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North Korean Assembly ratifies structural changes adopted in congress 2 minutes read
Seoul, Jan 18 (efe-epa).- The Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea, the country’s de facto parliament, unanimously approved a five-year economic plan and structural changes decided at its recent congress, state media reported Monday.
In the session held Sunday, parliament addressed and approved the decisions taken at the VIII Congress of the Workers’ Party, which ended Tuesday after eight days, including new appointments and the state budget for 2021, state agency KCNA reported.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not participate in the session.
In addition to addressing these issues, the Supreme People’s Assembly carried out a reorganization of the members of its cabinet in charge of economic affairs, to strengthen this front.
US Must Commit to Arms Reduction If It Wants North Korea to Do So
Donald Trump waves as he walks off Marine One at the White House after spending the weekend at the G20 Summit and meeting Kim Jong Un, on June 30, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
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For decades, U.S. policy makers have asked, “How do we get North Korea to give up nuclear weapons?” and have come up empty-handed. As the Biden administration prepares to take office, perhaps it’s time to ask a different question: “How do we get to peace with North Korea?”