(dailynewyorknews) – Seoul South Korean forces on alert and urged Pyongyang to increase its “military capabilities” as the mysterious death of North Korea Kim Jong Il stimulated infrastructure related to security in the region tense.
A state television television reported the death of Kim tears Monday. She said the leader of 69 years, died Saturday due to “exhaustion”, while “devote his life to the people.”
North Korea’s official KCNA news agency said Kim suffered “great mental and physical stress,” while on a train in a “journey of guidelines.” Kim, who had been treated for “heart disease and cerebrovascular disease for a long time,” suffered a heart attack on Saturday and could not be saved despite the use of “all appropriate first aid possible,” the agency said.
In the country where Kim was revered as “dear leader”, he sobbed uncontrollably passersby on the streets of Pyongyang.
“My head, what shall we do? Is enough! Is too” to a person, sobbing. “Boss, please come back … Do not leave us. You always hope, boss.”
Son of Kim, Kim Jong Un, is likely to take the reins. A letter from the Workers’ Party “on Monday called” the great successor. ”
Kim’s body was kept for a week in the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang – where the body of his father, Kim Il Song is. Funeral services will follow the December 28 and 29.
“We need to increase the country’s military capability in all media for secure backup of the profits of Korea’s socialist revolution,” the National Funeral Home.
For its part, the National Police Agency of South Korea ordered the agents around the country to be prepared for further changes. President Lee Myung-bak, has canceled the rest of his program on Monday, and all members of the armed forces of South Korea were placed on “emergency alert”, his office said.
Under the alert – which is below the highest possible level – the South Korean forces will closely follow the movements of troops from North Korea closely and strengthen security measures at sea, according to the Ministry of Defence.
After the Korean War in 1950, the two nations have formally signed a peace treaty and remain technically at war – separated by a tense demilitarized zone
“The South Korean concern is justified, frankly, because insecurity in North Korea could be an even more dangerous North Korea,” a U.S. official.
However, the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas remained peaceful on Monday. Lee and asked South Korea to focus on “economic activities” and stay calm.
“We have not seen any unusual movement … North Korea,” said Choi Jong Kun, a professor at Yonsei University in Seoul. “We’ll have to look and see.”
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Lee Monday morning and both agreed to stay in “close contact develops the situation,” said the White House.
Kim Jong Il had been in power since 1994, when his father – the founder of the nation – died of a heart attack at age 82.
The enigmatic leader was a frequent thorn in the side of the neighboring South Korea and the United States.
The nuclear program of North Korea – and international attempts to hinder its potential nuclear weapons – to Kim contradicts many world leaders in recent years, as his style of leadership.
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Under his leadership, North Korea has been largely closed to outside influences, for fear of threats from its neighbors. At the same time, also appealed for international aid after widespread famine contributed to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
North Korea and South Korea showed signs of concessions in recent years. Pyongyang has expressed its willingness to cooperate with the countries involved in multilateral negotiations for the denuclearization of North Korea, while Seoul has recently sent a humanitarian aid by UN agencies to help malnourished people in the North.
But relations between the two rival nations soured further when the South accused the North of launching an attack on South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. Two South Korean marines and two civilians were killed.
There have been reports in recent years of poor health of Kim. However, news reports North Korea earlier this fall, said that Kim had traveled all over the country and the visit to China, a big change from 2009 when it was thought he suffered from cancer.
On Monday, the Workers’ Party “announced that many experts had long assumed: Kim will be succeeded by his son, Kim Jong Un
“Being in the forefront of the Korean revolution is Kim Jong Un, the successor to the revolutionary cause of Juche and outstanding leader of our party, army and people,” left a letter published in the agency KCNA said the new .. “The leadership of Kim Jong United Nations provides a sure guarantee for achieving the honorable achievement of the revolutionary cause of Juche generation after generation.”
The philosophy of “Juche” or self is the foundation of the solitary nature of North Korea.
“It has been established for some time,” said Mike Chinoy, Senior Fellow at the Institute of USA and China, Kim Jong Un
The son began his career as a four-star general and in recent years has given more official by his father.
Chinoy said he hoped that in the short term, the North Koreans “rally around the flag (and) to bend.” But given the nation’s deep economic problems and other maintenance of this unit and control, without an overall figure, as Kim Jong-il in place can be more difficult.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/19/world/asia/north-korea-leader-dead/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
