North Korean state media was as of Saturday evening yet to report on a planned meeting of the country’s rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), originally expected to convene on Friday.
Precedent suggested that coverage of the Third Session of the 14th SPA — reported by DPRK state media last month as being set to take place on April 10 — would emerge on Friday evening or Saturday morning.
SPA sessions have typically under the leadership of Kim Jong Un been covered by state TV on the day of convention, or in extensive coverage by party daily
North Korean state media was as of Saturday evening yet to report on a planned meeting of the country's rubber-stamp Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), originally expected to convene on Friday.
Precedent suggested that coverage of the Third Session of the 14th SPA -- reported by DPRK state media last month as being set to take place on April 10 -- would emerge on Friday evening or Saturday morning.
Jeongmin Kim is a Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean and DPRK-related foreign, defense and humanitarian affairs, and has covered the 2022 ROK Presidential election on the ground. Prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency's Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim