North Korea’s acting ambassador to Italy defected with his wife in November, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Thursday, striking an embarrassing blow to leader Kim Jong Un and his communist regime. The outlet claims Jo is a son or son-in-law of one of the highest-ranking officials in North Korea. Earlier this year, President Trump met with the North Korean leader, who promised to commit to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. KIM JONG UN SAYS HE'S WILLING TO MEET TRUMP AT ANY TIME, IN NEW YEAR'S MESSAGENorth Korea hasn’t commented on Jo’s defection. The last high-ranking diplomat to defect from North Korea is Thae Yong Ho, a former minister at the North Korean Embassy in London, who defected to South Korea in 2016.

Source: Fox News January 03, 2019 10:18 UTC