They expressed full support and sympathy with the WPK's new line reflecting the strong will of the Korean people to bring at an early date the final victory in the cause of building a thriving socialist nation by simultaneously pushing forward the work of defending the country and building an economic power. They were the Pioneer Party of Indonesia, the Arab Socialist Party of Egypt, the Communist Party of Tajikistan, the National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea of Democratic Congo, the British Association for the Study of Songun Policy, the Franken Group for the Study of the Juche Idea of Germany and other political parties and public organizations of various countries, the editor-in-chief of the Russian paper Zavtra, a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Union Solidarity and Development Party of Myanmar, the secretary of a provincial committee of the South African Communist Party, the chairman of the Ugandan National Executive Committee of the Pan-Af

rican Movement, the secretary general of the European Society for the Study of the Juche Idea and other public figures.

They said the DPRK's nuclear weapons are neither a political bargaining chip nor a thing for economic dealings as publicized by the West, but they are a treasured sword for defending the sovereignty of the country and dignity of the nation.

They also said that the WPK and the Korean people will win full support from the global socialist movement for their revolutionary stand to remain committed to the international obligations while going along the road of independence, Songun and socialism.

News agencies, radios, papers and e-media across the world massively aired the news of the March, 2013 Plenary Meeting of the WPK Central Committee under the titles "Leader Kim Jong Un declares bolstering nuclear force both in quality and quantity", "DPRK puts forward a line on simultaneously pushing forward economic construction and the building of nuclear force" and "DPRK declares that nuclear weapons are lifeline of the nation".