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Ignazio Cassis

1. Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis to visit North Korea to open office in Pyongyang, then go to South Korea

   KBS, citing Reuters, reported that the Swiss government said Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis will leave for North Korea on Thursday, Oct 29, to attend the opening of a Swiss diplomatic office in Pyongyang, and will then meet South Korean officials. At Friday's ceremony he will discuss with North Korea the possible resumption of foreign ministry consultations and security on the Korean Peninsula. The office resumed operations on Oct 19 after Switzerland's humanitarian cooperation office closed in 2020 during the Covid pandemic; it is Switzerland's first political and diplomatic post there since ties were established in 1974.

   Oct 27, 2026 Afternoon