This file photo from the North’s Korean Central News Agency shows Kim Jong-gwan (R) accompanying leader Kim Jong-un (L) during an inspection of a scientists’ quarter in Pyongyang in October, 2015. North Korea’s official media confirmed the appointment of Kim Jong-gwan as new defense minister on Jan. 22, 2020 by mentioning his new title while reporting on a party meeting on reforestation and environmental protection in Pyongyang on the previous day. (Yonhap)
