This Jan 6, 2021, file photo provided by Korean Central News Agency shows Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, addressing the opening of the eighth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, the DPRK. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK convened a enlarged meeting on February 6, 2023 to discuss this year's military and political tasks, according to the country's official news agency on February 7, 2023. PHOTO KCNA XINHUA SEOUL The ruling Workers' Party of Korea of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK convened a broader meeting on Monday to discuss this year's military and political tasks, according to the country's official news agency.
The Central Military Commission meeting, presided over by Kim Jong Un, the party's general secretary and chairman of the State Affairs Commission, also focused on the outlook for army building.
Those tasks include enhancing preparedness for war and revising the army's internal regulations.