Embassy staff push carts and move border areas to return home from the host country? An unfamiliar scene that seemed to be appropriate for’this kind of thing in the world’ actually happened. This is the story of the staff of the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang. In order to return to Russia, he was loaded into a wagon and moved with a child.
According to the Sputnik News Agency on the 25th of the local time in Russia, 8 embassy employees and their families used this cart to use the Tuman River iron bridge. The Russian Embassy in Pyongyang uploaded photos of their movements through Facebook, and videos of those who cheered while passing the actual border were also released. No matter how much it is in the Corona 19 situation, it’s unbelievable that it happened in 2021.
This is not the first time that diplomats in Pyongyang have left North Korea. With the prolonged blockade of North Korea, many Western diplomats have already left Pyongyang. The embassy’s building remains, but some are closed. Since the staff of international organizations (International Red Cross Committee, ICRC) have also left, it is safe to assume that most of the diplomats from other countries have left Pyongyang. However, even the staff of the Russian embassy, allies, have joined the ranks. Whether other employees are planning to return and how many remaining employees are still undisclosed.
The reason why this return is very unusual is probably because of the’handcart’. So far, there have been spots such as taking a special flight, but there has never been a case of such a movement in the old way. North Korea’s blockade has already exceeded a year. It is still unclear when those who leave Pyongyang will return to North Korea.
(Photo = Embassy website, Yonhap News, Facebook)
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