The leader of North Korea Kim Chen Yun appeared on a military parade, which was held in Pyongyang on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the DPRK. This is reported by the South Korean Agency “Ryonhap”.
According to the sources of the agency, the duration of the parade was about an hour, while no new samples of strategic weapons were demonstrated during it. The number of participants involved in it was also relatively small. As one of the interlocutors Ryonhap noted, apparently, the event was addressed primarily to local residents, and not to the international community, despite the fact that it became the first military parade conducted in the DPRK after the inauguration of the current US President Joe Bayden.
It is noted that Kim Jong Yun did not speak official speech during the parade – the secretary of the Korean Workers’ Party, Ri Ile Hwvan, turned to the audience. At the same time, the emergence of the North Korean leader still attracted attention, including foreign media, – primarily due to the changed appearance of the policy. Thus, on the Korea Central Telegraph Agency (CAT), photographs from the event Kim Jong YN captured heavily lost weight.
Also, the Western editions drew attention to the fact that the leader of the DPRK changed the costume in the style of the creator of the PRC Mao Zedong on a light European-style suit with a tie. At the same time, as noted by the Telegram channel “Military Observer”, changes in appearance policies again caused suspicions that his twin could be present in the parade instead.
In August, it was reported that residents of North Korea were forbidden to discuss the health and appearance of the National Leader Kim Jong Yana after his weight loss. For several months before that, the sharp weight loss of the North Korean leader provoked rumors about his illness.