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Switzerland has formally reopened its diplomatic office in North Korea as Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis held talks in Pyongyang about normalising political relations between the two countries.
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Cassis → reopen → countries
On Friday Cassis wrapped up a two-day visit to North Korea – the first by a Swiss government minister in more than two decades – in which he discussed “regularising political relations and reestablishing a political dialogue”, he wrote on X.
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Cassis, who is also Switzerland’s vice president, met Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and Jo Yong Won, a secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party.
“We also exchanged views on security on the Korean Peninsula and broader Eurasian security challenges,” he added on X.
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he → wrap → Peninsula
After the formal reopening of the Swiss diplomatic office on Thursday, Cassis posted that he was “pleased” to mark a “new chapter” in his country’s presence in Pyongyang, hailing the office as a “concrete step towards strengthening direct dialogue” with North Korea.
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he → post → Korea
The office, operational since October 19, will not have an ambassador.
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office → have → ambassador
It reports to the Swiss embassy in Beijing, which handles diplomatic and consular relations with North Korea.
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which → report → Korea
The office had closed in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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office → close → pandemic
“This office will help to strengthen direct contacts with the authorities of the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] and support political dialogue with them,” the Swiss Foreign Ministry said.
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Ministry → help → them
North Korea’s state news agency KCNA confirmed Cassis’s arrival in the country on Thursday but gave no details on the purpose of the visit.
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agency → confirm → visit
It had not been known beforehand whether he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and there has been no report of a meeting.
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he → know → meeting
Bern said it intended to maintain its commitment to the region amid heightened tensions and limited international contact with North Korea, having been one of the few Western countries to keep up a dialogue with Pyongyang.
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it → say → Pyongyang
The last Swiss Federal Council member to visit was then-Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, in 2003.
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member → visit → 2003
Cassis crossed into South Korea on Friday for the final leg of his regional trip.
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Cassis → cross → trip
According to the Swiss foreign ministry, his talks in Seoul will focus on security on the peninsula, prospects for easing regional tensions and bilateral ties.
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talks → accord → tensions
Switzerland’s involvement on the Korean Peninsula dates back more than 70 years, including its role on the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission.
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involvement → date → Commission
Also in South Korea, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz invoked his country’s reunification during a visit to the inter-Korean border.
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Merz → invoke → border
“Let us hope that Korea, too, will one day have the chance to regain its national unity,” he said.
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he → let → unity
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