Cuba saw the move as a way of expanding trade with one of the world’s largest economies while South Korea saw the agreement as helping to raise its global profile, Yonhap said, citing unspecified observers.
The move riled North Korea, which appeared to punish its diplomats at its mission in Havana, the Seoul-based specialist service NK News reported.
Any high-level defection can be an intelligence bonanza for South Korea, allowing it to look at the workings of North Korea’s secretive government.
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