Fruitful meeting: Marzuki (right) greeting Ri at Wisma Putra.
KUALA LUMPUR: The reopening of the Malaysian embassy in North Korea has moved a notch closer with Pyongyang kick-starting the process with a special diplomatic mission.
The republic’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Kil-song was here following a recent meeting in Azerbaijan between Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and a senior North Korean official, during which the issue was discussed.
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