Kim's heir apparent in Bosnia for studies
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October 16, 2011, Sunday
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NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-il's grandson has arrived in Bosnia to attend an international college, the school said on Friday, a move that made him the first in the secretive country's ruling family to study abroad openly.
Kim Jong-il's heir-apparent, his son Kim Jong-un, is widely thought to have studied in Switzerland, but that has not been confirmed.
The United World College, which runs 13 schools around the world, said Kim Han-sol, son of Kim Jong-il's eldest son Kim Jong-han, had secured a scholarship at its school in the town of Mostar after China's Hong Kong refused him a visa to study there.
"The student from North Korea ... was cleared by the state authorities for a two-year residence during his education in Bosnia," said Jasminka Bratic, chairman of the school's board.
North Korea is under international sanctions for testing nuclear devices and missiles and relies on foreign aid to keep its economy afloat.
"We appeal to you not to violate his security, privacy and education," Bratic told a news conference. "We shouldn't forget that the student is a minor and the UWC is his only legal guardian here."
The UWC schools brings together students from post-conflict zones. The Mostar school was opened in 2005 to try to overcome ethnic divisions in a town divided into Muslim and Croat sections during Bosnia's 1990s war.
Kim Jong-il's heir-apparent, his son Kim Jong-un, is widely thought to have studied in Switzerland, but that has not been confirmed.
The United World College, which runs 13 schools around the world, said Kim Han-sol, son of Kim Jong-il's eldest son Kim Jong-han, had secured a scholarship at its school in the town of Mostar after China's Hong Kong refused him a visa to study there.
"The student from North Korea ... was cleared by the state authorities for a two-year residence during his education in Bosnia," said Jasminka Bratic, chairman of the school's board.
North Korea is under international sanctions for testing nuclear devices and missiles and relies on foreign aid to keep its economy afloat.
"We appeal to you not to violate his security, privacy and education," Bratic told a news conference. "We shouldn't forget that the student is a minor and the UWC is his only legal guardian here."
The UWC schools brings together students from post-conflict zones. The Mostar school was opened in 2005 to try to overcome ethnic divisions in a town divided into Muslim and Croat sections during Bosnia's 1990s war.
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