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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News N. Korea to send Kim Yo Jong, eight other officials to Friday’s inter-Korean summitDelegation accompanying Kim Jong Un also features Choe Hwi, Kim Yong Chol
North Korea plans to send a nine-member entourage to accompany DPRK leader Kim Jong Un at Friday’s inter-Korean summit, the South Korean presidential office announced on Thursday. The delegation will feature Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong, as well as Kim Yong Chol, vice-chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee and director of the party’s United Front Department. Im Jong-seok, Chairman of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Preparation Committee, also told press that the presence of DPRK First Lady Ri Sol Ju at the summit has yet to been confirmed, though Seoul reportedly hopes that she will attend a © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |