“..North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, who is reportedly recovering from a stroke, began losing consciousness at work in April and could not properly govern as his health worsened, a major daily Japanese newspaper reported Sunday.
Citing an unnamed Chinese official with close ties to North Korea, the Mainichi Shimbun said the 66-year-old Kim’s unspecified condition impaired his judgment, and his decisions related to international denuclearization talks became less flexible.
Kim had often worked late nights but was forced to curtail his schedule starting May or June, the Mainichi said.
In Seoul, Kim Ho-nyeon, a spokesman at South Korea’s Unification Ministry, said Sunday that the Mainichi’s report could not be confirmed.
An official of the National Intelligence Service, South Korea’s spy agency, also said his agency could not immediately confirm the Japanese media report.
He asked not to be named, citing internal policy..”
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