The leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim ⁠Jong Un, has been reappointed as president of state affairs, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.

"The Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK reelected Comrade Kim Jong Un as President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the First Session, the first state affairs activity of its 15th term, on March 22," the KCNA report said.

The report said the decision to elect Kim to the position reflected "the unanimous will and desire of all the Korean people."

The country had convened the first session of the Supreme People's Assembly on ⁠Sunday. The meeting ⁠in Pyongyang will ⁠discuss amendments and supplements to the socialist ⁠constitution, as well as the election of the chairman of the State Affairs Commission and ⁠other state leadership bodies.

The assembly, the DPRK's legislature that formally approves state policy, typically meets following a ruling Workers' Party Congress to turn party decisions into ⁠law. The meeting will also review the country's economic five-year plan announced at the ninth party congress held in February, KCNA said. (Agencies)



Edited by Cecil Wong