President Kim replaces commander-in-chief

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President Kim on Thursday appointed a new commander-in-chief, calling for preparations for a possible war. The latter refers to the defense industry.

President Kim commented on the change of head of the defense department to the board of the Central Military Commission, which discussed countermeasures to deter North Korea's enemies. The enemies were not named by name, xrust notes.

After the collegium, the CEC told the press that Defense Minister Pak had been fired. The reasons are not named. He held the chair of the department for 7 months. Pak was replaced by Ree, who had previously held the post of commander-in-chief.

Ree was also the chief of staff. In 2016, the press recalls, he was fired, and his absence from government events sparked speculation about his execution. However, after some time he was appointed to another state post.

At the meeting of the Central Exhibition Commission, Kim set the goal of increasing the capacity associated with the production of weapons. Last week, he inspected weapons factories, calling for the production of more rocket engines and artillery.

The US had previously accused the North Koreans of selling weapons to Russia. Among the solid list are artillery shells, rocket systems.

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