Korea opens interim ebmassy on warship in Yemen 청해부대 왕건함에 주 예멘 대사관 임시 사무소 개설

For the first time ever， a Korean diplomatic mission has been set up on a warship at sea， amid the growing security concerns in conflict－hit Yemen According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sunday， the interim mission was opened on the Navy destroyer Wang Geon， operating on waters off the Gulf of Aden， to support 23 remaining Korean residents who opted to stay in the country following Seoul′s recent evacuation of its people Thirteen Koreans， including two embassy employees， have been evacuated from Yemen so far The Wang Geon destroyer has been a part of international efforts to protect ships passing through the Gulf of Aden from pirates since early 2009