N. Korean diplomat with rich Japan experience to leave for new job

N. Korean diplomat with rich Japan experience to leave for new job

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Kim Chol Ho, vice director of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's Asian Affairs Department. Kim, who has long experience in dealing with Japan, is expected to leave Pyongyang soon and to become ambassador to Ethiopia, a source familiar with the situation said Dec. 3, 2014.

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