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Lead] The National Intelligence Service (NIS) announced that former North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, who played a major role in the two summit talks between North Korea and the United States, has been purged.

In addition, Chairman Kim Jong-un's accompanying his daughter, Kim Ju-ae, shows her will to succeed, but he said that he does not judge her as her successor.



Ahn Jung-sik is a reporter specializing in North Korea.



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] Former Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, who assisted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the North Korea-US summits in Singapore and Hanoi, directed North Korea's diplomacy.



[Ri Yong-ho/Former North Korean Foreign Minister (March 2019): The principled position will not change at all, and our plan will not change in the event that the US side proposes negotiations again in the future.]



April 2020 State Affairs The National Intelligence Service (NIS) announced in a National Assembly Intelligence Committee report that Ri Yong-ho, whose whereabouts were unknown after being dismissed from the committee, was purged.



However, the NIS drew a line about the execution theory recently reported by the Japanese media.



[Yoon Geon-young/Democratic Party Secretary of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee: Regarding former Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, it was confirmed whether there was a purge, but whether or not he was executed was not confirmed.]



The specific reason for the purge was not mentioned.



It is known that Park Jeong-cheon, who was dismissed from his post at the recent Labor Party plenary meeting, was reprimanded for overall command responsibility.



[Yoo Sang-beom/National Assembly Intelligence Committee People’s Power Secretary: (Park Jeong-cheon dismissed) is seen as culpable, such as insufficient military readiness during training and sluggish military command and leadership…

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Regarding Kim Jong-un's accompanying daughter Joo-ae, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said that it was showing its will for hereditary succession, but that it was not judging that he was the successor.



Regarding the Chinese restaurant suspected by the Chinese secret police, it was reported that the restaurant owner's explanation was different from the facts, and that it was reviewing whether it violated diplomatic relations agreements or the Immigration Control Act.



(Video coverage: Lee Chan-soo, Video editing: Ha Seong-won)