Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, has ordered strengthening of the construction of battalions of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the official KCNA news agency reported Wednesday.

Kim made the urge in a speech delivered at the third meeting of KPA battalion commanders and political instructors held on Nov. 3-4.

In the speech, Kim said the session was a landmark in applying former DPRK leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il's idea of reinforcing battalions and ushering in a heyday of bolstering up the military muscle.

He stressed the importance of the position and duties of battalions in increasing military capability and expected all battalion commanders and political instructors to strive to build the battalions into "invincible elite combat ranks capable of beating back any formidable enemy at one blow."

At the meeting, Chief of the KPA General Staff Ri Yong Gil declared a decree issued by the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly to award titles of hero and medals to five outstanding battalion commanding officers. Endi

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