Government Expels North Korean Ambassador to Mexico Over Nuclear Test BNO News
go to original September 7, 2017

DPRK ambassador Kim Hyong Gil said tensions between the DPRK and the United States are none of Mexico's business (CGTN)

Update: North Korea Ambassador Slams Mexico’s Decision to Expel Him as ‘Ignorant’ (teleSUR)

Mexico, which is one of only a few countries in the world to trade with North Korea, on Thursday decided to expel the country's ambassador, citing its recent nuclear test and its test-firing of intercontinental ballistic missiles.

A statement from Mexico's Foreign Ministry said North Korea had committed "flagrant violations" of international law by conducting nuclear tests and launching ballistic missiles. It added that North Korea's nuclear activity presented a "grave risk" to international peace and security.

As a result, the Mexican government has declared North Korean Ambassador Kim Hyong Gil "persona non grata" to protest North Korea's nuclear activity. The ambassador will be required to leave Mexico within 72 hours, the foreign ministry said.

Mexico is one of only a few countries in the world to do business with North Korea. Approximately 1.3 percent of North Korea's import in 2015 came from Mexico, nearly all of it refined petroleum, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC).

It was not immediately known whether Thursday's decision would affect trade between Mexico and North Korea.

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