North Korean ambassador to Sweden ends 7-year posting headlined by nuke talks



News North Korean ambassador to Sweden ends 7-year posting headlined by nuke talks Ri Won Guk played role in 2019 US-DPRK meeting in Stockholm and returns home amid signs Trump could revive diplomacy Jooheon Kim April 21, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Ri Won Guk (left) poses for a photo with King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm \| Image: Henrik Garlöv/The Royal Court of Sweden (April 10, 2025) North Korea’s ambassador to Sweden has returned to Pyongyang following an over seven-year posting, during which he participated in the failed 2019 meeting to revive U.S.-DPRK nuclear talks in Stockholm. Ambassador Ri Won Guk met with King Carl XVI Gustaf for a farewell audience at the Royal Palace on April 10, according to the Swedish Royal Court. North Korea’s ambassador to Sweden has returned to Pyongyang following an over seven-year posting, during which he participated in the failed 2019 meeting to revive U.S.-DPRK nuclear talks in Stockholm. Ambassador Ri Won Guk met with King Carl XVI Gustaf for a farewell audience at the Royal Palace on April 10, according to the Swedish Royal Court. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

News

North Korean ambassador to Sweden ends 7-year posting headlined by nuke talks

Ri Won Guk played role in 2019 US-DPRK meeting in Stockholm and returns home amid signs Trump could revive diplomacy

Jooheon Kim April 21, 2025

North Korean ambassador to Sweden ends 7-year posting headlined by nuke talks

Ri Won Guk (left) poses for a photo with King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm | Image: Henrik Garlöv/The Royal Court of Sweden (April 10, 2025)

North Korea’s ambassador to Sweden has returned to Pyongyang following an over seven-year posting, during which he participated in the failed 2019 meeting to revive U.S.-DPRK nuclear talks in Stockholm.

Ambassador Ri Won Guk met with King Carl XVI Gustaf for a farewell audience at the Royal Palace on April 10, according to the Swedish Royal Court.

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis
Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period
The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop
Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns
Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting

Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts.

Subscribe now

All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time.

North Korean ambassador to Sweden ends 7-year posting headlined by nuke talks

Try unlimited accessOnly $1 for four weeks

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by

One more step!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Jooheon Kim

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –