Switzerland’s foreign minister will travel to North Korea later this week to attend the official opening of the first dedicated Swiss political office in Pyongyang, marking the highest-level visit by a Western official in years.

Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis will make a two-day visit from Thursday and meet with DPRK officials, according to a Swiss government press release on Tuesday.

The talks will focus on resuming bilateral consultations between the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and North Korea’s Foreign Ministry, the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and global geopolitical developments.

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