North Korea asked Russia and other states to consider evacuating their diplomats from the capital Pyongyang as tensions mount with its southern neighbour, warning that embassies can't be protected in the event of a conflict.
A North Korean Foreign Ministry official met Russian Ambassador Alexander Timonin today to deliver the message, said Denis Samsonov, a spokesman for the embassy in Pyongyang. The British Embassy was told by the Asian nation's government today that it won't be able to guarantee the safety of foreign missions starting April 10 if a conflict flares up, the Foreign Office in London said.
