Brazil’s newest ambassador to North Korea appears to have taken up his post in Pyongyang after a decadelong vacancy, according to the Chinese Embassy in the capital city.

According to a Chinese Embassy announcement on social media, Brazilian Ambassador Ricardo Primo Portugal paid a courtesy visit to Chinese Ambassador Wang Yajun in Pyongyang on Wednesday. 

During the meeting, Portugal told Wang that Brazil-China relations was a model of solidarity and stable ties between major powers, and Wang said the two countries had upgraded their relationship to a “community with a shared future,” according to the embassy.

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