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North Korea Holds Third Day of Ruling Party Congress, Kim Outlines Five-Year Goals

SEOUL, Feb 22 (Reuters) – ⁠North ⁠Korea’s ruling ⁠Workers’ Party held the ​third day of its Ninth ‌Congress on Saturday, ‌with leader ⁠Kim ⁠Jong Un continuing a report reviewing the ​party’s work in the last five years, state ​media said on Sunday.

According to ⁠the Korean ⁠Central News ⁠Agency (KCNA), Kim’s ​report assessed the party’s activities ​over the ⁠past term and outlined a new strategy and goals for ⁠the next five years, including tasks across all ⁠sectors aimed at advancing socialist construction.

Delegates said the report set out strategic and tactical directions for what it described as a new stage ⁠of national development and reaffirmed confidence in the country’s future, KCNA reported.

(Reporting by ​Kyu-seok Shim; editing by ​Diane Craft)

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