Mexico Floats Restoring Diplomatic Ties With North Korea

  • Foreign minister Ebrard spoke during UN Security Council trip
  • Mexico cut ties with North Korea under previous government
Marcelo EbrardPhotographer: Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg
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Mexico is seeking to reopen diplomatic and commercial relationships with North Korea, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said.

“We have a position of hands-off around the world, we respect all governments, and we want to reopen the relationship with North Korea as well, like any other country,” Ebrard told reporters on the sidelines of a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York.