North Korea's Kim Jong-un reappointed to top job

Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un is general secretary of the Workers' Party and president of the State Affairs Commission -EPA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ‌has been reappointed as president of ‌state affairs, state media KCNA reports.

The country convened the first session of the Supreme People's Assembly ‌on ‌Sunday, ⁠KCNA said. 

The meeting in Pyongyang ​will discuss amendments and supplements to the socialist constitution, as well as the election of the chairman of ⁠the ‌State Affairs ​Commission and other state leadership bodies.

The ​assembly, North ‌Korea's rubber-stamp legislature that formally approves ​state policy, typically meets following a ruling Workers' Party Congress ​to ​turn party ​decisions into law.

The meeting ‌will also review the country's economic five-year plan announced at the ninth party congress held in February, ​KCNA said.