North Korea will have its first meeting of the new parliament next month after its recent rubberstamp election of deputies.<br />The regime's state-run Korean Central News Agency reports... the North will hold the first session of its 14th Supreme People's Assembly on April 11th.<br />The assembly is the regime's parliament that ratifies decisions made by the ruling party, enacts laws and reviews the state budget.<br />Just under 690 deputies were elected last week... and for the first time, Kim Jong-un was not included.<br />The meeting draws attention to what changes the regime might make on its ruling system and personnel... as well as on foreign policies and its nuclear and missile programs. <br />
