Malaysia has approved the release of the body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korean leader following negotiations with Pyongyang.
Prime Minister Najib Razak said a coroner had approved the release of Kim Jong-nam’s body.
Jong-nam was murdered at Kuala Lumpur airport with a lethal nerve agent in February.
The assassination led to a strain in diplomatic relations between Malaysia and North Korea.
Malaysia has not directly blamed North Korea for the killing, but there is widespread suspicion that Pyongyang was responsible for the death of the half-brother of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.
As part of the agreement between the two countries, nine Malaysians who had been barred from leaving North Korea have now been given permission to go back to their country.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib said that North Koreans would also be allowed to go back to their country.
The country had expressed outrage earlier this month over what it described as North Korea holding its citizens hostage.
Kim Jong-nam, who was the estranged, elder half-brother of Kim Jong-un, had been passed over for the North Korean succession and was living in the Chinese territory of Macau at the time of his death.
