South Korean Ministry of Unification: ``This is the first time that Kim Jong-un sent a telegram to the Japanese prime minister'' - Noto Peninsula earthquake

North Korean leader Kim Jung Eun (General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea) sent a telegram of condolence to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida regarding the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Korean Ministry of Unification (Ministry corresponds to Ministry) is Chairman Kim Jong-un
Analysts say this is the first time that Japan has sent a telegram to the Japanese prime minister. On the 8th, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Unification Koo Byung-sam said at a regular press conference, ``In connection with Chairman Kim Jong-un sending a telegram of condolence to Prime Minister Kishida,
Based on the Korean Central News Agency, which North Korea has been reporting on up until now, this is the first time that Chairman Kim has sent a telegram to the Japanese prime minister, and it is also the first time that he has used the title ``Your Excellency.''
Regarding Chairman Kim's intention in suddenly sending a telegram to Japan, he replied, ``Since it was just a message of condolences regarding the earthquake damage, I don't judge whether he had any other intentions.''
In a telegram released on the 5th through the Korean Central News Agency on the 6th, Chairman Kim addressed Prime Minister Kishida as ``Your Excellency,'' and added, ``Unfortunately, since the beginning of the year, Japan has been affected by earthquakes.
Knowing that many lives and material losses were caused, I would like to express my deepest sympathies and condolences to the bereaved families and victims."
``I hope that the residents of the affected areas will recover from the earthquake damage as soon as possible and that the situation will stabilize.''
I hope he can get his life back on track." At the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, North Korea sent a telegram of condolence to the General Federation of Korean Residents in Japan in the name of Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.
It was sent. Prior to this, Prime Minister Kang Sung-san sent a telegram of condolences to Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama after the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. This time, Chairman Kim sent an unusual telegram of condolence to a major
Some analysts say that he is trying to show his humanitarian side as the country's leader to the outside world. Some people say that the move sends a signal of improving Japan-North Korea relations.
Yang Moo-jin, president of North Korean Graduate University, said, ``Prime Minister Kishida proposed an unconditional Japan-North Korea summit last year.
It can be interpreted as an extension of the holding of the North Korean dialogue and behind-the-scenes contact as a follow-up measure.''He added, ``As there is no mention of a hostile struggle against Japan, there is no possibility of Japan-North Korea dialogue anytime, anywhere.''
"There is," he said.