North Korea’s Foreign Minister in Brazil for Talks

North Korean foreign minister Pak Ui-Chun The Foreign Affairs minister of North Korea, Pak Ui-Chun, is in Brazil where he arrived Sunday, May 10, to meet with his counterpart Celso Amorim, according to a release from the Brazilian Foreign ministry. Brazil and North Korea established formal diplomatic relation in 2001.

Bilateral trade in 2008 between both countries reached US$ 381 million. North Korea opened its embassy in Brazilian capital Brasí­lia in 2005 and the Brazilian government is in the process of a similar opening in Pyongyang in the coming weeks.

The Brazilian government has condemned North Korea's nuclear tests and has supported the resumption of talks on Pyongyang nuclear program as well as it promotes the adherence to the non proliferation of nuclear weapons treaty.

Brazil' foreign policy has been to maintain diplomatic relations with all governments and in that spirit this week was scheduled to receive the visit of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which was canceled at the last moment by the Iranian government. Domestic affairs and Ahmadinejad's re-election bid postponed the Iranian president visit.

The North Korean top official earlier in the week met in Cuba with President Raúl Castro and with Peruvian president Alan Garcí­a.

Last Friday the Pyongyang regime threatened to strengthen its dissuasive nuclear program coinciding with the Asian tour of an envoy from the Barack Obama administration to try and convince North Korea to retake stalled multilateral negotiations for the dismantling of its nuclear program.

Mercopress

Tags:

You May Also Like

Uruguay Opposes Brazil’s Plan to Create High Court of Justice for Mercosur

Brazil's proposal to create a Mercosur High Court of Justice and grant more powers ...

In Brazil, 43% of Blacks and 20% of Whites Live Below Poverty Line

The majority of Brazil’s poor population is formed by blacks. This is what researchers ...

Brazil’s Golden Chainsaw Award Has Winner. Lula Is Runner Up.

Mato Grosso’s governor, Blairo Maggi,  has won Greenpeace’s Golden Chainsaw award for the Brazilian ...

Brazil Accuses US of Trampling on Women’s Rights

Basic female rights, recognized for many years, remain a bone of contention among governments, ...

Rio When It Drizzles

Rio de Janeiro is a delightful place to visit in the fall—Brazilian fall, that ...

A Brazilian Movement Appeals to the UN to Stop the Amazon’s Belo Monte Dam

Delivered to the United Nations last Thursday, April 1st, a document claims that flaws ...

Brazil’s Metallurgy Giant Usiminas Ships Overseas 33% of Its Production

The Usiminas metallurgy group turned 33% of its 2006 steel plate and sheet production ...

Despite Chinese Competition Demand for Brazil Wood Grows Among Arabs

Paraná, in the Brazilian South, one of the leading Brazilian forestry industry manufacturers and ...

With 240 Million Speakers Portuguese Wishes to Become a Global Language

Gathered in Lisbon, capital of Portugal, on July 25, the heads of the Community ...

Brazil’s Fifth Largest Beef Exporter Sells 80% of Production to Arabs

Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt are today the main Arab buyers of the foodstuff ...