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Sunday, April 7, 2013

CONFLICT | No personnel evacuated The embassies remain in Pyongyang despite threats


Foreign embassies remain in Pyongyang and there is no indication that they will leave, a day after the North Korean regime of Kim Jong-un will evacuate staff recommended the possibility of failing to ensure their safety in case of war , according Seoul to informed sources. South Korean government officials said in comments reported by the local agency Yonhap that by his references, " no foreign mission is preparing to exit "from the North Korean capital. Among the countries that have embassies in Pyongyang include Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, China, Iran, Cuba, Brazil, Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, India, Pakistan, Syria. Government sources consulted believe that "most foreign governments see the message of North Korea as a strategy to increase the tension on the Korean peninsula ." They added that they are trying to analyze the details of the message of North Korea and the intentions of the regime of Kim Jong-un, and pointed out that Seoul intends to manage the situation in a calm manner.

The German Embassy can work

In fact, Berlin has said that, for now, your embassy can work normally ."The safety of the German Embassy and are constantly exposed to danger evaludados. Now the Embassy can work" in North Korea, as declared by the German Foreign Ministry. North Korea on Friday recommended the evacuation of diplomatic staff of the embassies of foreign countries accredited in Pyongyang, as disclosed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. Lavrov said that the communist regime authorities presented the evacuation as a proposal due to the worsening situation in the Korean peninsula, but not as a final decision. Pyongyang used the argument to consider that it can not guarantee the security of embassy personnel from April 10 in a regional situation marked by the heightened tension after a month of threats and hostilities communist country to Seoul and Washington. In this regard, experts believe that North Korea, a country characterized by extreme cult leaders, might launch a missile test mode in the coming days to mark the anniversary, April 15, the birth of Kim Il-sung , founder of the country and grandfather of the current leader. U.S. keeps 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect its ally in case of a possible attack from North Korea as a legacy of the Korean War (1950-1953) ended with an armistice that in six decades has never been replaced by a final peace treaty.

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