SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean authorities are requiring caution amid reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be ill or is being isolated because of coronavirus issues, stressing that they have identified no unusual motions in North Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un checks out a pursuit attack aircraft group under the Air and Anti-Aircraft Department in the western location in this undated image released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Firm (KCNA) in Pyongyang on April 12,2020 KCNA/via REUTERS
At a closed door forum on Sunday, South Korea’s Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul, who manages engagement with the North, stated the federal government has the intelligence abilities to say with confidence that there was no indicators of anything uncommon.
Rumours and speculation over the North Korean leader’s health started after he made no public appearance at a crucial state holiday on April 15, and has actually because remained out of sight.
South Korea media recently reported that Kim might have undergone cardiovascular surgery or was in isolation to avoid direct exposure to the brand-new coronavirus.
Unification minister Kim called into question the report of surger