A North Korean delegation led by Vice -Minister of Foreign Affairs Sin Hong Chol visited the west African country of Mauritania in April, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday.

The visit is the second reported stop since the delegation departed on April 21, with KCNA last month vaguely describing the diplomatic tour’s destination as “some Arabian countries”.

“The Foreign Ministry delegation on a visit to Mauritania, paid a courtesy call on Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih, minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania, on April 27,” the KCNA article read.

The article added the minister