Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
Syria’s Assad is Kim Jong Un’s most frequent pen pal in first half of 2021
DPRK and Syria have cooperated before on missiles and chemical weapons, but recent letters likely less nefarious
Sung Kim: US willing to meet North Korea ‘anytime, anywhere’
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea visits Seoul, holds meeting with ROK, Japan counterparts
North Korea may have continued Namibian Air Force job in violation of sanctions
NK Pro analysis of newly revealed documents suggests North Korean involvement in several projects inside Namibia
Another US official handling North Korea issues to visit Seoul this weekend
Jung Pak, a deputy representative for North Korea, will visit on Saturday alongside Special Representative Sung Kim
North Korea should prepare for both talks and confrontation with US, says Kim
During ongoing party plenum, Kim also talked about solving food supply issues and “stabilizing” living conditions
Poster of nuke attack on US still on display slips past North Korean censors
State media has sought to hide anti-U.S. propaganda since relations improved in 2018
Top US official on North Korea policy to visit Seoul June 19 to 23
In first trip to South Korea since U.S.-ROK summit in May, Sung Kim set to discuss denuclearization and alliance issues
Russian Embassy in Pyongyang to send large number of staff home soon: Sources
Half to two-thirds of remaining staff will return to Moscow in summer due to strict COVID-19 rules in North Korea
Sanctions important for denuclearizing DPRK, says US nominee for top Asia post
Daniel Kritenbrink poised to lead the State Department’s East Asian and Pacific affairs bureau
South Korea’s left and right praised ROK-US summit, but for different reasons
Progressives find support for North Korean engagement, while conservatives welcome strengthening of alliance