Switzerland is going to North Korea to reopen its diplomatic office The Swiss government has announced that the country's foreign minister, Ignacio Cassis, will travel to North Korea this week for political talks and the official reopening of the Swiss diplomatic office in Pyongyang. According to the Reuters report, this trip will start on Thursday and the official opening ceremony of the Swiss mission in North Korea is scheduled to take place on October 30, equivalent to Friday, October 30.