Pyongyang has sent a high-level delegation to Malaysia seeking the body of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who was killed on Feb 13 at KLIA2.

Ri Ton-il, the former North Korean deputy ambassador to the United Nations who was among the diplomats sent to Kuala Lumpur, said the purpose of his visit was "to discuss the return the body of the deceased DPRK citizen who died in Malaysia".