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. North Korea has denied its involvement in the event. The Blue House has said there are no official opportunities for U.S. and North Korean officials to meet. A group of family members of those killed in the Cheonan sinking has said it will hold a press conference against the decision on Saturday. Last year, North Korea conducted dozens of missile launches and its sixth and largest nuclear test in defiance of United Nations sanctions.

Source: bd News24 February 23, 2018 03:33 UTC