North Korea foreign minister elected as politburo member of ruling party

North Korean Foreign Minster Ri Son Gwon was elected as a member of the Political Bureau of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported Friday.Ri was promoted to member during a four-day plenary meeting of the party's Central Committee that wrapped up Thursday, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.Kim Song Nam, director of the International Department in the Central Committee who has been in charge of relations with China, was named an alternate bureau member.The KCNA also said O Su Yong was named a new secretary of the committee and new director of its Department of Eco…READ FULL ARTICLE