Embassy of the United Kingdom, Pyongyang
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The British Embassy Pyongyang is the British sovereign's diplomatic mission in Pyongyang, North Korea, that represents the United Kingdom's interests.[2] It is located in the Munsu-dong diplomatic compound (in the Taedonggang District), where most of the diplomatic missions to North Korea are located, with the exception of the Russian and Chinese missions.[3]
The British Embassy Pyongyang | |
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Location | Pyongyang, North Korea |
Address | Munsu-dong Compound |
Coordinates | 39.0225°N 125.7940°E / 39.0225; 125.7940 |
Ambassador | David Ellis[1] |
It shares a building with the German, French and Swedish missions to North Korea, in what was originally the East German mission and was transferred to the government of the present Germany upon German reunification. The former East German embassy was established at a time when North Korea relied almost exclusively on the Comecon countries, along with China, for external trade.[3]