Thanks to the far-reaching plan of the Central Committee of the great Workers’ Party of Korea for regional development and its energetic leadership, a modern offshore farm and a modern fishermen’s residential district have been built in Ragwon County on the east coast as another monumental edifice in the vibrant era of the most gigantic regional transformation in the history of the country.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited the completed Ragwon County Offshore Farm and the modern fishermen’s residential district on August 26.

He was accompanied by Jo Yong Won, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, Kim Jae Ryong and Kim Yong Su, department directors of the Central Committee of the WPK, and Pak Song Chol and Kim Yo Jong, deputy department directors of the Central Committee of the WPK.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was greeted on the spot by commanding officers of the army unit involved in the construction.

The building of the Ragwon County Offshore Farm is this year’s major project for the regional construction policy which was pushed forward with to implement the decision of the Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the WPK according to the far-reaching plan of Kim Jong Un for promoting the independent development of regional economy and improving the material life of regional people at the earliest possible date by effectively exploiting and utilizing the natural and geographical potentials and resources in coastal cities and counties which make up nearly one-third of the country’s territory.

Thanks to the spirit of devotedly implementing the Party’s policies and great power of execution of the soldier-builders who have turned out as one, regarding the call of the Party as a battle order, modern and advanced production facilities of the farm, low- and single-storey houses of various styles and neighbourhood-serving amenities have been built in more than 190 days after starting the project in good harmony with the surrounding natural landscape and along with the meaningful name of “Ragwonpho.”

Kim Jong Un went round the Ragwon County Offshore Farm.

Enjoying a picturesque panorama of Ragwonpho, Kim Jong Un said with pleasure that it was evidently early this year that the groundbreaking ceremony was held at the sandy beach and that the place now turned into a picturesque scene. And he added that the undertaking which had been planned since last year in order to build a fishing base which is more characteristic than the Sinpho City Offshore Farm was successfully completed, making it possible to present the fishing village in the most beautiful port in the world to the people of Ragwon County.

He expressed satisfaction over the fact that a wonderful offshore farm and a fishing village were built in Ragwon County, which is one of the smallest counties in the country and had a weak economic foundation, adding that the county turned into the one with a bright prospect of development and it goes well with the name “Ragwon” (paradise) in the true sense of the word.