North Koreas Kim says country to present nuclear policy in upcoming party meeting

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FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives to attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China September 3, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country will present a policy of jointly advancing nuclear arms and conventional military might during an upcoming key meeting of its ruling party, state media KCNA reported on Saturday.

While inspecting weapons research centres on Thursday and Friday, Kim said the 9th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea would put forward the policy of simultaneously pushing forward the building of nuclear forces and conventional armed forces in the field of building up national defence, KCNA said.

Kim also on Friday oversaw a shooting drill by North Korean military and inspected a hospital construction site, KCNA said.

The flurry of domestic activity by Kim follows his Beijing visit earlier this month for his biggest international multilateral event, and meetings with leaders such as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin that raised his international profile. REUTERS