Xinhua News Agency, Pyongyang, January 6 (Reporter Hong Kerun Jiang Yaping) According to the KCNA report on the 6th, the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea opened in Pyongyang on the 5th.

Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Council, and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces attended the meeting and delivered an opening speech, and made a summary report on the work of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

  According to the report, the Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea will discuss and decide new struggle lines and strategic tactics for the development of the party and comprehensively promote the epoch-making development of socialist construction on the basis of scientific analysis of the revolutionary development trend and current subjective and objective requirements.

  In his opening speech, Kim Jong Un said that despite the prolonged global health crisis, North Korea has always maintained a stable epidemic prevention situation.

In addition, North Korea has also vigorously carried out post-disaster reconstruction work, and built more than 20,000 houses across the country. These achievements will write a proud page in the battle history of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

  Kim Jong Un also made a summary report on the work of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

He said that it is necessary to conscientiously summarize the achievements and shortcomings in the work of the Seventh Central Committee, and put forward the main lines and strategic and tactical guidelines for striving for epoch-making progress in socialist construction, as well as promoting the cause of the reunification of the motherland and foreign relations, and strengthening the development of the party’s work. A series of important issues at work.

  Kim Jong-un analyzed the shortcomings and the subjective and objective factors in the implementation of the five-year national economic development strategy, and pointed out that in accordance with the new five-year plan that will be proposed at the Eighth National Congress, the country's overall economic work should be further revitalized.

  According to the agenda, the conference will summarize the work of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the Central Inspection Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, revise the constitution of the Workers’ Party of Korea, and elect the central leading body of the Workers’ Party of Korea.