The Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong held discussions with the chairman of North Korea’s Supreme Parliamentary Assembly (SPA) on Tuesday, according to an article carried on North Korean state media hub Naenara.

The meeting reportedly took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall and was also attended by Ri Hye Jong, the vice-chairperson of the SPA, and other officials associated with it.

“At the talks both sides exchanged views on the issue of developing the relations between the DPRK Supreme People’s Assembly and the IPU and other issues of mutual concern,” the article said.

The IPU was