India has appointed its next ambassador to North Korea, signaling a return to a full-fledged diplomatic presence in Pyongyang after almost four years without a resident envoy.

In a press release on Monday, New Delhi’s Ministry of External Affairs named Aliawati Longkumer, currently serving as the charge d’affaires at the Indian Embassy in Paraguay, as the next ambassador to the DPRK.

The announcement added that Longkumer will take up his post in Pyongyang “shortly,” but did not provide further details.

This is Longkumer’s first ambassador-level position after more than 15 years of diplomatic service. Before his current post in Asuncion,