Amid Mounting Speculation, South Korea Says Kim Jong Un is ‘Alive and Well’
Asesor de presidente surcoreano asegura que Kim Jong Un está vivo
(CNN) — South Korea continued to pour water on mounting speculation about the health of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, telling CNN he is “alive and well.”
“Our government position is firm,” Moon Chung-in, the top foreign policy adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told CNN. “Kim Jong Un is alive and well. He has been staying in the Wonsan area since April 13. No suspicious movements have so far been detected.”
Questions were raised about Kim’s well-being after he missed the celebration of his grandfather’s birthday on April 15. He had been seen four days before that at a politburo meeting, according to North Korean state media, KCNA.
CNN reported earlier in the week that the United States is monitoring intelligence that Kim is “in grave danger after a surgery,” according to a US official. Another US official told CNN that the concerns about Kim’s health are credible, but their severity is hard to assess.
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(CNN) — Mientras crece la especulación en el mundo sobre la salud del líder de Corea del Norte, Kim Jong Un, el principal asesor de política exterior del presidente surcoreano Moon Jae-In le comentó a CNN que creen Kim está vivo y está bien. Las dudas sobre el bienestar de Kim surgieron después de que se perdiera la celebración del cumpleaños de su abuelo el 15 de abril. El alcalde del condado de Shelby, Lee Harris, extendió su orden de “quedarse en casa” hasta el 30 de abril y el alcalde de Memphis, Jim Strickland, extendió la suya hasta el 5 de mayo.
