North Korean diplomats leave Nepal with closure of embassy

With the decision to shut down the embassy, North Korean diplomats and employees have started leaving Nepal.

Seven persons including North Korean Ambassador to Nepal Jo Yong Man have left Nepal on Friday.

A few days ago, two other staffers of the embassy had left Nepal.

Those who left Nepal today are Ambassador Jo Yong Man, deputy chief of mission, defense attaché and counselor among others, a source at the Foreign Ministry said.

A team including the ambassador left for Beijing, the capital of China, by Himalaya Airlines on Friday morning.

They left for Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea via Beijing.

With the closure of the North Korean Embassy in Nepal, the Embassy in India will look after the Nepal affairs.

Earlier on Monday, Ambassador Jo Yong Man called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and informed that Pyongyang has decided to close its embassy in Nepal.