The Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly – North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature – has appointed Kang Sam Hyon as the new DPRK ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday.

Kang’s predecessor was Ambassador Jo In Chol, who held the post since May 2010.

Little is known about Kang, who does not appear to have been mentioned previously in Pyongyang’s state-controlled media.

The appointment of a new North Korean ambassador to Iran comes as Iran continues negotiations with the P-5+1 group – the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany