"On the margins of the High-level Signature Ceremony for Paris Agreement, the Secretary-General and H.E. Mr. Ri Su Yong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, exchanged greetings with each other. The Secretary-General briefly spoke about UN-DPRK relations, including the importance of concerted action on climate change," Ban Ki-moon’s spokesman said in a Friday statement.
A total of 175 nations on Friday signed the Paris Agreement on climate change at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon confirmed through his spokesman last week that North Korea’s foreign minister would participate in the signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement.
In December, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris ended in the 196 negotiators agreeing to curb emissions beyond 2020 and boost the transition toward clean energy.
