North Korea’s state-run media outlet says the country’s parliament has reappointed Kim Jong Un as the president of state affairs.
Korean Central Television says the Supreme People’s Assembly made the decision during a session in Pyongyang on Sunday.
The president of state affairs is considered the country’s head of state.
During the session, it was announced that Kim’s close aide, Jo Yong Won, had replaced Choe Ryong Hae as the chair of the assembly’s standing committee.
About 40 percent of Cabinet members were newly appointed.
This reflects a generational shift following the ruling Workers’ Party congress last month.
The agenda for the assembly session includes constitutional amendments, as well as an economic development plan unveiled at the congress and a state budget. But no details have been released.
The session is expected to continue on Monday.
Attention is focused on whether Kim will deliver a speech and refer to North Korea’s relations with the United States. Another focal point is whether the North’s policy of regarding South Korea as a “hostile state” will be reflected in the constitution.