"잠적 北 조성길, 3국 거쳐 작년 7월 한국 입국"<br /><br />Our top story this morning.<br />A former senior North Korean diplomat who went missing from the North's embassy in Italy in 2018 has settled in South Korea.<br />South Korean lawmaker Ha Tae-keung, of the main opposition People Power Party,... who also sits on the National Assembly's intelligence committee,... said Jo Song-gil came to South Korea last year under the protection of the government.<br />Citing multiple sources,... Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency also reported that Jo and his wife are living here.<br />Early last year, the Italian foreign ministry confirmed that Jo’s daughter was repatriated to the North at her request after her parents disappeared.<br />
