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North Korea names new military chief
North Korea has named a career field army commander as its new military head, Pyongyangs official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) indicated in a story filed late Saturday. Kim Kyok-Sik, who is believed to be 67, succeeded his predecessor Kim Yong-Chun as the chief of the general staff of the communist countrys 1.1-million-strong army, it said. Yong-Chun was appointed this month as the deputy of the National Defence Commission (NDC) following 12 years in the top military post. Chaired by leader Kim Jong-Il, the NDC is the most powerful organisation in North Korea. Kyok-Siks rise to the key post remained unknown until KCNA called him the head of the general staff in a report Saturday on Kim Jong-Ils inspection of two military units.Posted by: Fred 2007-04-23 |
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