N Korean leader holds party meeting to bolster military North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster the country’s military capabilitySEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster the country’s military capability. The Korean Central News Agency said Kim presided over a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party. It cited Kim as saying the meeting would determine “important organizational and political measures and military steps to bolster up the overall armed forces ... as required by the fast-changing situation and crucial time of the developing Korean revolution." But South Korean media speculated the meeting might have discussed the restructuring of military units over the deployment of new weapons that the North had test-launched in recent months, and what steps it will take in coming weeks. Earlier this month, North Korea carried out two major tests at its long-range rocket and missile engine testing site.

Source: ABC News December 22, 2019 03:11 UTC