North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. - KCNA/Reuters
PYONGYANG (Xinhua): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said although his country suffered serious damage from a recent flood, it would not accept outside assistance due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday (Aug 14).
Kim made the remarks while chairing the 16th meeting of the Political Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) on Thursday to discuss measures to recover from the serious flood damage to both the people and the farmland, KCNA said.
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