North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vows to strengthen nuclear arsenal as party congress closes

North Korea’s party congress came to a close on January 12, 2021. The meeting, the first gathering of the ruling Workers’ Party since 2016, drew thousands of delegates at the April 25 House of Culture in the capital Pyongyang. During his closing remarks at the congress, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to strengthen the country’s nuclear arsenal and military capabilities.