Seoul June 4 (IANS) North Korea s top three military officials have been replaced ahead of a historic summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump the media reported on Monday.
Defence chief Pak Yong-sik haS been replaced by No Kwang-chol while Ri Myong-su chief of the Korean People s Army (KPA) general staff has been replaced by his deputy Ri Yong-gil Yonhap News Agency quoted an intelligence official as saying.
Army general Kim Su-gil s replacement of Kim Jong-gak as director of the KPA s general political bureau was previously reported by the North Korean state media.
The news was confirmed on Monday by South Korea s Unification Ministry.
Preparations are still underway for the June 12 Kim-Trump summit in Singapore the first time a sitting US President will meet the leader of North Korea CNN reported.

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