DPRK Establishes Diplomatic Relations With SpainThe Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has established diplomatic relations with Spain, according to a joint communique issued Wednesday.The two countries agreed that representation would be at the ambassadorial level, appointing non-resident ambassadors from Rome and Beijing respectively. The establishment of relations was the result of recent contacts between the two foreign ministers, said the communique. DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun wrote a letter to his Spanish counterpart Josep Pique last September, mentioning the issue of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. As a positive reply given by Pique, officials from the two sides held talks in Madrid on December 22, 2000. On February 7, the two foreign ministers exchanged further letters over the issue. The establishment of diplomatic relation between the DPRK and Spain, which is on the basis of the Vienna conventions on diplomatic and consular relations, will promote the development of bilateral links in different fields and will provide greater opportunities for exchanges on issues of mutual interest and concern, said the communique. |
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