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North Korea's former No.2 diplomat in Cuba recalls dramatic, swift defection in likely blow to Kim
When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No.2 diplomat in Cuba ... other officials in 2018 over preparations to receive top Cuban officials on two occasions. Sometimes Kim asked him questions. In each ...
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North Korea's former No. 2 diplomat in Cuba describes his dramatic, swift defection
SEOUL--When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No. 2 diplomat in Cuba ... other officials in 2018 over preparations to receive top Cuban officials on two occasions. Sometimes Kim asked him questions. In ...
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North Korea's former No. 2 diplomat in Cuba describes his dramatic, swift defection
Ri Il Gyu, a former political counselor at the North Korean Embassy in Cuba who defected ... hope for North Korea." His family followed him to a Havana airport at dawn the next day, taking a ...
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North Korea’s former No. 2 diplomat in Cuba describes his dramatic, swift defection
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No. 2 diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland in November ...