# Swiss foreign minister makes first North Korea visit since 2003 as diplomatic office reopens

https://mins.news/en/video/124704

- euronews, 2026-11-01 21:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYGyqUMoLmI

> Switzerland is resuming direct talks with North Korea amid rising tensions on the peninsula. Seoul hopes the reopened Swiss office will help it engage with Pyongyang.

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