The arrival of a new North Korean Ambassador to Germany is expected to take place soon, following an announcement by state media that an official has been appointed to fill the role.

According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday, North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) decreed that an official named Pak Nam Yong would be the new Ambassador, filling the position vacated by Ri Si Hong.

“Ambassador Ri Si Hong has left Germany on January 20, upon completing his duties in Berlin,” an official source in the German Federal Foreign Office told NK News on Wednesday. “We