Updated January 26, 1455 KST to include details from official Venezuelan documents regarding intentions to open an embassy in Pyongyang

Preparations are underway in Pyongyang to open the first Venezuelan embassy in North Korea, sources told NK News Friday, as the two countries appear to be pressing forward with agreements made late last year.

Venezuelan foreign minister Jorge Arreaza first signed a notice of the country’s intention to open the embassy in North Korea on November 28, the day after a high-level DPRK delegation visited Caracas for talks.

The document, published in the Venezuelan Official Gazette number 41.534, stated