The fourth plenum of the seventh party central committee: what stood out



Analysis The fourth plenum of the seventh party central committee: what stood out Domestic economy, partial leadership shuffles dominate major WPK meeting Rachel Minyoung Lee April 11, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA North Korea held the fourth plenum of the seventh party central committee (CC) on April 10. This marked the fifth party plenum since Kim Jong Un came to power in 2012. Similar to previous plenums where more than personnel issues were discussed, Kim Jong Un “guided” the latest meeting and delivered a “report” and a “conclusion.” The agenda of the latest plenum was also similar to previous plenums. It discussed policy issues; formed a “proposal for state leading organ composition” to be submitted to Thursday’s first session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA); and Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 02How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 03All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 04No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 05What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 06North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 07From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 08North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery 09Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere 10How Seoul’s new L-SAM interceptor boosts defenses against North Korean missiles

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The fourth plenum of the seventh party central committee: what stood out

Domestic economy, partial leadership shuffles dominate major WPK meeting

Rachel Minyoung Lee April 11, 2019

The fourth plenum of the seventh party central committee: what stood out

KCNA

North Korea held the fourth plenum of the seventh party central committee (CC) on April 10. This marked the fifth party plenum since Kim Jong Un came to power in 2012.

Similar to previous plenums where more than personnel issues were discussed, Kim Jong Un “guided” the latest meeting and delivered a “report” and a “conclusion.”

The agenda of the latest plenum was also similar to previous plenums. It discussed policy issues; formed a “proposal for state leading organ composition” to be submitted to Thursday’s first session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA); and

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03All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
04No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
05What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care
06North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast
07From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea
08North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery
09Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere
10How Seoul’s new L-SAM interceptor boosts defenses against North Korean missiles

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