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North Korea declares ‘strongest’ US strategy in key party meeting

The meeting was held to review the ruling party’s work throughout the year and to discuss strategies and policies for 2025

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un chairs a meeting of the country’s ruling party, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Reuters

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a policy-setting key meeting of the country’s ruling party last week ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.

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The “strongest” response strategy towards the United States was declared during the party meeting for the country’s safety and national interests, the report said, without providing any details.

The trilateral alliance between South Korea, the US and Japan has expanded to a “nuclear military bloc” and South Korea has become an “anti-communism outpost” for the US, the KCNA report added.

“The reality clearly suggests which direction we should go and what we should do and how,” the report said.

The meeting, which was held from December 23-27, according to the report, also reviewed the handling of floods earlier this year, including the plan that brought those affected to Pyongyang, the capital.

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The reclusive state also vowed to promote relations with “friendly” countries during the meeting.

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