Swiss foreign minister visits N. Korea amid opening of 1st diplomatic office
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has arrived in North Korea, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday, as Switzerland has opened its first diplomatic office in the North. Cassis arrived in Pyongyang the previous day, greeted by North Korean foreign ministry officials, the North's ambassador to Switzerland and others at the airport, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The KCNA…
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has arrived in North Korea, marking the opening of Switzerland's first diplomatic office in the country. Cassis was greeted by North Korean officials at the airport upon his arrival, but the KCNA did not provide further details about the purpose of his two-day visit or his itinerary. The Swiss government stated that Cassis will attend the official reopening of the diplomatic office in Pyongyang and hold political talks with North Korean officials before traveling to Seoul to meet with South Korean government officials.
This visit is part of Switzerland's long-standing commitment to peace on the Korean Peninsula, as the diplomatic office marks the country's first political and diplomatic presence in Pyongyang since establishing diplomatic relations in 1974.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Korea Times's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
