Venezuela opens first embassy in North Korea



News Venezuela opens first embassy in North Korea New embassy serves as symbol of alliance in the face of U.S. "imperialism," Venezuelan vice-FM said Chad O'Carroll \| Colin Zwirko August 21, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Facebook of the Russian embassy in Pyongyang Updated at 19:20 KST: A previous version of this article reported on the imminent opening of the embassy based on an informed source Wednesday morning, and has been updated following confirmation of the event. Venezuela opened a new embassy in the North Korean capital city of Pyongyang on Wednesday afternoon with a ceremony attended by top diplomats from both countries, according to a Facebook post from the Russian embassy. Following preparations for the embassy which date back to January, Venezuela’s vice-minister of foreign affairs for Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania Ruben Dario Molina christened the new outpost with a © 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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Venezuela opens first embassy in North Korea

New embassy serves as symbol of alliance in the face of U.S. "imperialism," Venezuelan vice-FM said

Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko August 21, 2019

Venezuela opens first embassy in North Korea

Facebook of the Russian embassy in Pyongyang

Updated at 19:20 KST: A previous version of this article reported on the imminent opening of the embassy based on an informed source Wednesday morning, and has been updated following confirmation of the event.

Venezuela opened a new embassy in the North Korean capital city of Pyongyang on Wednesday afternoon with a ceremony attended by top diplomats from both countries, according to a Facebook post from the Russian embassy.

Following preparations for the embassy which date back to January, Venezuela’s vice-minister of foreign affairs for Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania Ruben Dario Molina christened the new outpost with a

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