SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasised the importance of strengthening naval power during a tour of a naval base construction site, state media the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sept 8.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said there were geopolitical advantages of the site as a strategic vantage for the country bounded on the east and west sides by the sea.SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasised the importance of strengthening naval power during a tour of a naval base construction site, state media the Korean Central News Agency reported on Sept 8.
During the tour, he stressed the need to build a naval port capable of operating weapons systems of the warships and revealed military measures to deploy anti-aircraft and coastal-defence systems for defending the port, according to the report.
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