North Korean diplomats based in London are scheduled to attend the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) that will kick off in Glasgow later this month, multiple informed sources told NK News.
While it is unlikely that any DPRK delegation will fly out of Pyongyang for the event, officials at the DPRK Embassy in the U.K., including Ambassador Choe Il, will attend in person as observers, sources told NK News.
Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told NK News that it welcomes the North Korean delegation’s attendance at the climate meeting alongside
North Korean diplomats based in London are scheduled to attend the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) that will kick off in Glasgow later this month, multiple informed sources told NK News.
While it is unlikely that any DPRK delegation will fly out of Pyongyang for the event, officials at the DPRK Embassy in the U.K., including Ambassador Choe Il, will attend in person as observers, sources told NK News.
Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean and DPRK-related foreign, defense and humanitarian affairs, and has covered the 2022 ROK Presidential election on the ground. Prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency's Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim