North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had a rare moment in which he was moved to apologize to the inhabitants of his country for having “failed” in the conduct of the nation in the tumultuous times the world is going through due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus .
During a speech he gave during a military parade to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party, this weekend in Pyongyang, Kim took off his glasses and wiped his tears before addressing the population.
“Our people have placed their trust in me, as high as the sky and as deep as the sea, but I have not always been able to live up to it satisfactorily. I’m sorry,” said the leader, according to a translation of his speech. in the newspaper Korea Times.
Referring to his father and grandfather – North Korea’s two previous leaders – Kim added that all his “efforts and sincerity” were not enough to “free the people from difficulties”.
This speech comes after North Korea has seen exports to China drop dramatically due to border closures in response to the pandemic. So far, the Pyongyang government guarantees that the country has not registered any cases of infection.
In addition to this issue, the international sanctions that the country was subjected to in response to nuclear programs and missile launches by Kim Jong-un, added to the difficulties.
On the same day that he presented the launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other military equipment, Kim Jon-un expressed solidarity with all the people in the world who suffer from Covid-19 and expressed his desire to improve international ties with the South Korea.
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