![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/king-charles-sends-good-wishes-to-north-korea-on-countrys-anniversary/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1_North-Korea-Parade-23252105480683.jpg&description=The King sending his good wishes has raised eyebrows as Jong–un is a brutal dictator who represses his citizens, denies them freedom of movement and causes starvation King Charles sent a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un congratulating him on the anniversary of the country's founding. The message, seen by the Mirror, read: "As the people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea celebrate their National Day, I send my good wishes for the future." The King sending his good wishes has raised eyebrows as Jong-un is a brutal dictator who represses his citizens, denies them freedom of movement and causes starvation. Queen Elizabeth II sent a message with very similar wording to North Korea in 2021. At the time, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said that it was "standard practice" for national days across the world and "has been done before." It is understood the King is following in his late mother's footsteps, on advice from the Foreign Office. North Korea's state-run news agency KCNA said Jong-un also received well wishes from a number of other heads of state, with countries and territories listed including Singapore, Nepal, Bahrain and Mozambique. North Korea invited Chinese delegates and Russian artists to a midnight paramilitary parade in the capital Pyongyang to mark the country's founding anniversary on Saturday. Due to the severe restrictions imposed in the country, where little to no outsiders are allowed in, it is hard to get a clear picture of the suffering North Koreans face. However, aid agencies and human rights organisations have sounded the alarm over conditions. The United Nations says an estimated 11 million people in the country lack sufficient nutritious food, clean drinking water or access to basic services like health and sanitation. During the infamous famine in the 1990s, many North Korean people were able to escape to China in search of food. But under Jong-un's rule, the number of escapees has plummeted. He has done this under the pr){kind=link}
The King sending his good wishes has raised eyebrows as Jongâun is a brutal dictator who represses his citizens, denies them freedom of movement and causes starvation
King Charles sent a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un congratulating him on the anniversary of the country’s founding.
The message, seen by the Mirror, read: “As the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea celebrate their National Day, I send my good wishes for the future.” The King sending his good wishes has raised eyebrows as Jong-un is a brutal dictator who represses his citizens, denies them freedom of movement and causes starvation.
Queen Elizabeth II sent a message with very similar wording to North Korea in 2021. At the time, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said that it was “standard practice” for national days across the world and “has been done before.” It is understood the King is following in his late mother’s footsteps, on advice from the Foreign Office.
North Korea’s state-run news agency KCNA said Jong-un also received well wishes from a number of other heads of state, with countries and territories listed including Singapore, Nepal, Bahrain and Mozambique. North Korea invited Chinese delegates and Russian artists to a midnight paramilitary parade in the capital Pyongyang to mark the country’s founding anniversary on Saturday.