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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.
[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]
The former East German embassy is the center of activity in the diplomatic quarter, as it houses the British, German, and Swedish embassies. Sweden acts as the protecting power for Australia, Canada, and the United States, provides consular services for the Nordic countries , and handles visa applications for Italy and Spain.
The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Beijing is the diplomatic mission of North Korea to China. [1] It is located in Chaoyang , Beijing . In addition to its embassy in Beijing, North Korea also has consulates in Dandong and Shenyang .
India and North Korea have growing trade and diplomatic relations. India maintains a fully functioning embassy in Pyongyang and North Korea has an embassy in New Delhi. India has said that it wants the "reunification" of Korea. [240] Many North Korean nationals receive training in India including in the fields of IT and science and technology.
The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Moscow (Посольство Корейской Народно-Демократической Республики, 로씨야련방주재 조선민주주의인민공화국 대사관) is the chief diplomatic mission of North Korea in the Russian Federation.
In recent years relations have been largely defined by heavy U.S. military presence in South Korea, [2] joint U.S.–South Korea military exercises in the South China Sea, [3] US economic sanctions against North Korea [4] for North Korea's nuclear program and North Korea's demand that the United States eliminate its nuclear arsenal that could reach the Korean peninsula.
The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Berlin was the diplomatic mission of North Korea to the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located at Glinkastraße 5–7 in the district Berlin-Mitte. Since 24 April 2017, the ambassador has been Pak Nam-Yong. [1]