North Korea announced it would establish a parliamentary Diplomatic Commission via the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday, following the fifth session of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang a day earlier.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, clad in a black Mao-style suit attended the meeting, according to state-owned broadcaster Korean Central Television (KCTV).

Five agendas were discussed at the parliamentary meeting: a review of the Cabinet’s work in 2016 and their tasks for 2017, the execution of state budget in 2016 and budget announcements for 2017, enforcement of the universal 12-year