PYONGYANG, June 8 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), presided over a ruling party Political Bureau meeting over the weekend, on issues like developing the country’s chemical industry and building apartments in Pyongyang, state media reported today.
The 13th Political Bureau meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) was held on Saturday and Sunday, at a time when the country celebrates its 75th founding anniversary.
“The meeting discussed in depth some crucial issues arising, in further developing the self-sufficient economy of the country and improving the standard of people’s living.”
The meeting’s priority was to discuss urgent problems arising in developing the chemical industry, and Kim repeatedly stressed that the chemical industry is the foundation of industry and a major thrust of the national economy, the report said.
The chemical industrial field has to be activated first to propel and guarantee the economic development of the country, Kim said.
The meeting also discussed improvement of people’s living conditions in Pyongyang, capital city of the country.
Kim said that strong state measures, including the construction of residential houses, must be taken, to ensure the living conditions of the people.– NNN-KCNA
