6th Session of 14th Supreme People's Assembly of DPRK Held

Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- The 6th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall from Feb. 6 to 7.

Present there were deputies to the SPA and, as observers, officials of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee, the SPA Standing Committee, the Cabinet, armed forces organs, ministries and national institutions and chairpersons of the city and county people's committees and officials of provincial institutions.

The platform was taken by Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, first vice-president of the State Affairs Commission (SAC) of the DPRK and chairman of the SPA Standing Committee, and Kim Tok Hun, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, vice-president of the SAC of the DPRK and premier of the DPRK Cabinet.

Among those on the platform were Ri Il Hwan, O Su Yong, Thae Hyong Chol, Kim Jae Ryong and others, the vice-chairpersons, the secretary general and members of the SPA Standing Committee, and a vice-chairperson of the SPA.

Choe Ryong Hae, chairman of the SPA Standing Committee, made an opening address.

The session decided on its following agenda:

First, on the review of the DPRK Cabinet's work in Juche 110 (2021) and its tasks for Juche 111 (2022)

Second, on the fulfillment of the state budget for Juche 110 (2021) and on the state budget for Juche 111 (2022)

Third, on adopting the DPRK law on childcare

Fourth, on adopting the DPRK law on the protection of the overseas compatriots' rights and interests

Deputy Kim Tok Hun, premier of the Cabinet, made a report on the first agenda item and Deputy Ko Jong Bom, minister of Finance, on the second item.

Speeches were made at the session.

Saying that the reports on the last year's work of the Cabinet and the state budget, which were referred to discussion, correctly reviewed the first year's work for implementing the five-year plan for national economic development, specified the tasks to be fulfilled by the Cabinet this year to ensure the successful implementation of the tasks set forth at the 4th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Party Central Committee and properly worked out the state budget, the speakers expressed full support and approval.

In their speeches they sternly analyzed and reviewed their successes, experience, mistakes and lessons in last year's work, and suggested feasible ways to develop the work in the sectors and units in their charge as required by the policy.

They expressed their determination to provide a firm guarantee for implementing the five-year plan and glorify this year of great significance as a year of victory and glory to be specially recorded in the history of the country by fully discharging their responsibility and role in the on-going struggle for accelerating the comprehensive development of socialist construction.

Then, the session adopted the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly's decision "On approving the report on the work of the DPRK Cabinet and the fulfillment of the state budget for Juche 110 (2021)" and decree "On the state budget of the DPRK for Juche 111 (2022)".

Reports on the third and fourth agenda items were made by Deputy Kang Yun Sok, vice-chairman of the SPA Standing Committee.

Noting that the law on childcare and the law on protection of the overseas compatriots' rights and interests stipulate the WPK's idea and intention on bringing up the children representing the future of the country to be robust and protecting and ensuring the democratic national rights and interests of the overseas compatriots, the reporter explained the relevant draft laws chapter by chapter.

The SPA Standing Committee brought up the draft laws for discussion at the session according to Article 95 of the Socialist Constitution.

SPA deputies had a study and discussion on the draft laws.

Acknowledging that the suggestions made by them were of significance in legally guaranteeing the implementation of the Party policies, the session decided to add them to relevant articles.

Then, speeches were made.

Fully supporting the relevant draft laws reflecting the WPK's noble outlook on the posterity and its idea of valuing the overseas compatriots, they expressed their resolve to give full play to the validity and vitality of the socialist laws.

The session adopted the SPA decrees "On adopting the DPRK law on childcare" and "On adopting the DPRK law on the protection of the overseas compatriots' rights and interests" with the unanimous approval of the participants.

Choe Ryong Hae made a closing address. -0-