PYONGYANG, 9 February, 2021 (TON): DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), the ruling party held a plenary meeting to further carry out plans for the policies adopted at its last month eighth party congress.

The North unveiled a new five-year economic development plan at the rare congress last month. 

On Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly chaired the plenary meeting and delivered a report on implementing the first year's tasks. 

Kim said the WPK Central Committee should powerfully lead the masses to implement the decisions made at last month's party congress, stressing the need to provide party organization to implement ns and their members with practical means for innovation which would help bring about practical change and substantial progress from the first year of the five-year plan.

As the decisions made at the party congress are mid- and long-term tasks to be fulfilled during the coming five years, it is necessary to examine this year's plans down to details at the plenary meeting, Kim said.

Kim criticized "passive and self-protecting tendencies revealed by the state economic guidance organs" in setting this year's goals.