North Korea marks low-key founding anniversary with foreign ambassador meeting



News North Korea marks low-key founding anniversary with foreign ambassador meeting The Russian and Palestinian ambassadors met foreign minister Ri Son Gwon to congratulate the DPRK on its 72nd birthday Jeongmin Kim September 9, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Russian Embassy in the DPRK Facebook North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Son Gwon met the Russian and Palestinian ambassadors to the DPRK on Tuesday, while state media coverage on Wednesday focused more on recent typhoon damage than its 72nd founding anniversary. A Facebook post from the Russian Embassy in the DPRK shows Ri, Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Matsegora and the Palestinian Ambassador Ismail Ahmed Mohamed Hassan all sitting in the same room with their face masks off. North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Son Gwon met the Russian and Palestinian ambassadors to the DPRK on Tuesday, while state media coverage on Wednesday focused more on recent typhoon damage than its 72nd founding anniversary. A Facebook post from the Russian Embassy in the DPRK shows Ri, Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Matsegora and the Palestinian Ambassador Ismail Ahmed Mohamed Hassan all sitting in the same room with their face masks off. 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

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North Korea marks low-key founding anniversary with foreign ambassador meeting

The Russian and Palestinian ambassadors met foreign minister Ri Son Gwon to congratulate the DPRK on its 72nd birthday

Jeongmin Kim September 9, 2020

North Korea marks low-key founding anniversary with foreign ambassador meeting

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North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Son Gwon met the Russian and Palestinian ambassadors to the DPRK on Tuesday, while state media coverage on Wednesday focused more on recent typhoon damage than its 72nd founding anniversary.

A Facebook post from the Russian Embassy in the DPRK shows Ri, Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Matsegora and the Palestinian Ambassador Ismail Ahmed Mohamed Hassan all sitting in the same room with their face masks off.

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