In addition, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends its registration at the Seoul embassy, given the possibility that relations between the two Koreas, already delicate, may worsen at any time.

[2][4] All Spanish consular matters to be resolved on North Korean territory are carried out by the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang, under a Swedish-Spanish bilateral agreement.

On December 15, 2000, the Council of Ministers gave the green light to the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

[6] In February 2019, people affiliated with anti-DPRK group Free Joseon allegedly entered North Korea's embassy in Madrid, attacked the staff and stole electronic hardware.

He is the president of the Korean Friendship Association[8][circular reference] (KFA) and has been a permanent advocate for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea since 1990.