N. Korea to hold plenary session of parliamentary next month

This photo, published by the Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday, shows a meeting of the standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly held the previous day. Yonhap

North Korea will hold a plenary session of its parliament next month, state media reported Wednesday, with international attention focused on whether the meeting will include a constitutional revision reflecting the country's new hostile policy toward South Korea.

The standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly decided the previous day to convene a parliamentary session Sept. 20, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

The KCNA reported the upcoming session will address a grain management act, the review and adoption of an intellectual property rights act, and the implementation of a city management act, without providing further details on the agenda.

A key point of attention for the meeting is whether the session will also address a constitutional revision.

During a parliamentary session in January last year, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered a constitutional revision to describe South Korea as "the primary hostile state" and "unchanging primary foe," though no official report of the revision has been released so far.

Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of Kim, again referred to a constitutional revision, saying earlier this month that South Korea should be permanently described as the "most hostile threat" in national law.