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The meeting on Friday called for a "high-alert posture" against the "recent fast-changing" situation on the Korean Peninsula, said KCNA, adding that it also addressed organizational issue of dismissing, transferring and newly appointing some military officers.
Kim discussed "important tasks" to make "a fresh turn in the overall work of national defence," KCNA said without elaborating on details.
North Korea's plenary meeting of the ruling party's Central Committee is planned for later in June. read more