By DPA,
Beijing : North Korea’s ruling party will meet next week to choose a new leadership circle, the state news agency KCNA reported.
The meeting is expected to make clear the succession for ailing President Kim Jong Il. The Workers’ Party of Korea conference is set for Sep 28, Xinhua news agency quoted KCNA as saying.
The Workers Party earlier this month had reportedly postponed its largest meeting in 30 years due to Kim’s poor health.
North Korea watchers have said they believe Kim planned to position his third and youngest son, Kim Jong Un, to become his successor at the party meeting. However, he has reportedly denied that, calling it a foreign rumour.
Speculation about who would follow Kim Jong Il has swirled over the past two years since South Korea’s intelligence agency said the elder Kim had suffered a stroke.