April 27, 2024
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N.Korean diplomat Kang Sok Ju dies of cancer

Kang served as senior diplomat in Workers' Party of Korea, negotiated 1994 Agreed Framework

North Korean diplomat Kang Sok Ju died Friday, according to North Korean state media.

Kang, 76, died of esophageal cancer at 4:10 p.m. on Friday, according to the Pyongyang’s state-run Korean Central Broadcasting Station.

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