North Korea recently appointed new vice foreign minister, state media confirms



News North Korea recently appointed new vice foreign minister, state media confirms Ri Thae Song previously worked as Deputy Director General at the DPRK MFA Oliver Hotham August 17, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Singaporean embassy in Beijing Ri Thae Song, a North Korean diplomat with experience in multilateral dialogue, was recently promoted to vice foreign minister, reports from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and DPRK state media confirmed on Friday. A statement on this week’s visit to Pyongyang by a Russian MFA delegation reported Ri — who previously served as a Deputy Director General at the DPRK foreign ministry — had attended high-level meetings with counterpart Igor Morgulov on Thursday. “On August 15, the Deputy Minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation, Mr. I.V. Morgulov, and Vice Minister of foreign affairs of the Democratic People’s © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea recently appointed new vice foreign minister, state media confirms

Ri Thae Song previously worked as Deputy Director General at the DPRK MFA

Oliver Hotham August 17, 2019

North Korea recently appointed new vice foreign minister, state media confirms

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Ri Thae Song, a North Korean diplomat with experience in multilateral dialogue, was recently promoted to vice foreign minister, reports from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and DPRK state media confirmed on Friday.

A statement on this week’s visit to Pyongyang by a Russian MFA delegation reported Ri — who previously served as a Deputy Director General at the DPRK foreign ministry — had attended high-level meetings with counterpart Igor Morgulov on Thursday.

“On August 15, the Deputy Minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation, Mr. I.V. Morgulov, and Vice Minister of foreign affairs of the Democratic People’s