Pyongyang, February 23 (KCNA) -- The fourth-day sitting of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was held on Feb. 22.

The Congress continued its historic work amid high enthusiasm of the delegates who attentively listened to the report on the review of the work of the Party Central Committee that will powerfully encourage the cause of the DPRK and its struggle to a higher stage.

Speeches were made on the first agenda item "Review of the Work of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee" at the fourth-day sitting of the Congress.

Kim Jong Gwan and Yun Jong Ho, delegates of the Cabinet Party organizations, and Kim Jong Sik, first vice department director of the C.C., WPK who is a delegate of the headquarters Party organization, took the floor.

Written speeches were made by delegates of Party organizations at all levels including Ri Il Hwan, Pak Thae Song, No Kwang Chol, Jon Sung Guk, Mun Chol, Ri Chol Man, Pang Tu Sop, Kim Chol Sam, O Il Jong, Kim Myong Hun, Kim Hyong Sik, Kim Il Guk, Yun Jae Hyok and Ri Song Bom.

Expressing full support to the report on the review of the work of the Party Central Committee, the speakers said that the revolutionary nature of the Party serving the people was fully displayed in the period under review thanks to the outstanding ideology and theory and energetic leadership of Comrade Kim Jong Un and remarkable progress and changes were made in all domains, sectors and regions of the country which develop simultaneously in a balanced way.

They analyzed and reviewed the lessons drawn from the work of their sectors and units in the course of the struggle for implementing the decisions of the Eighth Congress of the WPK and expressed their solemn resolve to play the vanguard and core role in the all-people advance toward a new victory of the revolution.

The Congress decided to study a decision on the first agenda item at sectional study and consultative meetings and revise and supplement it in reflection of constructive opinions and then deliberate it at the Political Bureau before it is adopted at Congress.

The Congress discussed the second agenda item, "On the Revision of the Rules of the Workers' Party of Korea".

Jo Yong Won made a report on the revision of the WPK Rules.

A decision "On the Revision of the Rules of the Workers' Party of Korea" was adopted with unanimous approval.

The Congress discussed the third agenda item "Election of the Central Leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea".

The venue of the Congress with discussion of the agenda item of great political significance in glorifying most brilliantly the absolute prestige and leadership ability of the WPK just ahead was filled with high enthusiasm of the delegates to fulfill their historic responsibility before the times and the revolution, the country and its people.

The Congress declared that the eighth-term Party central leadership would successfully complete its term according to the WPK Rules, and held the election of the ninth-term Party central leadership.

The relevant provisions of the "Detailed Regulations for Election of the Central Leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea" were read out before the start of procedures for the election of members and alternate members of the Party Central Committee.

The method of nominating candidates for members and alternate members of the Party Central Committee was discussed and decided and, according to it, candidates were nominated and elected.

Upon authorization of the presidium of the Congress, Ri Hi Yong proposed candidates for members of the Ninth Central Committee of the WPK.

At the moment when Kim Jong Un was proposed as a candidate for a member of the Party Central Committee, all the delegates burst into cheers and gave enthusiastic applause.

All the proposed candidates were nominated as candidates for members of the Party Central Committee with unanimous approval of the delegates.

The delegates unanimously recognized that all the nominated candidates for members of the Party Central Committee are the core elements of the Party who are boundlessly loyal to the Party's revolutionary ideas and fighting programmes and fully ready to powerfully push ahead with the perfect implementation of the Party's policies by playing the vanguard role.

The Congress held elections to nominated candidates for the members of the Party Central Committee.

The person, who presided over the Congress, courteously proposed first to elect Comrade Kim Jong Un as a member of the Party Central Committee, representing the unanimous will and desire of all the Party members and the delegates to the Party Congress.

All the participants expressed full support and approval with stormy cheers of "Hurrah!" and enthusiastic applause.

138 candidates for the members were elected to the members of the Central Committee of the WPK under full approval of the delegates.

The Congress elected alternate members of the Party Central Committee.

111 candidates were elected as alternate members of the Party Central Committee through relevant nominating and election procedures.

The Congress greeted the most important and responsible moment of decisive significance in strengthening the Party and accomplishing the revolutionary cause.

All the participants were greatly exalted by the crucial event of electing the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the head representing and leading our great Party.

Ri Il Hwan made a proposal on the election of the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

We are to adopt the most important and responsible decision in firmly guaranteeing the destiny and future of our great state and people and in attaining all the goals and ideals we want to achieve, the speaker said, adding that if our revolution is to successfully carry out the huge tasks for the new stage of development while steadfastly preserving its lifeline, it is necessary to further strengthen the leadership ability of the Party and this can be successfully realized only when a political activist, who is most loyal to the cause of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism and who is possessed of outstanding and seasoned skills, undertakes this responsible duty.

At this moment, the immutable truth of history most strictly proved in the past struggle, the results of the revolution keenly realized by all the people on this land, and the faith deeply cherished during the unusual 1 800-odd days are making the desire and will of all the delegates unanimous ones, he said, stressing that it was the strength of the great ideology and politics, the strength of the great Comrade Kim Jong Un that made it possible to design and create to the full the dream and ideal for prosperity, which had been desired for a long time, even in the middle of this confused planet shaking with wars and tyranny.

The course of the struggle of the eighth-term Party Central Committee with amazing goal and more admirable fruition of success made our people and the world appreciate the personality of Kim Jong Un as the peerlessly great man who certainly brings about successful results while simultaneously designing huge projects and pushing ahead with them in a lightning way without halt in any case, he said.

Now when the historic advance towards greater victory is started true to the new line of struggle and action programme set forth by the Ninth Congress of the Party, only Kim Jong Un can guide the trend of gigantic transformation of our cause put on an orbit of leap forward to a steady upturn without halt, the speaker said, courteously proposing to the Congress to entrust the important post of general secretary, the supreme duty of the WPK, the organizer and guide of all victories for the DPRK people, to the great Comrade Kim Jong Un again for the development of the WPK, brilliant implementation of the gigantic action programme, prosperity of the country and the rosy future of socialism, in reflection of the unanimous desire of all the Party members and people.

All the delegates expressed full support and approval, raising enthusiastic cheers of "Hurrah!" in reflection of their ardent desire to dynamically advance towards the road of Juche, invariably holding in high esteem Kim Jong Un as the top leader of the WPK, and their loyalty.

The Ninth Congress of the WPK adopted with unanimous approval the decision on electing Kim Jong Un as general secretary of the WPK in reflection of the unanimous will and desire of all the delegates, Party members, people and service personnel of the People's Army.

The participants in the Congress extended the highest glory to the General Secretary, vowing to remain faithful to the his leadership of Kim Jong Un to the last for the eternal prosperity of the country.

With the boundless pride and excitement of invariably holding in high esteem Kim Jong Un as the great leader of the dignified WPK, the delegates will study and discuss the plans of each sector to be reflected in the decision of the Congress on the basis of the goals set forth in the report on the review of the work of the Party Central Committee according to the schedule of the Congress. -0-

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