for more on this i'm joined by journalist frank smyth from seoul frank thanks for joining us now can didn't give a traditional new year's statement instead his speech at a party conference with what was broadcast on state t.v. what message was he trying to send with this. well i think we need to consider the audience of his comments those being 1st the workers' party congress 2nd the domestic audience inside north korea and thirdly and perhaps of no less importance for us of course is the international community and then us president donald trump but his comments did represent a turning inward of north korean leader kim jong un's concern and a message to his constituency that he wants to see them continue to develop the north korean economy and to concentrate on jus chait which is self-reliance rather than depend on a change in the international community's perspective in terms of its nuclear development and sanctions and particularly a message to the united states that it wasn't waiting now his speech included threats of as we mentioned earlier a new strategic weapon in the near fut