Kim Jong-un hails nuclear success at North Korea party congress

North Korea has kicked off a once-in-a-generation congress in an attempt to confirm the absolute power of leader Kim Jong-un and to show unity before a possible nuclear test in the coming weeks.

 

Speaking at the opening of the seventh Workers’ Party congress in Pyongyang, Kim said “unprecedented results have been accomplished” with the “great success” of the country’s nuclear test in January and the rocket launch of a satellite into space in February.

 

Kim is the third in his family line to rule the belligerent state with an iron fist, and his speech will be closely watched for signs of a change in attitude in the upper echelons of power in the unpredictable east Asian nation.

 

Human Rights Watch, the non-governmental advocacy organisation, said that “Kim is expected to solidify his power and formally announce his policies for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” at the congress.

 

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