There have been conflicting reports in the past week about the fate of the North Korean team that steered negotiations with the United States, following a failed summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump in February. A South Korean newspaper originally claimed nuclear envoy Kim Hyok-chol was killed after the Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam, which he was in charge of, ended prematurely. The original story was called into question after one of the North Korean diplomats it said had been sent to a labour camp appeared in public. Kim Yong-chol, described as Kim Jong Un's right-hand man, was seen sitting near the North Korean leader on Sunday. It was said that Hye-yong was accused of undermining the authority of Kim Jong Un by making a translation mistake.

Source: Daily Mirror June 04, 2019 06:24 UTC