Ministry of Unification: "Possibility of Direction on Inter-Korean and US Relations to Be Presented at North Korea's Plenary Meeting"

[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] North Korea announced that it will hold a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party in late this month, and the Ministry of Unification expects that the meeting may also present directions regarding South Korea and the United States.

An official from the Ministry of Unification said to reporters on the 2nd, "Since it is the 10th anniversary of Kim Jong-un's rule and also the first year of the five-year plan, we expect North Korea to hold several major meetings by the end of the year to conduct an overall settlement and evaluation process for this year's business sectors."

He added, "Since the plenary meeting itself presents the overall direction of major national policies, it is believed that directions regarding South Korea and the United States may also be presented."

The Ministry of Unification official evaluated, "Since Kim Jong-un's rise to power, party meetings such as Political Bureau meetings or plenary meetings have been actively held, and a structure where major policy directions are decided centered on the party is taking root."

Earlier, the Korean Central News Agency reported on the 1st that the 5th Political Bureau meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party was held under the chairmanship of Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party, and that at this meeting, a decision was adopted to convene the 4th plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee in late this month.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.