North Korea’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs – Sin Hong Chol – met with Algerian officials in the North African country between April 24 and 26 as part of a delegation to the region, two state media reports announced on Friday.

The first report by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) heralded an inaugural “political consultative” meeting between the two country’s ministries of foreign affairs.

“After briefing on the achievements made by the army and people of the DPRK in building a socialist power under the wise guidance of respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, the vice-minister stressed the need to expand