Kim Jong-un is ready for change, party meeting emphasizes improving relations with the outside world

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Seoul: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in his party meeting underlined the need to improve relations with the outside world. Government media have said that Kim reviewed relations with South Korea at a party meeting that continued for the third consecutive day, although it did not say what steps he wanted to take.

Observers have expressed hope that through the first conference of the ruling Workers Party in the last five years, he wants to send a message of goodwill to South Korea and the US as the country faces increasing economic challenges Huh.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Friday that at the party’s conference on Thursday, Kim outlined his party’s policies and stressed on improving relations with other countries. KCNA said Kim also reviewed relations with South Korea.

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The ‘Workers Party Congress’ is the apex unit of the decision making party. This unit reviews previous projects and sets new priorities and reshuffles departments of top officials. Kim faced the most challenges in her nine-year tenure due to the closure of borders and US-imposed sanctions due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

In his address, Kim acknowledged the failure of the previous economic development plans and pledged new development goals in the next five years. In the second day’s meeting, Kim said that his country would increase military capability.

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