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The British Embassy in North Korea maintains and develops relations between the UK and North Korea.
List of English speaking medical facilities for British nationals in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
We have made some recent changes to our transit visa requirements.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Dr David Ellis OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in succession to Mr Colin Crooks LVO.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Statement by Archie Young, UK Ambassador to the UN General Assembly, at the UN General Assembly meeting on Human Rights Abuses and Violations in North Korea.
The new ‘Magnitsky’-style sanctions regime will target those who have been involved in some of the gravest human rights violations and abuses around the world.
The UK, alongside international partners, announces a new package of sanctions to target Russia and North Korea (DPRK)’s illicit arms-for-oil partnership.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The FCDO has released a statement following ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 8 May.
Lists of English-speaking lawyers and notaries for British nationals in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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