North Korea Appoints New Ambassadors to Britain and Indonesia
North Korea appoints new ambassadors to Britain, Indonesia and beyond
The entrance of the North Korean Embassy in London on Aug. 17, 2016 [AP/YONHAP]
North Korea has appointed new ambassadors to Britain and Indonesia, the North's foreign ministry said Tuesday, in what would mark the first replacement of its top envoys in major diplomatic outposts in about 10 years.
Mun Myong-sin has been appointed as Pyongyang's envoy to Britain, replacing his predecessor Choe C in the first personnel reshuffle in nearly a decade, according to the foreign ministry.
Mun previously served at the North Korean Embassy in London together with Tae Yong-ho, a high-profile North Korean defector who worked as the North's minister at the same diplomatic mission.
North Korea's foreign ministry also announced the appointment of Hong Kwang-Il as the new top envoy to Indonesia, who also assumes the post as ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
It marks the first time that the North has formally announced the appointment of the top diplomat stationed in Indonesia since 2015.
Pyongyang has recently appointed new ambassadors to Nigeria, Brazil and Belarus as it seeks to revive international diplomacy as it vowed to actively pursue a foreign affairs policy based on the national interest.
Yonhap
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