Switzerland reopens North Korea office as foreign minister visits Pyongyang
Politics · First reported 30 Oct, 15:37 · Updated 14:49
Switzerland has reopened its diplomatic office in Pyongyang, and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis visited North Korea to discuss restoring political dialogue and security. He then travelled to Seoul, where South Korean officials expressed hope the Swiss office could support engagement with the North.
- The Swiss office resumed operations on 19 October, reporting to the Swiss embassy in Beijing; it does not have an ambassador.
- Cassis met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and ruling Workers’ Party official Jo Yong Won to discuss political dialogue and security.
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- Office operations restarted
- 19 October
- Cassis’s Pyongyang visit
- 29–30 October
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- It reports to the Swiss embassy in Beijing
- North Korean officials met
- Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and Jo Yong Won
- Previous office closure
- March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic
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