瑞士正式重启其在朝鲜的外交办事处，瑞士外长伊格纳齐奥·卡西斯成为自2003年以来首位访问朝鲜的瑞士外长。
Switzerland has formally reopened its diplomatic office in North Korea as Ignazio Cassis became the first Swiss foreign minister to visit the country since 2003.
卡西斯于10月29日至30日访问平壤，随后前往首尔。瑞士外交部周六发布声明称，此行旨在恢复与朝鲜的直接政治对话，以期与半岛双方保持联系。
Cassis visited Pyongyang on 29 and 30 October before travelling to Seoul. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Swiss foreign ministry said the trip aimed to restore direct political dialogue with North Korea as it looks to maintain contact with both sides of the divided peninsula.
该办事处于10月19日恢复运作。它隶属于瑞士驻北京大使馆，后者继续负责与朝鲜的外交和领事关系。瑞士此前在平壤的办事处负责人道主义合作，于2020年因新冠疫情关闭。
The office restarted operations on 19 October. It falls under the Swiss embassy in Beijing, which remains responsible for diplomatic and consular relations with North Korea. Switzerland’s previous office in Pyongyang handled humanitarian cooperation and closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
两国自1974年起保持外交关系，但定期政治磋商在2019年后停止。伯尔尼表示，该办事处将使瑞士能直接与朝鲜当局打交道，并跟进地区局势发展。平壤会谈访问期间，卡西斯会见了朝鲜外相崔善姬和朝鲜劳动党中央委员会书记赵甬元。
The two countries have maintained diplomatic relations since 1974, but regular political consultations stopped after 2019. Bern said the office would allow Switzerland to deal directly with North Korean authorities and follow developments in the region. Talks in PyongyangDuring his visit, Cassis met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and Jo Yong Won, secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee.
他与崔善姬的会谈涉及恢复政治对话、朝鲜半岛安全以及欧洲和亚洲更广泛的安全挑战。
His discussions with Choe covered restoring political dialogue, security on the Korean Peninsula and wider security challenges in Europe and Asia.
卡西斯周六对瑞士通讯社Keystone-ATS表示，他提出瑞士可协助促成对话，以缓和半岛局势。
Speaking to Swiss news agency Keystone-ATS on Saturday, Cassis said he had offered Switzerland’s help in facilitating dialogue to ease tensions on the peninsula.
他说，该提议似乎受到了欢迎。朝鲜官方通讯社朝中社周六表示，两位部长在“友好气氛”中讨论了外交合作和国际问题。它没有提供讨论的详细情况。Euronews询问该办公室是否能支持欧洲与平壤进行更广泛的对话，瑞士外交部发言人表示，该部门对周六的声明无补充。首尔希望重新接触卡西斯还于10月30日和31日访问了首尔，会见了国家安全顾问Wi Sung-lac和外交部高级官员Jeong Yeon-du。
He said the proposal appeared to have been well received. North Korea’s state news agency KCNA said on Saturday that the two ministers discussed diplomatic cooperation and international issues in a "friendly atmosphere." It did not provide a detailed account of the discussions. Asked by Euronews whether the office could support wider European dialogue with Pyongyang, a Swiss foreign ministry spokesperson said the department had nothing to add to Saturday’s statement. Seoul hopes for renewed engagementCassis also made a trip to Seoul on 30 and 31 October, meeting National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac and senior foreign ministry official Jeong Yeon-du.
他向Jeong介绍了他在平壤的会谈情况。Jeong表示希望瑞士办公室能帮助韩国与北方接触，据首尔外交部介绍。此次访问正值军事紧张局势重新升级之际。韩国军方称，周四，朝鲜向海方向发射了约10枚短程弹道导弹，就在首尔一天前重申呼吁举行军事会谈以防止意外边境冲突之后。在周日的另一份声明中，韩国外交部表示，外交部长Cho Hyun在亚特兰大举行的G20会议上敦促支持两韩之间的对话。
He briefed Jeong on his Pyongyang talks. Jeong expressed hope that the Swiss office would help South Korea engage with the North, according to Seoul’s foreign ministry. The visit came amid renewed military tensions. North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea on Thursday, according to South Korea’s military, a day after Seoul renewed its call for military talks to prevent accidental border clashes. In a separate statement on Sunday, South Korea’s foreign ministry said Foreign Minister Cho Hyun had urged support for dialogue between the two Koreas at a G20 meeting in Atlanta.
自1953年以来，瑞士一直通过位于板门店的中立国监督委员会帮助监督停止朝鲜战争战斗的停战协定。卡西斯还会见了瑞士代表团团长，讨论安全局势。
Switzerland has helped monitor the armistice that halted fighting in the Korean War since 1953 through the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, based at Panmunjom. Cassis also met the head of the Swiss delegation to discuss the security situation.