The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) led a delegation to North Korea over the weekend, the first confirmed trip by U.N. humanitarian officials since the last aid workers left the country in 2021.

While the U.N. body in charge of global food security has not revealed any details about FAO chief Qu Dongyu’s visit, experts raised hopes that his trip will lead to the revival of DPRK cooperation with aid agencies and foreign tourism.

The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang revealed Qu’s visit in a statementreleased on Monday, reporting that the FAO leader met Ambassador Wang Yajun