North Korean leader cries and apologizes to the population for the difficulties caused by the pandemic

The North Korean leader got emotional during a military parade to celebrate the Workers’ Party’s 75th anniversary this weekend in Pyongyang. As he prepared to speak, Kim Jong-un took off his glasses and wiped away his tears, then apologized to the population.

“Our people have placed their trust in me, as high as the sky and as deep as the sea, but I have not always been able to measure up satisfactorily. I am sorry,” he said, according to a Korean Times translation.

Although North Korea guarantees that there have been no cases of covid-19 in the country so far, the leader referred to the economic problems in the country caused by the pandemic, since exports to China have been drastically reduced due to the closure. of borders. .

Kim Jong-un also added that all his “efforts and sincerity” were not enough to “free the people from difficulties”, also aggravated by international sanctions on nuclear programs and missile launches by the country.