SEOUL, July 27 — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was shown surrounded by pistol-toting generals while in the South masked veterans were socially distanced as the two sides today separately marked the armistice that ended Korean War hostilities. The contrasting events marked 67 years since the...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang to mark the 67th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, in this undated photo released July 27, 2020. — KCNA pic via Reuters
In the North's capital, Kim handed out commemorative pistols to dozens of generals and senior officers, who pledged their loyalty to him, state media reported. On screen, dramatic reconstructions of the war were interspersed with interviews with foreign veterans, and messages of support from current leaders of the countries that sent troops to support the South, among them US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.
Pyongyang regards the conflict — which it calls the Glorious Fatherland Liberation War — as a victory and the official news agency KCNA reported that Kim presented his generals at the weekend with “commemorative pistols bearing his august name in token of his trust.”
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