Pyongyang hosted a banquet last Saturday to celebrate their recent launch of the Kwangmyungsong-4 satellite and boast of its importance to national independence and defense, the Rodong Sinmun said in its Monday edition.
In particular, leader Kim Jong Un’s celebration speech during the banquet, emphasizing stronger self-reliance and sustainability, adds weight to the claim that the satellite launch was mainly for domestic purposes.
Pyongyang hosted a banquet last Saturday to celebrate their recent launch of the Kwangmyungsong-4 satellite and boast of its importance to national independence and defense, the Rodong Sinmun said in its Monday edition.
In particular, leader Kim Jong Un’s celebration speech during the banquet, emphasizing stronger self-reliance and sustainability, adds weight to the claim that the satellite launch was mainly for domestic purposes.
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