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Park Geun-hye convenes security meeting over North Korea execution

South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has convened a meeting of security officials after the shock execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s uncle, Jang Sung-taek.

Ahead of the meeting Park Geun-hye warned of possible “reckless provocations” by the North and called for increased border vigilance.

Last week’s execution of Jang Sung-taek left the region in a “grave and unpredictable” situation, she said.

Jang Sung-taek, a key figure in North Korea, was executed for allegedly planning a coup.

President Park Geun-hye has convened a meeting of security officials after the shock execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s uncle

The move – together with the recall of a North Korean business team from China – prompted concerns that Jang Sung-taek’s associates were being purged as part of a campaign by Kim Jong-un to consolidate his power.

China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, said he believed an “important change” was taking place inside North Korea.

China – which in state media has called for Kim Jong-un to visit Beijing – was “closely watching” the situation, Wang Yi said.

“Given the latest development in the North, it is uncertain in what direction its political situation would evolve,” Park Geun-hye said early on Monday.

“We also can’t rule out the possibility of contingencies such as reckless provocations,” she added.

President Park Geun-hye later met her foreign affairs and security officials in a specially convened session to discuss events in the North.

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