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The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, had a rare moment in which he felt moved to apologize to the inhabitants of his country for having “failed” in the conduct of the nation in the turbulent times that the world is going through due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
During a speech he gave during a military parade to celebrate the Workers’ Party’s 75th anniversary this weekend in Pyongyang, Kim removed his glasses and wiped away tears before addressing the population.
“Our people placed their trust in me, as high as the sky and as deep as the sea, but without always managing to measure up to it satisfactorily. I’m sorry,” the leader said, according to a translation of his speech. in the newspaper Korea Times.
Referring to his father and grandfather, North Korea’s two previous leaders, Kim added that all his “efforts and sincerity” were not enough to “free people from difficulties.”
This speech comes after North Korea has seen exports to China drop dramatically due to border closures in response to the pandemic. So far, the Pyongyang government guarantees that the country has not registered any cases of infection.
Added to this issue, the international sanctions to which the country was subjected in response to the nuclear programs and missile launches of Kim Jong-un, added to the difficulties.
On the same day that he introduced the launch of a new ICBM and other military equipment, Kim Jon-un expressed his solidarity with all the people of the world suffering from Covid-19 and expressed his desire to improve international ties with South Korea. .
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