North Korea's highest-ranking defense officer, 'All out'...an extraordinary meeting hosted by Kim Jong Un himself [Y transcript]

■ Host: Um Min Anchor
■ Video broadcast: Kim Yong-hyun, professor of North Korean studies at Dongguk University

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◇Anchor> Yesterday, Chairman Kim Jong-un convened high-ranking military officials to discuss UAV measures, but the details have not been disclosed yet, so what has been said?

◆Kim Yong-hyun> It is known that the National Defense Security Council was convened yesterday. In fact, the details have not come out. In the end, North Korea's positions on the drone incident were organized at the highest level, which should be seen as this, but if you look at the actual attendance this time, you can see that all the highest levels of North Korea's defense line have gathered. So, if you look at North Korea right now, Chief of the General Staff, including Defense Minister Noh Kwang-chul, Ri Yong-gil, Director of Reconnaissance General, and all the people in general gathered. In the process, we believe that the drone incident occurred once, but in the event of a drone incident in the future, and how North Korea will respond to the military in the process, these things have been summarized once.

◇ Anchor> You said a lot of top officials gathered, but to convene a high-ranking official like this means that Chairman Kim Jong-un is so sensitive to the drone incident, can you see it like this?

◆Kim Yong-hyun> That's right, we should look at it that way. About the drone incident. It's impossible to accurately judge who did it. However, in the current situation, North Korea makes the most of this incident to establish internal solidarity, and now raises military tensions on the Korean Peninsula to highlight North Korea's presence in overall foreign relations, whether it is a US presidential election. I think they are setting these goals clearly. That is why North Korea continues to expand it now, causing problems or making problems an issue. In this regard, North Korea is taking the lead in the overall change of circumstances by showing it to Kim Jong-un's own care. In addition, North Korea is not behind, and steps are coming out in this dimension. We should look at it like this.

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: Lee Mi-young, editor of the digital news team

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