Syria’s Assad is Kim Jong Un’s most frequent pen pal in first half of 2021



News Syria’s Assad is Kim Jong Un’s most frequent pen pal in first half of 2021 DPRK and Syria have cooperated before on missiles and chemical weapons, but recent letters likely less nefarious Chad O'Carroll June 21, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Wikimedia Commons \| Election poster for Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2014 Kim Jong Un and Syria’s Bashar Assad have exchanged correspondence 12 times in 2021, NK News analysis of North Korean state media showed on Friday, four times the frequency of Kim’s reported communications with China’s Xi Jinping during the same period. Last week, Kim received a ceremonial note of thanks from the Syrian president for sending congratulations to Assad “upon his victory in the presidential election,” Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, the latest communication in one of Kim’s most frequently used leader-to-leader correspondence lines in 2021. The large volume of correspondence reported in official DPRK state media may © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Syria’s Assad is Kim Jong Un’s most frequent pen pal in first half of 2021

DPRK and Syria have cooperated before on missiles and chemical weapons, but recent letters likely less nefarious

Chad O'Carroll June 21, 2021

Syria’s Assad is Kim Jong Un’s most frequent pen pal in first half of 2021

Wikimedia Commons | Election poster for Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2014

Kim Jong Un and Syria’s Bashar Assad have exchanged correspondence 12 times in 2021, NK News analysis of North Korean state media showed on Friday, four times the frequency of Kim’s reported communications with China’s Xi Jinping during the same period.

Last week, Kim received a ceremonial note of thanks from the Syrian president for sending congratulations to Assad “upon his victory in the presidential election,” Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, the latest communication in one of Kim’s most frequently used leader-to-leader correspondence lines in 2021.

The large volume of correspondence reported in official DPRK state media may

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