5th Enlarged Plenary Meeting of 8th WPK Central Committee Convened

Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- The 5th Enlarged Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was convened on Wednesday.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, attended the meeting.

Also present at the meeting were Kim Tok Hun, Jo Yong Won, Choe Ryong Hae, Pak Jong Chon, Ri Pyong Chol, members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, members and alternate members of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, and members and alternate members of the WPK Central Committee.

Present as observers are officials of the Party Central Committee departments and leading officials of ministries, national institutions, provincial level guidance organs, cities, counties and important industrial establishments.

The presidium of the meeting was formed with members of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee.

Upon authorization by the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un presided over the meeting.

The meeting unanimously approved the agenda presented for discussion.

It began the agenda discussion amid high political enthusiasm of all the participants who are fully aware of their important duty in the historic struggle for prosperity and development of our great country and the people's wellbeing. -0-