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Italy confirms daughter of missing North Korea diplomat returned home
Reuters: Italy confirms daughter of missing North Korea diplomat returned home
Crispian Balmer Feb 20
4 MIN READ
ROME (Reuters) - North Korea informed Italy last year that the daughter of its acting ambassador had asked to return home after her father left his post in Rome, the Italian foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
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Shortly afterwards, his own ministry put out a statement saying they had been informed by North Korea on Dec. 5 that Jo and his wife had left the embassy on Nov. 10 and that their daughter had been repatriated on Nov. 14.
It said the girl had asked to go back to her grandparents and had been accompanied by female staff from the North Korean embassy. “The Farnesina (Foreign Ministry) does not have any further information about this affair,” the statement said.
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Shortly afterwards, his own ministry put out a statement saying they had been informed by North Korea on Dec. 5 that Jo and his wife had left the embassy on Nov. 10 and that their daughter had been repatriated on Nov. 14.
It said the girl had asked to go back to her grandparents and had been accompanied by female staff from the North Korean embassy. “The Farnesina (Foreign Ministry) does not have any further information about this affair,” the statement said.
More:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-italy/italy-demands-answers-over-reports-daughter-of-north-korea-diplomat-abducted-idUSKCN1Q91VM
