SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the public and state security ministries and judicial bodies on their 80th founding anniversaries, emphasising their role in defending the North's socialist system, state media reported on Wednesday.
Kim paid congratulatory visits to the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of State Security, the Supreme Court and the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office the previous day on the occasion of the bodies' 80th founding anniversaries, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
During his visit to the state security ministry, Kim was greeted by Minister Ri Chang-dae and other senior officials, and he extended "warm military greetings" to its service personnel for following "the road of patriotism and loyalty" in defending the party and the state, the KCNA said.
Kim said it was thanks to the "feats and brilliant merits" of security officers that the ruling party has written pages of legendary transformations and victories against hostile forces, expressing confidence that service members will continue to fulfill their responsibility and duty in the future.