Ri Su-yong

Ri Su-yong (2015)
Korean spelling
Chosŏn'gŭl	리 수용
Hancha	李 洙 墉
Revised Romanization	Ri Su-yong
McCune- Reischauer	Ri Suyong
See also : Korean name

Ri Su-yong , also known as Ri Chol and Kim Su-yong , (born June 15, 1940 in Hamgyŏng-namdo Province ) is a North Korean diplomat and politician ( PdAK ) who was North Korea's Foreign Minister from April 2014 to May 2016.

Career

Ri Su-yong represented North Korea at the United Nations in Geneva in the 1980s and was ambassador to Switzerland in the 1990s .

From April 2014 to 2016, Ri was North Korea's Foreign Minister. He was appointed to this post at the first session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly of the year, replacing his predecessor Pak Ui-chun .

In 2014 Ri took part in the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA), where, among other things, a committee of inquiry discussed human rights in North Korea. Ri was the first North Korean foreign minister in 15 years to return to UNGA. This shows how seriously North Korea took the committee of inquiry and the allegations. Previously it was Kim Yong-nam (1992) and Paek Nam-sun (1999). On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of UNGA, Ri took part again in 2015. In his speech he called on the United States to replace the ongoing ceasefire with a peace treaty, calling this a "dramatic improvement". He also said that North Korea would be ready to have a "constructive dialogue" to prevent further conflict with South Korea if the US signs a peace treaty. He called this offer "the best option we can afford".

On June 18, 2014, Ri met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus . The meeting was attended by civilian and military members of the delegation from Ri, the North Korean Ambassador to Syria Jang Myong-ho, the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallim , the Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad and the Director of the Asia Department of the Syrian Foreign Ministry Nadra Assaf . According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the meeting should "strengthen permanent cooperation between Syria and North Korea in various areas, particularly economic development and the reconstruction process".

Ri Su-yong meets with Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari (April 13, 2015)

In April 2015, Ri became the first North Korean foreign minister to visit India in at least 25 years . There he met with the Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to discuss the North Korean nuclear program and regional security issues with her. He also met there with the Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari . It is possible that Ri sought Indian economic aid or increased trade. India provided $ 1 million in 2011 under the United Nations World Food Program .

In May 2016, Ri Su-yong was replaced by Ri Yong-ho as foreign minister. This change took place on the 7th party congress of the PdAK . There, Ri Su-yong was elected deputy chairman of the 7th Central Committee, a full member of the Politburo and director of the International Relations Department of the Korean Workers' Party. In 2017, Ri was elected chairman of the diplomatic commission of the Supreme People's Assembly.

Personal

Ri was established in 1940 in the province of South Hamgyong Province in from occupied Japan Korea born. He went to Mangyŏngdae Revolutionary School and later studied at Kim Il-sung University and Pyongyang University of Science and Technology . Ri should be innovative, open-minded and result-oriented in collaboration with other people.

Ri was Kim Jong-il's classmate and friend. During his career he received a lot of personal and financial assistance from Kim and managed his Swiss bank accounts. Ri also protected Kim's children, Kim Jong-un and Kim Yo-jong , when they were studying at an international school in Switzerland.

Individual evidence

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2. ^ Foreign ministers EK. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . 
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4. ^ Members of the DPRK Cabinet Appointed. In: KCNA Watch. Retrieved November 10, 2019 (American English). 
5. ^ Jong-Chul Park and Jeong-Ho Roh, Korea Institute for National Unification (South Korea): Law and Policy on Korean Unification: Analysis and Implications . 길잡이 미디어, 2014, ISBN 978-89-8479-798-7 ( google.de [accessed November 10, 2019]).
6. ↑ DPRK foreign minister to attend UN General Assembly | NK News. In: NK News - North Korea News. September 1, 2014, Retrieved November 10, 2019 (American English). 
7. ↑ The Latest: North Korea's FM presses US for peace treaty. October 5, 2015, accessed November 10, 2019 . 
8. ↑ DPRK Foreign Minister Meets with Bashar al-Assad | North Korea Leadership Watch. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . 
9. ↑ First visit of North Korean FM to India in 25 years | NK News. In: NK News - North Korea News. April 13, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2019 (American English). 
10. ↑ Ankit Panda: North Korea's Foreign Minister Makes Rare Visit to India. Retrieved November 10, 2019 (American English). 
11. ^ "Naenara". May 28, 2016, accessed November 10, 2019 . 
12. ↑ KCNA. August 21, 2016, accessed November 10, 2019 . 
13. ^ North Korean Signals: The Diplomatic Commission. April 25, 2017, accessed November 10, 2019 . 
14. ↑ 북한 정보 포털 | 인물. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . 
15. ^ Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong's Southeast Asia Tour Roundup. Retrieved November 10, 2019 (American English). 
16. ↑ Ri Chol (aka Ri Su Yong) | North Korea Leadership Watch. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . 
17. ↑ Ken E. Gause: North Korea Under Kim Chong-il: Power, Politics, and Prospects for Change . ABC-CLIO, 2011, ISBN 978-0-313-38175-1 ( google.de [accessed on November 10, 2019]).

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Ri is the family name here, Su-yong is the first name.