North Korea’s top three military officials have been replaced ahead of a historic summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump, the media reported on Monday.
Defence chief Pak Yong-sik haS been replaced by No Kwang-chol, while Ri Myong-su, chief of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) general staff, has been replaced by his deputy, Ri Yong-gil, Yonhap News Agency quoted an intelligence official as saying.
Army general Kim Su-gil’s replacement of Kim Jong-gak as director of the KPA’s general political bureau was previously reported by the North Korean state media.