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The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Beijing is the
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North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
to
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. It is located in Chaoyang,
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. In addition to its embassy in Beijing, North Korea also has consulates in
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. It is one of the largest embassies of North Korea and has dormitories, North Korean grocery shops, a currency exchange, an eyeglasses store, and a fruit and vegetable shop. The current ambassador is Ri Ryong-nam.


History

The embassy was established on 6 September 1986. In 2017, ''
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'' reported that the embassy was building a hotel for visiting North Koreans. The hotel reportedly neared completion in early 2018.


See also

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Embassy of China, Pyongyang The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the diplomatic mission of the China, People's Republic of China in North Korea. The embassy is located in Kinmaul-dong, the Moranbong District of Pyongya ...
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List of diplomatic missions of North Korea This is a list of diplomatic missions of North Korea. In the Cold War era its foreign policy was focused on the Soviet bloc countries, while it actively courted allies in the developing world. This was more out of political necessity, as North ...
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List of diplomatic missions in China This is a list of diplomatic missions in the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau. Due to the One-China policy, the PRC is recognized by 179 out of 193 United Nations member states and the State of Palestine as its sovereignt ...
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Foreign relations of North Korea North Korea has diplomatic relations with 160 states. In the past, the country's foreign relations were marked by its conflict with South Korea and its historical ties to the Soviet Union. Both the government of North Korea and the government ...


References

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
China–North Korea relations 1986 establishments in Beijing {{Bilateralrelations-stub