Italy Becomes 5th Country to Expel Its North Korean Ambassador

Italy Becomes 5th Country to Expel Its North Korean Ambassador
Angelino Alfano, Italy's foreign minister Alberto PizzoliAFP/Getty Images
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Italy became the fifth country to tell a North Korean ambassador that he had to leave.

“We want to impress on Pyongyang that isolation is inevitable if they don’t change tack,” said Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, via Reuters. The article also mentions that Alfano told Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Italy will not totally severe ties with the North Korean regime, if just to maintain a channel of communication.
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