North Korean leader reaffirms arms buildup in party meeting


              In this photo provided on Saturday, June 11, 2022 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee held during June 8 - June 10, 2022 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
            
              In this photo provided on Saturday, June 11, 2022 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee held during June 8 - June 10, 2022 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
            
              In this photo provided on Saturday, June 11, 2022 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee held during June 8 - June 10, 2022 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
            FILE - Choe Son Hui, deputy director general of the Department of U.S. Affairs of North Korea Foreign Ministry, briefs journalists outside the North Korean embassy in Beijing, China on June 23, 2016. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promoted the veteran diplomat with deep experience in handling U.S. affairs as his new foreign minister during a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee convened during June 8 - June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)