Ri Sol-ju Reappears After One Year... Ministry of Unification "No Additional Information on Movements"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Regarding the appearance of Ri Sol-ju, wife of Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of North Korea, at an official event after about a year, the Ministry of Unification stated, "We do not have any additional information beyond what the National Intelligence Service has disclosed."

A Ministry of Unification official made this statement in a written briefing to reporters on the 17th in response to a question about Ri Sol-ju's whereabouts. The day before, the National Intelligence Service responded to inquiries from members of the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee, saying, "There are no special points, and she is playing well with the children. It is presumed that she has not appeared due to COVID-19 quarantine issues."

Ri Sol-ju, who had taken on the role of 'First Lady,' had been out of the public eye since last Lunar New Year, but on the 16th, she appeared at an official event when she and General Secretary Kim attended the Kwangmyongsong Day commemorative performance as a couple, which was reported by the Rodong Sinmun.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Unification also stated regarding the appearance of Jeon Il-chun, former director of the Workers' Party's Office 39 and manager of the Kim family's ruling funds, on North Korean broadcasts, "We have not identified anything."

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