March 29, 2024
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In morning meeting with Moon, Kim Jong Un makes rare reference to “defectors”

Candid talks also saw DPRK leader discuss his country's "defective transportation"

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a morning meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday made a rare mention of defectors, an official read-out of the talks and a Blue House official confirmed to NK News.

In comments conveyed to press by senior presidential secretary for public relations Yoon Young-chan, Kim - who arrived in the South this morning for a historic summit with Moon Jae-in, made mention of "displaced people, defectors, and residents of the island of Yeonpyeong."

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