North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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Korea’s Central News Agency reported that Kim wrote that “he will work hard to advance the new era in which the ideals and desires of our people will come true. ”
“I thank the people for invariably trusting and supporting our party even in difficult times,” he added. “I sincerely wish all families across the country greater happiness and loved ones, good health.”
However, the news agency reported that the letter was handwritten by Kim The Associated Press He noted that, given the strict nature of the North Korean government, it is almost impossible to confirm this independently, as well as whether or not all 25 million citizens in the country received copies.
Although Kim usually gives a TV address to citizens on January 1, it was expected not to be proposed for 2021, as she plans to make a speech at the country’s Workers ’Party congress earlier this month.
According to the AP, the congress, which serves as the party’s highest decision-making body, is the first since 2016, although many of the country’s decisions are made by Kim himself, as well as his close allies.
North Korea faces an economy further weakened by the coronavirus pandemic and US-led sanctions over the country’s nuclear program.
In November, South Korean lawmakers who were briefed by members of the country’s intelligence agency said the North Korean government had ordered the execution of at least two people, closed the Pyongyang capital and implemented other measures. to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The Wall Street Journal reported in early December that North Korean actors tried to hack in at least six pharmaceutical companies developing COVID-19 treatments in the US, the UK and South Korea.
One of the target companies of hackers was UK-based AstraZeneca, which British health authorities approved this week for emergency use.
North Korea has continued to argue that it has had no COVID-19 cases, although several external experts have discussed it.