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This announcement was made by the Presidential Palace of South Korea.
According to South Korean National Security Director Suh Hoon, in an official notification sent to Seoul, North Korea stated that Kim Jong-un felt very sorry for disappointing President Moon Jae-in and other South Korean citizens in relation to the case.
North Korea also informed South Korea about the results of its own investigation into what happened.
He said troops operating near the western maritime border fired more than 10 shots at South Korean men entering North Korean waters, according to the corresponding manual.
“North Korea added that it had burned the ‘floating material’ that was carrying it, not the body,” Suh said.
“Meanwhile, (South Korean President) Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un exchanged personal letters recently,” he added, as quoted by the South Korean news agency. Yonhap, Friday (9/25/2020).
It was previously reported that the South Korean Defense Ministry (South Korea) said that North Korea (North Korea) shot dead a missing South Korean official and burned his body earlier this week. The South Korean Defense Ministry condemned the “brutality” and called for explanations and punishments for those responsible. (Also read: North Korea kills South Korean officials, burns their bodies)
Earlier, a 47-year-old South Korean official affiliated with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries disappeared from the 500-ton ship on Monday afternoon while on duty on an inspection ship in the waters off the border island of Yeonpyeong, the agency reported. Yonhap news.(Also read: Photographic impression of South Korean conditions, North Korean men threatened by the Kim Jong-un regime)
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