North Korea's Kim Jong Un says new military goals to be set at party congress

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presides over the completion ceremony of a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of troops who died in overseas military operations, state media KCNA said, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, February 16, 2026. KCNA via REUTERS/ File Photo

SEOUL, Feb 19 (Reuters) - ⁠North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said new military and construction goals will be set during a key ⁠party congress this month, state media KCNA said on Thursday, as he played up progress in missile development ‌incorporating AI technology.

Kim attended a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the presenting of 600mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers to the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers' Party. Fifty such launchers were presented by North Korean munitions workers, KCNA said.