NK's Kim attends groundbreaking ceremony for offshore fish farm, urges regional economic development: KCNA

Kim Jong-un attends the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rakwon County Offshore Farm in the city of Rakwon, South Hamgyong Province, in this photo published by the Korean Central News Agency, Feb. 15. Yonhap

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the country's second offshore fish farm in the eastern coastal city of Rakwon and called for regional development to achieve economic self-reliance, state media reported Saturday.

Kim attended the ceremony for the Rakwon County Offshore Farm, Friday, following his order to construct the farm last year, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

The North's leader said offshore farming will open a new era for the fishing industry, and the offshore farm will be suited to regional characteristics to guarantee the development of the economy.

Kim said the second modern offshore farm would be started under the policy on effectively developing and utilizing the regional natural and economic resources, according to the KCNA.

"It will become a symbol of the validity and prospect of the regional development policy pursued by the party, a model symbolizing the future change of Rakwon County and a brilliant page will be recorded in the history of the county," he said.

Late last year, Kim also visited the Sinpho City Offshore Farm, the country's first offshore fish farm, in the eastern coastal city of Sinpo, as he highlighted his efforts to push ahead with a regional development policy. (Yonhap)