Pyongyang: North Korea will hold a plenary session of its parliament next month, as reported by state media on Wednesday. International observers are keenly watching to see if the meeting will address a constitutional revision in line with the country's recent policy towards South Korea.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly decided on the previous day to convene the parliamentary session on September 20. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) indicated that the session will cover a grain management act, the review and adoption of an intellectual property rights act, and the implementation of a city management act. However, further details on the agenda were not disclosed.
A significant point of interest is whether the session will tackle a constitutional revision. During a parliamentary session in January last year, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for a constitutional amendment to label South Korea as "the primary hostile state" and "unchanging primary foe." Despite this directive, no official report of such a revision has been made public to date.
Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of Kim Jong-un, reiterated the need for a constitutional revision earlier this month, advocating for South Korea to be permanently characterized as the "most hostile threat" in national law.