US Watching as North Korea Holds Biggest Political Meeting in 36 Years

The United States is in close consultation with its Asian allies to monitor the situation on the Korean Peninsula, where Pyongyang plans to hold one of its biggest political meetings in 36 years. North Korea is scheduled to have its 7th Workers' Party Congress on Friday. It's a high-level meeting of party representatives and is expected to result in a reshuffling of some top officials. Washington also is anticipating the isolated regime may take this occasion to launch a...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - jeudi 5 mai 2016