Malaysia–North Korea relations

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Malaysia–North Korea relations were once strong but deteriorated following the 2017 assassination of Kim Jong-nam in Kuala Lumpur. Since 2021, the two countries have not maintained diplomatic ties, and relations are hostile. Malaysia was once one of the few countries with which North Korea enjoyed functional diplomatic and economic relationships. Malaysia had an embassy in Pyongyang, and North Korea had an embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Relations between Malaysia and North Korea disintegrated in 2017, in the aftermath of the assassination of Kim Jong-nam in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which sparked a major diplomatic row between the two countries. In retaliation for Malaysia's refusal to release Kim's body pending the results of an autopsy, staff at the Malaysian embassy were prevented from leaving North Korea, and were only allowed to return home after Malaysia relented to North Korea's request to hand over Kim's remains (after an autopsy had been performed) and two North Korean nationals...

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