North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament meets amid global pandemic

 

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance during his visit to a pursuit assault plane group under the Air and Anti-Aircraft Division in the western area in this undated image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on April 12, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament gathered on Sunday, a day after leader Kim Jong Un presided over a ruling party politburo meeting where he called for strict measures to prevent an outbreak of the new coronavirus.

 

Photos released by state news agency KCNA on Monday showed hundreds of lawmakers sitting in close proximity to each other with no masks or other visible anti-infection measures.

 

North Korea has said it has tested at least 700 people and has put more than 500 in quarantine, but has no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters last week.

 

"The state emergency anti-epidemic campaign will continue to be intensified to prevent the spread of COVID-19, with a priority given to the life and safety of the people," said a report submitted to the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), according to KCNA.

 

North Korea took swift steps to prevent the spread of the virus, including blocking nearly all travel with neighbouring China and Russia, suspending international tourism and imposing long quarantines on thousands of people, including foreign diplomats.

 

The SPA meeting came a day after leader Kim called for “more thorough state measures” to protect citizens from the fast-spreading coronavirus.

 

The supreme assembly meets once a year to adopt the state budget and to exercise its constitutional mandate to approve key appointments and legal amendments, though Kim holds near absolute power in the country. Personnel changes also take place in the meeting.

 

Ri Son Gwon, a former defence commander who was promoted to foreign affairs minister earlier this year, was one of the newly appointed as members of the Cabinet and the State Affairs Commission (SAC) in the assembly.

 

The SPA was initially scheduled for Friday, but was postponed without explanation.

 

(Reporting by Sangmi Cha; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-04-13

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Kim looking casual in his xxxxxxl tan trousers.

41 minutes ago, marko kok prong said:

Kim looking casual in his xxxxxxl tan trousers.

he should look for another tailor

No confirmed cases of the virus, many cases of lead poisoning I bet.

Аѕ оf Арrіl 2020, Кіm Јоng-un hаѕ аn еѕtіmаtеd nеt wоrth оf mоrе thаn $6 bіllіоn. Не іnhеrіtеd thіѕ fоrtunе аftеr thе dеmіѕе оf hіѕ fаthеr. Не іѕ knоwn tо mаіntаіn а lаvіѕh lіfеѕtуlе аnd ѕmоkеѕ thе Yvеѕ Ѕаіnt Lаurеnt сіgаrеttеѕ. Не оwnѕ thе Меrсеdеѕ-Веnz 600 luхurу ѕеdаn аnd drіnkѕ thе Јоhnnіе Wаlkеr whіѕkеу. Оvеr thе раѕt fеw уеаrѕ, hе hаѕ wіtnеѕѕеd а hіkе оf оvеr 24% іn hіѕ nеt wоrth. Ніѕ аnnuаl іnсоmе іѕ аn еѕtіmаtеd $650 mіllіоn.

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It's madness said the man in baggy trousers ????

I believe NK’s Wuhan Virus numbers about as much as I believe CCP’s numbers...

8 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Kim looking casual in his xxxxxxl tan trousers.

..he's certainly blossoming.

5 hours ago, Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai said:

No confirmed cases of the virus, many cases of lead poisoning I bet.

..what!...no silver bullet.

8 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Kim looking casual in his xxxxxxl tan trousers.

he's gangnam-stylin'!

 

can't wait til they release the video, with all the airmen around him putting on a full bollywood performance.  now that's entertainment.

I wonder about and feel for the poor people of this sick regime and the reality that if Covid 19 is in their country, or gets into nth Korea then millions could die because my Kim won’t let anyone in to help nor admit it if they need help. 

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North Korea took swift steps to prevent the spread of the virus.

Yes, we all know how that went down.

 

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The SPA meeting came a day after leader Kim called for “more thorough state measures” to protect citizens from the fast-spreading coronavirus.

The only thing they need protecting from is you!

No wonder NK folk are starving... look at the F state of him!

On 4/13/2020 at 9:47 AM, marko kok prong said:

Kim looking casual in his xxxxxxl tan trousers.

 

Looking at this photo - guess who ate all the pies? ????