Kim Jong-un secretly visits the border area with South Korea

(Baonghean.vn) - South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un secretly visited a military unit just 1km from the inter-Korean border during an inspection related to South Korean military resources in the first half of August.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Ria Novosti

The visit took place at a time when Mr. Kim Jong-un suddenly "disappeared" from the mass media since he attended the successful launch of an intercontinental missile on July 30, and before the time he visited the Strategic Force Command on August 14 and postponed the plan to use artillery with four ballistic missiles aimed at the US island of Guam.

North Korean media has not mentioned this secret visit at all and the purpose of this inspection by Mr. Kim Jong-un is still unclear. However, South Korea considers this a rather unusual move and has commented that it is possible that Pyongyang is preparing for a new plan.

The North Korean leader's trip took place amid the tense US-North Korea "war of words". North Korea announced that it had fired four ballistic missiles at Guam, home to the US Andersen Air Force Base. In response to this statement, US President Donald Trump warned that North Korea would face "fire and fury" like never before if it continued to threaten the country.

After that, the leaders of both countries "softened their voices". Mr. Kim Jong-un postponed the plan, but declared that he would observe the US's moves to make "important decisions"./.

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(According to Ria Novosti)