South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a banquet on the Peace House at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters
Business Insider: Kim Jong Un made a revealing, out-of-character admission when discussing North Korea
* Kim Jong Un told South Korean President Moon Jae-in he's "embarrassed" by his country's infrastructure.
* This was an out-of-character moment for Kim, as North Korean leaders have long been well-known for boasting about their country (and themselves) in an exaggerated fashion.
* At Friday's summit, Kim and Moon made a joint announcement the Korean Peninsula would be completely rid of nuclear weapons and also pledged to work toward formally ending the Korean War.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare, revealing admission when discussing the state of his country with South Korean President Moon Jae-in: He's "embarrassed" by his country's infrastructure.
As Kim and Moon held a historic summit on Friday, the South Korean president told North Korea's supreme leader he'd like to visit his country in order to climb Mount Paektu, a mountain that plays a significant role in Korean folklore. Kim then said, "I feel embarrassed about the poor transit infrastructure," BBC reports.
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Update: Koreas summit: Five key moments from the Kim-Moon meeting (BBC)
WNU Editor: He should be more embarrased by this .... 'Quite backwards': Chinese tourists gawk at impoverished North Koreans (The Guardian)
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"North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un Admits He Is Embarrassed By His Country's Poor Infrastructure"
Cool we can talk.
"He should be more embarrassed by this .... 'Quite backwards': Chinese tourists gawk at impoverished North Koreans " - WNU
People remember gawks. The Chinese do. The North Koreans will remember also.
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