This picture taken on April 12, 2020 and released from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 13, 2020 shows a session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang. (STR / KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
SEOUL – The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) will meet on Sept 28 to discuss economic policy and other issues, state media reported on Thursday, as the country faces mounting economic crises.
On the agenda are "modification and supplementation" of the national economic plan, as well as laws related to city and country development, education and recycling, KCNA reported
On the agenda are "modification and supplementation" of the national economic plan, as well as laws related to city and country development, education and recycling, KCNA news agency reported.
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The decision to convene the parliament came at a plenary meeting of the SPA's standing committee on Tuesday, KCNA reported.
DPRK's economy suffered its biggest contraction in 23 years in 2020 as it was battered by continued UN sanctions, COVID-19 lockdown measures and bad weather, according to a forecast by the Republic of Korea's central bank.
DPRK has not confirmed any COVID-19 cases, but closed borders and imposed strict prevention measures, seeing the pandemic as a matter of national survival.
In June, top leader Kim Jong-un said the country faced a "tense" food situation, citing the pandemic and last year's typhoons.
This summer has seen another round of damaging storms, raising concerns that the harvest could be affected.
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