The leader of North Korea Kim Jong Yun said that the country was faced with a “big crisis”, since he had to dismiss party officials for disregarding with its duties due to the inability to take measures to protect citizens from coronavirus. About this, with reference to the Central Telegraph Agency, the DPRK reports RT.
According to the data, Kim Jong Yun held a meeting with members of the Workers’ Party to take measures against officials, “unable to protect citizens by taking measures to combat a pandemic.” During the meeting, he dismissed some of the high-ranking persons for non-fulfillment of his duties.
He also recognized that the country suffers from the “big crisis.” In his opinion, officials “neglected the implementation of important decisions”, which should have ensured the “security of the state and its citizens.”
In response to the actions of the North Korean leader, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea Choi Chon Kun stated that Seoul re-expressing “willingness to help” Pyongyang in the fight against a pandemic, offering “to do everything that only capable of his citizens.
As the channel notes, the dismissal of officials occurred despite the fact that North Korea still did not confirm the presence of cases of COVID-19 in the country, although officials of South Korea and the United States suggest otherwise. The DPRK adopted strict epidemiological measures against a pandemic background. Among them were the closure of borders and travel restrictions to prevent the import of new strains of coronavirus.
Earlier it was reported that the leader of North Korea sharply criticized high-ranking officials for an error during a pandemic and neglect of the duties. According to him, a serious incident occurred in the framework of national efforts to combat COVID-19. Kim Jong Yun also noted that officials are waiting for “serious consequences.”