PYONGYANG, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday announced that the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) will hold its 7th Congress in Pyongyang, the capital of DPRK, on May 6, the country's official news agency KCNA reported.
The congress will be the first major conference in 36 years and the first under the current DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un.
The decision, which was made by the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, however, did not say how long the congress will last.
According to the decision, provincial conferences of the WPK held earlier had elected delegates, including Kim and observers to the 7th Congress.
About 3,000 people are expected to attend the congress, reports say.
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