North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Opens 1st Ruling Party Congress In 5 Years

Al Jazeera: Kim says last five years ‘worst of the worst’ for North Korea

North Korean leader admits the country’s economic development plan has fallen short in ‘almost all areas’ as rare party congress opens.

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un admitted the country’s economic development plan had fallen short in “almost all areas” as he opened a rare congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, state media reported on Wednesday.

Kim called the past five years “unprecedented” and the “worst of the worst” time for the country.

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WNU Editor: He is stating the obvious, and unlike his predecessors, doing it publicly.

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