North Korea's ruling party plans to hold a meeting of chiefs of elementary organizations in late December in a bid to strengthen its role, Pyongyang's state media said Friday.

The Korean Central News Agency reported the Workers'

Party of Korea central committee has decided to convene the meeting which will help accomplish goals laid out by a party congress held in May.

The WPK held the congress for the first time in more than three decades, a venue aimed at helping North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirm his iron-fist rule.

The KCNA did not unveil the date of the planned meeting of chairs of the primary committees.

"North Korea's planned meeting seems to be aimed at reorganizing the party in a follow-up to the congress," said an official at Seoul's unification ministry.

Primary party committees consisting of more than 31 party members are part of the WPK's basic organizations, including the lowest-level units called party cells. (Yonhap)