Indian ambassador leaves Pyongyang as mass exodus out of DPRK continues

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Indian ambassador leaves Pyongyang as mass exodus out of DPRK continues

Only handful of embassies remain open in North Korea as COVID-19 controls ban international travel, movement in country

Chad O'Carroll July 13, 2021

Indian ambassador leaves Pyongyang as mass exodus out of DPRK continues

Indian Embassy in North Korea Twitter account | Ambassador Atul Malhari Gotsurve speaks at an event marking the 72nd Republic Day of India, Jan. 26, 2021, Pyongyang

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.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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