N. Korea's Kim tightens ruling party discipline, appoints new politburo members

The the ruling Workers' Party’s central committee held a plenary meeting for a fourth and last day where it reviewed organisational and ideological issues for its central leadership organ.

June 19, 2021 06:22 am | Updated 06:27 am IST - SEOUL

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the fourth-day sitting of the 3rd Plenary Meeting of 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea in this image released June 18, 2021.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the fourth-day sitting of the 3rd Plenary Meeting of 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea in this image released June 18, 2021.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reinforced the ruling Workers' Party discipline and appointed new members of its powerful politburo, state media KCNA reported on Saturday, June 19, 2021.

The party's central committee held a plenary meeting for a fourth and last day where it reviewed organisational and ideological issues for its central leadership organ.

During earlier sessions, Kim called for measures to tackle the "tense" food situation, blaming the coronavirus pandemic and last year's typhoons , and urged preparation for both dialogue and confrontation with the United States in his first direct comment on U.S. President Joe Biden's administration.

Some members of the leadership expressed "remorse for failing to live up to the expectations," after Kim pointed out"serious problems" with their lifestyle, KCNA said, without elaborating.

The central committee's powerful politburo also elected Thae Hyong Chol, vice president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, as a new member, and U Sang Chol, an official at the party's Central Auditing Commission, as an alternate member, KCNA said.

The party gathering kicked off on Tuesday.

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