Kim Yong Chol, director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, has been appointed as the replacement for Kim Yang Kon, the former secretary for inter-Korean affairs who reportedly died of a car accident at the end of last year, Tongil News reported.
On Wednesday, Tongil News wrote that it had received confirmation from their source living in China, who overheard a North Korean official clearly naming Kim Yong Chol as the “secretary.”
Kim Yong Chol, director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, has been appointed as the replacement for Kim Yang Kon, the former secretary for inter-Korean affairs who reportedly died of a car accident at the end of last year, Tongil News reported.
On Wednesday, Tongil News wrote that it had received confirmation from their source living in China, who overheard a North Korean official clearly naming Kim Yong Chol as the “secretary.”
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