北朝鮮外務省はウェブサイトで、駐スウェーデン大使にキム・チョルヘ氏を任命したと発表した。今週初めには英国とインドネシアへの大使任命も発表されており、これに続く動きとなる。スウェーデンは長年、米国と北朝鮮の交渉における仲介役を務めてきた。
北朝鮮外務省は土曜日、ウェブサイトにおいて、ピョンヤンの新たな駐スウェーデン大使としてキム・チョルヘ氏が任命されたと発表した。この人事は、最近行われている在外公館の人事異動の一環である。今週初めには英国とインドネシアへの新大使任命が発表されており、北朝鮮は在外公館の人員交代を加速させている。スウェーデンは1973年に西側諸国として初めてピョンヤンと国交を樹立し、伝統的に米朝交渉の仲介役を果たしてきた。また、新型コロナウイルス感染症の流行中に北朝鮮が国境を閉鎖した後、ピョンヤンでの外交業務を再開した最初の西側諸国でもある。
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U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Michelle Park Steel, a former Korean American congresswoman from California, as the US ambassador to South Korea. The post has been vacant for more than a year since former Ambassador Philip Goldberg departed in January last year. If confirmed by the Senate, she would become the second Korean American to hold the position, following Sung Kim from 2011 to 2014.
South Korea's foreign ministry appointed former Ambassador to Kuwait Chung Byung-ha as special envoy to Iran to coordinate safe passage for its vessels and nationals amid the Middle East conflict. He will be sent to Tehran soon. The announcement came a day after Foreign Minister Cho Hyun's phone talks with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.
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North Korea has sent a new ambassador to Belarus, Pyongyang's state media reported Sunday, signaling deepening ties after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's visit to Pyongyang last month. Ji Kyong-su, a former vice minister of external economic relations, presented his credentials to Lukashenko on Friday.
South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will meet his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Seoul on Thursday for bilateral talks. The discussions will cover defense cooperation and supply chain stability amid the Middle East crisis and global energy disruptions, South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signaled openness to improving ties with the United States if it drops its hostile policy, during the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, but rejected dialogue with South Korea, declaring permanent hostility. This came amid warnings of 'terrible retaliatory attacks' at a military parade marking the congress's close. South Korea expressed regret but vowed to pursue peaceful coexistence.