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Bulgaria reduces number of staff at North Korean embassy in Sofia

Actions are in line with latest UN Resolution on North Korea

Bulgaria has implemented the latest UN resolution on North Korea and reduced the number of diplomatic staff at the DPRK embassy in Sofia, according to the country’s most recent report on sanctions implementation.

Resolution 2321, which passed in November last year, calls upon member states to pay closer attention to the activities of North Korean diplomatic personnel and asks them to downsize DPRK embassies.

“The Republic of Bulgaria has also taken measures to reduce the number of staff at the diplomatic mission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Sofia. As a result, two officials of the embassy