Malaysia fair in handling of Jong Nam case - South Korea's National Assembly Speaker

Malaysia has been fair and reasonable in dealing with the Kim Jong Nam murder case, said South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun.

He also expressed confidence that the Malaysian government would remain fair and reasonable in their stand on the matter.

Speaking to reporters after a courtesy call on Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia at the Parliament building here today, Sye-kyun said the most important thing was the return of nine Malaysians now stranded in Pyongyang after they were barred from leaving the country.

"They should come back to their home country and I think it will happen very soon," he said.

North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country, which led to Malaysia reciprocating and disallowing North Korean citizens in Malaysia from leaving the country.

The diplomatic row between Malaysia and North Korea erupted following disagreement on several matters in the wake of the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at KL International Airport 2 on Feb 13.

On the meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak earlier this morning, Sye-kyun said:

"I strongly expressed our interest and capability about the upcoming KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project," he added. -- Bernama