North Korea appoints veteran diplomat as first female foreign minister

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 11, 2022 10:27 am

NORTH Korea has appointed veteran diplomat Choe Son-hui as its first female foreign minister, state media reported Saturday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a blitz of sanctions-busting weapons tests and ignores US calls for talks.

Choe, who formerly served as the North's vice foreign minister, was tapped to lead the foreign ministry at a ruling party meeting overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, the state media KCNA reported.

A FIRST This file photo taken on March 1, 2019 shows Choe Son Hui, then North Korea's vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, posing for a photo ahead the welcome ceremony of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (not in picture) at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. North Korea has appointed veteran diplomat Choe Son Hui as its first female foreign minister, state media reported on June 11, 2022, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a blitz of sanctions-busting weapons tests and ignores US calls for talks. PHOTO BY AFP

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