Swiss foreign minister discusses security issues with North Korea

Swiss foreign minister discusses security issues with North Korea
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Summary The two discussed regularising political relations and re-establishing political dialogue between the countries

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Friday that he had discussed security challenges affecting European and Asian nations with North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui ⁠during a visit to Pyongyang for the formal reopening of Switzerland's diplomatic office there.

The two discussed regularising political relations and re-establishing political dialogue between the countries, Cassis wrote on X.

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Security ⁠on the Korean Peninsula and broader Eurasian security challenges were also topics of the talks, ⁠he wrote.

The Pyongyang office, operational since October 19, reports to the ⁠Swiss embassy in Beijing, which retains responsibility for ⁠diplomatic and consular relations with North Korea.

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