DPRK to Hold Supreme People's Assembly Annual Meeting in April

2010-03-20 11:04:41 Xinhua Web Editor: Zhang Jin

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will hold the annual meeting of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly(SPA), the country's top legislative body, in Pyongyang on April 9, an official newspaper reported on Saturday.

The decision was made by the Standing Committee of the SPA on Thursday, Rodong Sinmun reported.

The SPA meets once every year. The current 687 SPA representatives were elected last year with a term of five years.

The SPA annual session is tasked with deliberating and approving the government work report, the final budget of last year as well as the budget for this year.

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