Botched satellite launch is 'most serious' failure: NK

A plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party takes place in Pyongyang from June 16-18, 2023, with its leader Kim Jong-unin attendance, in this photo provided by the North's official Korean Central News Agency on June 19. In the meeting, the North assessed that its failed attempt to launch a rocket carrying a military spy satellite on May 31 is the "most serious" shortcoming in the first half of this year and reaffirmed its pledge to put it into orbit soon, according to the news agency. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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