The Indian ambassador to North Korea left Pyongyang by rail on July 2, informed sources told NK News, further diminishing the number of embassies with senior personnel still left in the country.

Ambassador Atul Malhari Gotsurve, whose term in North Korea had officially ended last December, accompanied a large delegation from the Russian Embassy exiting the country over the Khasan-Tumangang rail bridge, which connects Russia and North Korea.

The ambassador posted several photos of North Korean countryside scenes on Twitter on July 8 and July 11. Foreign residents have been virtually banned from leaving Pyongyang under North Korea’s tight