Kim Jong Un: The next five years will be a stage of gradual and quality development for the North Korean economy.

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24/02/2026
The 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea held a meeting on the 23rd. Kim Jong-un, the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, said at the meeting that the next five years will be a stage of "stable consolidation and gradual quality development" for the North Korean economy. Kim Jong-un said that the main agenda left for the Congress is the formulation of the five-year plans for various sectors and the decision on their results. The main achievements of the Congress depend on how to designate the direction of work for the next five years, and how to conduct research and discussions to ensure the achievement of goals in various sectors.