(Adnkronos) – Words full of optimism from Kim Jong-un at the Workers’ Party Congress in Pyongyang. The Kcna agency reported this the day after the start of the event, which normally takes place every five years. For Kim, North Korea, under sanctions and having supported Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has overcome the “worst difficulties” since the 2021 Congress and experienced crucial changes, the agency reports. Now, Kim assured, the country is entering a phase of “optimism and confidence in the future.” Approximately 5,000 officials were present at the Congress, which aims to define the course for the future, from economy to foreign policy.
The spotlight is on the indications that could come from Kim regarding Pyongyang’s intentions, which concern the international community, and on the succession, with attention focused on his daughter Kim Ju-ae but also on the images that will arrive from Pyongyang to verify who is seated closest to the leader. Meanwhile, the North Korean leader, in power since 2011, has promised to improve living conditions. “Today our party faces historical, important, and urgent tasks: to stimulate economic construction and improve living conditions, to transform all areas of state and societal life as soon as possible,” he said. “This requires a more active and persistent battle without even a moment of stagnation.”
