Romania has appointed a new charge d’affaires to North Korea, two months after reopening its mission in Pyongyang for the first time since the pandemic.

Romanian charge d’affaires Bogdan Marian Anghel marked the start of his posting by making a courtesy visit to the Chinese Embassy in North Korea and meeting Ambassador Wang Yajun on Oct. 27, according to a Chinese Embassy news release.

The Romanian Foreign Ministry’s website confirmed that Anghel is now the charge d’affaires, stating that it reopened its embassy in September.

Anghel is the successor to Daniel Necula, who servedas charge d’affaires in Pyongyang