North Koreaportal |
This is a list of diplomatic missions of North Korea.
In the Cold War era its foreign policy was focused on the Soviet bloc countries, while it actively courted allies in the developing world. This was more out of political necessity, as North Korea competed with South Korea for diplomatic recognition. Eventually countries began recognizing both governments on the Korean Peninsula, and North Korea's missions in the developing world are more concerned with running aid programs and maintaining political mileage than obtaining any economic benefits.
Host country | Host city | Mission | Ref. |
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Algeria | Algiers | Embassy | [1] |
Egypt | Cairo | Embassy | [2] |
Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Embassy | [3] |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Embassy | [4] |
Nigeria | Abuja | Embassy | [5] |
South Africa | Pretoria | Embassy | [6] |
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Embassy | [7] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Brazil | Brasília | Embassy | [8] |
Cuba | Havana | Embassy | [9] |
Mexico | Mexico City | Embassy | [10] |
Venezuela | Caracas | Embassy | [11] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Ref. |
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Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Embassy | [12] |
China | Beijing | Embassy | [13] |
Shenyang | Consulate General | [14] | |
Dandong | Consular Office | [15] | |
India | New Delhi | Embassy | [16] |
Indonesia | Jakarta | Embassy | [17] |
Iran | Tehran | Embassy | [18] |
Japan | Tokyo | Chongryon | |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | Embassy | [19] |
Laos | Vientiane | Embassy | [20] |
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Embassy | [21] |
Myanmar | Yangon | Embassy | [22] |
Pakistan | Islamabad | Embassy | [23] |
Karachi | Consulate General | [24] | |
Singapore | Singapore | Embassy | [25] |
Syria | Damascus | Embassy | [26] |
Thailand | Bangkok | Embassy | [27] |
Vietnam | Hanoi | Embassy | [28] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Ref. |
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Austria | Vienna | Embassy | [29] |
Belarus | Minsk | Embassy | |
Bulgaria | Sofia | Embassy | [30] |
Czechia | Prague | Embassy | [31] |
Germany | Berlin | Embassy | [32] |
Italy | Rome | Embassy | [33] |
Poland | Warsaw | Embassy | [34] |
Romania | Bucharest | Embassy | [35] |
Russia | Moscow | Embassy | [36] |
Nakhodka | Consulate General | [37] | |
Khabarovsk | Consular Office | [38] [39] | |
Sweden | Stockholm | Embassy | [40] |
Switzerland | Bern | Embassy | [41] |
United Kingdom | London | Embassy | [42] |
Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Ref. |
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United Nations | New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | |
Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | ||
UNESCO | Paris | France | Permanent Mission | [43] |
Host country | Host city | Mission level | Year closed | Ref. |
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Angola | Luanda | Embassy | 2023 | [44] |
Benin | Cotonou | Embassy | 1993 | [45] |
Cameroon | Yaoundé | Embassy | 1995 | [45] |
DRC | Kinshasa | Embassy | 2023 | [46] |
Gabon | Libreville | Embassy | [47] | |
Ghana | Accra | Embassy | 1998 | [45] |
Guinea | Conakry | Embassy | 2023 | [48] |
Libya | Tripoli | Embassy | 2024 | [49] |
Madagascar | Antananarivo | Embassy | 2002 | [50] |
Mali | Bamako | Embassy | 1998 | [45] |
Mozambique | Maputo | Embassy | 1995 | [45] |
Namibia | Windhoek | Embassy | 1994 | [51] |
Senegal | Dakar | Embassy | 2023 | [52] |
Togo | Lomé | Embassy | 1998 | [45] |
Tunisia | Tunis | Embassy | 1995 | [45] |
Uganda | Kampala | Embassy | 2023 | [53] |
Zambia | Lusaka | Embassy | 1995 | [45] |
Zimbabwe | Harare | Embassy | 1998 | [45] |
Host country | Host city | Mission level | Year closed | Ref. |
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | Embassy | 1977 | [54] |
Chile | Santiago de Chile | Embassy | 1973 | [55] |
Jamaica | Kingston | Embassy | 1993 | [45] |
Nicaragua | Managua | Embassy | 1995 | [45] |
Peru | Lima | Embassy | 2017 | [56] [57] |
Host country | Host city | Mission level | Year closed | Ref. |
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Bangladesh | Dhaka | Embassy | 2023 | [58] |
China | Hong Kong | Consulate General | 2023 | [59] |
Kazakhstan | Astana | Embassy | 1998 | [60] [61] |
Jordan | Amman | Embassy | 1998 | [45] |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Embassy | 2021 | [62] |
Nepal | Kathmandu | Embassy | 2023 | [63] |
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Embassy | 2016 | [60] [64] |
Host country | Host city | Mission level | Year closed | Ref. |
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Denmark | Copenhagen | Embassy | 1998 | [45] |
Finland | Helsinki | Embassy | 1998 | [45] |
Hungary | Budapest | Embassy | 1995 | [45] |
Norway | Oslo | Embassy | 1976 | [65] [66] |
Portugal | Lisbon | Embassy | 1995 | [45] |
Spain | Madrid | Embassy | 2023 | [67] |
Ukraine | Kyiv | Embassy | 1998 | [45] |
Host country | Host city | Mission level | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | Canberra | Embassy | 2008 | [68] |
North Korea has diplomatic relations with 160 states. The country's foreign relations have been dominated by its conflict with South Korea and its historical ties to the Soviet Union. Both the government of North Korea and the government of South Korea claim to be the sole legitimate government of the whole of Korea. The de facto end of the Korean War left North Korea in a military confrontation with South Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
The foreign relations of Romania are conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Romania is a member of the European Union and NATO.
Since Slovenia declared independence in 1991, its Governments have underscored their commitment to improving cooperation with neighbouring countries and actively contributing to international efforts aimed at bringing stability to Southeast Europe. Resource limitations have nevertheless been a problem hindering the efficiency of the Slovenian diplomacy. In the 1990s, foreign relations, especially with Italy, Austria and Croatia, triggered internal political controversies. In the last eight years, however, a wide consensus has been reached among the vast majority of Slovenian political parties to jointly work in the improvement of the country's diplomatic infrastructure and to avoid politicizing the foreign relations by turning them into an issue of internal political debates.
Poland–North Korean relations are foreign relations between Poland and North Korea.
Denmark–North Korea relations refers to the current and historical relations between Denmark and Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. Denmark is represented in the DPRK, through its embassy in Beijing, China. The DPRK is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. Denmark supports the efforts to get North Korea back to the six-party talks. In October 2020, a documentary by Mads Brügger about Ulrich Larsen - The Mole, a Danish chef who infiltrated North Korea for 10 years in the documentary The Mole: Undercover in North Korea.
North Korea–Singapore relations are bilateral relations between North Korea and Singapore.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the government ministry of North Korea, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is in charge of the ministry.
The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Beijing is the diplomatic mission of North Korea to China. It is located in Chaoyang, Beijing. In addition to its embassy in Beijing, North Korea also has consulates in Dandong, Shenyang and Hong Kong. It is one of the largest embassies of North Korea and has dormitories, North Korean grocery shops, a currency exchange, an eyeglasses store, and a fruit and vegetable shop. The current ambassador is Ri Ryong-nam.
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the diplomatic mission of the People's Republic of China in DPR Korea. The embassy is located in Kinmaul-dong, the Moranbong District of Pyongyang. The embassy currently provides a number of consular services, namely passport and visa related.
North Korea–Spain relations are the bilateral and diplomatic relations between these two countries. North Korea operated an embassy in Spain from 2014 to 2023, although the embassy does not engage in consular affairs as there are no North Korean civilians currently residing in Spain. Spain does not have an embassy in North Korea, but its embassy in South Korea operates for matters related to Spanish citizens who intend to travel to North Korea. In addition, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends its registration at the Seoul embassy, given the possibility that relations between the two Koreas, already delicate, may worsen at any time. That is why Spain considers the entire territory of North Korea as a risk zone for Spanish citizens traveling to this country.
The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Madrid was the diplomatic mission of North Korea to Spain. In February 2001, Spain and North Korea established diplomatic relations. In 2003, plans to open a diplomatic mission were halted due to North Korea's withdrawal from Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty. On 1 October 2013, Kim Hyok-chol became the first DPRK ambassador in Spain when his country opened its new embassy in Madrid. In September 2017, he was expelled as a persona non grata in response to a North Korean nuclear test. On February 22, 2019, the Free Joseon political group allegedly broke into the embassy and stole several digital devices. As of 2019, Yun Suk-so remained the highest ranking diplomatic official, with the title of Commercial Attaché. The Embassy was closed on 1 November 2023.
The Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang is Sweden's diplomatic mission in North Korea, which is located in the country's capital Pyongyang. The Swedish Embassy was one of the first embassies in North Korea, opening in 1975. The ambassador since July 2021 is Andreas Bengtsson. Until 2001, Sweden was the only Western country with uninterrupted diplomatic representation in the city. The Swedish embassy serves as the protecting power for the United States and as consular representation for Australia, Canada, Italy, Latvia, Iceland and Finland.