N. Korea's Kim stresses importance of agriculture, vows to improve rural life

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has highlighted the significance of agriculture and promised to enhance living conditions in rural areas, according to state media. During a photo session with attendees of the 10th Congress of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea (UAWK), Kim expressed his admiration for the workers' efforts in boosting grain production.

He reiterated the party's commitment to ensuring agricultural workers enjoy the fruits of an ideal, civilized, and prosperous society ahead of others. Kim urged the union to act as the ideological catalyst and vanguard for accelerating rural development, stating that it is the union's primary responsibility. The congress, which commemorated the UAWK's 80th founding anniversary, took place in Pyongyang during the first year of implementing a policy direction set at the Ninth Congress of the Workers Party of Korea in February. The UAWK is one of four major workers' unions in North Korea.

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