According to CoinMeta, as reported by KCNA on the 12th, Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Council, supervised the construction of an important naval base on the country's east coast on the 11th. The report states that Kim Jong-un listened to a report on the current progress of the project and emphasized the strategic importance of the naval base construction. Kim Jong-un said that the modernization of the naval base is a major core task directly related to maintaining national security and maritime sovereignty. He provided guidance on making the base modern, multifunctional, and fortified, and also proposed requirements such as expanding the project command and construction forces to accelerate the advancement of the naval port construction.