New N. Korean ambassador to Iran appointed: report

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has appointed a new ambassador to Iran, a
North Korean radio broadcaster monitored in Seoul reported Sunday.


"An order given by the standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
appointed So Se-pyong as an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the
Islamic Republic of Iran," reported North Korea's official Radio Pyongyang and
the Korean Central Broadcasting Station.
So is known to have served as the North Korean Consul at Karachi, but no other
information was revealed.
The incumbent ambassador Kim Chang-ryong has served in Iran since March 2004.
Iran established diplomatic ties with North Korea in 1973.
Vice President of Iran Mohammad Javad Haji Ali Akbari, heading the delegation of
the National Youth Organization of Iran, visited North Korea last week.
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