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N. Korea to convene congress of largest youth association to support party decisions
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will convene a congress of the country's largest youth association for the first time in four years, state media reported Thursday, in an apparent move to enlist support for new policies and decisions adopted at last month's Workers' Party congress.
During the eighth congress of the ruling Workers' Party, the North unveiled a new five-year economic development plan focusing on self-reliance in the face of the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and global sanctions on its regime.
The Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League, the largest youth association governed by the Workers' Party, held a meeting Wednesday and decided to convene the 10th congress in April, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).