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US Places Diplomat in N. Korea

Posted Nov 26, 07 10:05 AM CST in US World 

(Newser) – Washington has had a "permanent" diplomat stationed in Pyongyang since mid-month, a source tells the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, marking the first time a US official has been assigned full-time to North Korea. The move is seen as a precursor to possible normalization of relations between the US and North Korea.

The diplomat, who is using the Koryo Hotel as a de facto office, "is mainly carrying out administrative liaison efforts between the US and North Korea," a Washington source told the newspaper. A second senior diplomat is expected to be assigned to North Korea should Pyongyang make good on its promises to disable its main nuclear facilities by year's end.
Sources: Chosun Ilbo (South Korea), Reuters

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