North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Sin Son Ho has ended his posting in New York City and will be replaced by Ja Sung Nam, North Korea’s former Ambassador to the UK.

Diplomatic sources at the UN told NK News on Friday that Sin would be replaced by Ja Sung Nam, who led DPRK affairs and interests in the UK until Ambassador Hyun Hak Bong took over in 2012

South Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo said that Sin would return to Pyongyang via China before Friday, according to multiple anonymous diplomatic sources.

The Hankook Ilbo added that Sin is expected