A German delegation from the Foreign Office is currently on an inspection trip to North Korea. However, Kim Jong-un's dictatorship remains largely isolated.

It remains uncertain whether the German embassy in the North Korean capital will resume operations in the near future. North Korea is the only country in the world that has still not fully opened up to the outside world after the end of the corona pandemic. In March last year, the new Chinese ambassador to Pyongyang became probably the first foreign diplomat to re-enter the country.