N. Korea's vice FM arrives in New York for scheduled UN General Assembly speech

North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-gyong has arrived in New York to attend the ongoing United Nations General Assembly. A delegation led by Kim departed Pyongyang on Thursday (Korean time) for the 80th U.N. General Assembly, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) earlier said. Kim reportedly arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport the same day aboard North Korea's flag carrier, Air Koryo, en route to New York. It marks the first time that North Korea has sent a high-level delegation to the U.N. General Assembly since 2019, when leader Kim Jong-un's last summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi, Vietnam, ended without a deal. From 2014 to 2018, North Korea's foreign minister -- first Ri Su-yong and later Ri Yong-ho — attended the annual session. Since then, Kim Song-gyong, North Korea's permanent representative to the U.N., has represented Pyongyang at the General Assembly. The vice foreign minister is reportedly scheduled to deliver a speech Monday (local time), the final day of the general debate, marking the first address at the General Assembly by a North KoreWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times