Kim’s death: US in touch with South Korea
December 19th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANSWashington, Dec 19 (IANS) The US was in “close touch” with South Korea and Japan following the death of North Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-il, the White House said.
“We are closely monitoring reports that Kim Jong-il is dead,” Xinhua quoted White House spokesman Jay Carney as saying in a statement.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died Saturday during a train journey “from a great mental and physical strain”. He was 69, the country’s official KCNA news agency reported Monday.
–Indo-Asian Nes Service
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