South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on 25th that although Kim Yo-jung was demoted on the surface, her actual political status and influence did not diminish.
The Ministry of Unification of South Korea said today (25) that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister Kim Yo-jung has been demoted and removed from the Politburo alternate members and not included in the list of ministers, but the actual political status and influence has not diminished. A few days ago, the Yonhap News Agency quoted a senior official of the Ministry of Unification as saying that Kim and is in the top 20 of the protocol ranking among the members of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party, the North has not yet been rumored that she will be replaced, that is, she will continue to play her core influence in the field of diplomacy. Senior officials also said that Kim Jong Un is likely to return to South Korea this year, given that South Korean President Moon Jae-in has only one year left in his term.
The South Korean media recently pointed out that the 8th National Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), Kim Wojung was not elected as an alternate member of the WPK’s Politburo, raising concerns about whether she has been expelled from the core of North Korean power. She had previously called the South Korean government “super stupid” and spoke under the title of “deputy minister” of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party, not under the original title of “first deputy minister,” indicating that she had been He was demoted.
So why was Kim demoted? The South Korean media “JoongAng Daily” analyzed that it might be related to the demotion of Kim Young Chul, the vice chairman of the Labor Party who led the negotiations between the two Koreas, and Choi Sun Hee, the first vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who was in charge of negotiations with the U.S., both of whom were demoted at the “8th Congress”, and Kim Woong Jung, who is in charge of inter-Korean relations, was also affected.
However, according to the analysis of Yonhap News Agency, Kim still made comments in her own name to criticize the South Korean government, which shows that her political status has not changed, and this is also the first Time this year she spoke about inter-Korean relations, showing that she will continue to be in charge of inter-Korean foreign affairs.
As for North Korea’s failure to congratulate the new U.S. President Joe Biden, senior officials of the Unification Ministry said that the lack of statement itself is a signal that North Korea is still cautious about the new U.S. administration’s attitude and policy direction toward North Korea.
On the other hand, regarding whether Kim Jong Un will return to South Korea within this year, the senior official said that this was the agreement made by the inter-Korean leaders at the beginning and remains valid. In view of the fact that South Korean President Moon Jae-in has only one year left in his term of office, it would be the most appropriate time for Kim Jong-un to visit South Korea within this year.
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