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October 15, 2024
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Swedish diplomats return to North Korea, four years after leaving due to COVID

Sweden is the first Western country to resume diplomatic operations in Pyongyang, a step toward wider reopening

Swedish diplomats have returned to work at the country's embassy in North Korea, according to Stockholm’s foreign ministry, making Sweden the first Western country to resume operations in the DPRK since most diplomats left during the pandemic.

The Swedish Embassy had continued limited operations with local staff but without Swedish diplomats in Pyongyang since 2020, and their arrival marks a significant step toward a wider return of Western diplomats to the DPRK.

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