North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly will convene on Sunday following its first election in seven years.
The country’s parliament will meet in Pyongyang to discuss issues including personnel affairs, the national budget and an economic development plan presented at the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea congress in February.
More than 70 percent of assembly members were replaced in the election held this month.
Choe Ryong Hae, who served as chair of the assembly’s standing committee, was not reelected, suggesting a probable generational shift in the assembly.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un indicated last month that his country could improve relations with the United States if the country withdraws its hostile policy toward Pyongyang.
Observers are likely to focus on whether Kim will refer to relations with the US in an assembly address.
They will also watch for any signs that the country’s stance toward South Korea will be codified into the constitution.
North Korea has rejected a call for dialogue from the administration of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and has regarded the South as a “hostile state.”