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    North Korea's UN envoy to be replaced
    Posted : 2014-02-12 16:32
    Updated : 2014-02-12 16:32
    By Kang Seung-woo

    North Korea's United Nations (U.N.) Ambassador Sin Son-ho will reportedly be replaced by Ja Song-nam, a former North Korean ambassador to Britain.

    "Sin will return home after being the North's permanent representative to the U.N. for five years and six months," a diplomatic source was quoted as saying by local dailies.

    He added that Ja, who is familiar with U.S. representatives, is a leading candidate for the position.

    Ja, who also worked for the North Korean mission to the U.N., was involved in the family reunions for Korean-Americans and other issues with the United States.

    However, the swap is seen as a regular exchange of personnel, given that Sin has represented the Stalinist country since 2008.

    Meanwhile, the new ambassador is raising expectations that the so-called "New York Channel" could be re-activated.

    It has facilitated talks between Pyongyang and Washington on several occasions, but since Jang Il-hoon replaced Han Song-ryol as the deputy ambassador in July last year, the North's U.S. diplomatic channel has seen its role diminishing.


    후임엔 미국통 자성남 국장 유력한 듯…금명 부임

    신선호(65) 유엔 주재 북한대표부 대사가 조만간 교체될 것으로 알려졌다.

    지금까지 5년6개월여간 북한대표부를 맡아온 신 대사는 외부성 부상으로 이동해 본국으로 들어가고 후임에는 미국통인 자성남(59) 외무성 국장이 유력한 것으로 전해졌다.

    유엔 외교가의 한 소식통은 11일(현지시간) '5년6개월 정도 유엔 주재 대표부를 이끌었던 신 대사가 본국으로 들어가는 것으로 안다'면서 '아주 이른 시일내에 교체가 이뤄지는 것으로 안다'고 전했다.

    후임에는 북한대표부 근무 경험이 있고 미국의 사정을 잘 아는 자 국장이 올 가능성이 크다고 이 소식통은 덧붙였다.

    그간 유엔 주재 북한대표부에서 근무한 북한 외교관 가운데 자 국장은 유엔 근무 시절 재미동포 이산가족 상봉, 북·미간 교류 등을 성사시켜 주목을 끌었다.

    다만 이번 교체는 신 대사가 그간 유엔대사로 6년 가까이 일해왔다는 점에서 일종의 '정기인사' 성격이 강한 것으로 보인다고 우리측 소식통은 분석했다.

    유엔 외교가에서는 자 국장이 새 대사로 오면 북·미 접촉 창구인 뉴욕채널이 활성화할 것으로 기대하고 있다. 뉴욕채널은 지난해 7월 한성렬 차석대사가 참사급인 장일훈 차석대사로 교체된 이후 비중이 떨어졌다.

    신 대사가 자리를 옮김에 따라 유엔 북한대표부는 리동일 차석대사가 임시 대표대사를 맡게 된다.
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