Updated at 07:50 KST.

North Korea’s ruling party will convene a Plenary Meeting on Aug. 19 to “consider an issue of crucial significance,” state media announced on Tuesday, a day before the event.

Leader Kim Jong Un is expected to attend and possibly announce significant domestic and foreign policy changes, both the report and precedence suggests.

The Plenum will be held “in order to discuss and decide on an issue of crucial significance in developing the Korean revolution and increasing the fighting efficiency of the Party,” a short state media announcement said on Tuesday, which was also printed at the