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North Korea’s state media published a column Monday listing a variety of foreign members of communist, pro-North Korea organizations visiting in another attempt to dispel the image of the “hermit kingdom” as diplomatically isolated.
The story appeared on the site of state newspaper Rodong Sinmun just as South Korean media outlets reported that high-ranking diplomats in Russia, China, and other key nations were traveling back to Pyongyang for a strategic meeting.
Rodong Sinmun reported that the group was visiting North Korea to celebrate the “Fifth International Festival in Praise of the Great Persons of Mt Paektu,” a celebration to…