Kim holds key meeting ahead of US deadline

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key meeting of top ruling party officials, state media said on Sunday, ahead of a year-end deadline for Washington to shift its stance on stalled nuclear talks.

PLENARY MEETING This picture taken on December 28, 2019 and released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 29 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) attending the 5th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party ofKorea in Pyongyang. AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS