North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seen here in June, presided over a key party meeting focused on economic development, state media reported Wednesday. The report did not mention recent diplomatic outreach by U.S. President Donald Trump, File Photo by KCNA/EPA
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a key party meeting focused on economic development, state-run media reported Wednesday, but made no mention of renewed diplomatic outreach by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Kim led an enlarged meeting of the political bureau of the ruling Workers' Party Central Committee on Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. The meeting reviewed progress in the country's "major economic sectors" and discussed implementation of policy goals for 2026, KCNA said.
Officials cited unspecified "unfavorable conditions and difficulties arising alongside ever-changing circumstances" and shortcomings in implementing economic plans laid out at February's Ninth Party Congress.
Kim blamed the problems on the "immature operation and leadership of the economic guidance organs" and called on officials to "successfully conclude this year's struggle without fail," according to KCNA.
