North Korean leader Kim Jong-un chaired the first enlarged session of the ninth Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea at party headquarters in Pyongyang on 9 July 2026, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency.
Images released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 10 July 2026 showed Kim Jong-un seated at the centre of the first enlarged meeting of the ninth Central Military Commission at the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee headquarters in Pyongyang.
Kim Jong-un was seen receiving, from secretary Jeong Kyeong-taek, one of seven written orders implementing major military decisions for his signature during the 9 July 2026 session, according to footage aired by Korean Central Television.
Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released photographs on 10 July 2026 showing Kim Jong-un presiding over the first enlarged meeting of the ninth Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea at the party's Central Committee building in Pyongyang.
The first enlarged session of the ninth Central Military Commission convened on 9 July 2026 at the Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, with Kim Jong-un chairing deliberations on what state media described as major military decisions.
State media images distributed via Yonhap showed Kim Jong-un at the centre of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee hall in Pyongyang during the 9 July 2026 session — the first enlarged meeting of the ninth Central Military Commission — reportedly covering key defence directives.