Just discovered that there is a DPRK embassy in London (I'm aware this is probably old news to most). Was surprised to see how many people had taken time out of their day to write a review…

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In all seriousness, I'd be interested to know what function this 3 bed semi serves, does it actually have diplomatic status?

by A-flea

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  2. Yeah its a real embassy. Unlike the weird situation with Taiwan, most of the world recognises and maintains relations with both Korean govs. It serves the same purpose as most embassies do, to serve as a direct line of communication between governments and a base of operations for the diplomats to develop relations. Imagine them like tiny sales teams that are sent overseas, but instead of hotels and trade shows, they have a permanent office. Like all the other tiny embassies in London, they also technically provide assistance and protection to their citizens overseas as well…. but ya know. As for the other DPRK embassies, some of them in Asia and Africa actually does quite a lot since their main source of foreign currency comes from operating restaurants in Asia and construction projects in China and Africa.

  4. I walk the dog past here sometimes, it’s huge

    Not had a flag up for quite a while for some reason..

  5. Yeah it’s a proper embassy. I have some insight into the place as I used to arrange various types of trips to NK people/organisations.

    You can get a visa issued there but they usually collect your passport at the gate/door then bring it back.

    I’ve been inside a few times for meetings, used to work with Tae Yong-Hoe until he defected. It’s basically a normal large house but the main diner/kitchen has been knocked through into a small event space. For various national holidays they’d invite people round. Went to one of these once and it was quite an odd mix of FCO/Home office staff, business people and then a handful of reps from fringe left groups like the UK Communist party etc.

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