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Professor Kwak Gil-sup of Kookmin University took note of the timing. The gathering of military leaders and officers in charge of educating and training commanding officers and a separate lecture for them came ahead of the key party meeting.
Pyongyang last week announced that the plenary meeting of the Party Central Committee will be held in late December, where Kim is likely to suggest a road map for the new year including his recalibrated approach to South Korea and the US.
Kwak said the meeting could suggest that Kim would continue to push forward his “head-on breakthrough” strategy, adhering to his current hard-line stance against Seoul and Washington.
“This conference intends to encourage the military to have absolute royalty and call for enhancing their combat readiness,” Kwak said. “Kim Jong-un would be likely to take a long-term approach (to nuclear negotiations) while seeking to solidify internal unity and reinforce military strength.”
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