North Korea has announced that it will hold a general meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea for the first time since the end of last year, with agricultural policy as its agenda, later this month.
It is unusual for North Korea to hold two general meetings in two months, and some say that the food situation is imminent.
North Korea's state-run Korean Central Television reported on the 6th that the Political Bureau meeting of the Korean Workers' Party was held on the 5th and decided to hold the Central Committee General Assembly, which determines the party's important policies, later this month.
Agricultural policy will be on the agenda of the plenary session, with the Politburo emphasizing that "it is extremely important and urgent to take necessary measures in agriculture".
North Korea just held a six-day general assembly at the end of last year, attended by General Secretary Kim Jong-un (Kim Jong-un), and it is unusual to hold two general assemblies in two months.
In the background, it seems that there is a severe food situation mainly in rural areas, and South Korean news agency Yonhap News reported that ``North Korea has recognized the urgent food shortage and the need for fundamental reforms in the agricultural sector.'' increase.
In addition, Yonhap News, citing a South Korean intelligence agency, reported that a series of starvation deaths occurred in some areas of North Korea at the end of last year, and at the general meeting, they appealed their attitude to improve the food situation. It seems that there is an aim to do so.