North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party will discuss a "crucial” matter at a meeting Wednesday that comes as the country battles catastrophic flooding that’s dealt a blow to its staggering economy and tries to head off a coronavirus crisis.
The upcoming Central Committee meeting is set "to discuss and decide on an issue of crucial significance in developing the Korean revolution and increasing the fighting efficiency of the Party,” the official Korean Central News Agency said in a Tuesday report, without providing further details.
It will be the first time the Central Committee has met since a four-day marathon session in late December, when leader Kim Jong Un called for a "frontal breakthrough” to build up the economy and state security. He also warned U.S. President Donald Trump that North Korea was no longer no longer bound by his pledge to halt major missile tests.
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