North Korean media reported that the ambassador to Cuba visited President Díaz-Canel to say farewell, and South Korean media said that the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and South Korea in February may have played a role. I'm pointing it out.
On the 18th, the North Korean Workers' Party's official newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported that Ma Chul-soo, the ambassador to Cuba in Central America, was leaving his post and met with President Díaz-Canel on the 16th.
In this, President Díaz-Canel expressed his position that ``we will continue to develop the traditional relationship between our two countries without change in the face of our common enemy, the United States.''
Cuba is a friendly country of North Korea with an embassy in Pyongyang, but in February it abruptly established diplomatic relations with South Korea, and South Korea's Ministry of Unification pointed out, ``We think the North was quite shocked.'' I was there.
According to Radio Press, which analyzes North Korean news coverage, this appears to be the first time since then that North Korean media has mentioned Cuba.
South Korean news agency Yonhap News reported that ``the ambassador was replaced at a time when relations between North Korea and Cuba were delicate,'' pointing out that the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Cuba may have had an influence.