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North Korea calls rare parliament session, silent on agenda

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has called a rare second session of parliament, with a possible major announcement in store, two months after a meeting which changed the constitution to boost leader Kim Jong-il's powers.

A brief dispatch by the official KCNA news agency did not say what was on the agenda for the new session of the rubber stamp Supreme People's Assembly.

Analysts said the extra session, which state media said would be held on June 7, could provide an opportunity to reveal crucial personnel changes or new economic projects with the destitute country's major ally, China, following Kim's trip in early May.


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