BRITISH GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF THE JUCHE IDEA
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London 2nd of March 2026
The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea (BGSJI), and the Korean Friendship Association of the UK(KFA UK ) issued the following joint statement hailing the successful holding of the 9th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea ;
The Workers Party of Korea (WPK) , the supreme general staff of the Korean revolution , held its 9th Congress from the 19th of February to the 25th of February .The Congress was attended by 5,000 delegates and 2,000 observers making it a very large scale political event . The Congress re-elected respected comrade KIM JONG UN as General Secretary of the WPK and elected a new Central leadership which included comrade Kim Yo Jong .
The 9th Congress reviewed the achievements of the past five years since the 8th Congress of the WPK in January 2021. Under the difficult conditions of intense sanctions by the imperialists , the global health crisis and repeated natural disasters as well as an increasingly unstable international situation , the DPRK made significant achievements such as the building of 50,000 new homes in Pyongyang and 110,000 news homes in the rural areas . The 20 x10 Regional Development policy has been rolled out . Additionally many health , cultural and leisure facilities have been created Self-reliance has been increased on a scientific and planned basis.
As pointed out by the Korean Central News Agency " The expanded policies for the people clearly show the advantages of the socialist system in our country, which attaches importance to the popular and people-oriented ones, and prove the truth and vitality of our Party's people-first politics."
Great success was made in the work of enhancing the national defence capacity of the DPRK including the integration of the state nuclear policy of the DPRK into the Constitution of the DPRK meaning that the DPRK;s nuclear status is completely irreversible which is a powerful deterrent to war and which safeguards the independence of the DPRK and the socialist system . As stated in the report of the Congress "The DPRK's nuclear force is now fulfilling its mission of physically and strongly deterring any war of aggression in a responsible manner.".
The past five years have also seen the expansion of the DPRK's international relations with many successes been registered in that field.
Looking forward to the next five years respected comrade KIM JONG UN called for the Party to " to consistently adhere to the principle of resolving all problems by dint of ideology and the spiritual strength of the masses and wage a more vigorous struggle against all sorts of negative phenomena going against the people-first principle."
Thus the WPK will adhere to its tried and tested line of prioritising ideological work as well as struggling against anything that goes against the people-first principle . Indeed in his concluding speech respected comrade KIM JONG UN strongly emphasised the line of the three revolutions -ideological , cultural and technical -saying that "These three revolutions are our Party’s general line in building socialism." . The three revolutions including the ideological revolution will be stepped up during the forthcoming period.
The DPRK's nuclear force will also be strengthened during the coming five year period .At the same time the conventional forces of the DPRK will be strengthened.
The 9th Congress also discussed the international situation . Respected comrade KIM JONG UN noted that " The world realizes though belatedly that as long as imperialism exists, international law and order are nothing but meaningless empty commitments and that the just advocacy of law and order alone can defend nothing.
It is the truth proved by the present world and the law-governed principle in the international arena dominated by the gangster-like logic of jungle law that strength respects strength and to arm oneself with such powerful force as nuclear weapons is the only means capable of putting an end to the imperialist ambition for aggression."
Moreover comrade KIM JONG UN said that "Whether it is peaceful coexistence or eternal confrontation, we are prepared for everything, and that choice is not made by us.
We have long prepared ourselves to deal with the hostile entity, the U.S., and will, in the future, too, more courageously and intensively carry out what we have done so far to better prepare for all forms of challenges that can be inferred."
It was reaffirmed that the ROK is the no 1 hostile state . Comrade KIM JONG UN pointed out that "The possibility of the ROK's complete collapse in the extension of the action cannot be ruled out."
To conclude the 9th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea laid down a militant and dynamic fighting programme which will led the DPRK into the next decade and to greater victories in the Juche revolution
We congratulate the WPK on the successful holding of the 9th Congress of the WPK and support the programme that has been set out at the Congress.
Long Live the Workers Party of Korea !
BGSJI
KFA UK
