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This is a list of diplomatic missions of North Korea. In the Cold War era its foreign policy was focused on the Soviet bloc countries, while it actively courted allies in the developing world . This was more out of political necessity, as North Korea competed with South Korea for diplomatic recognition.
Most embassies are located in a special area of the city, known as the Munsu-dong Diplomatic Compound (문수동 외교단지 or 외국공관단지). [21] The Russian, the Chinese, and the (currently closed) Pakistani embassies are located outside the diplomatic compound, as they are much larger than the other embassies.
Pages in category "Diplomatic missions of North Korea" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
North Korea has formal ties with 159 countries, but had only 53 diplomatic missions overseas, including three consulates and three representative offices, before it pulled out of Angola and Uganda ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Diplomatic missions in North Korea (1 C, 1 P) Diplomatic missions of North Korea (2 C, 11 P)
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea confirmed on Friday it is shutting some embassies in an effort to "rearrange its diplomatic capacity efficiently", closures that South Korea says indicates the North ...
North Korea confirmed the closure of some diplomatic missions Friday. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said it is “either closing or newly opening diplomatic missions in other countries” in ...
[6] [7] Since North Korea does not have an embassy to the United States, the mission is its only form of diplomatic representation it has in the country. [8] In 2016, following the detention of US citizen Otto Warmbier in North Korea, the mission threatened to sever this "New York channel" of communication between the two countries. [9]