双语新闻：朝鲜任命玄永哲为人民军副元帅 North Korea Names New Army Vice Marshall

17 July, 2012

朝鲜继续对军队领导层进行改组，任命玄永哲为人民军副元帅。

朝鲜官方媒体说，朝鲜劳动党中央军事委员会和国防委员会提升玄永哲为副元帅。

玄永哲于2010年9月晋升为将军，外界对他所知甚少。

在玄永哲为提升为副元帅之前，朝鲜人民军总参谋长李英浩出人意料地被解职。李英浩曾是朝鲜领导人金正恩的高级顾问，从2009年以来一直担任人民军总参谋长。朝鲜说，李英浩因病被解除所有职务。

North Korea has named a new vice marshal of its army, continuing a reorganization of the country's military leadership.

State media says the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party and the National Defense Commission promoted Hyon Yong Chol to the post.

Little is known about Hyon, who was elevated to the rank of general in September 2010.

His appointment follows the surprise departure of the country's top military figure, Ri Yong Ho, who was a top advisor to leader Kim Jong Un and had led the army since 2009. North Korea said Ri had been removed from all of his posts because of illness.