Many embassies in Pyongyang had to close because they could not rotate staff or transport supplies during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo: KCNA/VNA

A spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that the Ministry’s delegation will stay in Pyongyang for a few days to check the site of the embassy. However, there has been no official decision on reopening the embassy, which has been closed since March 2020.

Many embassies in Pyongyang had to close because they could not rotate staff or transport supplies during the COVID-19 crisis. Britain, which closed its embassy and pulled all diplomatic staff from North Korea in May 2020, was also seeking to send a team, a Foreign Office spokesperson told Reuters.