(VOVworld) – The 7th congress of the Korean Workers’ Party opened in Pyongyang on Friday. 

The 1980 convention of North Korea’s Workers’ Party in Pyongyang. (Photo: AP)

This is the first full meeting of the Korean Workers’ Party in 36 years and the first congress under the leadership of Kim Jong-un.

The 4-day meeting is considered important for North Korea to consolidate national solidarity.

The congress will discuss policies on national political and economic affairs and medium- and long-term development programs, and change some of the high-ranking personnel of the Party and state.

No information has been released about how many deputies will participate or who has been invited.