North Korea has recalled its ambassador to Britain only a month after his appointment, reportedly downgrading diplomatic ties in response to British sanctions on a children’s camp, according to NK News.
Pyongyang’s embassy in London said in a statement to NK News it had withdrawn Ambassador Mun Myong Sin and reduced ties to the level of charge d’affaires until Britain lifts sanctions on the Songdowon International Children’s Camp, News.Az reports, citing Reuters.
In May, London designated, the camp as a part of Kremlin-run youth programmes and entities involved in the deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children.
The embassy called the move by Britain a “heinous, unethical, politically-motivated provocation” and said London was seeking to tarnish North Korea’s image and undermine its ties with Russia, according to NK News.
North Korea’s embassy in Britain did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Pyongyang’s foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state media in May that the sanctions on the Songdowon camp were a malicious act that London would pay a price for.