Important meeting between North Korea's Workers' Party and Kim Jong Un

Important meeting between North Korea's Workers' Party and Kim Jong Un

Kim has been using the plenary sessions of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party in place of the once traditional New Year's Day speeches for several years to outline his policies in areas such as security, diplomacy and the economy. This year's meeting comes at the end of a year in which North Korea successfully launched a spy satellite for the first time, enshrined its status as a nuclear power in the constitution and launched its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile to date.

Kim said in his speech, according to KCNA, that Pyongyang's new strategic weapons and spy satellite had put the country in the "position of a military power". The meeting began on Tuesday, according to the state news agency, and is expected to revolve around six main points, including the implementation of policies in the year ending and a look at the "direction of the struggle" in the coming year.

Last week, the ruler of the internationally largely isolated country threatened to launch a nuclear attack if his country was "provoked with nuclear weapons". The USA and South Korea recently warned that a nuclear attack by North Korea would result in the end of the leadership in Pyongyang. The UN Security Council has imposed numerous sanctions on the country due to North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile program.

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1. Following the important meeting between North Korea's Labor Party and Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, expressed his satisfaction with the country's new strategic weapons and spy satellite, positioning North Korea as a military power, as reported by the state news agency KCNA.
2. Kim Jong-un's speech during the meeting highlighted Pyongyang's achievements in the areas of security, diplomacy, and economy, including the successful launch of a spy satellite, the enshrining of its nuclear status, and the launch of its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile.
3. The meeting between the Workers' Party and Kim Jong-un came at a critical time, following threats from the North Korean leader to launch a nuclear attack if provoked with nuclear weapons and warnings from the USA and South Korea of consequences if such an attack were to occur.
4. The United Nations Security Council has imposed numerous sanctions on North Korea due to its nuclear weapons and missile program, and the international community is closely observing developments within the country following the important meeting.
5. In spite of the mounting international pressure, North Korea remains largely isolated, with countries such as Russia and China continuing to offer support and wage diplomatic battles against the tightening sanctions.
6. The global community, including world powers and international organizations, must collaborate and engage in diplomatic efforts to encourage North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program and engage in meaningful dialogue with global negotiations bodies, such as the United Nations.

Source: www.stern.de