May 08, 2024
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Singaporean foreign minister visiting Pyongyang ahead of Kim-Trump summit: MFA

Visit to DPRK follows FM Balakrishnan's Washington trip earlier in the week

Singaporean foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan will arrive in North Korea on Thursday ahead of a landmark summit in his country next week between DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.

A statement released by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Singapore late Wednesday evening said the minister would make an official visit to Pyongyang from June 7-8 at the invitation of North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho.

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