North Korea's Defense Minister No Kwang-Chol has been dismissed as part of changes in the country's military leadership, the state news agency KCNA reports. The decision was made during a meeting chaired by the country's leader Kim Jong-Un.

No Kwang-Chol has not only been dismissed as defense minister but has also been demoted in the country's ruling party.

The country's new defense minister will be Kim Song-Gi.

 

Nordkoreas försvarsminister No Kwang-Chol har blivit uppsagd som en del av ändringar i landets militära ledarskap, rapporterar den statliga nyhetsbyrån KCNA. Beslutet togs under ett möte lett av landets ledare Kim Jong-Un.

No Kwang-Chol har inte bara sagts upp som försvarsminister utan har även degraderats i landets styrande parti.

Landets nya försvarsminister blir Kim Song-Gi.