North Korea has joined the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO), state media outlet the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.

Pyongyang’s chief delegate to the general assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced that North Korea officially joined the satellite arm of the organization, IMSO, on October 15. He made the announcement at a conference in London on November 26.

While the delegate explained that the DPRK will perform “its mission as a member state of the organization” to help improve maritime security, it was not immediately clear from reporting if Pyongyang was invited to join by IMO or itself