A scheduled trip by high-ranking North Korean diplomat Ri Su Yong to Europe was canceled at the last minute, three sources familiar with the issue confirmed to NK News.

A diplomatic source confirmed to NK News earlier last week that Ri was due to kick off a trip to Europe on Saturday, and the reason for the sudden cancelation remains unclear.

Ri, who serves as chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the DPRK Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) and politburo member of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), was reportedly scheduled to visit European