Tag: Kim Jong-un

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Visits Troops on Changrin Islet

| November 27, 2019
N.K. leader visits islet defense detachment
N.K. leader visits islet defense detachmentNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) joins a group photo session with soldiers and their families during a visit to a defense detachment on Changrin Islet near the western sea border with South Korea, in this photo taken from the website of the Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 25, 2019. The agency stopped short of reporting when he made the visit. (Yonhap)

Kim Jong-un Orders Removal of South Korean Made Structures at Mt. Kumgang Resort

| October 25, 2019

If Kim Jong-un needs a consultant to help him build better resorts in North Korea he could always call President Trump:

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) inspects Mount Kumgang on the east coast, in this photo released by the state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Oct. 23, 2019.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un criticized his late father’s policy of depending on South Korea for the development of the Mount Kumgang resort on the east coast, ordering the removal of “all the unpleasant-looking facilities” built by the South.

During a “field guidance” visit to the mountain resort, Kim also ordered the construction of the country’s own “modern service facilities” and said the North “will always welcome our compatriots from the South” to the resort, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

“The mountain was left uncared for more than ten years to leave a flaw and the land is worthy of better cause. He made a sharp criticism of the very wrong, dependent policy of the predecessors who were going to rely on others when the country was not strong enough,” the Korean Central News Agency said in English.

“He instructed to remove all the unpleasant-looking facilities of the south side with an agreement with the relevant unit of the south side and to build new modern service facilities our own way that go well with the natural scenery of Mt. Kumgang,” it added.

Yonhap

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Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un A Game of Thrones Fan?

| October 18, 2019
N. Korean leader on horseback
N. Korean leader on horsebackNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) rides a white horse up a snow-covered Mount Paektu, the country’s highest peak on the border with China, after inspecting construction sites at the foot of the mountain, in this footage aired by the North’s Korean Central Television on Oct. 16, 2019. Kim is accompanied by senior party officials, including his sister, Kim Yo-jong (L) and Jo Yong-won. (Yonhap)

President Trump Invites Kim Jong-un to Some Day Visit the White House

| July 1, 2019

I would think such a visit would only happen after a major denuclearization deal is struck. Though I am extremely skeptical of Kim ever fully denuclearizing, if he does commit to a real denuclearization deal he should be hosted at the White House:

U.S. President Donald Trump invited North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un to Washington, D.C., when the two leaders met at the Panmunjom truce village on Sunday. 

“I did,” Trump said when asked if he extended the invitation for Kim to come to the White House. “Actually, at some point it will all happen. When it all works out, at some point it will all happen.” 

Earlier he said, “I would invite him right now to the White House,” as the two leaders headed to Freedom House, on the southern side of the village, before holding private talks.

It was not clear if Kim accepted the offer. 

Korea Times

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