[Reports say Kim Jong-un was on-site to guide the construction of an important naval base on the east coast] November 12, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 12th, Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Council, was on-site to guide the construction of an important naval base on the country’s east coast on the 11th. Reports said that Kim Jong-un listened to a report on the progress of the current project on site and emphasized the strategic importance of the naval base construction. Kim Jong-un said that the construction of modern naval bases is a major core task directly related to safeguarding national security and maritime sovereignty. He put forward guidelines for the base to be modernized, multi-functional and fortified, and put forward requirements for expanding engineering command and construction forces to speed up the construction of the military port. The Korean Central News Agency said in another report that day that large-scale naval base construction is underway in Tongcheon County, Gangwon Province, located on the east coast of the country. (Xinhua News Agency)