N. Korea likely to send vice minister to UN General Assembly this month
SEOUL/NEW YORK — North Korea is expected to send a vice minister-level official to the upcoming U.N. General Assembly in New York, with Kim Son-gyong, a vice foreign minister in charge of international organizations, likely to deliver a speech, sources said Saturday. According to the list of speakers updated by the U.N. Secretariat, a North Korean vice minister-level official is scheduled to…
North Korea is anticipated to dispatch a vice minister-level official to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York, with Kim Son-gyong, a vice foreign minister overseeing international organizations, likely to deliver a speech, according to sources. The U.N. Secretariat's list of speakers confirms that a North Korean vice minister-level official is slated to represent the country and address the U.N. headquarters on September 28, the final day of the high-level segment of the 81st U.N.
General Assembly. This follows a similar pattern from the previous year, when Kim also attended, marking his first participation in seven years.
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