- North Korean General Park Zhengquan was promoted to the presidium.
- It is the highest decision-making body of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party.
- Pak is responsible for the country’s short-range missile program.
According to official media reports, North Korea has promoted a general who has long been regarded as a rising star in the country’s powerful military and a key participant in the missile program to one of the country’s most powerful decision-making bodies.
According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday, Park Zhengquan will serve as a member of the presidency of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party and will serve as the party’s central committee secretary.
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In recent years, Park Geun-hye has been promoted to a four-star general in the army, led his army as the chief of the army’s general staff, and appeared side by side with the leader of Kim Jong-un, including riding on horseback to holy places in North Korea. Baitou Mountain.
Analysts attribute his rise in part to his role in the development of North Korea’s short-range missile program, which has been moving forward since Kim Jong Il suspended long-range ballistic missile testing during negotiations with the United States in 2018.
In July of this year, King accused officials of causing a “great crisis” with unspecified coronavirus mistakes.
Growing economic crisis
North Korea has not reported any confirmed cases of the virus, nor has it elaborated on what the crisis or failure was.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Park Geun-hye seems to have replaced another powerful general, Lee Ping-chul, as the presidium.
Analysts said that the reorganization is the most significant personnel change for the core elite in many years. Kim Jong-un may issue a warning that he will hold them accountable and maintain restrictions on their power.
The Korean Central News Agency said on Tuesday that Lim Kwang-il, the former head of the North Korean Military Intelligence Agency, was appointed as the chief of the army’s general staff, while Army General Zhang Zhengnan was elected as the minister of social security.
According to official media reports, due to the country’s growing economic crisis, the country’s Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) will hold a meeting later this month to discuss economic policies and other issues.
The agenda of the September 28 meeting was to “modify and supplement” the national economic plan, as well as laws related to urban and rural development, education, and recycling.
Due to continuous UN sanctions, Covid-19 blockade measures and severe weather, North Korea’s economy suffered its biggest contraction in 23 years in 2020.
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