Ri yong ho biography of mahatma

North Korean politician and diplomat

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.

Ri Yong-ho (Korean:&#;리용호; Korean pronunciation:[ŋ.ɦo]; born 10 July ) is a North Korean politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea from to ^[1][2]

Ri's current status is unclear.

The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun in reported that he had been executed, citing unnamed sources.^[3][4] South Korea's National Intelligence Service confirmed that Ri was purged but was not able to verify his reported execution.^[5] In July , Ri Il-kyu, a former North Korean diplomat and defector, told The Chosun Ilbo that he had been sent to a penal colony, not executed.^[6]

Ri was known as a skillful negotiator with experience in negotiating with the United States on the North Korean nuclear program.

In particular, he had headed North Korea's negotiators at the six-party talks. Hi