Special Advisor Moon Jeong-in: "Kim Jong-un is alive... currently staying in Wonsan"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Moon Jung-in, Special Advisor to the President for Unification, Diplomacy, and Security, stated on the 26th that Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, who has been surrounded by rumors of health issues, is "alive and healthy."

In an interview with Fox News in the United States on the same day, Special Advisor Moon said, "Our government's position is firm," and made this statement. He added, "Chairman Kim has been staying in Wonsan since April 13," explaining, "No suspicious movements have been detected so far."

Chairman Kim has not appeared in public since presiding over the Politburo meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on the 11th. In particular, he did not attend the memorial ceremony at the Kumsusan Sun Palace held on the 15th to mark the 108th birthday of his grandfather, President Kim Il-sung (the Day of the Sun), raising concerns about his condition. On the 21st, the US CNN network reported, citing officials, that "the US is monitoring information that Chairman Kim is in critical condition after recently undergoing surgery."

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