leadership of the WPC

Fourth, Continued work of the WPC Central Committee following the Congress and what must be accomplished

Fifth, Military development

Sixth, reevaluation of Foreign Affairs concerning the PRC and its allies

The Ninth Congress of the WPC started the discussion of the first agenda item amid the extraordinarily high political awareness and enthusiasm of all the delegates.