North Korea Defence Minister Dismissed: State Media
Kim Song-gi replaces No Kwang-chol as defense minister as Kim Jong-un orders structural changes to North Korea’s military leadership.
- North Korea replaced its defense minister in a military reshuffle reported Sunday, appointing Kim Song-gi, director of the General Political Bureau, to the post and reassigning outgoing defense minister Kwang-chol to the Munitions Industry Department.
- The leadership changes were decided at the second meeting of the ninth WPK Central Military Commission, guided by leader Kim Jong-un, which discussed structural reorganization plans for defense affairs.
- Veteran military official Pak Jong-chon was appointed vice-chairman of the WPK Central Military Commission, a key post overseeing military policies, after stepping down from party posts in February.
- Leader Kim Jong-un met with researchers from major defense institutions and awarded state commendations for their contributions to developing new combat weapon systems and improving their performance.
- Kim expressed expectations that scientists would "bolster up the arms of the self-defensive power in a more overwhelming and stronger manner," aligning military improvements with future defense goals.
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According to KCNA, North Korea's defense minister is being replaced with the director of the country's armed forces' political bureau.
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Amidst its crackdown on military corruption, North Korea has carried out personnel changes for key military positions. The Korean Central News Agency reported on the 30th that a plan for reorganizing the organizational structure was discussed at the 2nd plenary session of the 9th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, held on the 29th. At this meeting, presided over by North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un, “recently, the Korean
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