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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at an enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this image released August 25, 2020.
SEOUL: North Korea expressed regret today over the death of a missing South Korean, saying it shot him as part of measures to battle the coronavirus, the South’s national security adviser said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in saying the incident should not have happened, the official told a briefing.