April 19, 2024
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North Korean foreign minister to visit Syria following Vietnam trip: source

Visit will be first by a DPRK foreign minister in over four years

North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho will visit Syria following a planned trip this week to Vietnam, a diplomatic source confirmed to NK News on Wednesday.

Ri is expected to depart Pyongyang for Hanoi on Thursday, where he is set to meet with his local counterpart, foreign minister and deputy prime minister Pham Binh Minh.

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