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Swiss foreign minister discusses security issues with North Korea

Reuters
Swiss foreign minister discusses security issues with North Korea

ZURICH, Oct ‌30 (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

• 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

(Reporting by Marleen Kaesebier; ‌Editing by Hugh Lawson)