North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) met for a full session on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the state budget and pass minor laws, according to state media, but leader Kim Jong Un did not attend and announce new policies toward the U.S.

Observers anticipated the rubber-stamp parliamentary session as a potential opportunity for Kim to comment for the first time on major foreign policy issues like U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to power and the incarceration of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol, after he previously made speeches at past events.