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Parliamentary Elections - Damascus

Voters cast their ballots at a polling center in Damascus, Syria, July 15, 2024. The Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections on Monday announced the start of voting for the fourth legislative term of the People's Assembly. The Syrian parliamentary elections, also known as the People's Assembly elections, are held every four years. The one-day election sees 1,516 candidates vying for 250 seats in the People's Assembly. Every citizen aged 18 and above can participate in the electoral process. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections - Damascus

Voters cast their ballots at a polling center in Damascus, Syria, July 15, 2024. The Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections on Monday announced the start of voting for the fourth legislative term of the People's Assembly. The Syrian parliamentary elections, also known as the People's Assembly elections, are held every four years. The one-day election sees 1,516 candidates vying for 250 seats in the People's Assembly. Every citizen aged 18 and above can participate in the electoral process. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections - Damascus

People cast their ballots for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, July 15, 2024. The Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections on Monday announced the start of voting for the fourth legislative term of the People's Assembly. The Syrian parliamentary elections, also known as the People's Assembly elections, are held every four years. The one-day election sees 1,516 candidates vying for 250 seats in the People's Assembly. Every citizen aged 18 and above can participate in the electoral process. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections - Damascus

A man casts his ballot for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, July 15, 2024. The Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections on Monday announced the start of voting for the fourth legislative term of the People's Assembly. The Syrian parliamentary elections, also known as the People's Assembly elections, are held every four years. The one-day election sees 1,516 candidates vying for 250 seats in the People's Assembly. Every citizen aged 18 and above can participate in the electoral process. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections - Damascus

People cast their ballots for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, July 15, 2024. The Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections on Monday announced the start of voting for the fourth legislative term of the People's Assembly. The Syrian parliamentary elections, also known as the People's Assembly elections, are held every four years. The one-day election sees 1,516 candidates vying for 250 seats in the People's Assembly. Every citizen aged 18 and above can participate in the electoral process. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-START

(240715) -- DAMASCUS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Voters cast their ballots at a polling center in Damascus, Syria, July 15, 2024. The Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections on Monday announced the start of voting for the fourth legislative term of the People's Assembly. The Syrian parliamentary elections, also known as the People's Assembly elections, are held every four years. The one-day election sees 1,516 candidates vying for 250 seats in the People's Assembly. Every citizen aged 18 and above can participate in the electoral process. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-START

(240715) -- DAMASCUS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Voters cast their ballots at a polling center in Damascus, Syria, July 15, 2024. The Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections on Monday announced the start of voting for the fourth legislative term of the People's Assembly. The Syrian parliamentary elections, also known as the People's Assembly elections, are held every four years. The one-day election sees 1,516 candidates vying for 250 seats in the People's Assembly. Every citizen aged 18 and above can participate in the electoral process. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-START

(240715) -- DAMASCUS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People cast their ballots for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, July 15, 2024. The Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections on Monday announced the start of voting for the fourth legislative term of the People's Assembly. The Syrian parliamentary elections, also known as the People's Assembly elections, are held every four years. The one-day election sees 1,516 candidates vying for 250 seats in the People's Assembly. Every citizen aged 18 and above can participate in the electoral process. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-START

(240715) -- DAMASCUS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People cast their ballots for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, July 15, 2024. The Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections on Monday announced the start of voting for the fourth legislative term of the People's Assembly. The Syrian parliamentary elections, also known as the People's Assembly elections, are held every four years. The one-day election sees 1,516 candidates vying for 250 seats in the People's Assembly. Every citizen aged 18 and above can participate in the electoral process. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-START

(240715) -- DAMASCUS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man casts his ballot for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, July 15, 2024. The Supreme Judicial Committee for Elections on Monday announced the start of voting for the fourth legislative term of the People's Assembly. The Syrian parliamentary elections, also known as the People's Assembly elections, are held every four years. The one-day election sees 1,516 candidates vying for 250 seats in the People's Assembly. Every citizen aged 18 and above can participate in the electoral process. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's Zhao Leji visits Pyongyang

Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, shakes hands with Choe Ryong Hae, North Korea's head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, upon his arrival in Pyongyang on April 11, 2024, for a three-day visit to attend a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and North Korea.(Kyodo)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHINA-DPRK FRIENDSHIP YEAR

(240412) -- PYONGYANG, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visits the Kangdong General Greenhouse Farm in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), April 12, 2024. Zhao Leji and Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, held talks and attended the opening ceremony of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" from April 11 to 12. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHINA-DPRK FRIENDSHIP YEAR

(240412) -- PYONGYANG, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, presents a floral basket to the China-DPRK Friendship Tower in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), April 12, 2024. Zhao Leji and Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, held talks and attended the opening ceremony of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" from April 11 to 12. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHINA-DPRK FRIENDSHIP YEAR

(240412) -- PYONGYANG, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), April 12, 2024. Zhao Leji and Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, held talks and attended the opening ceremony of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" from April 11 to 12. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHINA-DPRK FRIENDSHIP YEAR

(240412) -- PYONGYANG, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, and Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), pose for a group photo with artists of art troupes from both countries after watching their performance in Pyongyang, the DPRK, April 12, 2024. Zhao Leji and Choe Ryong Hae held talks and attended the opening ceremony of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" from April 11 to 12. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHOE RYONG HAE-TALKS

(240411) -- PYONGYANG, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, and Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), witness the signing of cooperation documents in the fields including reciprocal exemption of diplomatic and service visas, mutual translation and publication of classical literatures, customs quarantine, radio and television, and postal delivery after their talks in Pyongyang, the DPRK, April 11, 2024. Zhao Leji held talks with Choe Ryong Hae in Pyongyang on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHOE RYONG HAE-TALKS

(240411) -- PYONGYANG, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, holds talks with Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, the DPRK, April 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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China's Zhao Leji visits Pyongyang

Zhao Leji (front, R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, shakes hands with Choe Ryong Hae, North Korea's head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, upon his arrival in Pyongyang on April 11, 2024, for a three-day visit to attend a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and North Korea.

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S. Korea's private delegation meets Kim Yong Nam

PYONGYANG, North Korea - (From L) Lee Hee Ho (L), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, North Korea's Kim Yong Nam, president of Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong Un pose for photos in Pyongyang on Dec. 27, 2011. An unofficial condolence delegation from South Korea, including Lee and Hyun, paid respects to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Widow of Kim Dae Jung in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Lee Hee Ho (L), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament, shake hands in Pyongyang on Dec. 27, 2011. Lee arrived in the country the previous day, accompanied by a 17-member entourage, to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Widow of Kim Dae Jung in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Lee Hee Ho (R), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament, meet in Pyongyang on Dec. 27, 2011. Lee arrived in the country the previous day, accompanied by a 17-member entourage, to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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N. Korean leader reelected to top post

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Delegates at the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament, applaud on April 9 after N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il was reelected head of the national defense panel, now the government's most powerful post.

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Supreme People's Assembly in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 10 Kyodo - Photo taken on April 9, 2020, shows the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang. North Korea is expected to convene on April 10 a session of the Supreme People's Assembly, its top legislature, for the first time since last August.

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Supreme People's Assembly in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 10 Kyodo - An area in front of Pyongyang station is decorated with flowers on April 10, 2020, as North Korea is expected to convene a session of the Supreme People's Assembly, its top legislature, for the first time since last August.

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Supreme People's Assembly in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 10 Kyodo - People walk in front of Pyongyang station on April 10, 2020, as North Korea is expected to convene a session of the Supreme People's Assembly, its top legislature, the same day for the first time since last August.

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Supreme People's Assembly in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 10 Kyodo - A woman walks in Pyongyang on April 10, 2020, as North Korea is expected to convene a session of the Supreme People's Assembly, its top legislature, the same day for the first time since last August.

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Supreme People's Assembly in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 10 Kyodo - People walk in Pyongyang on April 10, 2020, as North Korea is expected to convene a session of the Supreme People's Assembly, its top legislature, the same day for the first time since last August.

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N. Korea's ceremonial leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 20 Kyodo - North Korea's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam (L) is seen off by Yang Hyong Sop, vice president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, at Pyongyang's international airport on Nov. 20, 2018, prior to his departure on a Latin American tour.

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N. Korea's top official says ties with China unchanged

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam, chairman of the Presidium of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, speaks in a meeting with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2014. Kim, the country's ceremonial head, said North Korea's relations with China, its main benefactor, remain unchanged, even though their leaders have not visited each other's country since coming to power.

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N. Korea's top official says ties with China unchanged

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam, chairman of the Presidium of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, speaks in a meeting with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2014. Kim, the country's ceremonial head, said North Korea's relations with China, its main benefactor, remain unchanged, even though their leaders have not visited each other's country since coming to power.

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Japanese lawmaker Inoki meets N. Korea's ceremonial head of state

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Antonio Inoki (L), a Japanese wrestler-turned-lawmaker, and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea and ceremonial head of state, shake hands at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, prior to their talks. Inoki, a member of the House of Councillors, arrived in Pyongyang on Aug. 28 to co-host a two-day combat sports event.

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Japanese lawmaker Inoki meets N. Korea's ceremonial head of state

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Antonio Inoki (L), a Japanese wrestler-turned-lawmaker, and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea and ceremonial head of state, pose for a photo at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, prior to their talks. Inoki, a member of the House of Councillors, arrived in Pyongyang on Aug. 28 to co-host a two-day combat sports event.

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Japanese lawmaker Inoki meets N. Korea's ceremonial head of state

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Antonio Inoki (L), a Japanese wrestler-turned-lawmaker, and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea and ceremonial head of state, shake hands at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, prior to their talks. Inoki, a member of the House of Councillors, arrived in Pyongyang on Aug. 28 to co-host a two-day combat sports event.

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Japanese lawmaker Inoki meets N. Korea's ceremonial head of state

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Antonio Inoki (L), a Japanese wrestler-turned-lawmaker, talks with Kim Yong Nam (R), president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea and ceremonial head of state, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014. Inoki, a member of the House of Councillors, arrived in Pyongyang on Aug. 28 to co-host a two-day combat sports event.

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Choe became vice chairman of defense commission

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea's Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae is seen in this undated file photo. He was elected as vice chairman of the National Defense Commission at the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang.

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N. Korea convenes parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - The Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, the country's parliament, is convened in Pyongyang on April 9, 2014.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un at parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang on April 9, 2014.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un at parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in North Korea, receives applause from the floor during the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang. Kim was re-elected as first chairman of the National Defense Commission the same day. Standing at right is Choe Ryong Hae, who became vice chairman of the commission.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un at parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) claps during the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang. Next to him is Kim Yong Nam, president of the presidium of the assembly.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un at parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands during the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang.

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Pak Pong Ju remains N. Korean premier

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean premier Pak Pong Ju is seen in this undated file photo. Pak was re-elected to the post at the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Parliamentary election in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in a factory in Pyongyang as North Korea holds a Supreme People's Assembly election on March 9, 2014.

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Parliamentary election in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans dance in celebration in Pyongyang as North Korea holds a Supreme People's Assembly election on March 9, 2014.