He was previously chief of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, a top North Korean military intelligence agency, which South Korea blamed for the deadly 2010 sinking of the Cheonan, a South Korean navy corvette. Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, led a three-day visit to the opening of the Olympics and the North Korean leader later said he wanted to boost a “warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue”. Another top North Korean official, Ri Son Gwon, will travel with Kim Yong Chol for the closing ceremony. Nam said the North Korean delegation would not want to be over-shadowed by Ivanka Trump. Some South Korean opposition legislators and conservative groups have questioned the amount South Korea spent on the North Korean delegation that attended the opening of the Games.

Source: bd News24 February 22, 2018 09:56 UTC