Venezuelan ambassador to North Korea dies from COVID-19: reports
William Izarra was appointed to the role in May 2021 but had not yet traveled to North Korea
Venezuela Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Venezuelan and DPRK flags displayed during a meeting between North Korean Ambassador Ri Sung Gil and Venezuelan foreign minister Félix Plasencia in Caracas last week
Venezuelan Ambassador to North Korea William Izarra died in his home country on Oct. 1, according to condolence messages posted online by President Nicolás Maduro and other political figures.
Several of Izarra’s students took to social media to mourn his death and share an apparent final message from the ambassador detailing his painful battle with COVID-19 at the end of September.
Venezuelan Ambassador to North Korea William Izarra died in his home country on Oct. 1, according to condolence messages posted online by President Nicolás Maduro and other political figures.
Several of Izarra’s students took to social media to mourn his death and share an apparent final message from the ambassador detailing his painful battle with COVID-19 at the end of September.
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