This picture, captured from the web site of Cuba’s presidential workplace, Sept. 19, 2024, exhibits Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa, heart, with North Korea’s new ambassador to Cuba, Han Su-chol, proper. Yonhap
North Korean chief Kim Jong-un has confused the significance of bilateral relations with Cuba in a message, extensively seen as an effort to strengthen their long-standing ties, regardless of a setback over South Korea’s latest institution of diplomatic relations with Havana.
Kim had conveyed cordial greetings to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in a message delivered by North Korea’s new ambassador to Cuba, Han Su-chol, throughout his assembly with the Cuban president final Friday (native time), in response to Cuba’s presidential workplace and the social platform X.
On Feb. 14, South Korea and Cuba formally established diplomatic relations, a shocking growth that many seen as a diplomatic blow to North Korea, which has lengthy maintained shut ties with the Caribbean nation.
In the course of the assembly with the Cuban president, Han emphasised Kim’s robust dedication to the continued growth of the historic relationship between North Korea and Cuba.
Kim had stated the bilateral relations are a supply of delight for North Korean residents and a treasured inheritance, in response to the Cuban aspect.
Han assumed his publish earlier this month, following the departure of his predecessor, Ma Chol-su, in March. Some observers interpreted Ma’s departure as an indication of North Korea’s dissatisfaction with the brand new diplomatic ties between South Korea and Cuba.
In response, President Diaz-Canel highlighted that subsequent yr marks the sixty fifth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic relations between North Korea and Cuba.
He urged that the 2 nations work collectively to create a schedule to have fun the milestone, the workplace stated.
Since South Korea’s institution of diplomatic ties with Havana, North Korea has shunned mentioning information associated to Cuba in its state media.
Ri Il-gyu, a former counselor of political affairs on the North Korean Embassy in Cuba, not too long ago instructed Yonhap Information Company that North Korea would “by no means abandon” its ties with Cuba. Ri additionally revealed that members of North Korea’s diplomatic mission in Cuba had been summoned again to the nation following his defection to South Korea along with his household final November.
In the meantime, prime diplomats from South Korea and Cuba held their first one-on-one talks on the sidelines of the U.N. Normal Meeting in New York final week.
The 2 international locations are working to open embassies in Seoul and Havana by the tip of this yr. (Yonhap)
