Kim Jong Un vows to improve ties with outside world at party meeting

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored the need to drastically improve his nation’s ties with the outside world as he addressed a major political conference for the third consecutive day.

State media said Mr Kim also reviewed relations with rival South Korea but did not elaborate on what steps he said he wanted to take.