The leader of the DPRK Kim Jong Yun did not appear in the public over the past 24 days, which is the longest period in the current year. The last time the leader of the state was present on May 7 at a concert in Pyongyang.
As the TASS reports, a representative of the South Korean Ministry of Association was announced on Monday at Briefing in Seoul, which oversees relations with the North.
“This is the longest period in the current year, when Kim Chen Yun is not shown in public,” the official said. He did not name the possible causes of the lack of the leader of the DPRK, indicating that at this stage would be “inappropriate” to give any evaluation.
Earlier, South Korean experts put forward a suggestion that Kim Jong Yun is less likely to visit public events in connection with concerns about coronavirus infection.
In May last year, the unusually long lack of Kim Jong gave rise to rumors about his serious illness or death. However, then for the first time in 20 days appeared in public, visiting the opening ceremony of the Sunchon plant fertilizer.