N. Korean FM leaves for Cuba to attend int'l meeting

SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's foreign minister embarked Saturday on a trip to Cuba, where he will attend an international meeting of non-aligned countries, the North's state media reported.

Pak Ui-chun will participate in the ministerial meeting of the Coordination
Bureau of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, the Korean Central News Agency
said. The meeting will be held in Havana, Cuba's capital, from April Monday
through Thursday.
The Non-Aligned Movement, consisting of more than 120 nations, is an
international organization of countries considering themselves not aligned with
or against major Western powers. The ministerial meeting serves as a preparation
for the summit of leaders of those countries set for July 11-16 in Sharm el
Sheik, Egypt.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has never traveled abroad for international
meetings other than bilateral events.
The North Korean report said Pak will also visit some Latin American countries,
but did not name them or specify how long the visits will be.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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