In this April 9, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un addresses the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang. North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly is expected to formally approve leader Kim's latest economic policies and possibly endorse a shift in U.S. strategy following his failed summit with President Donald Trump in Hanoi. The assembly is to convene on Thursday, April 11. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
April 10, 2019 - 12:19 AM
TOKYO - North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly is expected to formally approve leader Kim Jong Un's latest economic policies and possibly endorse a shift in U.S. strategy following his failed summit with President Donald Trump in Hanoi.
The assembly is to convene on Thursday.
Kim set the stage for the assembly meeting when he told a gathering of senior party members this week to "fully display a high sense of responsibility and creativity" in accordance with the "prevailing tense situation," according to state media reports.
The reports Wednesday made no mention of any comments regarding the Hanoi summit.
But Kim has previously used the opening of the assembly and the party political meetings that normally precede it as an opportunity to clarify his political priorities.
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