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N.Korea's defence minister absent from key meeting
Seoul (AFP) Dec 24, 2009 North Korea's defence minister has been absent from public view for almost a month, sparking speculation about his status, a news report said Thursday. Vice Marshal Kim Yong-Chun, 73, failed to attend a national meeting Wednesday to mark the 18th anniversary of leader Kim Jong-Il's assumption of the army's supreme command, Yonhap news agency said. The ceremony in Pyongyang brought together senior party, army and government officials, as well as representatives of the public, according to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency. But Kim Yong-Chun was not seen on TV footage of the meeting and his name was absent when broadcasting stations reeled off a long list of participants. It would be considered an astonishing act of defiance for an invitee to deliberately miss the highly symbolic event aimed at eulogising Kim Jong-Il's leadership, observers noted. The vice marshal's last public appearance was reported on November 29. State media said he accompanied Kim Jong-Il on a visit to a military-run livestock farm. Kim Yong-Chun is known to be suffering from severe diabetes which almost cost him his eyesight and hearing, Yonhap said. After serving as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the North's 1.1-million-strong army, he was promoted to become defence minister in February. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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S.Korea vows to safeguard disputed sea borderSeoul (AFP) Dec 22, 2009 South Korea's military vowed Tuesday to protect the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea after the communist state threatened to open fire in waters controlled by Seoul. "We are maintaining the usual watertight vigilance against any possible North Korean provocations, to safeguard the NLL maritime border," a Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman told AFP. The North refuses to accept the ... read more |
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