April 20, 2024
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Pyongyang sends delegation to Havana as N. Korea mourns Castro

DPRK announces three-day mourning period and raises govt flags at half-mast

North Korea has dispatched an official delegation to Havana to express condolences over the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, state-run outlet Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.

The delegation is led by Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), and left Pyongyang for Havana on Monday.

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