ROME — Italy’s foreign minister says Italy is investigating whether the daughter of a former North Korean diplomat was forcibly returned to Pyongyang as her parents apparently tried to defect. Enzo Moavero Milanesi was responding Wednesday to demands by Italian lawmakers to know the fate of the 17-year-old girl. Her father, Jo Song Gil, had been serving as North Korea’s acting ambassador to Italy. Jo’s disappearance raised the possibility of the defection of a senior North Korean official. South Korean media have reported Jo was under Italian government protection.

Source: National Post February 20, 2019 14:15 UTC