Diplomat Sanjeev Jain has been appointed India's next Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
"Shri Sanjeev Jain (YOA: 2008), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cabo Verde, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," the ministry said in a statement.
The IFS officer is expected to take up the assignment shortly, it said.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea is also referred to as North Korea.
