Kim Yong-chol accompanies N. Korean leader to art performance despite reports of purge
- 5 years ago
Kim Yong-chol, who had been North Korea's top nuclear negotiator for the past Pyeongyang-Washington summits, has been spotted with Kim Jong-un,... despite a report claiming he had been purged.
Pyeongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watched an art performance given by the wives of the regime's army officers on Sunday.
And among the officials that accompanied Kim was Kim Yong-chol.
The Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean daily, reported last week that Kim was undergoing forced labor and ideological education after the Hanoi summit ended without a deal.
Kim lost his post as the head of the regime's United Front Department in April... and is now one of the vice chairmen of the North's ruling Workers' Party.
Pyeongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watched an art performance given by the wives of the regime's army officers on Sunday.
And among the officials that accompanied Kim was Kim Yong-chol.
The Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean daily, reported last week that Kim was undergoing forced labor and ideological education after the Hanoi summit ended without a deal.
Kim lost his post as the head of the regime's United Front Department in April... and is now one of the vice chairmen of the North's ruling Workers' Party.