A view of North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur March 19, 2021. ― Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The issue of foreign countries severing ties with Malaysia, as North Korea did last week, is not the first incident of its kind in the history of the country’s diplomatic relations.
Geostrategy expert Prof Dr Azmi Hassan also agreed that relations between the two countries can be restored, but opined that the move would be initiated by North Korea and not Malaysia. He added that North Korea’s decision to sever diplomatic relations with Malaysia will not have any significant impact on the country as the two countries’ ties in terms of economy or people-to-people relations are not close.
Malaysia-North Korea relations began in early 1973 and have seen impressive achievements in diplomacy and trade, right up to Jong-nam’s assassination at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2017.