seoul response pyongyang nuclear test sept. powerful date countries announce expel north korean ambassador accredit capitals despite north korea increase isolation continue violate international sanction impoverish state still 49 overseas missions diplomatic relations 160 countries accord south korea unification ministry beyond large missions moscow beijing north korea also major embassies london rome stockholm berlin well dozens small embassies across africa asia follow list countries expel north korean diplomats follow pyongyang sixth nuclear test spain september 18 2017 spanish foreign ministry ask north korean ambassador kim hyok chol leave country september 30 cite country repeat refusals renounce nuclear weapons program kuwait september 17 2017 kuwait say order north korean ambassador chang sik four diplomats leave within month country downgrade diplomatic relations pyongyang north korea embassy kuwait city serve diplomatic station gulf region north korea peru september 11 2017 peru government announce give north korean ambassador kim hak chol five days leave country retaliation north korea sixth nuclear test mexico september 2017 mexico declare north korean ambassador kim hyong gil persona non grata leave country within 72 hours protest north sixth nuclear test cite flagrant violation international law u.n. security council resolutions country completely end diplomatic relations pyongyang recent years botswana sever tie unite nations investigation reveal extensive widespread human right abuse north korea follow countries north korea diplomatic relations expel ambassadors scale back tie egypt september 12 2017 cairo say cut military tie north korea pak chun il north korea sit ambassador country blacklist unite nations november 30 2016 response pyongyang fifth nuclear test september philippines september 2017 manila foreign ministry say suspend trade relations north korea comply u.n. security council resolutions north repeat missile test uganda may 29 2016 kampala say halt military security tie pyongyang may last year follow extend cooperation north korea police train regular military train ugandan arm force factbox countries expel north korean ambassadors nuclear test