North Korea–Switzerland relations () are
foreign relations between
North Korea and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. Switzerland has a cooperation office in the
Taedonggang River District of
Pyongyang, North Korea, while official diplomatic duties are performed by the Swiss embassy in
Beijing, China. North Korea maintains an embassy in
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
, website ...
.
History
Switzerland was a member of the
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in the
Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) upon the end of the
Korean War. The two countries have had diplomatic relations since 1974. Additionally, Switzerland has long been a mediator party in talks between the involved parties of the conflict in the Korean peninsula (
North Korea,
South Korea,
China
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,
Japan
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,
Russia, and
the United States) most recently with the
2017–18 North Korea crisis. Swiss President
Doris Leuthard
Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2006 to 2018. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), she was elected as President of the Swiss ...
identified her country as being able to host such talks again in September 2017.
North Korea's current leader,
Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un (; , ; born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is a son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea's sec ...
, is believed to have attended boarding school at the
Liebefeld-Steinhölzli school in the late 1990s, having been registered under a
pseudonym.
References
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
Bilateral relations of Switzerland
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