Wang Yajun, Chinese Ambassador to North Korea, meets with the nominee for Swedish Ambassador to North Korea
European countries that had previously withdrawn are showing signs of returning to their embassies in North Korea. Sweden’s nominee for ambassador to North Korea visited North Korea and met with the Chinese ambassador to North Korea.
According to the Chinese Embassy in North Korea on the 29th, Chinese Ambassador Wang Yajun met with the new Swedish Ambassador to North Korea, Andreas Bengtsson, who was visiting North Korea the day before. The meeting that day was attended by the head of the press department at the Chinese Embassy in North Korea and the secretary of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The embassy reported that Ambassador Bengtsson positively evaluated China’s important role in Korean Peninsula issues while introducing Sweden-North Korea relations, the situation related to his visit, and Sweden’s long-standing efforts to resolve Korean Peninsula issues.
Ambassador Wang explained the recent developments in North Korea-China relations and explained China’s principled position on the Korean Peninsula issue.
The two sides promised to strengthen communication and coordination on Korean Peninsula issues and to play a constructive role in promoting a political solution to the Korean Peninsula issue, the embassy said.
On the 26th, Ambassador Feng Chuntai of the Chinese Embassy in North Korea met with Martin Thummel, Director of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Pacific Affairs at the German Foreign Ministry. The embassy reported that the German delegation visited North Korea through arrangements by the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Britain and Switzerland are also reportedly discussing a plan to visit Pyongyang to reopen their embassies in North Korea.
North Korea reopened the border that had been closed due to COVID-19 in August of last year, three years and eight months later, but does not allow international organization employees to return, and normal embassy operations, including diplomatic service, are only allowed for pro-North Korea countries such as China, Mongolia, Cuba, and Russia. It is being done.
Some interpret North Korea’s recent move to allow Western countries to reopen their embassies in North Korea as a move aimed at establishing diplomatic relations between South Korea and Cuba.
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Source: Donga
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