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Ruling party congress vows self-reliance

The eighth congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea closed on Tuesday, state media reported on Wednesday. Kim Jongun, the reelected general secretary of the WPK, concluded the congress with a speech. He stressed the need for the whole party to deeply cherish and uphold the ideas of "believing in people as in heaven", "single-minded unity" and "self-reliance", according to the report. The eight-day congress put forth a new five-year economic development plan and its new policy on military affairs and foreign relations.