North Korea's Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds as he attends the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) where he was re-elected as general secretary, in Pyongyang, North Korea. KCNA via REUTERS

SEOUL, March 23 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong ⁠Un was reappointed as president of state affairs, state media KCNA ‌reported on Monday, after the isolated nation convened the first session of its Supreme People's Assembly a day earlier.

The meeting in Pyongyang will discuss amendments and supplements to the ​socialist constitution, as well as the election of ⁠the chairman of the State ⁠Affairs Commission and other state leadership bodies.