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North Korea appoints its first female foreign minister

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career diplomat Choe Son Hui was appointed at a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea from June 8-10. Her appointment comes at a time of tension on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea aggressively ramps up its weapons testing program. On Tuesday, US Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim warned that Washington believes North Korea is preparing to conduct a seventh nuclear test.

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Times of India

north: North Korea gets its first woman foreign minister

Rest of World News: SEOUL: North Korea has appointed veteran diplomat Choe Son-hui as its first female foreign minister, state media reported, as Pyongyang pushes ahead w.

2 years ago·India

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The Independent

Kim Jong-un appoints North Korea’s first woman foreign minister

Choe Son Hui is a 57-year-old career diplomat and a key nuclear envoy to the US

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Hindustan Times

North Korea appoints its first female foreign minister

This comes amid warnings from the US that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct a nuclear test.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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The Print

North Korea appoints nuclear negotiator as first woman foreign minister

Pyongyang [North korea], June 12 (ANI): North Korea has named a top nuclear negotiator as the nation’s first female Foreign Minister, state media reported Saturday. This comes amid warnings from the US that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct a nuclear test. Career diplomat Choe Son Hui was appointed at a plenary meeting of the Central […]

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Dawn

North Korea appoints veteran diplomat as first woman FM

Choe Son-hui formerly served as the vice foreign minister.

2 years ago·Pakistan

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Taipei Times

North Korea appoints first female foreign minister

Pyongyang has appointed veteran diplomat Choe Son-hui as North Korea’s first female minister of foreign affairs, state media reported yesterday, as the country pushes ahead with a blitz of sanctions-busting weapons tests and ignores US calls for talks. Choe, who formerly served as the country’s vice minister of foreign affairs, was tapped to lead the ministry at a meeting of the ruling party overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Kore…

2 years ago·Taipei, Taiwan

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