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The delay to establish relations stemmed from the special situation of the division between the North and the South. In 1948, when the Republic of Korea (South Korea) was recognized as a member of the international community with the establishment of its government, Cuba also recognized the Republic of Korea on 12 July 1949.
See Cuba–South Korea relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 July 1949, Cuba was the first country that recognize South Korea in Latin America. There was no official-level diplomatic relation between the Cuba and South Korea from 1 January 1959 to 14 February 2024. Despite this there has been unofficial interactions ...
South Korea’s presidential office claimed Thursday that the country’s move to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba would deal a “political and psychological blow” to the South’s war ...
South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest in a series of defections by members of the North’s ruling elite in ...
South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Cuba, one of North Korea's Cold War-era allies, the South Korean foreign ministry said on Wednesday. With their United Nations representatives ...
In 2023, about 10 North Koreans categorized as members of the country's elite group resettled in South Korea — more than in recent years, according South Korea's Unification Ministry. Ministry officials have said that an increase in high-level defections were likely caused by North Korea's pandemic-related economic difficulties and its pushes ...
Cuba–North Korea relations (Korean: 꾸바-조선민주주의인민공화국 관계, Spanish: Relaciones cubanas-coreanas del norte) are the bilateral relations between Cuba and North Korea. Cuba has had diplomatic relations with North Korea ever since 29 August 1960. [1] Cuba maintains an embassy in Pyongyang and North Korea maintains an ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No. 2 diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland in November, he finished all necessary prep work alone. About a week later, he told his family to be ready to leave Cuba together in just six hours.