Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a message of sympathy to the South’s President Moon Jae-in over the death of his mother, officials said, the pair’s first contact in months with inter-Korean ties at a standstill.Kang Han-ok, who was born and grew up in the North but was evacuated by US forces during the Korean War, died from a chronic illness on Tuesday. She was 92.
An unidentified North Korean official delivered Kim’s written message at the Demilitarized Zone on Wednesday afternoon, presidential office spokesman Ko Min-jung said.