Politics

The 33rd plenary meeting of the 14th Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on October 24.

The meeting was presided over by Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly.

It was attended by Vice-chairmen Kang Yun Sok and Kim Ho Chol, Secretary General Ko Kil Son and other members of the Standing Committee of the SPA.

Present there as observers were relevant officials of the SPA Standing Committee, the Secretariat of the Cabinet, ministries and national agencies.

The meeting put on the agenda the deliberation and adoption of the Law of the DPRK on the National Anthem, the election of judge of the Central Court, etc.

There was a report on the main contents of relevant draft laws deliberated on by the SPA Legislation Committee.

On the basis of study and discussion of the draft laws brought forward, the meeting adopted with unanimous approval the ordinance of the SPA Standing Committee “On the adoption of the Law of the DPRK on the National Anthem”, etc.

The meeting elected a judge of the Central Court of the DPRK.