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North Korea’s Cuba Connection: Ambassador’s Farewell Visit Sparks Speculation

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North Korean Ambassador to Cuba, Ma Chol Su, has returned to North Korea
Successor has not been announced

마철수 주쿠바 북한 대사는 지난 16일 미겔 디아스카넬 대통령을 작별방문했다고 북한 노동당 기관지 노동신문이 18일 보도했다 사진미겔 디아스카넬 쿠바 대통령 엑스X 동영상 캡처
North Korean Ambassador to Cuba, Ma Chol Su, reportedly paid a farewell visit to President Miguel Diaz-Canel on the 16th, as reported by the North Korean Workers’ Party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, on the 18th. [Photo = Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of Cuba, X video capture]

The North Korean Workers’ Party’s newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, announced on the 18th that “Ambassador to Cuba, Ma Chol Su (Special Envoy), paid a farewell visit to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on the 16th.”

The newspaper reported, “President Miguel asked Ambassador Ma to convey his warm greetings of amity and friendship to General Secretary Kim Jong Un.”

It continued, “He mentioned his visit to our country in November 2018, meeting the respected General Secretary Kim and receiving a warm welcome, and expressed the position of the Cuban party and government to continuously develop the historical tradition and relationship between North Korea and Cuba, building socialism against a common enemy, the U.S.”

The newspaper also mentioned that Ambassador Ma met with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez but did not disclose specifics.

Meanwhile, this is the first report about Cuba in North Korean media in about a month since the 15th of last month. North Korea has been relatively detailed in reporting news about its brother country, Cuba, but it has not mentioned anything since Cuba established official diplomatic relations with South Korea.

This has led to speculation that North Korea is indirectly expressing dissatisfaction with the established diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Daniel Kim
content@viewusglobal.com

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