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North Korea to close embassy in Uganda

2023-10-24 18:09:00, Aktualitet CNA
North Korea to close embassy in Uganda
President Museveni and North Korean officials

North Korea will close its embassy in Uganda, ending half a century of diplomatic presence in one of its longest-standing African allies.

The move was announced on Monday, following a meeting between Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and North Korean Ambassador Jong Tong Hak.

A statement from the Ugandan presidency, shared with the AFP news agency, said: "Ambassador Jong informed the president that North Korea has taken a strategic measure to reduce the number of embassies in Africa, including Uganda, in order to increase the efficiency of outside the country".

"Our good friendship will continue and will be strengthened and developed further," Jong said.

North Korea established ties with Uganda soon after the latter's independence from Britain in 1962. Pyongyang supported Idi Amin when he took power in 1971, providing his forces with training and weapons.

North Korea opened an embassy in Kampala a year later.

President Museveni has made several visits to North Korea, where he met the late leader Kim Jong Il, the father of the current leader Kim Jong Un./ CNA





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