朝鲜外交部在其网站上宣布，金哲海出任朝鲜驻瑞典新任大使。此前本周朝鲜已先后任命了驻英国和印度尼西亚的大使。瑞典长期以来在美朝对话中扮演斡旋角色。
朝鲜外交部周六在其网站上宣布，金哲海被任命为朝鲜驻瑞典新任最高外交官。此举是近期海外外交人事调整的一部分。在此之前，朝鲜已于本周早些时候任命了新的驻英国和驻印度尼西亚大使。朝鲜近期加快了此类海外人事变动。瑞典于1973年与平壤建立外交关系，是第一个与朝鲜建交的西方国家，并长期以来在美朝对话中充当调解人角色。在朝鲜因新冠疫情关闭边境后，瑞典也是首个恢复在平壤外交运作的西方国家。
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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.