North Korea Dismisses Defense Minister
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North Korea has dismissed its Defense Minister No Kwang Chol and replaced him with Kim Song-gi as part of a military reshuffle. The decision was made at the second meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, chaired by Kim Jong-un. No Kwang Chol has been appointed first vice-director of the Military Industry Department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
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