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North Korea's Ruling Party to Hold Key Meeting Ahead of US Election

Military personnel salute on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il stand, on Aug. 15, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule of the Korean peninsula. / Kyodo

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By Kyodo News 18 August 2020

BEIJING—A plenary meeting of the Central Committee of North Korea’s ruling party will be held on Wednesday, state-run media said Tuesday, as its denuclearization talks with the United States remain stalled ahead of the US presidential election.

At the key gathering to be convened for the first time in eight months, the party will “decide on an issue of crucial significance in developing the Korean revolution and increasing the fighting efficiency of the Party,” the Korean Central News Agency said.