North Korea–Romania relations

North Korea–Romania relations

North Korea

Romania
Diplomatic mission
DPRK Embassy, BucharestEmbassy of Romania, Pyongyang (closed October 2021)
Envoy
Kim Son GyongAmbassador Andy Avram, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Romania have maintained limited bilateral relations since the Romanian Revolution of December 1989. Relations between the two countries began on October 26, 1948, when Romania was part of the Eastern Bloc. North Korea has an embassy in Bucharest, and Romania previously had an embassy in Pyongyang, which permanently closed in October 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic;