<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday (January 29) urged low-ranking party officials to work for national unity to help the country become powerful.</p><br /><p>Kim spoke at the closing ceremony of the 4th Meeting of Secretaries of Cells of the Worker’s Party of Korea (WPK).</p><br /><p>"Our successful satellite rocket launch last year was a historical achievement which showed off our strong national power. Also it was a great upheaval which hammered the enemies who were trying to crush us with vicious scheming," </p><br /><p>"We should become an economic power and achieve a definite turning point for our people's lives so that a flag of victory can be floating high at our strong communist nation," Kim added.<br /><br />The speech came at a time of international tension over North Korea's possible nuclear test.</p><br /><p>The reclusive North declared a boycott of all dialogue aimed at ending its nuclear program and vowed to conduct more rocket and nuclear tests, blaming the U.N. Security council censuring it for a long-range missile launch in December.</p><br /><p>Video Source: Reuters</p>
