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34710
Tue, 12/09/2008 - 18:42
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N. Korea names new envoy to Lebanon
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ambassador to Syria has been named to serve concurrently as envoy to Lebanon, according to a report by the North's state media on Tuesday.
Choi Su-hon has submitted his letter of credentials to Lebanese President Michel
Sleiman and conveyed greetings by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and the No. 2
leader Kim Yong-nam on Monday last week, the North's Korean Central Broadcasting
Station said.
Sleiman hoped relations between the two countries to be enhanced further and the
issue of reunifying the two Koreas to be settled peacefully, the report said.
Choi was named the communist state's envoy to Syria in August.
Known for his expertise on U.S. and international affairs, Choi previously served
as deputy foreign minister in charge of international organizations for more than
20 years. He has often delivered speeches at the General Assembly of the United
Nations as the North's representative and led Pyongyang's negotiations with U.N.
agencies such as the World Food Program and the Food and Agricultural
Organization.
North Korea forged diplomatic ties with Lebanon and Syria in 1981 and 1966,
respectively.
Choi Su-hon has submitted his letter of credentials to Lebanese President Michel
Sleiman and conveyed greetings by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and the No. 2
leader Kim Yong-nam on Monday last week, the North's Korean Central Broadcasting
Station said.
Sleiman hoped relations between the two countries to be enhanced further and the
issue of reunifying the two Koreas to be settled peacefully, the report said.
Choi was named the communist state's envoy to Syria in August.
Known for his expertise on U.S. and international affairs, Choi previously served
as deputy foreign minister in charge of international organizations for more than
20 years. He has often delivered speeches at the General Assembly of the United
Nations as the North's representative and led Pyongyang's negotiations with U.N.
agencies such as the World Food Program and the Food and Agricultural
Organization.
North Korea forged diplomatic ties with Lebanon and Syria in 1981 and 1966,
respectively.