▲North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that the possibility of reunification with South Korea has been ruled out and North Korea must fundamentally change its principles towards South Korea. (Photo/AP/Dazhi Image)
[NOWnews今日新聞] A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s Noto Peninsula on the 1st. As of the afternoon of the 6th, the death toll had reached 126, and 210 people were still missing or missing. Ishikawa Prefecture even declared a “state of emergency.” After learning the news, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed his condolences to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the 5th. In response, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Lin Bangzheng expressed his gratitude to Kim Jong-un, and even said that it was probably the first time in recent years that North Korea’s top leader expressed condolences for a natural disaster in Japan.
According to the North Korean media “Korean Central News Agency”, Kim Jong-un sent a “condolence message” to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake, revealing that he had learned that an earthquake occurred in Japan during the New Year, causing a large number of casualties and property losses, and wanted to use Fumio Kishida to We convey our deepest condolences and sympathy to the dead, injured and their families, and hope that people in the disaster area can overcome the pain and return to a stable life as soon as possible.
Lin Bangzheng expressed his gratitude to Kim Jong-un for his message of condolences at a press conference on the 6th, and said that after the earthquake, he received condolences from many countries and regions. The Japanese government is very grateful for this, but it is currently busy with disaster relief and cannot reply to them one by one. heads of state, including Kim Jong-un.
Lin Bangzheng said that when the Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred in Japan in 1995, the then North Korean Prime Minister also sent a telegram of condolences to the Japanese Prime Minister, but the government did not know of any relevant case in which the top leader of North Korea came forward to express condolences.
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Kim Jong-un expressed condolences to Noto on the day of the earthquake. The government did not reply due to one reason.
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2024-01-06 23:59:04
