North Korea will close its consulate general in Hong Kong, the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday amid reports that Pyongyang is also shutting down diplomatic missions in Spain and African nations due to financial difficulties.
Kyodo News reported that the move came after North Korea’s state media said Monday that the country’s ambassadors to Angola and Uganda each paid farewell visits to their respective presidents recently.
South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency also said North Korea has permanently closed its embassy in Spain, while Reuters said Pyongyang is poised to shut down as many as a dozen diplomatic missions abroad.
The South Korean Unification Ministry pointed to the North’s faltering economy as the reason behind the closure of its missions overseas, with an official saying Pyongyang’s efforts to obtain foreign currency have been affected by tighter sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs.
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