North Korea to convene assembly late June after rare party congress

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks from the balcony as he presides over a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday that it will convene a session of its parliament in late June, following a rare congress of the country's ruling Workers' Party in May that cemented young leader Kim Jong Un's control of the isolated state.

Delegates to the assembly meet annually to formally adopt the state budget and to approve key appointments and legal amendments, and the venue is also used to formally approve other decisions by the state leadership.