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North Korea’s Workers’ Party Maps Midyear Economic Strategy at Key Plenary Session

Leaders approved preparations for a pivotal ninth party congress to drive expanded economic construction

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 12th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 24, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 12th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 24, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.
This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 24, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim Jong-un presiding over the 12th plenary meeting of the eighth Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, which took place from June 21-23. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • The Workers’ Party held its 12th plenary session from June 21 to 23 to assess first-half 2025 policy implementation.
  • Kim Jong-un presided over the session, delivering a speech whose details were not disclosed by state media.
  • The meeting approved plans to convene the ninth party congress, describing it as a watershed for party development.
  • Delegates discussed strategies to radically accelerate modernization of major industrial sectors and expand economic construction plans.
  • President Trump stated that he is receptive to correspondence with Kim Jong-un, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has vowed to improve inter-Korean relations.