The weekend saw celebrations in North Korea, with fireworks and a major rally to mark the 20th anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s election as General Secretary of the Worker’s Party of Korea (WPK). But it also saw the ruling party get down to business, with the second meeting of the WPK’s 7th Central Committee since its election at the party congress last year.

The meeting was held for two reasons, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA): to discuss the “prevailing situation” on the Korean peninsula, and to carry out various “organizational matters