March 29, 2024
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Top DPRK official on U.S. affairs attending Moscow Nonproliferation Conference

Russian conference organizer previously discussed North Korean nuclear energy in May Pyongyang meeting

A top official with the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MFA) North American Department is heading to Russia to attend this year’s Moscow Nonproliferation Conference (MNC), the Russian embassy in Pyongyang reported in a Facebook post on Monday. 

Jo Chol Su, who is also the head of the MFA-affiliated Institute for American Studies (IAS), will attend the November 7-9 conference organized by the Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) and also meet with Russian MFA officials, the embassy said.

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