North Korea parliament lays out budget plans, personnel changes
(VOVWORLD) - North Korea’s 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) held its third session on Sunday, state media reported Monday, laying out budgetary priorities for the coming year and confirming some high-profile official appointments.
A session of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang on August 30, 2019. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Son-Gwon, Minister of People’s Security Kim Jong-Ho, and Minister of the People’s Armed Forces Kim Jong-Gwan were elected to the State Affairs Commission, the KCNA said.
The SPA holds a plenary session every April to set the state budget and reshuffle the Cabinet. The session was originally scheduled to take place on Friday. The KCNA gave no reason why the session was delayed.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not attend Sunday’s parliamentary session.