April 26, 2024
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N.Korean ambassador to UK remains in London: sources

Despite recent defection of staff member, Amb. Hyon Hak Bong is yet to be recalled

The North Korean Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Hyon Hak Bong, is still in London, sources familiar with DPRK foreign affairs told NK News on Thursday.

South Korean media outlet Chosun Ilbo on Thursday reported North Korea had reshuffled the heads of his diplomatic mission in Europe in the aftermath of the defection of high-profile North Korean diplomat Thae Yong Ho.

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