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Rodong Sinmun on Kim Jong Il's Leadership over Drive to Build Economic Power

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today carries a signed article dealing with the wise leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea which brought about a new turning point in building a socialist economic power. The WPK is a great guide bringing about a new turning point in building a socialist economic power by courageously pulling through difficulties with a correct strategy and tactics and outstanding leadership, the article says, and goes on:
    What is important in the above-mentioned leadership provided by the WPK is that it laid down Juche-oriented ideas and theories and policies on economy reflecting the requirements of the developing reality and the desire of the Korean people, thereby providing invariable guidelines for building an economic power.
    Kim Jong Il set forth the line of economic construction and a revolutionary economic policy in the era of Songun, thus clearly indicating the orientation and ways of building a socialist economic power.
    What is also important in the WPK's guidance is that it has brought about a landmark occasion for the building of the economic power by skillfully solving problems arising in practice with a rare leadership art.
    It is the WPK's unique method of leadership to acquaint itself in detail with the actual situation before handling any problem, work out a plan and take positive measures for its settlement.
    Another important point in the Party's guidance is that it brought about a great surge throughout the country by stirring up the wisdom and energies of the popular masses and creating a model and generalizing it.
    Kim Jong Il has powerfully encouraged all the people in any work from the steadfast stand that there is neither obstacle insurmountable nor anything impossible if one trusts and relies on the popular masses and gives full play to their revolutionary zeal and creative ingenuity. Always mixing with the people, he has grasped their desire and wishes in good time and energetically encouraged them to bring about a great revolutionary upswing. Under his leadership the Korean people's drive to build an economic power has reached a new higher stage.