The United Kingdom will maintain its current diplomatic relations with Pyongyang in order to facilitate channels of communication, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon said in a written answer to parliamentary questioning on Thursday.
Lord Alton - a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea - had submitted a request of the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to provide an assessment of diplomatic relations with the DPRK.
The United Kingdom will maintain its current diplomatic relations with Pyongyang in order to facilitate channels of communication, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon said in a written answer to parliamentary questioning on Thursday.
Lord Alton - a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea - had submitted a request of the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to provide an assessment of diplomatic relations with the DPRK.
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