North Korean leader Kim presides over key party meeting, state media says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 12th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 24, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over the 12th plenary meeting of the eighth central committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported on Tuesday.

The meeting held between Saturday and Monday reviewed the implementation of party and state policies for this year, KCNA reported.

"The plenary meeting discussed...the issues of radically accelerating the revitalization and modernization of major industrial sectors of the national economy," the report said.

A decision on convening the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was approved and measures were taken to hold it, KCNA added. The report did not say when it would be held.

Leader Kim also made a speech at the meeting, it said without disclosing the content.

(Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Nia Williams)